GE JP931, JP939 Installation Instructions

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TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

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Installation

30″ Electric Cooktop

Instructions

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read these instructions completely
and carefully.

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IMPORTANT — Save these

instructions for local inspector’s use.

•

IMPORTANT — Observe all

governing codes and ordinances.

• Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these
instructions with the Consumer.

• Note to Consumer – Keep these
instructions for future reference.

• Product failure due to improper installation
is not covered under the Warranty.

WARNING

— This appliance must

be properly grounded.

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ATTENTION INSTALLER —

ALL COOKTOPS MUST BE HARD WIRED
(DIRECT WIRED) INTO AN APPROVED
JUNCTION BOX. A “PLUG AND
RECEPTACLE” IS NOT PERMITTED ON
THESE PRODUCTS.

• Proper installation is the responsibility
of the installer and product failure due to
improper installation is NOT covered under
warranty.

PARTS INCLUDED

Wire Nuts

Junction Box

Saber Saw

Pencil

Safety Glasses

1/8″ Drill Bit & Electric

or Hand Drill

Ruler or Straightedge

Phillips Head

Screwdriver

JP340, JP350, JP930, JP931, JP938, JP939

“If you have questions, call 800.GE.CARES or visit our website at:

www.GEAppliances.com”

2 Hold Down

Brackets

4 Screws

Foam Tape

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Installation Instructions

FOR YOUR SAFETY

• For Personal Safety, remove house fuse
or open circuit breaker before beginning
installation. Failure to do so could result
in serious injury or death.

• Be sure your cooktop is installed properly
by a qualified installer or service technician.

• To eliminate the risk of burns or fire due
to reaching over heated surface elements,
cabinet storage located above the surface
units should be avoided. If cabinet storage
space is to be provided, the risk can be
reduced by installing a range hood that
projects horizontally a minimum of 5″
beyond the bottom of the cabinets. Cabinet
installation above the cooktop may be no
deeper than 13″.

• Make sure the cabinets and wall coverings
around the cooktop can withstand the
temperatures (up to 200°F) generated
by the cooktop.

• The cooktop should be easy to reach and
lighted with natural light during the day.

• Always disconnect the electrical service to
the cooktop before repairing or servicing
the cooktop. This can be done by
disconnecting the fuse or circuit breaker.
Failure to do this could result in a
dangerous or fatal shock. Know where your
main disconnect switch is located. If you do
not know, have your electrician show you.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

This appliance must be supplied with the
proper voltage and frequency, and connected
to an individual, properly grounded branch
circuit, protected by a circuit breaker or a
time delay fuse as noted on rating plate.

We recommend you have the electrical wiring
and hookup of your cooktop connected by a
qualified electrician. After installation, have
the electrician show you where your main
cooktop disconnect is located.

Wiring must conform to National Electrical
Code. You can get a copy of the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-Latest
Edition, by writing:

National Fire Protection Association

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

The cooktop conduit wiring is approved for
copper wire connection only, and if you have
aluminum house wiring, you must use
special UL approved connectors for joining
copper to aluminum.

You must use a two-wire, three conductor
208/240 VAC, 60 Hertz electrical system. A
white (neutral) wire is not needed for this
unit. The cooktop must be installed in a
circuit that does not exceed 125 VAC nominal
to ground.

Refer to the rating plate on your cooktop for
the KW rating for your cooktop.

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Installation Instructions

WARNING – The electrical power

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

When preparing cooktop opening, make
sure the inside of the cabinet and the
cooktop do not interfere with each other.
(See section on preparing the opening.)

Remove packaging materials and
literature package from the cooktop
before beginning installation.

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PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST

Remove Installation Instructions from
literature pack and read them carefully
before you begin.

Be sure to place all literature, Owner’s
Manual, Installations, etc. in a safe place
for future reference.

Make sure you have all the tools and
materials you need before starting the
installation of the cooktop.

Your home must provide the adequate
electrical service needed to safely and
properly use your cooktop. (Refer to
section on electrical requirements.)

When installing your cooktop in your
home, make sure all local codes and
ordinances are followed exactly as
stated.

Make sure the wall coverings, countertop
and cabinets around the cooktop can
withstand heat (up to 200°F) generated
by the cooktop.

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Cooktop

Literature

Package
Styrofoam
Packaging

Before you begin-Read these instructions completely and carefully.

Before you begin-Read these instructions completely and carefully.
IMPORTANT- Save these instructions for local inspector's use.

IMPORTANT- Save these instructions for local inspector's use.
IMPORTANT- OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDIANCES.

IMPORTANT- OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDIANCES.
Note to Installer- Be sure to leave these instructions with the consumer.

Note to Installer- Be sure to leave these instructions with the consumer.
OWNER- Keep these instructions for future reference.

OWNER- Keep these instructions for future reference.
Note- This appliance must be properly grounded (if applicable).

Note- This appliance must be properly grounded (if applicable).

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Installation Instructions

The following MINIMUM clearance
dimensions must be maintained.

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PREPARING THE OPENING

OVERALL COOKTOP DIMENSIONS

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Five inches (5″) minimum vertical
clearance between the cooktop bottom
and any combustible surfaces.

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Make sure the wall coverings, countertop
and cabinets around the cooktop can
withstand heat (up to 200°F) generated
by cooktop.

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CUTOUT DIMENSIONS OF THE COUNTERTOP

To insure accuracy, it is best to make a
template when cutting the opening in
the counter.

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13″ MAX. Depth of uprotected
overhead cabinets

30″ MIN.
Clearance from
countertop to
unprotected
overhead
surface

2″ MIN. Clearance
from cutout to
side wall on the
left of the unit

18″ MIN. Height
from countertop
to nearest
cabinet on either
side of unit

1-1/2″ MIN.
Clearance from
cutout to side
wall on the right
of the unit

20-7/8″

28″

Cooktop

29-3/4″

19-1/4″

3-1/4″ Front
4-5/8″ Rear
at the conduit
location

6-1/4″ Rear on
Model JP938

5″ Min.

Vertical Clearance

2-1/2″ Min.

from front edge

of cutout and
front edge of

countertop

19-5/8″ width of cut

28-1/2″

length of

cut

1-3/4″ Min. Between

cutout and the wall
behind the cooktop

Wall covering,
cabinets and
countertop must
withstand heat
up to 200°F.

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Installation Instructions

INSTALLING THE JUNCTION BOX

Install an approved junction box where it will
be easily reached through the front of the
cabinet where the cooktop will be located.

The cooktop conduit is 3 feet long.

IMPORTANT:

The junction box
must be located where it will allow
considerable slack in the conduit for
serviceability.

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INSTALLING THE COOKTOP

PROTECT SURFACE OF COOKTOP

Place a towel or tablecloth onto the
countertop. Lay the cooktop upside down
onto the protected surface.

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ATTACH FOAM TAPE

Apply the foam tape around the outer edge
of the glass. Do not overlap the foam tape.

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LOCATE MOUNTING PARTS

Remove the hold down brackets and screws
from the literature package.

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ATTACH BRACKETS TO COOKTOP

Screw the hold down bracket to the side
of the cooktop unit. Repeat for opposite side
of cooktop.

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Hold Down
Bracket

Pre-Drilled Hole

Bottom of Cooktop

Cooktop Glass

Foam Tape

Install junction box so
that it can be reached

through the front of

the cabinet.

16″
Min.

Bottom of Cooktop

Cloth under Cooktop

Bottom of Cooktop

Foam Tape

Cooktop
Glass

Mounting Screw

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Installation Instructions

INSERT COOKTOP INTO CUTOUT

Insert the cooktop centered into the cutout
opening. Make sure the front edge of the
countertop is parallel to the cooktop. Make
final check that all required clearances
are met.

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INSTALLING THE COOKTOP

(CONT.)

ATTACH HOLD DOWN BRACKETS TO CABINET

Open the cabinet door and screw the hold
down brackets to the cabinet sides with the
screws provided.

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Hold Down
Bracket

Cooktop

Mounting Screw

Burner Box Sides

Use suitable fasteners
for anchorage in
cabinet sides

Cabinet Side

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Installation Instructions

When making the wire connections, use
the entire length of conduit provided.

The conduit must not be shortened.

With the cooktop in place, open the front
of the cabinet door.

Insert the wires from the conduit through
the opening of the junction box.

Connect the red and black leads from the
cooktop conduit to the corresponding
leads in the junction box.

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INSTALLATION—ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

Once the connections are made, secure
wires together using wire nuts.

GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS:

The bare ground wire in the conduit is
connected to the cooktop frame. Effective
January 1, 1996, the National Electrical Code
will not permit grounding through neutral.
If used in new construction after January 1, 1996
or in a mobile home, recreational vehicle or
if local codes do not permit grounding
through the neutral white lead, attach the
appliance grounding lead (green or copper)
to the residence grounding conductor (green
or bare copper) in accordance with local
codes. When connecting to a 3 conductor
branch circuit, if local codes permit, connect
the bare ground connector lead of the
cooktop to the branch circuit neutral (gray
or white in color).

IMPORTANT: If the cooktop is

being installed into a blind counter (one with
no cabinet opening below), wire connections
must be made before putting the cooktop
into the cutout opening.

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Strain Relief Clamp

Black

Red

Ground

Strain Relief Clamp

Black

Red

Ground

Black

Red

Ground wire
location

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Installation Instructions

PRE-TEST CHECKLIST

Remove all protective film, if present,
and any stickers.

Check to be sure that all wiring is secure
and not pinched or in contact with
moving parts.

Check level of appliance.

Check that the cooktop is properly
grounded.

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CHECKLISTS

OPERATION CHECKLIST

Remove all items from the top
of the cooktop surface.

Turn on the power to the cooktop.
(Refer to your Owner’s Manual.) Verify
that all surface burners operate properly.

Check that the circuit breaker is not
tripped nor the house fuse blown.

Check that conduit is securely connected
to the junction box.

See Owner’s Manual for
troubleshooting list.

NOTE TO ELECTRICIAN:

The power leads supplied with this appliance
are UL recognized for connections to larger
gauge household wiring. The insulation of
these leads is rated at temperatures much
higher than the temperature rating of
household wiring. The current carrying
capacity of a conductor is governed by the
wire gauge and also the temperature rating
of the insulation around the wire.

NOTE: ALUMINUM WIRING

• WARNING:
IMPROPER CONNECTION OF ALUMINUM
HOUSE WIRING TO THE COPPER LEADS
CAN RESULT IN A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

• Splice copper wires to aluminum wiring
using special connectors designed and
UL approved for joining copper to
aluminum and follow the manufacturer’s
recommended connector procedure
closely.

NOTE: Wire used, location and enclosure of
splices, etc., must conform to good wiring
practice and local codes.

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