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• If cabinets are located above the cooktop, allow a minimum clearance of 30" between the cooking
surface and the bottom of unprotected cabinets.
• If a 30" clearance between cooking surface and overhead combustible material or metal cabinets cannot
be maintained, protect the underside of the cabinets above the cooktop with not less than 1/4"
insulating millboard covered with sheet metal not less than 0.0122" thick. Clearance between the
cooking surface and protected cabinets MUST NEVER BE LESS THAN 24 INCHES.
• The vertical distance from the plane of the cooking surface to the bottom of adjacent overhead cabinets
extending closer than 1" to the plane of the cooktop sides must not be less than 18". (See the
Dimensions and Clearances illustration in this manual.)
• Do not obstruct the combustion or ventilation air vents.
• Leak testing of the appliance must be conducted according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Items of interest to children should not be placed in cabinets above the cooktop.
- Children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
• This appliance must not be installed with a ventilation system that blows air downward toward the
cooktop. This type of ventilation system may cause ignition and combustion problems with the gas
cooking appliance resulting in personal injury or unintended operation.
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