GE Profile™ GEP10119 Installation & Assembly

Installation

30” Electric Cooktop - Radiant

Instructions

Excludes Down-Draft Models

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In Canada, call 800.561.3344 or visit our website at: GEAppliances.ca.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read these instructions completely and carefully.

•

IMPORTANT ³ Save these instructions

for local inspector’s use.

•

IMPORTANT ³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.

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

Junction Box

Wire Nuts

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

Pencil

WARNING ³ This appliance must be

properly grounded.

ATTENTION INSTALLER ³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.

Phillips Head

Screwdriver

Ruler or Straightedge

Safety Glasses

90º or Straight

Squeeze Connector

for 1” Conduit

Saber Saw

1/8” Drill Bit & Electric or

Hand Drill

PARTS INCLUDED

4 Screws

(WB01X1137)

31-10985 (01-15 GE)

2 Hold Down

Brackets

Foam Tape

WB06K5042

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Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY 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 y 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.

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 name 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 name plate on your cooktop for the
KW rating for your cooktop.

Name plate location

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Installation Instructions

PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST

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

A

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

Remove packaging materials and literature

B

package from the cooktop before beginning
installation.

Literature Package

Foam

Packaging

H
OT

Cooktop

Be sure to place all literature, Owner’s Manual,

C

Installations, etc. in a safe place for future
reference.

Make sure you have all the tools and materials

D

you need before starting the installation of the
cooktop.

Your home must provide the adequate electrical

E

service needed to safely and properly use your
cooktop. (Refer to section on electrical
requirements.)

(Located under unit)

ON

When installing your cooktop in your home,

F

make sure all local codes and ordinances are
followed exactly as stated.

Make sure the wall coverings, countertop and

G

cabinets around the cooktop can withstand
heat (up to 200°F) generated by the cooktop.

Installing cooktop in combination with other

H

products. Both products must be installed

according to their specific product installation
instructions. Consideration must be given the
separate electrical requirements and
locations:

Over one or two wall ovens:

• Only certain models may be installed over
wall ovens. The wall oven and cooktop will
both have a label stating which models are
approved in combination.

Over a Microwave:

• See microwave installation instructions
for how to install a microwave under a
cooktop. For vertical dimension of cooktop,
see Approximate Cooktop Dimensions
section.

In combination with telescopic downdraft vent:

• See telescopic downdraft vent instructions
for how to install a vent behind a cooktop.

• The countertop must have a deep flat
surface to accommodate the combined
installation of the cooktop and vent.

Over a warming drawer:

• See warming drawer instructions for how to
install a warming drawer under a cooktop.
For vertical dimension of cooktop, see
Approximate Cooktop Dimensions section.

PREPARING THE OPENING

The following MINIMUM clearance dimensions

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must be maintained.

If a 30" clearance between the cooking surface and
overhead combustible materials or metal cabinets
cannot be maintained, a minimum clearance of 24"
is required and the underside of the cabinets above
the cooktop must be protected with not less than 1/4"
insulating millboard covered with sheet metal not less
than 0.0122" thick.

13" MAX. Depth of unprotected
overhead cabinets

See label
next to
nameplate
for
minimum
clearance
to wall.

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

30" MIN.
Clearance from
countertop to
unprotected
overhead
surface

3

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

15" MIN. Height
from countertop to
nearest cabinet on
either side of unit