Installation Instructions
Proper installation will ensure this refrigerator operates? Turn stabilizing leg (some models) clockwise until
most efficiently.firmly against floor.
Space Requirements
Roller
! WARNING
adjustment
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such asscrew
gasoline, away from refrigerator. Failure to do so can
result in death, explosion, fire, or burns.
? To ensure proper ventilation for your refrigerator, allow
for a 1? (2.5 cm) space at the top of your refrigerator.
? If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure youStabilizing leg
leave some extra space at the back to allow for theBottom hinge(some models)
water line connection. The refrigerator can be flushcover
with the back wall if you do not have an ice maker
installed.
Door Reversal
? If you are installing your refrigerator next to a fixed
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wall, leave 2 /2" minimum on each side (depending onTools Required
your model) to allow for the door to swing open 90°.Putty knife (blade covered by masking tape)
5
/16" hex nut driver
NOTE: Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,3
/8" hex nut driver
radiator, or other heat source, nor in a location where the
Phillips screwdriver
temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).
Blade screwdriver
Some installations may require door reversal to achieve
Leveling Refrigerator
full door swing. To reverse door swing direction perform
Some installations may require door reversal to achieve
the following steps:
full door swing. If so proceed to "Door Reversal" section
before leveling your refrigerator.1. Remove and reverse refrigerator and freezer handles.
If your refrigerator requires ice maker water supply
IMPORTANT: To prevent scratching of refrigerator
connection, proceed to ?Connect ice maker water supply?
surfaces, blade of screwdriver and putty knife called for in
section on page 7 before to leveling your refrigerator.
steps below must be covered with masking tape.
1. Plug in power cord.
Refrigerator
2. Move refrigerator into final location.
? Pry up end caps using a putty knife with the blade
3. Level refrigerator using a level placed on top of the
covered with masking tape. Remove end caps from
refrigerator.
refrigerator door. Remove handle from door by removing
? Remove toe grille. Remove bottom hinge cover if
2 mounting screws at each end of handle.
refrigerator has a stabilizing leg.
3? Nameplate logo will automatically reverse.
? Turn /8" hex head roller adjustment screws to raise
or lower refrigerator cabinet. Front of refrigerator
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must be /4" (6 mm), or /2 bubble on your level,
Refrigerator
higher than the back of your refrigerator.door
? Make sure refrigerator cabinet is level from side to
Handle
side by adjusting left and right roller adjustment
screw.
End
caps
Handle
screws
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