Installation Dimensions - Thermador FREEDOM T18ID80NRP Design Manual

FREEdOM® COLLECTION
dEPTH OF INSTALLATION CAVITY (NICHE dEPTH)
The required depth of the installation cavity is mainly dependent on the kitchen
design. The Freedom® Collection Refrigeration Columns are designed for a niche
depth of 24-inches (610mm). So, if the kitchen cabinet (case + face frame) is
24-inches deep, this should accommodate many standard installations.
Please be advised that additional depth may be required for kitchen designs
intending the look of flush fascia across the cabinetry and the refrigerator
door panel.
A) STANdARd OVERLAY dESIGN
On a kitchen with standard overlay cabinetry, the face frame is also an important
part of the design. If the same aesthetics are to be continued on the refrigerator,
then not only the door cabinetry panel thickness (e.g.
the face frame thickness must be emulated. Thereby the resulting thickness of the
appliance door panel is
custom appliance door panel). This cumulative thickness of the resulting custom
appliance door panel requires added depth for the installation cavity. Example
24" + 3 / " = 24 3 / " (recommended is 25").
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B) FULL OVERLAY dESIGN
The above mentioned requirements are also valid for kitchens with full overlay
design. However there are some chances to work with a niche depth of 24-inches:
For this, the small remaining visible area of the fully overlaid face frame has to
be emulated within the standard appliance door panel thickness of
be done by simply ignoring the visible area of the face frame on the refrigerator
("extended size" of the appliance door panel) or by emulating the face frame by
creating a respective "nose" on the appliance door panel (see sketch).
C) OFFSET dESIGN, INSET (FLUSH) dESIGN (25-INCH NICHE dEPTH (FLUSH))
Here, the kitchen cabinetry door panels are NOT completely mounted on the
cabinet, but partially or fully inserted into the face frame. Due to this, such offset
or inset design kitchens do not gain suf cient installation depth by the door panel
(please refer to illustration). If any appliance door panel (thickness e.g.
installed on the refrigerator, the complete depth dimension of the "paneled
refrigerator" will be 24"+
niche is therefore also 24
d) EUROPEAN STYLE KITCHEN CABINETRY (24-INCH NICHE dEPTH)
If the kitchen design is based on European style cabinetry, there is no need to
emulate the look of a face frame, as such a frame does not exist on any of the
kitchen cabinets. Therefore a 24-inch (610mm) deep niche will always be suf cient.
A) STANdARd
OVERLAY dESIGN
Appliance Door Panel
(Emulating a Face
Frame)
24-INCH NICHE dEPTH IS SUFFICIENT FOR:
– frameless cabinetry (European cabinetry) kitchen design with
any kind of appliance door panels.
– standard overlay or full overlay kitchen design with appliance
stainless steel door panels.
– full overlay kitchen design with appliance custom door
panels with "extended size" or the "nose" (to emulate face
frame look)
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INSTALLATION dIMENSIONS

3 /
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3 / " + 3 / " = 1 1 / " (face frame emulation + door panel =
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3 / " = 24 3 / " (629mm). The minimum depth of the
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3 / " (recommended is 25").
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SPLIT COLUMN INSTALLATION
") is included, additionally
A: Area for running the water line. It is recommended the water-box be
3 / ". This can
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B: Area for installing the power connection
D: Opening depth of niche, depending on kitchen design (24" minimum)
3 / ") is
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IMPORTANT
It is strongly recommended the top panel boundary
of the niche be of solid material (
sure that the upper boundary is completely flush for a
depth of at least 4".
Make sure that the side walls of the niche are
B) FULL OVERLAY completely flush!
dESIGN
If, for some reason, a separate niche cabinet is
Appliance Door Panel
created, make sure that the furniture return area
with Nose (Emulating
is at least 4" deep.
a Face Frame)
25-INCH NICHE dEPTH IS REQUIREd FOR:
– standard or full overlay kitchen design with appliance door
panels with thickness bigger than
frame look)
– offset or inset (flush) design kitchens with any kind of
appliance door panels
placed adjacent to the installation cavity, so that it can be accessed for
service without uninstalling the appliance. If this is not possible, place
the recessed water box adjacent to the power supply socket elevated
at the heights as referenced in areas A+B.
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18-Inch Columns 18" (457mm)
24-Inch Columns 24" (610mm)
30-Inch Columns 30" (762mm)
36-Inch Bottom
Freezer 36" (914mm)
3 / " (to emulate face
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Y
9" (229mm)
12" (305mm)
15" (381mm)
18" (457mm)
5 / " thickness). Make
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