Installation; Structural Preparation For The Hood Fan Installation; Fixing The Main Support Bracket - Foster MILANO ISLAND 36 Mode D'emploi

Structural Preparation for the Hood Fan

Installation.

The island hood weighs approximately 125
lbs. It is therefore imperative that a substan-
tial structure is prepared in the ceiling to at-
tach the range hood to. Ideally block off an
area of at least 12"x12" between the ceiling
joists using 2x4's. Allow for a hole through
the center of this blocking of at least 6" in
diameter through which to pass the duct-
work and electrical cable.
The underside of the hood must not be clo-
ser than 30" from the cook-top and ideally
not higher than 32"above the cook-top. It is
strongly recommended, at this point, that
calculations and measurements be made
and all planning and heights be finalized.
You will need to fit the appropriate length of
ducting to the hood fan before installing it to
the ceiling.
Planning should consist of a test assembly
of the power unit and telescoping structure
before attempting to mount everything to the
ceiling. By following this test assembly you
will be able to finalize the correct length of
the assembly before mounting it to the cei-
ling.
Test assembly should include actually at-
taching the following items together – refer
schematic of components and "Fixing the
main support brackets" below – Brackets
A, B, C, power unit and deflector if re-circu-
lating.
This is also a good time to test the electrical
functioning of the hood before it is installed.
Before switching on the light or lights, ensu-
re the tape holding the globes in place has
been removed.
The globes gets extremely hot and will very
quickly burn the tape and discolor the glo-
bes irreparably.
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Do not switch on the lights with the hood flat
on any surface as the in-tense heat will burn
the surface and destroy the lamps. Connect
a power supply to the unit and test all fun-
ctions.
Installation of the island hood consists of fi-
xing the ceiling Bracket A substantial mem-
bers in the ceiling. The bracket must be fixed
to the frame by screwing through the ceiling
into the heavy members inside the ceiling.
This is critically important as the entire
hood fan hangs from this position, and
ceiling board alone will not support the
weight of the hood fan. Discard the plastic
wall plugs supplied for fixing the bracket to
the ceiling - these are not appropriate for
North American structures.
Fixing the Main Support Brackets
Using Bracket "A" as a template mark the cei-
ling where the fixing screws "A" will be posi-
tioned - remember the correct orientation
from above. Attach bracket "A" to the ceiling
permanently. If re-circulating, attach the de-
flector to Bracket "A" before fixing it to the
ceiling – refer schematic on page 5.
The 2 brackets for the support of the chimney
(Part A) is to be installed to Bracket A with
the screws. Fix the structure on the ceiling by
inserting the 2 dowels.