Manual

8
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare Location
■ It is recommended that the vent system be installed
before the range hood is installed.
■ Before making cutouts, make sure there is proper
clearance within the ceiling for exhaust vent.
■ Check your ceiling height and the range hood height
maximum before you install your hood.
1. Disconnect power.
2. Determine which venting method to use: roof, wall,
or non-vented.
3. Select a flat surface for assembling the range hood.
Place covering over that surface. Place two 3" (7.6 cm)
high spacers (not included) onto the covered surface.
4. Using 2 or more people, lift range hood
onto covered surface.
5. Remove wood base from range hood and dispose
of properly.
Range Hood Mounting Screws Installation
6. Determine and mark the centerline on the wall where the
canopy hood will be installed.
7. Select a mounting height between a minimum of 24"
(61.0 cm) for an electric cooking surface, a minimum of
27" (68.6 cm) for a gas cooking surface, and a suggested
maximum of 36" (91.4 cm) above the range to the bottom
of the hood. Mark a reference line on the wall.
8. Tape template in place, aligning the template centerline and
bottom of template with hood bottom line and with the
centerline marked on the wall.
9. Mark centers of the fastener locations through the template
to the wall.
IMPORTANT: All canopy mounting screws must be installed
into wood where possible. If there is no wood to screw into,
additional wood framing supports may be required, or use 4
- 8 x40 wall anchors and 5 x 45 mm screws.
Remove the template.
10. For wood, drill
3
/
16
" (4.8 mm) pilot holes at all locations where
screws are being installed into wood.
For wall anchors, drill
3
/
8
" (9.5 mm) holes at all locations
where wall anchors are being used.
11. For wood, install 2 - 5 x 45 mm mounting screws and leave a
1
/
4
" gap between the wall and the back of the screw head to
slide range hood into place.
For wall anchors, install the 8 x 40 mm wall anchors and
install the 5 x 45 mm screws into the wall anchors. Tighten
until the wall anchors are secure. Back the screws out
1
/
4
"
(6.4 mm).
Range Hood Mounting Screws Installation
1. Assemble the 3 pieces of the vent cover bracket using
4 - 4.2 x 8 mm screws provided. The assembled bracket
should be sized to fit inside the upper vent cover.
2. Position vent cover bracket on wall about
1
/
8
" (3.0 mm) away
from the ceiling.
3. Mark the hole locations.
WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install
range hood.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
A
B
A. Centerline
B. Fastener locations
¹⁄₄"
(6.4 mm)
C
D
A. Vent cover bracket assembly
B. Upper vent cover
C. 4.2 x 8 mm screws
D. Centerline