Hotpoint 20 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 10

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
. IMPORTANT - Save these instructions
for local inspector's use.
. IMPORTANT
- Observe all governing
codes and ordinances.
, Note to Installer - Be sureto leavethese
instructions with the Consumer.
, Note to Consumer - I<cep
these instructions for
future reference.
* Skill level Installation of this appliance requires basic
medmnical skills.
* Completion time Refrigerator h_stallation
15 minutes
* Proper installation is the responsibility of installer.
. Product tZailure due to improper installation is not
covered under the _Varranb _.
REFRIGERATOR LOCATION
* Do not instal] the refrigerator where the temperature will
go below 60°F (16°C) because it will not run often
ellotlg'h
to maintain proper temperatures.
* Install it on a floor strong enough to support it filHy
loaded.
ROLLERS
The rollers have 3 purposes:
[] Rollers adjust so d_e door doses easily when opened about
halfway.
[] Rollers adjust so the refrigerator is firmly positioned on the
floor and does not wobble.
[] Rollers allow you to move the refrigerator away from the
wall fi)r cleaning:
To adjust the milers, remove the base grille by pulling it out at
the bottom.
Turn the roller adjusting screws clockwise to raise the
refrigeratol; counterclockwise to lower it. Use an adjustable
_wench (3/8" hex head bolt) or pliers.
To replace base grille, line up the dips on back of grille
between the bar and the bottom of the cabinet. Push fi)rward
until grille snq)s into place.
WATER SUPPLY TO THE ICEMAKER (on
some models)
If the refrigerator has an icelnaker, it will have to be
connected to a cold water line. AGE water supply kit is
available at extra cost from your dealer, by visiting our
Website at www.Hotpoint.com (in Canada, at
www.geappliances.ca), or froln Parts and Accessories,
800.626.2002.
CLEARANCES
Allow d_e following dearances fi_r ease of installation,
proper air circulation and plumbing and electrical connections.
* Sides l/8" ¢ nm_) * Top l" (25 nm_) * Back l" (25 nm_)
A door clearance of 3/4" (19 rain) is needed fior a 90 ° door
opening whid] provides better access to J_oodstorage area.
DOOR ALIGNMENT
_Micrleveling, make sure that doors ;we even ;it the top.
To make the doors even, ;uljust the refrigerator door.
@ Using a 5/] 6" socket _Tend_, turn die door adjusting screw
to the right to raise the door, to the left to bwer it. (A nylon
plug, embedded h_ the threads of the pin, prevents the pin
from turning unless a _wend_ is used.)
_M'ter one or two turns of the _wend_, open and close the
refrigerator comparunent door and d_eck the alig_mmnt at
the top of the doors.
To [_move tho l)&ge
grille, of)on the doo_
and then pull the
grille straight ouL
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