Frigidaire FPGC3087MSA Installation Guide

iNSTALLATION AND SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED BY A

QUALIFIED iNSTALLER.

iMPORTANT: SAVE FOR LOCAL ELECTRICAL iNSPECTOR'S USE.

READ AND SAVE THESE iNSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

if the information in this manual is not followed

exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage,
personal injury or death.

FOR YOUR SAFETY:

m Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and

liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

WHAT TO DO iF YOU SMELL GAS:

• Do not try to light any appliance.

• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your
building.

• immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone.
Follow the gas supplier's instructions.

• if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

= installation and service must be performed by a qualified

installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

Appliances installed
in the state of

Massachusetts:

This Appliance can only
be installed in the state

of Massachusetts by a
Massachusetts licensed

plumber or gas fitter.
This appliance must be

installed with a three (3)
foot / 36 in. long flexible
gas connector. A"T"
handle type manual gas

valve must be installed
in the gas supply line to

this appliance.

Gas Cooktop
Dimensions

Gas Cooktop
Cutout

Dimensions

30" Min. *
(76.2 cm)

JA C

Figure 1

30" Cookto 28 1/= 19 1/8

All dimensions are stated in inches and (cm).
Dimension H includes a 5" (12.7 cm) space underneath the cooktop for connection to gas
supply line,

NOTE: Wiring diagrams for this cooktop are enclosed in this booklet
Printed in Canada

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318205454 (1302) Rev, B

English - pages 1-9

Wiring Diagram 10

important Notes to the Installer

1. Read all instructions contained in these
installation instructions before installing the

cooktop.

2. Remove all packing material before connecting
the electrical supply to the cooktop.

3. Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

4. Be sure to leave these instructions with the
consumer.

5. Note: For operation at 2000 ft. elevations above
sea level, appliance rating shall be reduced by
4 percent for each additional 1000 ft.

important Note to the Consumer

Keep these instructions with your Use and
Care Guide for future reference.

I PORTANT SAFETY
INST UCTIO

Installation of this cooktop must conform
with local codes or, in the absence of local
codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA 54 in the United States, or in
Canada, with the Canadian Fuel Gas Code,

CAN/CGA B149 and CAN/CGA B149.2.

• When installed in a manufactured (mobile)

home installation must conform with
the Manufactured Home Construction

and Safety Standard, title 24 CFR, part
3280 [Formerly the Federal Standard for

Mobile Home Construction and Safety,
title 24, HUD (part 280)] or, when such
standard is not applicable, the Standard
for Manufactured Home Installation, ANSI/

NCSBCS A225.1 or with local codes where
applicable.

This cooktop has been design certified by
CSA International. As with any appliance
using gas and generating heat, there are
certain safety precautions you should follow.

You will find them in the Use and Care Guide,
read it carefully.

. Air curtain or other overhead hoods, which

operate by blowing a downward air flow on
to a range, shall not be used in conjunction
with gas ranges other than when the hood
and range have been designed, tested and

listen by an independent test laboratory for

use in combination with each other.

• Be sure your cooktop is installed and
grounded properly by a qualified installer

or service technician.

• This cooktop must be electrically
grounded in accordance with local

codes or, in their absence, with the

National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA No.

70mlatest edition in the United States, or

in Canada, with the Canadian Electrical

Code, CSA C22.1 Part 1.

• The burners can be lit manually during
an electrical power outage. To light a

burner, hold a lit match to the burner

head, then slowly turn the Surface

Control knob to LITE. Use caution when

lighting burners manually.

• Do not store items of interest to children

in cabinets above the cooktop. Children
could be seriously burned climbing on the
cooktop to reach items.

• To eliminate the need to reach over the
surface burners, cabinet storage space

above the burners should be avoided.

• Adjust surface burner flame size so it
does not extend beyond the edge of
the cooking utensil. Excessive flame is

hazardous.

• Never use your cooktop for warming or

heating the room. Prolonged use of the

cooktop without adequate ventilation can be
hazardous.

• Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids near this
or any other appliance. Explosions or fires

could result.

The electrical power to the

cooktop must be shut off while gas line
connections are being made. Failure to do
so could result in serious injury or death.

13" (33 cm)

Max. Depth

For Cabinet
Installed

Above
Cooktop.

18" Min.

(45.7 cm)

\ .................

2 ½" (6.4 cm) Minimum
Distance Between Rear

Edge of Cutout and
Nearest Combustible

Surface Above Countertop.

30" (76.2 cm)
Min. Clearance

Between the Top
of the Cooking

Platform and

_;_i Unpr°tected

dne_rMetal

Clearance

To eliminate

the risk of burns or fire
from reaching over heated

surfaces, cabinet storage
space located above the
cooktop should be avoided.

If cabinet storage is
provided, risk can be
reduced by installing a
range hood that projects
horizontally a minimum of

5" (12.7 cm) beyond the

bottom of the cabinets.

If a drawer is present underneath, allow at least
6½" (16.5 cm) of clearance below the counter
top. Make sure there will be no interference with
gas or electrical connection.

Never store flammable products in

the drawer.

30" Cooktop 30" (76.2 cm) 9" (22.9 cm) 9" (22.9 cm)

Figure 2 - CABINET DESIGN

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Typical Under Counter Installation of an Electric Built-in Oven

with a Cooktop Mounted Above

All mounting

hardware must be used to
secure the built-in oven to

the cabinets. Refer to the

built-in oven installation
instructions.

Junction box

must be located

approx. 3" to the

left of the built-in

oven cutout.

This cooktop may be
installed over certain

built-in electric oven
models.

Side filler panels are necessary
to isolate the unit from adjoining
cabinets. Panel height should
allow for installation of approved
cooktop models. See "Typical

Gas Cooktop Installation Over

an Electric Built-in Oven Installed

Under the Counter" on next page.

36"

(91.4 cm) Min.

208/240 Volt
grounded junction

box for built-in

oven.

Cut an opening in wood base
minimum 4" (10.2 cm) x 4" (10.2 cm)
to route armored cable to junction box.

If no cooktop is
installed directly

over the oven
unit, 5" (12.7cm)

maximum is
allowed.

30" (76.2)
27" (68.6)

Unit will

overlap
cutout

(minimum)

edges by 1"

(2.5cm)

27 _A"(69,2 cm) 281A'' (71.8)
27 1A"(69,2 cm) 28_A'' (71.8)

Figure 3

Use 3/4" (1.9 cm)
plywood, installed on

two runners, flush
with toe plate. Base

must be capable
of supporting 150

pounds (68 kg) for
27" models and 200

pounds (90 kg) for
30" models.

4 1/2" (11.4 cm)

Max.*

28½" (72.4) 29" (73.7) 23½" (59.7)
247/s'' (63.2) 25%" (64.1) 23½" (59.7)