GE JT965BF1BB, JT965BF2BB, JT965BF3BB, JT965BF4BB, JT965BF5BB Installation Guide

Installation

30" Built-In Wall Oven

with Microwave

Instructions

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JTP86, JT965

Before You Begin

Read these instructions carefully and completely.

• IMPORTANT-save these

instructions for local inspector's use.

• IMPORTANT-observe a,

governing codes and ordinances.

• Note to Installer--Be sure to leave these
instructions with the consumer.

• Note to ConsumermKeep these
instructions for future reference,

Parts Included

Metal
Bottom Trim

Screws For

Installation

Plastic
Bottom Trim

• Proper installation is the responsibility

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

• NOTE--This appliance must be properly
grounded.

• ATTENTION INSTALLER

All electric wall ovens must be hard wired
(direct wired) into an approved junction

box. A plug and receptacle is NOT permitted
on these products.

Materials Needed

Wire Nuts

Strain Relief Clamp
for 1/2" conduit

Junction

Box

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Optional

Metal Bottom

Trim Assembly

(on some models)

Tools Needed

1/8" Drill Bit and
Electric or Hand Drill

36" of String

Phillips

Screwdriver

Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

For Your Safety

• Be sure your oven is installed properly by

a qualified installer or service technician.

• Be sure the oven is securely installed in a
cabinet that is firmly attached to the house
structure. Weight on the oven door could
cause the oven to tip and result in injury.
Never allow anyone to climb, sit, stand or
hang on the oven door.

• Make sure the cabinets and wall coverings
around the oven can withstand the

temperatures (up to 200°F) generated
by the oven.

WARNING: The electrical

power to the oven supply line
must be shut off while line

connections are being made. Failure

to do so could result in serious injury

or death.

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 fuse
having amperage as noted on rating plate.
(Rating plate is located on the inside wall of
the microwave oven.)

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

disconnect is located.
Check with your local utilities for electrical

codes which apply in your area. Failure to wire
your oven according to governing codes could

result in a hazardous condition. If there are no
local codes, your oven must be wired and fused

to meet the requirements of the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-Latest

Edition. You can get a copy by writing:

National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

Effective January 1,1996, the National
Electrical Code requires that new, but not
existing, construction utilize a four-conductor
connection to an electric oven. When installing

an electric oven in new construction, a mobile
home, recreational vehicle or an area where

local codes prohibit grounding through the
neutral conductor, follow the instructions in
the section on NEW CONSTRUCTION AND

FOUR-CONDUCTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT
CONNECTION.

You must use a three-wire, single-phase A.C.
208Y/120 Volt or 240/120 Volt, 60 hertz

electrical system. If you connect to aluminum
wiring, properly installed connectors approved
for use with aluminum wiring must be used.

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Installation Instructions

Pre-lnstallation Checklist

Remove packaging materials. Check
inside microwave, behind hinges and

under false bottom. Remove labels on

the outside of the door, plastic on trims

and panel, all tape around the oven,
and any shipping screws securing the

oven to the base pad.

Broiler Pan _Literature

and Grid Pack

Open oven door and remove literature
pack, broiler pan and grid, and oven

racks. Open microwave door and r_
remove shelves and turntable package.

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.

Door removal is not a requirement for
installation of the product, but is an

added convenience. To remove the door:

[_ Open the oven door as far as it will go.

Hinge
Arm

Hinge

Position

[_ ush both hinge

locks down toward
the door frame,

to the unlocked
position. This may

require a flat blade
screwdriver.

DO NOT LIFT THE DOOR

BY THE HANDLE!

Place hands on both sides of
the door, and close the oven
door to the removal position.

This is half way between the
broil stop and fully closed.

Lift door up and
out until the

hinge arms
clear the slots.

_ nlocked

Hinge/_

Slot _

Hinge Clears Slot

NOTE: The oven door is very heavy.
Be sure you have a firm grip before lifting

the oven door off the hinges. Use caution
once the door is removed. Do not lay the

door on its handle. This could cause dents
or scratches.

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Installation Instructions

[_ Pre-lnstallation Checklist cont.

[_ lace the oven on a table or platform

even with the cutout opening.
(Platform must support 255 Ibs.)

Remove the bottom trim from the top
of the oven. It will be installed at the

end of the installation process. The
trim is wrapped separately and taped
to the top of the unit.

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Installation Instructions

Cutout for Built-In Oven

with Microwave

Allow 11/16" for
overlap of oven

over side edges
o1 cutout _

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Allow a minimum of 21"

for clearance to adjacent
corners, drawers, walls,

etc, when door is open

Cabinet

_Width --

30"

Cutout Width

Opening

between
inside walls

must be
at least
28 112" wide

Allow minimum

1" for overlap of

oven top and

11/4', overlap of
bottom o1 cutout

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Cutout

Height

42 3/16" Min.
42 1/4" Max.

Recommended
minimum cutout location
from floor 21 5/8"

Junction Box

, Location

28"

to Bottom of

Junction Box

Cabinet Width

30"

Recommended
Minimum
Cutout Location

from Floor

Cutout Depth
Cutout Width

Cutout Height

NOTE: If the cabinet does not
have a front frame and the

sides are less than 3/4" thick,
shim both sides equally to

establish the cutout width.

21 5/8"

23 112" Min.

28 1/2" Min.
28 5/8" Max.

42 3/16" Min.
42 1/4" Max.

If the cabinet does not have a solid bottom,
two braces or runners must be installed

level with the bottom of the cutout to
support the weight of the oven. The

runners and braces must support 255 Ibs.

NOTE: If marks, blemishes or the

cutout opening are visible above the

installed oven, it may be necessary to

add wood shims under the runners and
front trim until the marks or opening

are covered.

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Suitable
Bracing

to Support

Runners --

--,f_-_Ov 21 5/8"

er Centerline \
of Cabinet

x4"or

equivalent
runners
level with

bottom
of cutout

Installation Instructions

Electrical Connections

ATTENTION INSTALLER

All electric wall ovens must be hard wired
(direct wired) into an approved junction

box. A plug and receptacle is NOT permitted
on these products.

DO NOT shorten the flexible conduit.
The conduit strain relief clamp must be

securely attached to the junction box
and the flexible conduit must be securely
attached to the clamp. If the flexible
conduit will not fit within the clamp, do not
install the oven until a clamp of the proper

size is obtained.
NOTE TO ELECTRICIAN: The 3 power

leads supplied with this appliance are
UL recognized for connection to heavier
gauge household wiring. The insulation
of these 3 leads is rated at temperatures
much higher than the temperature rating

of household wiring. The current carrying
capacity of the conductor is governed

by the wire gauge and the temperature
rating of the insulation around the wire.

Turn off the circuit breaker or remove
fuses to the oven branch circuit.

With the oven supported on a table or
platform in front of the cabinet opening,

connect the flexible conduit to the
electrical junction box as shown below.

Position the conduit in such a manner

that it will lie on top of the oven in
a natural loop when the oven is

installed. You will need to purchase
an appropriate strain relief clamp to

complete the connection of the conduit
to the junction box.

20'L -

Junction Box

Location

WARNING: Improper

connection of aluminum house
wiring to copper leads can

result in an electrical hazard or fire.
Use only connectors designed for

joining copper to aluminum and follow
the manufacturer's recommended

procedure closely.

Strain Relief Clamp
(not included)
must be used at

Junction Box

g conduit

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Installation Instructions

IBIElectrical Connections cont

New Construction and
Four-Conductor Branch

Circuit Connection

• When installing in new construction, or

• When installing in a mobile home, or

• When installing in a recreational vehicle, or

• When local codes do not permit grounding
through neutral:

a. Cut the neutral (white) lead from the crimp.

Re-strip the neutral (white) lead to expose

the proper length of conductor.

__ Ground

m_ __Wire

b. Attach the appliance grounding lead (green

or bare copper) in accordance with local

codes. If the residence grounding conductor

is aluminum, see WARNING on page 6.

c. Connect the oven neutral (white) lead to

the branch circuit neutral (white or gray)

in accordance with local codes, using a

wire nut.

Three-Conductor Branch

Circuit Connection

When connecting to a three-conductor branch
circuit, if local codes permit:

a. Connect the bare oven ground conductor

with the crimped neutral (white) lead to
the branch circuit neutral (white or gray

in color), using a wire nut.

b. Connect the oven red lead to the branch

circuit red lead in accordance with local
codes, using a wire nut.

c. Connect the oven black lead to the branch

circuit black lead in accordance with local
codes, using a wire nut. If the residence

red, black or white leads are aluminum

conductors, see WARNING on page 6.

d. Install Junction Box Cover.

d. Connect the oven red lead to the branch

circuit red lead and the oven black lead to
the branch circuit black lead in accordance

with local codes, using wire nuts. If the

residence red, black or white leads are
aluminum conductors, see WARNING on
page 6.

e. Install Junction Box Cover.

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Installation Instructions

Securing the Oven in the Opening

Sliding the Oven Into the
Opening

a. Loop (do not tie) a 36" string around the

conduit before the oven is slid into place.
This will keep the conduit from falling

behind the oven.

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Pull out on
string loop

while pushing
the oven into

the cabinet

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Drilling the Pilot Holes and
Mounting the Oven

NOTE: Before drilling the pilot holes,
make sure the oven is pushed as far

back into the opening as it will go
and centered.

a.

Drill through the mounting holes (top and
bottom) of the side trim, for the #8 screws
provided.

The screws must

Mounting Hole

be a minimum of
1/4" from the front

of the cutout.

b. Lift oven into cabinet cutout using the oven

opening as a grip. Carefully push against
oven front frame. Do not push against
outside edges.

c. As you slide the oven back, pull the string

so that the conduit will lie on top of the
oven in a natural loop.

d. When you are sure the conduit is out of the

way, slide the oven 3/4 way back into the

opening. Remove the string by pulling on
one end of the loop.

_i WARNING: Mounting

falling out of the cabinet causing

serious injury.

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screws must be used. Failure to
do so could result in the oven

b. Secure the oven to cabinet with screws

provided.

NOTE: If the cabinet is particle board, you
must use #8 x 3/4" particle board screws.

These may be purchased at any hardware
store.

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Installation Instructions

To install a single metal bottom trim assembly (on some models), use sections C3 and C4.
To install a metal bottom trim with a plastic bottom trim (on some models), use sections C3-C5.

Preparing for the Bottom

Trim Installation

a. With oven installed, take the bottom trim

and center it on the bottom front edge of

the cabinet opening.

b. Using the trim

as a template,
mark the center

of each slot
(two total) where

the mounting holes
will be drilled.

c. Remove the trim.
d. Drill pilot holes into the center

of each template mark.

Installing the Metal
Bottom Trim

With Lower Trim
in Position, Mark

(2) Mounting Hole
Locations

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Remove
Lower Trim
Before

Pre-drilling

Mounting

Holes

Installing the Plastic Bottom

Trim (on some models)

a. Make sure flat side is up on the plastic

bottom trim.

b. Find the key slot on the back of the trim.

Key Hole Slot and Wide Flange at Top

c. Match the key slot with the rivet on the

bottom of the side trim, and lower the trim
onto the rivet.

a. Place the bottom metal trim centered over

the pre-drilled mounting holes. Tape the

edges of the trim down to maintain the
alignment.

b. Using two trim screws provided, secure

the bottom trim to the bottom edge of the
cabinet. If a plastic bottom trim is supplied,

proceed to C5.

Side

_jTrim

Trim Screws

Side
Trim -_

Metal Lower Trim

IMPORTANT: If this unit is ever
removed from the cabinet or the oven

is ever pulled out for service, the trim
must be removed first or damage to

the trim will occur.

_r_Tri m Mounting Rivet

on End of Metal Lower Trim

d. Push the trim down, at both ends, until it

snaps securely into place.

Push Trim Down at Both Ends
Until it Snaps Securely Into Place

CAUTION: Be sure you

do not tip the oven forward
during installation or you may

bend the bottom trim. The bottom trim
provides an opening for cooling air to

enter the cabinet. This opening should

never be blocked.

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Installation Instructions

151Replacing the Oven Door

NOTE: The oven door is heavy. You
may need help lifting the door high

enough to slide it into the hinge slots.
Do not lift the door by the handle.

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Lift the oven door by
placing one hand on

each side. The door is
heavy, so you may need

help. Do not lift the door
by the handle.

With the door at the same angle as
the removal position (half way between
the closed and broil stop position,
seat the notch of the hinge arm into
the bottom edge of the hinge slot.
The notch of the hinge arm must be
fully seated into the bottom of the slot.

_'-_ Open the oven door as far as it

_"_ Push the hinge locks up against the

_'-_ Close the oven door.

will open.

front frame of the oven cavity, to the

locked position.

Hinge in
Locked Position

Notch of Hinge

Securely Fitted

into Bottom
Hinge Slot

Bottom Edge

of Slot

Hinge Arm

/t

Hinge Notch

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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.

[_ heck that the bottom trim is installed

[_ heck to be sure the mounting screws

Operation Checklist

Remove all items from the inside
of the oven.

Check that conduit is securely

connected to the junction box.

Turn on the power to the oven. (Refer
to your Owner's Manual.) Verify that

the bake and broil units, and all
cooking functions operate properly.

Check that the circuit breaker is not

tripped nor the house fuse blown.

properly (see page 9).

are installed and flush with the side trim
(see page 8).

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

See your Owner's Manual for

troubleshooting list.

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WARNING: IMPROPER

A.

CONNECTION OF ALUMINUM

HOUSE WIRING TO THE COPPER
LEADS CAN RESULT IN AN
ELECTRICAL HAZARD OR FIRE.

a.

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.

NOTES

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