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Kenmore WP71865 Use & Care Manual page 5

Food waste disposer

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LET'S KEEP GOING...IT'S
GETTING
EASIER, WE HOPE.
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NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO
THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION.
SEPARATE THE PARTS IN
THE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY.
Mounting
_,_
Lower
Assembly
/
_Mounting "
Ring
First, remove
the mounting
assembly
from the dower mounting
ring, Holding
the mounting assembly with one hand,
insert your wrenchette
or screwdriver
inlo one of the lugs of the tower moun-
ting
ring
end
turn
it
to
the
Jeff
(counterclockwise)
with
your
other
hand
Then loosen the screws
on the moun-
ting assembly
until they are just level
with the surface of the mounting ring.
Now, use a screwdriver
to pry off the
snap ring
ID
Groove
'_
SineSleeve
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The assembly will now come apart. Set
it aside and move to the next step.
NEXT, LET'S ATTACH THE
UPPER MOUNTING
ASSEMBLY.
First,
working
from under the sink, slip the
fiber
gasket
and next the metal
back-up
ring
(flat side up}
up and
over
the sink
sleeve,
B,
Hold the fiber gasket and metal back- UP
ring in place with one hand and place
the mounting ring with its three screws onto
the sink sleeve.
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Now, push the fiber gasket, metal back-_.
ring and the mounting ring further up on the
sink sleeve. Slide the snapring onto the sink
sleeve until it POps into place in the groove
:_nthe sleeve.
T_hten
the three mounting screws with
your screwdriver until the whole mounting
assembly
te seated evenly and t_ghtly
againstthe sink.
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APPLY PUTTY TO THE
SINK SLEEVE.
A=,,
Make
a fat snake of "plumber's"
patty
by rolling
it between
your
hands.
B.
Apply this roll under the rim of the
sink steeve
Then, place the sink sleeve into the
sink
drain hole and push down
gently but firmly to make sure it sits
evenly in the putty.
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TURN YOUR NEW
DISPOSER UPSIDE
DOWN AND REMOVE
THE ELECTRICAL
PLATE FROM THE DISPOSER SO
YOU CAN SEE THE WIRING AND
THE GROUND SCREW. THE BOTTOM
OF YOUR DISPOSER WILL LOOK
LIKE THE ONES SHOWN IN 'A' OR 'B'.
(Start here if you are replacing a disposer with the same mouni_ng.)
Remove the electrical plate lrom the bottom of the disposer and pull out the
black and white electrical wires The green ground screw is also under this
plate.
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