Thermador T30IR70NSP Design Guide - Freedom Refrigeration - Page 15

FREEdOM® COLLECTION INSTALLATION dIMENSIONS dEPTH OF INSTALLATION CAVITY (NICHE dEPTH) The required depth of the installation cavity is mainly dependent on the kitchen design. The Freedom® Collection Refrigeration Columns are designed for a niche depth of 24-inches (610mm). So, if the kitchen cabinet (case + face frame) is 24-inches deep, this should accommodate many standard installations. Please be advised that additional depth may be required for kitchen designs intending the look of flush fascia across the cabinetry and the refrigerator door panel. A) STANdARd OVERLAY dESIGN On a kitchen with standard overlay cabinetry, the face frame is also an important part of the design. If the same aesthetics are to be continued on the refrigerator, then not only the door cabinetry panel thickness (e.g. 3/4") is included, additionally the face frame thickness must be emulated. Thereby the resulting thickness of the appliance door panel is 3/4" + 3/4" = 1 1/2" (face frame emulation + door panel = custom appliance door panel). This cumulative thickness of the resulting custom appliance door panel requires added depth for the installation cavity. Example 24" + 3/4" = 24 3/4" (recommended is 25"). B) FULL OVERLAY dESIGN The above mentioned requirements are also valid for kitchens with full overlay design. However there are some chances to work with a niche depth of 24-inches: For this, the small remaining visible area of the fully overlaid face frame has to be emulated within the standard appliance door panel thickness of 3/4". This can be done by simply ignoring the visible area of the face frame on the refrigerator ("extended size" of the appliance door panel) or by emulating the face frame by creating a respective "nose" on the appliance door panel (see sketch). C) OFFSET dESIGN, INSET (FLUSH) dESIGN (25-INCH NICHE dEPTH (FLUSH)) Here, the kitchen cabinetry door panels are NOT completely mounted on the cabinet, but partially or fully inserted into the face frame. Due to this, such offset or inset design kitchens do not gain sufficient installation depth by the door panel (please refer to illustration). If any appliance door panel (thickness e.g. 3/4") is installed on the refrigerator, the complete depth dimension of the "paneled refrigerator" will be 24"+ 3/4" = 24 3/4" (629mm). The minimum depth of the niche is therefore also 24 3/4" (recommended is 25"). d) EUROPEAN STYLE KITCHEN CABINETRY (24-INCH NICHE dEPTH) If the kitchen design is based on European style cabinetry, there is no need to emulate the look of a face frame, as such a frame does not exist on any of the kitchen cabinets. Therefore a 24-inch (610mm) deep niche will always be sufficient. A) STANdARd OVERLAY dESIGN Appliance Door Panel (Emulating a Face Frame) B) FULL OVERLAY dESIGN Appliance Door Panel with Nose (Emulating a Face Frame) SPLIT COLUMN INSTALLATION A: Area for running the water line. It is recommended the water-box be placed adjacent to the installation cavity, so that it can be accessed for service without uninstalling the appliance. If this is not possible, place the recessed water box adjacent to the power supply socket elevated at the heights as referenced in areas A+B. B: Area for installing the power connection D: Opening depth of niche, depending on kitchen design (24" minimum) 18-Inch Columns 24-Inch Columns 30-Inch Columns 36-Inch Bottom Freezer X 18" (457mm) 24" (610mm) 30" (762mm) Y 9" (229mm) 12" (305mm) 15" (381mm) 36" (914mm) 18" (457mm) IMPORTANT It is strongly recommended the top panel boundary of the niche be of solid material (5/8" thickness). Make sure that the upper boundary is completely flush for a depth of at least 4". Make sure that the side walls of the niche are completely flush! If, for some reason, a separate niche cabinet is created, make sure that the furniture return area is at least 4" deep. 24-INCH NICHE dEPTH IS SUFFICIENT FOR: - frameless cabinetry (European cabinetry) kitchen design with any kind of appliance door panels. - standard overlay or full overlay kitchen design with appliance stainless steel door panels. - full overlay kitchen design with appliance custom door panels with "extended size" or the "nose" (to emulate face frame look) 224 25-INCH NICHE dEPTH IS REQUIREd FOR: - standard or full overlay kitchen design with appliance door panels with thickness bigger than 3/4" (to emulate face frame look) - offset or inset (flush) design kitchens with any kind of appliance door panels