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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions
and carefully,

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MATERIALS

JP940,

JP950

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YOU WILL NEED

completely

• IMPORTANT - Save
these
instructions

for local

inspector's

use.
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• IMPORTANT - Observe
all
governing

codes

Box

Wire Nuts

and ordinances.

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

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED

• Note to Consumer
- Keep these
instructions
for future reference.
Pencil

• Product failure
is not covered

due to improper
installation
under the Warranty.

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be properly

-

This appliance

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must

grounded.

• 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.

1/8" Drill Bit & Electric
or Hand Drill
Ruler or Straightedge

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

Safety

PARTS INCLUDED

2 Hold Down
Brackets
4 Screws

31-10603

(12-04 JR)

Foam

Saw

Phillips Head
Screwdriver

Tape

1

Glasses

Installation

Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
FOR YOUR SAFETY

ELECTRICAL

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

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.

• Be sure your
by a qualified

cooktop is installed
installer or service

properly
technician,

We recommend
you
and hookup of your
qualified
electrician.
the electrician
show
cooktop disconnect

• 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".

should
natural

have the electrical wiring
cooktop connected
by a
After installation,
have
you where your main
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

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

REQUIREMENTS

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.

be easy to reach and
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.

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
the KW rating for your cooktop.

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cooktop

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Installation

PRE-INSTALLATION

Instructions

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.
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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.

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.)

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

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_Literature
Styrofoam
Packaging

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IN Make

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

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

N1 When

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

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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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Installation

Instructions

PREPARING THE OPENING
[_

CUTOUT DIMENSIONS
OF THE COUNTERTOP

The following
MINIMUM
clearance
dimensions
must be maintained.

13" MAX. Depth of uprotected
overhead cabinets

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

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

dth of cut
18" MIN. Height
/'from

1-3/4" Min. Between
cutout and the wall

countertop

to nearest
cabinet on either
side of unit

cooktop
must be protected
with not less
than 1/4" insulating
millboard
covered with
sheet metal not less than 0.0122" thick.

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for use in a flush mount or recessed cooktop
installation.
Order JXFLM2XX
from your
GE Dealer.

20-7/8" (21-1/2" Max. on
Curved
Front Models)

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Cooktop

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_ 3-1/4"Front
4-5/8" Rear
at the conduit

• location

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

6-1/4" Rear on
Model JP950

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JXFLM2XX
FLUSH INSTALLATION
KIT:
A flush mount installation
kit is available

OVERALL COOKTOP
DIMENSIONS

19-1/4"

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JXTR32X CUTOUT
FILLER TRIM KIT:
A filler trim kit is available
for use if
your countertop
cutout is larger than the
dimensions
shown, up to 29-13/16" x
20-7/16". Order JXTR32X to reduce the cutout
opening
for installation
of this cooktop.
This
kit may be ordered from your GE Dealer.

or metal cabinets cannot be maintained,
a
minimum
clearance
of 24" is required
and
the underside
of the cabinets above the

• "_"

cut
__

behind the cooktop
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2-1/2 '_ Min. III
from front edge
of cutout and
front edge of
countertop

If a 30" clearance
between the cooking
surface and overhead
combustible
materials

9-3/4"

_

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

Ce_Veri_lg'

countertop
withstand

5" Min._

must
heat

I_up t° 200°R

Vertical Clearance

4

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Installation

Instructions

INSTALLING THE COOKTOP
_-I INSTALLING THE
JUNCTION BOX

[]

ATTACH FOAM TAPE

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

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.

Bottom

the outer edge
the foam tape.

of Cooktop

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,#Install

_-I LOCATE MOUNTING

junction box so

that

PARTS

Remove the hold down brackets
from the literature
package.

it can be reached

through the front of

and screws

the cabinet,
Mounting

Screw

q
A IMPORTANT:

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

_-1 PROTECT

[]

box

ATTACH BRACKETS
TO COOKTOP

Screw

the hold down

of the cooktop
of cooktop.

bracket

unit. Repeat

to the side

for opposite

side

SURFACE
of Cooktop

OF COOKTOP
Place a towel or tablecloth
countertop.
Lay the cooktop
onto the protected
surface.

onto the
upside

Bottom

Pre-Drilled
Foam Tape

Hole_

_/1_,_

down

"
Cooktop

Cloth under Cooktop

5

Glass

.

.

Hold

Down

Bracket

Installation

Instructions

INSTALLING THE COOKTOP (CONT.)
[]

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.

ATTACH HOLD DOWN
BRACKETS TO CABINET

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

provided.

Burner Box Sides
Mounting

Hold Down
Bracket

Use suitable fasteners
for anchorage in
cabinet sides

Cabinet

6

Side

Installation

INSTALLATION--ELECTRICAL
[]

When making the wire connections,
use
the entire length of conduit
provided.
The conduit must not be shortened.

[]

With the cooktop in place,
of the cabinet door.

[]

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

Instructions

CONNECTIONS
[]

Once the connections
wires together
using

are made,
wire nuts.

secure

Red

open the front
Clamp

through
Strain
Grouna

GROUNDING

Strain Relief Clamp
GroundRe___
Black

[]

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

Ground
location

wire

Black

the

/

-

Relief

Black

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).

A IMPORTANT: Ifthecooktop 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.

Installation

Instructions

CHECKLISTS
OPERATION

CHECKLIST

Ill

PRE-TEST CHECKLIST

[]

Remove all protective
and any stickers.

[]

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

[]

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

[]

Check

[]

[]

Check that the cooktop
grounded.

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

[]

Check that conduit
is securely
to the junction
box.

[]

See Owner's Manual
troubleshooting
list.

level

film,

Remove all items from
of the cooktop surface.

if present,

of appliance.
is properly

NOTE

the top

connected

for

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
closely.

connector

procedure

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

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