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Installation Instructions, INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET

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Installation Instructions INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET (on 21 ft. models) WARNING Under certain circumstances, this refrigerator can tip forward. Injury to persons can result. Install Anti-Tip Bracket packed with this refrigerator. 1 MEASURE CABINET OPENING AVAILABLE VS. REFRIGERATOR WIDTH Measure width of cabinet opening where refrigerator will be placed, W. Be sure to account for any countertop overhang, baseboard thickness and any clearance desired. Width, W, should not be less than 36 inches. The refrigerator will be placed approximately in the middle of this opening. Rear Wall W REFRIGERATOR Baseboard Thickness or Countertop Overhang (Whichever Is Greater) Plus Any Desired Clearance RH Side Front 2 LOCATING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET A Place the anti-tip floor bracket locator template (included inside the anti-tip kit) onto the floor up against the rear wall, within W, and in line with the desired location of the RH side of the refrigerator (see Figure 1). Figure 1 - Installation Overview Floor - Concrete (2 Holes) Floor - Wood 2 Wall Holes Floor Bracket to Install (2 Holes) RH Holes 71⁄4″ Base Bracket on the Refrigerator RH Side of Refrigerator Rear RH Corner of Cabinet Wall Locator Template Sheet B Place the anti-tip floor bracket onto the locator template with its RH floor holes lined up with the floor holes indicated on the template sheet, approximately 71⁄4″ from the edge of the sheet or the RH side of the refrigerator. C Hold down in position and use the anti-tip floor bracket as a template for marking the holes based upon your configuration and type of construction as shown in Step 3. Mark the hole locations with a pencil, nail or awl. NOTE: • It is REQUIRED to use at least 2 screws to mount the floor bracket (one on each side of the anti-tip floor bracket). Both must be into either the wall or the floor. Figure 2 indicates all the acceptable mounting configurations for screws. Identify the screw holes on the anti-tip floor bracket for your configuration. 19

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LOCATING THE ANTI-TIP
FLOOR BRACKET
Place the anti-tip floor bracket locator template
(included inside the anti-tip kit) onto the floor
up against the rear wall, within W, and in line
with the desired location of the RH side of the
refrigerator (see Figure 1).
Place the anti-tip floor bracket onto the locator
template with its RH floor holes lined up with
the floor holes indicated on the template sheet,
approximately 7
1
/
4
″
from the edge of the sheet
or the RH side of the refrigerator.
Hold down in position and use the anti-tip floor
bracket as a template for marking the holes
based upon your configuration and type of
construction as shown in Step 3. Mark the hole
locations with a pencil, nail or awl.
NOTE:
• It is REQUIRED to use at least 2 screws to
mount the floor bracket (one on each side of
the anti-tip floor bracket). Both must be into
either the wall or the floor. Figure 2 indicates
all the acceptable mounting configurations
for screws. Identify the screw holes on the
anti-tip floor bracket for your configuration.
MEASURE CABINET OPENING
AVAILABLE VS. REFRIGERATOR
WIDTH
Measure width of cabinet opening where
refrigerator will be placed, W.
Be sure to account for any countertop
overhang, baseboard thickness and any
clearance desired. Width, W, should not be less
than 36 inches. The refrigerator will be placed
approximately in the middle of this opening.
WARNING
Under certain circumstances, this refrigerator
can tip forward.
Injury to persons can result.
Install Anti-Tip Bracket packed with this
refrigerator.
1
Baseboard
Thickness
or Countertop
Overhang
(Whichever
Is Greater) Plus
Any Desired
Clearance
Rear Wall
Front
RH Side
2
A
B
C
W
Base
Bracket
on the
Refrigerator
2 Wall Holes
RH Side of
Refrigerator
Floor – Concrete
(2 Holes)
Floor – Wood
(2 Holes)
7
1
/
4
″
Locator Template
Sheet
Floor Bracket
to Install
RH Holes
Rear RH Corner
of Cabinet Wall
REFRIGERATOR
Figure 1 – Installation Overview
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Installation Instructions
INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET
(on 21 ft. models)