Whirlpool 3191799 User Manual

Quick Reference

Table of Contents:

Pages

Product dimensions
Cabinet opening dimensions
Before you start
Electrical requirements
Installation steps

If you need assistance:

Check your Use and Care Guide for a toll-free number to call or call
the dealer from whom you purchased this appliance. The dealer is
listed in the Yellow Pages of your phone directory under
“Appliances — Household — Major — Service and Repair.”

Call when you:

嘼 Have questions about range installation or operation.
嘼 Need to obtain the name and number of an authorized service

company.

When you call, you will need:

嘼 The range model number:
嘼 The range serial number:

Both numbers are listed on the model/serial rating plate, located on
the oven door or on the oven frame.

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IMPORTANT:
Read and save these instructions.

Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT:

Installer: Leave Installation Instructions with the homeowner.
Homeowner: Keep Installation Instructions for future reference.
Save Installation Instructions for local electrical inspector's use.

Part No.

3191799 Rev. A

30" Drop-In
Electric Range

This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or

hurt you and others. All safety messages will be
preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER”
or “WARNING”. These words mean:

Page 1

2 screws

2 door removal pins

Phillips
screwdriver

1/2" dia.
router bit

Product dimensions

Before you start...

30-3/4"

recessed

height

from

underside
of cooktop
to support

slats

28-3/16"
cooktop

recessed width

23-1/8"

recessed

depth

shipping

foot

31-11/16"

overall

height

Important: Observe all governing codes and
ordinances.

Proper installation is your responsibility. Have a qualified

technician install this range.
Range location should be away from strong draft areas,

such as windows, doors and strong heating vents.
Cabinet opening dimensions that are shown must be used.

Given dimensions provide minimum clearance.
Recessed installation area must provide complete

enclosure around the recessed portion of the range.

Electrical ground is required. See “Electrical requirements.”
IMPORTANT: Some cabinet and building materials are not

designed to withstand the heat produced by the oven for
baking and self-cleaning. Check with your builder or cabinet
supplier to make sure that the materials used will not
discolor, delaminate or sustain other damage.

Range support surface MUST be solid, level and flush with
bottom of cabinet cutout.

Do not seal range to side cabinets.
When installing a cooktop under existing cabinets and the

installation does not meet the minimum cabinet clearances.
Install a range hood above the cooktop to avoid burn
hazards.

Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:
**

National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269

Tools needed:

Parts supplied:

It is the customer’s responsibility:
To contact a qualified electrical installer.
To assure that the electrical installation is adequate and in

conformance with National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA
70 — latest edition**, and all local codes and ordinances.

7/8" min.

required

between

cutout and

cabinet door

or hinge.

Locate electrical
supply junction
box on cutout
floor or on rear
wall (shown)
near floor line.

Top of countertop
Note: countertop
must be level
across front and
front to back.

Front view of
cabinet cutout

For minimum
clearances to the
top of cooktop see
Note.*

*Note: 24" min. when bottom of wood or

metal cabinet is protected by not less than
1/4" flame retardant millboard covered
with not less than No. 28 MSG sheet steel,

0.015" stainless steel, 0.024" aluminum or

0.020" copper.
30" min. clearance between the top of the

cooking platform and the bottom of an
unprotected wood or metal cabinet.

wall

1-1/8"
max.

13" max. upper

cabinet depth

19-5/8"

25" countertop
depth
24" lower
cabinet depth

floor

cabinet
front

Side view of
cabinet cutout

30"

overall

width

You can be killed or
seriously injured if you
don’t follow instructions.

DANGER

WARNING

Your safety and the safety of others is very
important.

We have provided many important safety messages in this
manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all
safety messages.

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to
reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if
the instructions are not followed.

You will be killed or
seriously injured if you
don’t follow instructions.

Mobile home installation

The installation of this range must conform to the
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards,
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 Homes Installations (Manufactured Home
Sites, Communities and Setups), ANSI A225.1/NFPA 501A,
or with local codes.**

When this range is installed in mobile home, it must be
secured to the floor during transit. Any method of securing
the range is adequate as long as it conforms to the
standards listed above.

Four-wire power supply cable must be used in a mobile
home installation. The appliance wiring will need to be
revised. See four-wire electrical connection, Page 3.

1-1/2" max.
countertop

thickness

Top view of
cabinet cutout

28-5/32" oven

recessed width

31-1/2"

overall

cooktop

width

Cabinet opening dimensions

Install a 3-1/2"-wide
support slat on each
side. Slats must be level
front to back and with
each other.

30-3/4"

top of

counter-

top to

bottom

of cabinet

cutout

30-3/4"

top of
countertop to
support slats

21"

cooktop

depth

24-13/32"

to back

of oven

28-1/2" min.

opening width

28-5/8"

opening is

recommended,

if available.

36" overall
countertop
height

1/4"
radius both
corners

Countertop preparation:

Front edges: You may need to

shave or cut the trim of formed
or metal front-edged
countertops to clear the 30"
width of cooktop.

If countertop thickness is
more than 1-1/2" inches
thick: Countertop must be

notched as shown to avoid
damaging the oven control
panel.

If countertop extends more
1-1/8" beyond cabinet front:

Notch countertop as shown
to clear oven control panel.

30-1/8"

notch width
to be equal
both sides

notch width
to be equal
both sides

1-1/2"

max

30-1/8"

1-1/8"

max

cabinet

front

30”