Step 5, Install Anti-Tip Brackets - GE ZICP720 Design Manual With Installation Instructions

5 INSTALL ANTI-TIP BRACKETS
WARNING:
ANTI-TIP PRECAUTIONS
These refrigerators are top-heavy and must be
secured to prevent the possibility of tipping forward.
ATTENTION :
PRECAUTIONS CONTRE LES
BASCULEMENTS
Ces réfrigérateurs sont beaucoup plus lourds
en haut et il faut les maintenir en place pour éviter
la possibilité de son basculement vers l'avant.
• Cut a 2" x 4" x 71" block and secure the block to the
mounting brackets provided using #12 or #14 wood
screws.
2 x 4 Cut
71" Length
Installation Height
From Floor
Screws Mounted into
Vertical Wall Studs
Installation Instructions
Mounting
Bracket
• Secure the bracket with wood block to the back wall
so that it is 84" (or your installation height) from the
finished floor. Use #12 or #14 wood screws. See
illustration.
• Screws must penetrate at least one inch into vertical
wall studs.
Brackets
Required
Block
Height
Floor to
Bottom
Wood
Block
Side View
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the refrigerator is installed
under a soffit or if there is not enough height for this
method of security, brackets cannot be used. Step 8 is
an alternate anti-tip procedure to secure refrigerator
to cabinets after it has been pushed into the final
position. The refrigerator must be secured to prevent
tipping.
9
Soffit
Brackets
Not Required
Beneath a
Soffit
From
of