Installation Guide

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LEVELING:
Therefrigeratorshouldbeinstalledonafirmandlevelsurfacethatwillbeabletosupporttheentireweight
ofafullyloadedunit.Itisimportantfortherefrigeratortobeleveledinordertoworkproperly.Itcanbe
raisedorloweredbyrotatingtheplasticsheathsaroundeachofthefeetonthebottomofthemachine.If
youfindthatthesurfaceisnotlevel,rotatethefeetuntiltherefrigeratorbecomeslevel.Youmayneedto
makeseveraladjustmentstolevelit.Werecommendusingacarpenter’sleveltocheckthemachine.Turn
thelevelingfeettotherighttolowerthatsideoftherefrigerator.Turnthelevelingfeettothelefttoraise
thatsideoftherefrigerator.
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RECOMMENDEDGROUNDINGMETHOD:
Foryourpersonalsafety,thisappliancemustbegrounded.Itisequippedwithapowersupplycordhavinga
3‐pronggroundingplug.Tominimizepossibleshockhazard,thecordmustbepluggedintoamating3‐
prongedwallsocket,andgroundedinaccordancewiththeNationalElectricalCodeandlocalcodesand
ordinances.Ifamatingwallsocketisnotavailable,itisthepersonalresponsibilityofthecustomertohavea
properlygrounded,3‐prongwallreceptacleinstalledbyaqualifiedelectrician.
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Beforeyoumoveyourrefrigeratorintoitsfinallocation,itisimportanttomakesureyouhavetheproper
electricalconnection.Astandardelectricalsupply(115V,60Hz),properlygroundedinaccordancewiththe
NationalElectricalCodeandlocalcodesandordinances,isrequired.Itisrecommendedthataseparate
circuit,servingonlyyourrefrigerator,beprovided.Usereceptaclesthatcannotbeturnedoffbyaswitchor
pullchain.
Thefuse(orcircuitbreaker)sizeshouldbe15Amps.
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InstallingYourDoorHandleandShelves
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INSTALLINGTHEDOORHANDLE:
1. Openthedoorandcarefullypullthedoorgasketaroundtheareawherethehandleistobeinstalled.
2. InserteachPhillipsheadscrewthroughthegasketsideofthedooruntilthescrewpassesthroughthe
door.
3. AlignthehandlewiththescrewsandtightenusingaPhillipsheadscrewdriveruntilthehandleisflush
againstthedoorframe.
Caution:Donotover‐tightenthescrewsasthismaycausedamagetothehandleortothestainlesssteel
door.
4. Carefullypressthedoorgasketintoitsoriginalposition.
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ElectricalShockHazard!
 Plugintoagrounded3‐prongoutlet.
 Neverremovethegroundingprongfromtheplug.
 Neveruseanadaptertobypassthegroundingprong.
 DONOTuseanextensioncord.
 Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanresultinfire,electricalshock,orpersonalinjury.