Electrical Requirements; 3 Installation Steps; Preparation - Whirlpool KEBC208KWH02 Instructions D'installation

Electrical requirements

If codes permit and a separate grounding
wire is used, it is recommended that a
qualified electrician determine that the
grounding path and wire gauge are in
accordance with local codes.
Do Not ground to a gas pipe.
Check with a qualified electrician if you are
not sure oven is properly grounded.
Do Not have a fuse in the neutral or
grounding circuit.
This oven must be connected to a grounded
metal, permanent wiring system.
Oven must be connected to the proper
electrical voltage and frequency as specified
on the model/serial rating plate. (The
model/serial rating plate is located on the
oven door or on the oven frame.)
Models rated from 7.3 to 9.6 kW at 240
volts (5.5 to 7.2 kW at 208 volts) require a
separate 40-ampere circuit. Models rated
at 7.2 kW and below at 240 volts (5.4 kW
and below at 208 volts) require a separate
30-ampere circuit.
Installation Steps
Remove
A
oven racks.
Grasp oven
C
frame to lift
oven.
power
B
supply cable
Remove
C
shipping
feet.
Replace
C
oven door.

Preparation

A
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and
install oven.
Failure to follow this instruction can
result in back or other injury.
Important: Use both hands to remove oven
doors.
Do Not use handle or any portion of the front
frame or trim for lifting.
Before moving oven across floor, check that
oven is on shipping base or slide oven onto
cardboard or hardboard.
Do Not remove shipping feet at the front lower
corners of oven.
Do Not remove
shipping feet.
1.
Turn power supply off. Move oven
close to final position.
• Remove and discard shipping materials,
tape and protective film from the oven.
Do Not remove shipping base or
shipping feet at the front lower corners
of oven. The shipping feet will protect
the lower oven trim until oven is
inserted into cabinet.
• Remove and set aside racks and other
parts from inside oven.
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A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is
recommended.
Connect directly to the fused disconnect
(or circuit breaker box) through flexible,
armored or non-metallic sheathed, copper
cable (with grounding wire).
Flexible armored cable from appliance
should be connected directly to junction
box.
Fuse both sides of the line.
A U.L.-listed conduit connector must be
provided at the junction box.
Do Not cut the conduit.
Wire sizes and connections must conform
with the rating of the appliance and to the
requirements of the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA 70 — latest edition*, or Canadian
Electrical Code, C22.1-1982 and C22.2 No.
01982 (or latest edition)** and all local codes
and ordinances.
Check oven
D
operation.
C
C
A
A
Remove
A
oven door.
2.
Completely open oven door. In both
back corners of the door you will see door
latches in the locked position. Rotate both
latches forward to the unlocked position.
Grasp outside edges of door with both hands.
• Begin closing door, at the moment the door
stops closing, lift and pull door toward you.
• Set door aside on a protective surface.
Use screws to attach
oven to cabinet.
Grasp oven
Reattach side
C
frame to lift
trim.
oven.
Remove
trim screws.
Remove side
trim.
Use screws to
C
attach oven to
cabinet.
power
B
supply cable
Remove
C
shipping
feet.
Replace
C
oven doors.
latch on the hinge
in locked position –
door free to open
and close
latch on the hinge
in unlocked
position – door
ready for removal
If the house has aluminum wiring, follow the
procedure below.
a.) Connect the aluminum wiring to the
copper wire using special connectors
designed and Underwriters Laboratories-
listed for joining copper to aluminum.
Follow the electrical connector
manufacturer's recommended procedure.
b.) Aluminum/copper connection must
conform with local codes and industry-
accepted wiring practice.
Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:
* National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
** CSA International
8501 East Pleasant Valley Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44131-5575
Check oven
D
operation.
Remove
A
oven racks.
Remove
A
oven racks.
Remove trim screw.
Pull trim out.
Pull top of trim
down.
3.
Remove trim screws attaching right
and left side trim to oven. Grasp the bottom
end of trim and pull away from oven. Slide
top end of trim downward to remove trim
from oven. Take care not to scratch other
surfaces with ends of trim. Set trim and
screws aside on protected surface.
Reattach side
C
trim.
Remove side
A
trim.
Remove trim
A
screws.
Remove
A
oven doors.