GE PFIC1NFWCWV Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 158

Installation Instructions
INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET
(on 21 ft. models)
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Under certain circumstances, this refrigerator
can tip forward,
Injury to persons can result,
Install Anti-Tip Bracket packed with this
refrigerator,
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MEASURE CABINET OPENING
AVAILABLE VS. REFRIGERATOR
WIDTH
Measure width of cabinet opening where
refrigerator will be placed, W.
Be sure to account for any countertop
overhang, baseboard thickness and any
clearance desired. Width, W, should not
be less than 36 inches. The refrigerator
will be placed approximately in the
middle of this opening.
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Rear Wall
W _:
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REFRIGERATOR
Baseboard
Thickness
or Countertop
Overhang
(Whichever
Is Greater)
Plus Any
Desired
Clearance
RH Side
Front
[] LOCATING THE ANTI-TIP
FLOOR BRACKET
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Place the anti-tip floor bracket Iocator
template (included inside the anti-tip kit)
onto the floor up against the rear wall,
within W, and in line with the desired
location of the RH side of the refrigerator
(see Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Installation Overview
2 Wall Holes
Bracket
on the _s_ RH Side of Locator
Refrigerator / Refrigerator Template Sheet
[] Place the anti-tip floor bracket onto the
Iocator template with its RH floor holes
lined up with the floor holes indicated
on the template sheet, approximately 71/4"
from the edge of the sheet or the RH side
of the refrigerator.
[] Hold down in position and use the anti-tip
floor bracket as a template for marking
the holes based upon your configuration
and type of construction as shown in Step
3. Mark the hole locations with a pencil,
nail or awl.
NOTE:
• It is REQUIRED to use at least 2 screws
to mount the floor bracket (one on each
side of the anti-tip floor bracket). Both
must be into either the wall or the floor.
Figure 2 indicates all the acceptable
mounting configurations for screws.
Identify the screw holes on the anti-tip
floor bracket for your configuration.
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