Installing The Anti-Tip Floor Bracket - GE 21 Owner's Manual And Installation

INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET

(on all 21 ft. models and 25 ft. single door models)
WARNING
Under certain circumstances, this refrigerator
can tip forward.
Injury to persons can result.
Install Anti-Tip Bracket packed with this
refrigerator.
MEASURE CABINET OPENING
1
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 920 mm. The refrigerator
will be placed approximately in the
middle of this opening.
Rear Wall
W
REFRIGERATOR
Front
Installation Instructions
Baseboard
Thickness
or Countertop
Overhang
(Whichever
Is Greater)
Plus Any
Desired
Clearance
RH Side
18
LOCATING THE ANTI-TIP
2
FLOOR BRACKET
Place the anti-tip floor bracket locator
A
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
Floor – Concrete
(2 Holes)
Floor – Wood
(2 Holes)
Base
Bracket
on the
Refrigerator
B
Place the anti-tip floor bracket onto the
locator template with its RH floor holes
lined up with the floor holes indicated
on the template sheet, approximately
184.2 mm from the edge of the sheet or
the RH side of the refrigerator.
Hold down in position and use the anti-tip
C
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.
Floor
Bracket
to Install
RH Holes
184.2 mm
Rear RH
Corner of
Cabinet Wall
RH Side of
Locator
Refrigerator
Template Sheet