Whirlpool RF388LXKT0, RF388LXKP0, RF388LXKQ0, RF388LXKB0, GR458LXLT0 Installation Guide

Quick Reference

Before you start
Product dimensions

Cabinet dimensions/requirements
Electrical requirements

Installation steps
If range does not operate

If you need assistance/service
Moving the range

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:
[] Have questions about range installation or operation.

[] Need to obtain the name and number of an authorized

service company.

When you call, you will need:
[] The range model number.

[] The range serial number.

Both numbers are listed on the model/serial rating plate located on the

oven frame behind the storage drawer )anel.

Your safety and the safety of

others are very important.

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

This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential

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:

You can be killed or seriously injured if

you don't immediately follow
instructions.

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

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

27-1/8" depth

with handle

46-7/8"

overall
height

24-13/16"

Important: Observe all governingcodes and

ordinances.Failure to meet codes and ordinances
could lead to fire orelectrical shock.

Proper installation is your responsibility. A qualified

technician must install this range. Make sure you

have everything necessary for correct installation. It
is the installer's responsibility to comply with
installation clearances specified on the model/serial

rating plate. The model/serial rating plate is located
on the oven frame behind the storage drawer panel.

Check location where range will be installed. The

range should be located for convenient use in
kitchen.

When installing a range under existing cabinets and
the installation does not meet the minimum cabinet

clearances, install a range hood above the cooktop
to avoid burn hazards.

ALL OPENINGS IN THEWALL OR FLOORWHERE
RANGE IS TO BE INSTALLED MUST BE SEALED.

Cabinet opening dimensionsthat are shown must

be used. Given dimensions are minimum
clearances.

Grounded electrical outlet is required. See

"Electrical requirements," Page 3.

opening width

I .,_1 _/°penmg w_n _ clearance to the top

, r'_ _ " of the cooktop, see

18" rain,

clearance upper

cabinet to

countertop 1

_ width

countertop

space to side

wall or other

4" rain.

combustible

material

30-1/8" opening

Wall receptacle --

8" to 22" from either

cabinet, 5-1/2" max.

5-1/2" receptacle as shown.

max. /

from floor. Position

Note.**

Do Not pinch the power
supply cord between the
range and the wall.

Do Not seal the range to
the side cabinets.

Mobile home installation

The installation of this range must conform with the
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety
Standard, Title 24CFR, 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 Installations,ANSI/NCSBCS

A225.1 and Manufactured Home Installations,Sites
and Communities ANSl/NFPA 501A_,or with local
codes.

When this range is installed in a 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 cord or cable must be used

in a mobile home installation. The appliance wiring
will need to be revised. See "Four-wire electrical

connection," Page 4.

Copies of the standards listed may be obtained from:

* National FireProtection Association

Batterymarch Park

Quincy,Massachusetts02269

Anti-tip bracket

The floor-mounted anti=tip

bracket MUST be installed.

To install the anti-tip

bracket shipped with the
range, see Page 3 and the

anti-tip bracket template/

instruction sheet.

_Note: 24" rain, 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" rain, clearance between the top of the

cooking platform and the bottom of an

unprotected wood or metal cabinet.

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level

screwdriver

or ruler
measuring tape

3/8" drive

3/8" and 5/16"

nut driver

_%% wood floors:

"_ 1/8" drill bit

safety
glasses

concrete/ceramic floors:

3/16" carbide-tipped masonry
drill bit (Hammer may be

needed for anchors.)

channel lock

2 plastic

%ors

_)_2 screws (#10 × 1-1/2")

floor-mounted

anti-tip bracket Not shown:

literature pack

Brackets must be securely mounted to sub-floor. Thickness of

flooring may require longer screws to anchor bracket to sub-
floor. Longer screws are available from your local hardware

store.

Electrical Shock Hazard

Electrically ground range.
Failure to follow this instruction could result in
death, fire or electrical shock.

if codespermit and a separate ground wire is used,
it isrecommended that a qualified electrician
determine that the ground path and wire gauge are

in accordancewith local codes.
Do Not ground to a gaspipe.

Checkwith a qualified electrician if you are not
sure range is properly grounded.

Do Not have a fuse in the neutral or ground circuit.

Recommended ground method

It is the personal responsibility and obligation of the
customer to contact a qualified electrician to assure
that the electrical installation is adequate and is in

conformance with the National Electrical Code,
ANSI/NFPA 70- latest edition _ and all local codes
and ordinances.

Copies of the standards listed above may be
obtained from:

* National Fire Protection Association

Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269

Power supply cord is not supplied, but is available

through your local electrical supply house.

Range must be connected to the proper electrical
voltage and frequency as specified on the
model/serial rating plate. (The model/serial rating
plate is located on the oven frame behind the
storage drawer panel.)

[] CONNECTION AT CONNECTION BLOCK MUST
BE COPPERWIRE ONLY.

If the house has aluminum wiring, follow the
procedure below:

a.) Connect a section of 8-gauge, solid copper

wire to the connector block.

b.) Connect the aluminum wiring to the added

section of copper wire using special
connectors designed and Underwriters
Laboratories-listed for joining copper to

aluminum. Follow the electrical connector
manufacturer's recommended procedure.

c.) Aluminum/copper connection must conform

with local codes and industry-accepted wiring
practice.

[] Athree-wire or four-wire, single-phase, 120/240-
volt, 60-Hz,AC-only, electrical supply (or three-wire
or four-wire 120/208-volt if specified on the
model/serial rating plate) is required on aseparate,
40-ampere circuit, fused on both sides of the line.

[] A time-delay fuse or circuit breaker is
recommended.

[] Localcodes may permit the use of a U.L.-listed,
250-volt, 40-ampere range power supply cord
(pigtail). This cord contains three, No.-10 copper
wires and matches a three-wire receptacle of NEMA

Type 10-50R,shown in Figure 1. Connectors on the

appliance end must be provided at the point the
power supply cord enters the appliance.

[] The range can be connected directly to the
fused disconnect (or circuit breaker box) through
flexible, armored or non-metallic sheathed, copper
cable (with grounding wire). Allow two to three feet

of slack in the line so that it can be moved if
servicing is ever necessary.

A U.L.-listed conduit connector must be provided at
each end of the power supply cable (atthe range
and at the junction box).

Wire sizes (COPPERWIREONLY) and connections
must conform with the rating of the range
(40-amperes).

[] The wiring diagram is located on the back of

the range or on the inside of the storage drawer in a

clear plastic bag.

If connecting to a four-wire system:

This range is manufactured with the ground

connected to the cabinet. The ground must be
revised so the green grounding wire of the four-
wire power supply cord is connected to the cabinet.
See "Four-wire electrical connection," section,
Page 4.

When a four-wire receptacle of NEMA Type 14-50R

is used (see Figure 2), a matching U.L.-listed, four-
wire, 250-volt, 40-ampere, range power supply cord
(pigtail) must be used. This cord contains four
copper conductors with ring terminals at the
appliance end, terminating in a NEMA Type 14-50P
plug on the supply end. The fourth (grounding)
conductor must be identified by a green or
green/yellow cover and the neutral conductor by a
white cover. Cord should be Type SRDor SRDT

with a U.L.-listed strain relief and be at least four
feet long.

The MINIMUM conductor sizes for the copper

four-wire power cord are:
40-ampere circuit

2, No.-8 conductors

1,No.d0 white neutral
1,No.-8 green grounding

3-wire wall 4-wire wall
receptacle (10-50R) receptacle (14-50R)

Preparation

ExcessiveWeight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and
install range.

Failure to do so can result in back or

other injury.

==Put on safety glasses and gloves. Remove
oven racks and parts package from inside oven.
Remove shipping materials, tape and protective

film from range.

cardboard

shipping base

=,Do Not remove the cardboard shipping

base at this time.

Figure 1 Figure 2

front leveling leg

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rear leveling leg

=,Remove storage drawer. Use a 3/8" drive

ratchet to lower rear leveling legs one-half

turn. Use channel lock pliers to lower front

leveling legs one-half turn.

Anti-tip bracket

installation

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be
killed.

Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.
Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is

moved.

Failure to follow these instructions can result
in death or serious burns to children and

adults.

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Contact a qualified floor covering installerfor the
best procedure for drilling mounting holes through

your type floorcovering.

,, Use the anti-tip bracket template/instruction

sheet to install the anti-tip bracket.

Anti-tip bracket must be anchored securely to the

sub-floor.

Depending on the thickness of your flooring,
longer screws may be necessary to anchor the
bracket to the sub-floor. Longer screws are
available from your local hardware store.

Check that range is on cardboard shipping base
to protect floor covering.