Wolf gas range installation guide

This guide will walk you through all of it and sort out what goes with what and why. You can use the table of contents here to go right to any section you may need to understand immediately, or just read through all of it now. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Wolf has been a pioneer range manufacturer from its beginning. These oven repairers were asked by restaurants to build them ranges to cook with rather than repair what was already available.

From their initial sales of commercial ranges to local area restaurants in Los Angeles, Wolf has grown steadily ever since. You can clearly see the quality in the design of the Wolf ranges.

Many kitchen designers have actually designed kitchens around Wolf products. The fit and finish of Wolf ranges can also be heard as well as seen. Wolf designs their ranges to last for more than 20 years , most other ranges do not. Wolf quality-control tests ranges and range components under simulated heavy use at their factory. The simulation, or lab test, ensures that their ranges will stand up to almost any conditions.

Those cheaper brands that will likely only last a fraction of a decade. All you have to do is divide your cost by the number of years you expect it to last and you might find that Wolf ranges are a relative bargain. Wolf expanded its range line steadily as an independent manufacturer of commercial ranges over many decades.

In , the Wolf home range division was acquired by Sub Zero, another iconic brand famous for its uniquely superb refrigerators. The remaining commercial Wolf corporation remains separately owned.

Wolf ranges are a combination of ovens, rangetop features that vary based on the size of the range, and all have the same iconic Wolf brand. The Wolf ranges come in four sizes, 30, 36, 48, and 60 inches. The 48 and inch ranges each have two ovens. The ranges are either all gas or gas and electric dual fuel and have a mix of rangetop options. The gas components on every range whether just on the rangetop or also in the oven come configured for natural gas. However, each may optionally be configured for propane and even for high altitude.

A French top is also an option in the 48 and inch ranges, as are double griddles. They also have a practical use in precisely adjusting the dual-stacked burners. Another recent feature in the dual fuel ranges is the pivoting control panel. A built-in temperature probe in the dual fuel ranges alerts you when your food has hit the right internal temperature , so you will now know when those tricky cuts are done without having to cut into them.

You just have to set the right temperature on the control panel. The control panel in the dual fuel ranges includes timing options. These options allow you to delay start times, set up to ten hours of timed cooking, and self-clean.

It also has a Star K compliant Sabbath mode. Wolf has also re-designed their ranges to include heavy-duty adjustable legs with casters in the rear legs that will help you move it should you need to. Also included recently, auto-spark re-ignition , so your burners will re-light if they flame out from a rare gust of wind or draft during cooking.

The Wolf rangetops feature a unique dual-stacked sealed burner system that is designed to provide a wide range of heat. The highest output is rated at 20, BTUs and uses both burner rings at full power.

Alternatively, you can maintain a true simmer when you engage just the lower burner ring for delicate cooking applications. Each burner is controlled by the flick of the range knob one way or another. Each burner is also fully adjustable within either the simmer or dual burner ring modes. Starting with the inch ranges, the Wolf rangetops also give you different configurations. Different options include four, six, or eight burners and other accessories.

These include the infrared charbroiler and the inch infrared griddle. The French top and double griddle are also included in the 48 and inch ranges. The 16, BTU infrared charbroiler is a inch grill that will give you the power to sear meat, fish or vegetables directly on it. The charbroiler is designed to allow the back 7 inches of the grill to have a lower temperature than the front, so you can rest your yakitori in the back after you cook it in the front.

The infrared cooking system is very powerful and effective for surface cooking but will test your ventilation system. Alternatively, the 15, BTU infrared griddle is not just for breakfast. The griddle is more than ready to cook a ribeye steak, shrimp, burgers, and almost anything else you might imagine cooking on a flat, uniform cooking surface. The single infrared griddle is powered by a 15, BTU burner to evenly heat the griddle surface. The larger ranges feature a 24 inch, 30, BTU double griddle option that is twice the griddle surface.

The French Top option on the Wolf 48 and 60 inch ranges is designed to provide a flexible cooking surface. It is 22 inches wide and powered by a 15, BTU burner with concentric rings of heat. The higher heat and hotter temperatures are concentrated in the center ring. Lower temperatures on the French top are further out on the corners of the cooking area.

The infrared broiler in the gas ovens is rated at 18, BTUs. It will sear your favorite cut of steak to restaurant quality standards. The bake burner element of the Wolf gas ovens is rated at 30, BTUs in the inch and inch ranges. The same inch oven is also part of the large oven in the inch range and in each of the two ovens in the inch range.

The smaller inch oven in the inch ranges has a single 18, BTU burner. The 30 and inch range ovens in each of the four range sizes have a single fan convection system the electric ovens in the dual fuel ranges have dual fan convection systems, one reason they cost more.

The inch oven in the inch gas range does not include convection, only in the electric oven in the dual fuel ranges. The inch and inch ranges each have an inner and outer bake element hidden in the floor of each oven. The bake element for both the 30 and inch ranges has an inner element rated at 1, watts for amps and an outer rated at 1, watts.

The broil element in the inch range is 3, watts, while the inch range has a powerful, 8-pass, 4,watt broil element. The smaller inch oven in the inch range has a 2, watt, 4-pass, broil element and 1,watt bake element. The broilers element is 8-pass in all of the ovens except the inch oven, which is 4-pass. The larger oven in the inch range and the two ovens in the inch range each have the same inch range oven with a 3,watt broiler element the top of the range and in the floor of the oven, a 1,watt inner bake element and 1,watt outer bake element.

It is, however, important to know how much power and passes these ovens deliver when considering living with these ovens for 20 plus years! There are fourteen different dual fuel ranges, starting with the inch range just one model and then three 36 inch range models, followed by five 48 inch ranges and five 60 inch ranges. The inch dual fuel range the DF features an electric oven with two convection fans. The grates across each of the burners and between them are continuous.

The grates combine to create one continuous cooking area across the entire range. The inch range oven features two convection fans for absolutely smooth heat distribution. The interior of the oven is 2. This is good to know when comparing to other brands.

The difference between these two measurements is that the smaller measure deducts space taken up by oven racks and other components. Each fan has its own heating element to make sure that your heated oven air is evenly spread. The inch range ovens have a usable interior space of 3.

The smaller measurement tells you how much food and cookware you can fit inside your oven, given space taken by racks and other oven components. The inch range models allow you to mix and match griddle and charbroiler options, and include another option: the French top. The two electric ovens in the inch ranges are a 30 inch larger main oven and smaller inch secondary oven, both of which are convection ovens.

The larger oven is double convection and the smaller oven has a single convection fan. The four-burner range models have the same configuration for each burner 9,, 15,, 18,, and 20, as in the smaller ranges. Table of Contents. Previous Page. Next Page. Wolf Gas Ranges Installation Manual 12 pages. Wolf Customer Care Page 3: Important Instructions Verify the anti-tip device has been properly to the illustration below. Ensure the anti-tip device If service is necessary, contact Wolf factory certified service is re-engaged when this appliance is moved.

Refer with the model and serial number. For the name of the Page 4 A ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI is not recommended and may cause interruption of operation. Page 5: Gas Supply If the installation exceeds this Min Line Pressure 11" Page 6 For island installation, 12" minimum clearance back of range to combustible rear wall above countertop.

Insert the hinge pin into the appropriate hinge. To lighten the load or to fit through a door way, the oven Remove the lower kickplate assembly to access the door s can be removed.

Page 8 Remove and recycle packing materials. Do not discard the anti-tip bracket supplied with the range. If a riser has been specified, refer to the installation instruc- tions packaged with the riser. The riser must be installed before the range is installed.