Building-In; Securing The Refrigerator - Dometic RM4601 Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

BUILDING-IN

The refrigerator must not be exposed to radiated heat
from hot objects.
It is not a good practice to install the refrigerator so that
the vent openings are covered by the vehicle's entrance
door when this is set open. This would reduce the venti-
lation airflow to the cooling unit and reduce refrigeration
performance.
The refrigerator has to be installed in a substantial en-
closure and must be level. For information about dimen-
sions, see "TECHNICAL DATA".
The bottom of the enclosure must be horizontal and even
so that the refrigerator can be easily pushed into place. It
must be sturdy enough to carry the weight of the refrige-
rator.
Make sure that there is a complete seal between the
front frame of the refrigerator and top, sides and bot-
tom of the enclosure.
Push the refrigerator into the recess until the sealing strip
on the flange seals against the front of the recess, so that
the cooling unit is completely sealed off against the inte-
rior of the motor home / caravan.
Note! Be careful not to damage the sealing strip when the
refrigerator is put in place.
A wood strip must be in place across the upper opening
of the enclosure. The top frame of the refrigerator will be
anchored to the wood strip with screws.
When two side vents are used, a suitable warm air de-
flecting plate should be fitted from the top of the cabinet
to the top of the wall vent.
This will direct warm air rising from the cooling unit to the
outside. Care must be taken to insure the warm air de-
flecting plate can not damage wires or tubes on top of the
refrigerator cabinet.
Warm air deflecting plate
Wood strip

SECURING THE REFRIGERATOR

For the best cooling performance the installer must block
any space between the counter, storage area or ceiling
and top of the refrigerator greater than 40 mm.
Otherwise the heat will become trapped in this space,
making the top of the refrigerator hot, thus reducing the
efficiency of the unit.
After the refrigerator is put in place, insuring a combustion
seal at the front frame, the refrigerator is to be secured
in the enclosure with screws. (These screws are not in-
cluded.)
Failure to follow the sequence in securing the refrigerator
in enclosure can cause leakage between the frame and
cabinet.
The five screws have to be installed in the following order:
FIG. 5
Wood strip
FIG. 6
8
1. Two screws installed through the front base.
a) Secure the refrigerator to the floor with two
screws: One screw through the hinge and
into the floor, and on the opposite side one
screw through the front base, see fig. 7.
b) A cover plate (shipped as a loose part) is to
be attached after the refrigerator is secured
in the enclosure.
2. Two screws installed in the top frame.
a) The top decoration panel must be removed
from the refrigerator before the screws can
be installed. Open the upper door and gen-
tly push the tabs out of the hole in the hinge
(both sides) with a flat blade screwdriver.
b) Carefully tilt the top decoration panel and lift
up to remove from top frame, see fig. 8.
c) Install the two screws in the top frame, the
holes are accessible from underneath.
d) Seal the opening for the screws with alumi-
num tape.
e) Replace the top decoration panel. Make
sure the tabs snap back into the holes in
the hinge plate.
1
FIG. 7
2
FIG. 8