KitchenAid KUDE60HXSS Installation Guide - Page 18

Move dishwasher close

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1 Move dishwasher close to cabinet opening 3 Open and close door Water line Drain hose Cable Direct wire only IMPORTANT: Double-check correct placement of utilities. Grasp the sides of the dishwasher at the edges of the door panel. Tilt dishwasher backward on wheels and move dishwasher close to cabinet opening. NOTE: Do not push on the front of the panel or on the console. Panel or console may dent. Helpful Tip: Temporarily tape utilities to the floor in the locations shown to prohibit them from moving when dishwasher is moved into the cabinet opening. 2 Check water and drain hose position Check that water line is on the left side of opening and drain hose is near the center of the cabinet opening. With another person holding the dishwasher to keep it from tipping, open and close the door a few times. If the door closes or falls open under its own weight, the door tension will need to be adjusted. 4 Closes too quickly- Decrease spring tension Spring Tensioner Screw To adjust the door spring tension, unhook the spring from the rear leg of dishwasher. Using a nut driver or hex socket, remove the screw from the tensioner. The screw can be put into one of 3 holes , , in the front leg of dishwasher. If the door closes by itself, move the tensioner to a lower-numbered hole and replace screw. Reattach door spring to rear leg. NOTE: Tensioners on both sides of dishwasher should be secured at same holes. 5 Door falls open- Increase spring tension When door is unlatched, if door opens by itself, move the tensioner to a higher-numbered hole and replace the screw. Reattach door spring to rear leg. NOTE: Tensioners on both sides of dishwasher should be secured at same holes. 18

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With another person holding the dishwasher to keep it
from tipping, open and close the door a few times. If the
door closes or falls open under its own weight, the door
tension will need to be adjusted.
3
Open and close door
Screw
Tensioner
Spring
Closes too quickly
Decrease spring tension
4
When door is unlatched, if door opens by itself, move
the tensioner to a higher-numbered hole and replace the
screw. Reattach door spring to rear leg.
Door falls open
Increase spring tension
5
NOTE:
Tensioners on both sides of dishwasher should
be secured at same holes.
To adjust the door spring tension, unhook the spring
from the rear leg of dishwasher.
Using a
⁵⁄₁₆
" nut driver or hex socket, remove the screw
from the tensioner.
The screw can be put into one of 3 holes
,
,
in the
front leg of dishwasher. If the door closes by itself, move
the tensioner to a lower-numbered hole and replace
screw. Reattach door spring to rear leg.
NOTE:
Tensioners on both sides of dishwasher should be
secured at same holes.
Move dishwasher close to
cabinet opening
1
Water
line
Cable
Drain
hose
Direct wire
only
Check that water line is on the left side of opening and
drain hose is near the center of the cabinet opening.
Check water and drain
hose position
2
IMPORTANT:
Double-check correct placement of utilities.
Grasp the sides of the dishwasher at the edges of the
door panel. Tilt dishwasher backward on wheels and
move dishwasher close to cabinet opening.
NOTE:
Do not push on the front of the panel or on the
console. Panel or console may dent.
Helpful Tip:
Temporarily tape utilities to the floor in the
locations shown to prohibit them from moving when
dishwasher is moved into the cabinet opening.