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Retro - Tall Drawer Unit Assembly Instructions - 226/2877 Please keep for future reference Dimensions Width - 60cm Depth - 40cm MADE IN Height - 117cm BRITAIN Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, call the Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 Issue 1 - 27/06/14...
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Safety and Care Advice Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly • Warning: This unit weighs • Make sure you have enough • We do not approximately 37kgs. space to layout the parts before recommend the Please lift with care. starting.
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If you have damaged or missing components, call the Components - Panels Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 quoting the reference numbers below Please check you have all the panels listed below Divider (DF448) (198 x 392mm) (DF445) (597 x 396mm) Left Side 10 Right Side Cross Rail (DF443)
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If you have damaged or missing components, call the Components - Fittings Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 quoting the reference numbers below Please check you have all the fittings listed below Note: The quantities below are the correct amount to complete the assembly. In some cases more fittings may be supplied than are required.
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If you have damaged or missing components, call the Assembly Instructions Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 quoting the reference numbers below Tools required Eye protection Electric drill Rule Short cross-head Cross-head Scissors Hammer (when using a (do not use for screwdriver screwdriver hammer or drill) fitting screws)
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Assembly Instructions Step 3 Attach the drawer sides to the small drawer fronts Push the left drawer sides and right drawer sides onto the back of the small drawer fronts Turn the small locking nuts on the left drawer side and right drawer side Note: Turn the locking...
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Assembly Instructions Step 6 Attach the handles Attach a handle each of the small drawer fronts using screw Step 7 Fit the wedgefixes Turn the drawer assemblies over and slide 2 wedgefixes into the front and back grooves, as shown, and tighten up the screws.
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Assembly Instructions Step 10 Attach the drawer sides to the medium drawer fronts Push the left drawer sides and right drawer sides onto the back of the medium drawer fronts Turn the small locking nuts on the left 17 18 drawer side and right drawer side...
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Assembly Instructions Step 13 Attach the handles Attach handle to a medium drawer front using screws Attach handle to the medium drawer front using screws Step 14 Fit the wedgefixes Turn the medium drawer assemblies over and slide 2 wedgefixes into the front and back grooves, as shown, and tighten up the screws.
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Assembly Instructions Step 16 Prepare 3 sets of drawer sides Insert a small locking into the hole shown on the left drawer side and the right drawer side Note: The arrow on the locking nut must point towards the hole in the edge of the panel.
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Assembly Instructions Step 19 Fit the large drawer backs Fit the large drawer back between the drawer sides Make sure that the large drawer base fits into the groove in the large drawer back Hold the large drawer back in position and tap the knock-in pegs through the holes in the drawer sides...
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Assembly Instructions Step 22 Runners must be pushed up against the drawer front Fit runners to the bottom of all 9 drawer assemblies Fit runner , marked with ‘R’, to the bottom edge of the right drawer side , as shown, making sure that it is pushed up against the back of the drawer front.
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Assembly Instructions Step 23 Prepare a cross rail Screw a metal dowel into a cross rail Tap 2 wooden dowels into the cross rail 10mm Note: Wooden dowels must not stick out from Finished the edge by more than front edge 10mm or they may damage other panels.
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Assembly Instructions Step 25 Note: The large locking nuts can be on either surface of the dividers. Fit the divider to the cross rail Push the divider onto the cross rail Finished Use a screwdriver to front edge tighten the large locking fitted to the Finished divider...
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Assembly Instructions Step 28 screw screw screw Prepare the right side Fit 5 runners the right side The 1st screw uses the 1st hole in from the front of the runner. The 2nd and 3rd screws use the holes that line up with the other panel holes.
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Assembly Instructions Step 29 Fit the right side Push the right side onto the cross rails Use a screwdriver to tighten the 2 large locking nuts fitted to the 2 cross rails Step 30 Prepare a cross rail Tap 2 wooden dowels into the cross rail Insert 2 large locking nuts...
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Assembly Instructions Step 32 Prepare a cross rail Finished Tap 2 wooden dowels front edge into the cross rail Insert 2 large locking nuts into the cross rail Screw 2 metal dowels into a cross rail Step 33 Note: The large locking nuts can be on either surface of the dividers.
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Assembly Instructions Step 35 screw screw screw Prepare the left side Fit 5 runners the left side The 1st screw uses the 1st hole in from the Finished front edge front of the runner. The 2nd and 3rd screws use the holes that line up with the other panel holes.
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Assembly Instructions Step 36 Prepare the shaped rail Tap 4 wooden dowels into into the shaped rail Step 37 Fit the shaped rail Push the shaped rail onto the right side Step 38 Prepare the last 2 cross rails Tap 2 wooden dowels into each cross rail Insert 2 large locking Finished...
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Assembly Instructions Step 39 Fit the cross rails Push the cross rails onto the right side Use a screwdriver to tighten the 2 large locking nuts fitted to the cross rails Note: Support this cross rail until the left side has been fitted in the next step.
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Assembly Instructions Step 41 Prepare the top Screw 4 metal dowels into the top Fix the bracket to the middle of the top and flush to the back edge using screw Finished front edge Step 42 Fit the top Push the top onto the assembly.
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Assembly Instructions Step 43 The measurement from top corner X to bottom corner X must be equal to the measurement from top corner Y to bottom corner Y Fit the back Square up the unit by making sure that measurement x to x equals y to y.
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Assembly Instructions Step 45 screw screw screw Fit the runners to the dividers Note: You may need a short screwdriver to fit some of the runners. Fit the runners to the left hand side of the dividers The 1st screw uses the 1st hole in from the front of the runner.
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Drawer Assembly is complete If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, call the Customer Helpline: 08456 400800 and quote the reference numbers on the component pages. Argos Ltd, 489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 2NW ALR3066...
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