Whirlpool WDF550SAAB Installation Guide - Page 10

WARNING Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install dishwasher. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. 8. Extend leveling legs out from the dishwasher base, ¹⁄₄" less than the shortest opening height. Prepare Dishwasher for Installation 1. Using 2 or more people, place the dishwasher on its back on a piece of cardboard. 2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the 4 screws attaching the toekick panel and lower panel to the dishwasher. A A. Screws 3. Remove both panels and set aside on a protected surface. 4. Apply thread seal tape to 90º elbow fitting and connect fitting to water inlet valve. 5. Tighten elbow until snug. NOTE: Elbow should face to the rear of the dishwasher. A A A. Leveling leg Check Door Spring Tension WARNING Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install dishwasher. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. 1. Using 2 or more people, place the dishwasher upright in front of cabinet opening. 2. With one person holding the dishwasher to avoid tipping, open and close the dishwasher door a few times. If the door closes too quickly or falls open under its own weight, adjust the tension. ■ If the door closes too quickly, decrease the spring tension by pulling the spring adjustment pin out of its hole and reinsert it into the next lower hole toward the back of the dishwasher. ■ If the door falls open, increase the spring tension by pulling the spring adjustment pin out of its hole and reinserting it into the next higher hole toward the top of the dishwasher. ■ Do not remove the tie wrap in the top holes. The top two holes should not be used. B A. Water inlet valve B. Elbow 6. Remove top screw and slide cover to the right to remove terminal box cover. ■ Direct Wire-Install a U.L. listed/CSA certified clamp connector to the terminal box. If using conduit, use a U.L. listed/CSA certified conduit connector. ■ Power Supply Cord-Install a power supply cord kit that is U.L. listed and marked for use with dishwashers (Part Number 4317824). 7. Measure the shortest opening height between the underside of the countertop and the floor where the dishwasher will be installed. NOTE: The spring adjustment pins should be in the same holes on both the left-hand and right-hand sides of the dishwasher. Move Dishwasher into Cabinet Opening 1. Using 2 or more people, grasp the sides of the dishwasher at the edges of the door panel and move dishwasher close to the cabinet opening. NOTE: Do not push on the front of the panel or on the console to avoid bending or denting them. 10