GE PFW870 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 24

UNPACKING THE WASHER
Recycle or destroy the carton and
WARNING
plastic bags after the washer is
unpacked. Make materials inaccessible to children.
Children might use them for play. Cartons covered
with rugs, bedspreads or plastic sheets can become
airtight chambers causing suffocation.
1. Cut and remove all packaging straps.
2. While it is in the carton, carefully lay the washer on its
side. DO NOT lay the washer on its front or back.
3. Turn down the bottom flaps. Remove all base packaging
including the styrofoam base.
4. Carefully return the washer to an upright position and
remove the carton by lifting it upward.
5. Carefully move the washer to within 4 feet (122 cm)
of the final location.
6. Remove the following from the back side of the washer:
4 bolts
4 plastic spacers (including power cord retainers and
rubber grommets)
1 bracket and the screws fastening it to the washer
NOTE: Do NOT remove the screw or clip holding the
hose.
Bolt
Bracket
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Installation Instructions
Spacer
Retainer
UNPACKING THE WASHER (cont.)
7. Insert shipping bolt hole covers into shipping bolt
holes.
IMPORTANT:
• Failure to remove all shipping support hardware can
cause the washer to become severely unbalanced.
• Save all shipping support hardware for future use.
If you must transport the washer at a later date,
you must reinstall the shipping bolts and spacers
to prevent shipping damage. The bracket is not
required and can be discarded.
NOTE: Consider recycling options for your appliance
packaging material.
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