Installation; Before You Begin - GE 20 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions
Questions?Call 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737) or visit
our _'ebsite at:
ge.com
In Canada, call 1.800.561.3344 o r visit
our _'ebsite at:
www.geappliances.ca
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
• IMPORTANT - S ,,e these
instructions for local inspector's use.
• IMPORTANT - Obse,,e ; ,ll
governing codes and ordinances.
• Note to Installer
_
Be sure
to leave these
instHlctions with the Consumer.
• Note to Consumer
_ Kee I) these instructions
tor fllture reference.
• Skill level - Installation of this appliance requires
basic mechanical skills.
• Completion time - Refligerator Installation
15 minutes
• Proper installation is the responsibility of installer.
• Product tailure due to improper installation is not
covered trader the Warranty:
REFRIGERATOR LOCATION
• Do not install tile refl'igerator where the temperature
will go below 60°F (l 6°C) because it will not rtm
often enough to maintain proper temperatures.
• Install it on a floor strong enough to sui)i)ort it fiflly
loaded.
ROLLERS
The rollers have 3 purposes:
• Rollers a(!iust so the door ch)ses easily when opened
about hallway.
• Rollers a_!iust so the refrigerator is fimdy i)ositioned
on the floor and does not wobble.
• Rollers allow you to move the retiigerator away fl'om
the wall tot cleaning.
To adjust the rollers, remove the base grille by pulling it
out at the bottom.
Tm'n the roller a({justing screws dockwise to raise the
reliigerato_; comlterclocMvise to lower it. Use an
a(!iustable wrench (3/8" hex head bolt) or pliers.
To replace base grille, line up the clips on back of grille
between the bar and the bottom (ff the cabinet. Push
fiwward tmfil grille snaps into place.
WATER SUPPLY TO THE ICEMAKER
(on some models)
If the refl'igerator has an icemaker, it will have to be
connected to a cold water line. AGE water sui)ply kit
is available at extra cost fl'om wmr dealer, by visiting
our _,Vebsite at ge.com (in Canada, at
www.geappliances.ca), or fl'om Parts and Accessories,
800.626.2002.
CLEARANCES
_Mlow the fi_llowing clearances fi)r ease of installation,
proper air circulation and I)hunbing, and electrical
connections,
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• Sides 1/8" (4ram) * Top 1" (25 ram) * Back 1" (2. ram)
A door clearance of./4 ( 19 ram) is needed tot a 90 ° door
opening which proxides better access to tood storage area.
DOOR ALIGNMENT
Pdter levding, make sm'e that doors are e\en at the top.
To make the doors even, a(!iust the refl_igerator dora:
Using
a 5/16" socket wrench, mm the door a(!iusting
screw to the right to raise tile dora; to the left to lower
it. (A nyhm plug, embedded in the threads of the pin,
prevents the pin fl'om turning tmless a wrench is used.)
0 _Mter one or two turns of the wrench, open and close
tile refl_igerator compamnent door and check the
alignment at the top of the dome.
Toremovethe base
grille,openthe doors
andthenpullthe
grille straightout.
5/16" Socket
Wrench