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Installation This Use & Care Manual provides specific operating instructions far your model. Use the refrigerator only as instructed in this Use & Care Manual. Before starting the refrigerator, follow these important first steps. Location Door Opening Your refrigerator should be positioned to allow easy access to a counter when removing food. To make this possible, the direction in which the doors open can be reversed. See Door Removal & Reversal Instructions. * Choose a place that is near a grounded electrical outlet. Do Nat use an extension cord or an adapter plug. NOTE * If possible, place the refrigerator out of direct sunlight If your refrigerator is placed with the door hinge side and away from the range, dishwasher or other heat sources. against a wall, you may have to allow additional space so the door can be opened wider. * The refrigerator must be installed on a floor that is Leveling level and strong enough to support a fully loaded refrigerator. All four corners of your refrigerator must rest firmly on a * Consider water supply availability far models solid floor. Your refrigerator is equipped with adjustable equipped with an automatic icemaker. front rollers or front leveling screws to help level your unit. _ CAUTION DO NOT install the refrigerator where the temperature will drop below 55°F (13°C) or rise above 110OF (43°C). The compressor will not be able to maintain proper temperatures inside the refrigerator. DO NOT block the toe grille on the lower front of your refrigerator. Sufficient air circulation is essential for the proper operation of your refrigerator. IMPORTANT If you install your refrigerator in a garage or other unheated area, you may experience freezer temperature problems during the winter months when temperatures dip below 55 ° F. To Level Your Refrigerator: 1. Remove toe grille. 2. Use fiat-blade screwdriver or 3/8" socket wrench to adjust front rollers. Use adjustable wrench to adjust leveling screws. NOTE Raise the front of the refrigerator enough so the doors close freely when opened halfway. The refrigerator should slope I/4" to 1/2" from front to back. Then level the refrigerator from side to side. Raise Upgrading your refrigerator with a Garage Kit will lower the minimum operating temperature of your unit to 34 ° F. This kit can be ordered through Sears stores or Sears Parts & Repair at an additional cost. Installation Clearances * Allow the following clearances for ease of installation, proper air circulation, and plumbing and electrical connections: Sides & Top 3/8" Back 1" Adjustable Front Roller (some models) Raise Stationary Front Roller with Leveling Screw (some models) NOTE If you see black coils/tubing on the back of your refrigerator (air-cooled condenser) leave 3" clearance at top of refrigerator.

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Installation
This Use & Care Manual provides
specific
operating
instructions far your model. Use the refrigerator
only as
instructed in this Use & Care Manual.
Before starting
the
refrigerator,
follow
these
important
first steps.
Location
*
Choose
a place
that is near
a grounded
electrical
outlet.
Do
Nat use an extension
cord
or an adapter
plug.
*
If
possible,
place
the
refrigerator
out of
direct
sunlight
and
away
from
the
range,
dishwasher
or other
heat
sources.
*
The
refrigerator
must
be
installed
on
a
floor
that
is
level
and
strong
enough
to
support
a
fully
loaded
refrigerator.
*
Consider
water
supply
availability
far
models
equipped
with
an automatic
icemaker.
_
CAUTION
DO
NOT
install
the
refrigerator
where
the
temperature
will
drop
below
55°F
(13°C)
or
rise
above
110OF
(43°C).
The
compressor
will
not
be
able
to maintain
proper
temperatures
inside
the
refrigerator.
DO NOT
block
the toe
grille on
the lower
front
of
your
refrigerator.
Sufficient
air
circulation is
essential
for the
proper operation of
your
refrigerator.
IMPORTANT
If you
install
your
refrigerator
in
a
garage
or
other
unheated
area,
you
may
experience
freezer
temperature
problems
during
the
winter
months
when
temperatures
dip
below
55 ° F.
Upgrading
your
refrigerator with
a
Garage Kit will
lower
the minimum
operating
temperature
of
your
unit to
34
°
F.
This kit
can
be ordered
through
Sears
stores or Sears Parts & Repair
at an
additional
cost.
Installation
Clearances
*
Allow
the following
clearances
for ease of
installation,
proper
air circulation,
and
plumbing
and
electrical
connections:
Sides & Top
3/8"
Back
1"
Door
Opening
Your refrigerator
should
be
positioned
to allow
easy
access to a counter
when
removing
food.
To make
this
possible,
the
direction
in which the
doors
open
can
be
reversed.
See Door
Removal
& Reversal
Instructions.
NOTE
If your
refrigerator
is placed
with
the
door
hinge
side
against
a wall,
you
may
have to allow
additional
space
so
the
door
can
be opened
wider.
Leveling
All
four
corners
of
your
refrigerator
must rest firmly
on a
solid
floor.
Your
refrigerator
is equipped
with
adjustable
front
rollers
or front
leveling
screws
to help
level your
unit.
To
Level Your
Refrigerator:
1.
Remove toe
grille.
2.
Use fiat-blade
screwdriver
or
3/8"
socket
wrench
to
adjust
front
rollers.
Use adjustable
wrench
to
adjust
leveling
screws.
NOTE
Raise the
front
of
the
refrigerator
enough
so
the
doors
close
freely
when
opened
halfway.
The refrigerator
should
slope
I/4" to 1/2" from
front
to back.
Then level the
refrigerator
from
side
to
side.
Raise
Raise
Adjustable
Front
Roller
(some
models)
Stationary
Front
Roller
with
Leveling
Screw
(some
models)
NOTE
If you
see
black
coils/tubing
on the
back
of
your
refrigerator
(air-cooled
condenser)
leave
3" clearance
at top
of
refrigerator.