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YourOver-the-Rangemicrowaveovenshouldbemounted againstand supported bya flat,verticalwall.
Wallconstructionshouldbeaminimum of2"x4"wall studdingand 3/8" ormore,thickdrywallor
plaster/lath. Theovenmustbe attachedtoa minimum ofone2"x4" wallstud.
Forproper
installation the
wallmustbe
capableof Us11ally
supportingthe 16"or24"
cabinetload plus
a minimum of 135
pounds, (the85
pound weight of
themicrowave
ovenand load "
weightallowance : 2"X4"
of 50pounds.) _ : wood stud or
Tofindstuds,use or metalstud
oneofthe _°' (25gaugeorthicker)
3/8"Drywallor
following I °' Plaste_/ Lath
I ,@q
methods" I
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i
_q
I.Studfindera
magneticdevice
which locates
nails.
1I.Usinga
hammer,tap
lightlyacrossthe
mounting surface
tofind asolid
sound. Thiswill
indicatea stud Logscrewsmustbeinstalled
inthesearea
installation. After
locatingthe
stud(s),the center
canbefound by:.Probingthewallwitha smallnailtofindthe edgesofthe studand then placinga mark
halfway betweentheedges.Thecenterofany adjacentstudsshouldbe 16"or 24"fromthis mark.
NO'IE:Referencewalltemplateforaddildonalassistance.