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KitchenAid 97415 14 Installation Instructions Manual page 5

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B) Latch dishwasher door shut. Grasp
dishwasher door frame and slide dishwasher
off of shipping base or cardboard and into
cabinet opening.
Do Not push on
dishwasher door panels or console. Center
dishwasher in opening. Check that front
leveling legs are firmly against floor.
@Align dishwasher door with cabinet
front -
not doors.
+ Place a level
against interior
flange in the
positions shown
above. Level
dishwasher front to
back and side to
side by adjusting leveling legs.
Door and
racks not
shown for
clarity.
n
S Open dishwasher door and remove
bottom rack. Remove all shipping materials,
including
foam shipping pieces from upper
corners of door. Do Not remove the white
plastic plug buttons from the side of the
door or the plastic bumpers from the front
corners of the lower rack. Place a
newspaper or large sheet of paper over
bottom of dishwasher to protect pump area
when securing dishwasher to countertop.
Personal Injury/Product
Damage
Hazard
l
The dishwasher
must be secured to
the countertop
to keep it from
tilting
when the door is open.
l
If dishwasher
is to be installed
freestanding,
not in a cabinet
enclosure,
dishwasher
must be
secured to the floor.
(See
appropriate
installation
step.) The
dishwasher
must be enclosed using
the appropriate
kit. Check with your
local dealer for the kit required
for
your installation.
l
Do Not drop screws in dishwasher
tub. If screws should fall into pump,
pump and motor damage may
occur.
Failure to follow
these instructions
may result in personal
injury or
product
damage.
Door and
racks not
shown for
clarity.
Numbers
correspond
to
steps.
*The dishwasher must be secured to
the countertop
or floor to prevent tipping
when dishwasher door is opened.
Countertop
attachment:
Disconnect brackets located at top corners
of flange. Reattach brackets with bracket
end facing away from dishwasher. Using a
l/8" drill bit, drill 3/4" deep starter holes
through
bracket holes into underside of
countertop.
Do Not exceed 3/4" depth.
Attach brackets to underside of countertop
using two screws from parts bag. Make
sure screw heads do not interfere
with
door.
equally spaced,.
,
Open dishwasher door approximately
3"
and check for equal spacing between inner
door and tub sides. If space is unequal,
loosen screws fastening dishwasher to
countertop
and shift tub. Check that
dishwasher is level and reattach screws.
Floor attachment:
leveling
leg
Attach dishwasher to floor using l/4" lag
bolts through
holes in each side of
dishwasher frame, being careful to keep
dishwasher level.
inlet valved
p
street elbow
NPT
o Water inlet valve has 3/8" internal pipe
thread.
If galvanized
pipe is used, connect a 3/8"
NPT street elbow to water inlet valve using
pipe-joint
compound.
If 90" compression
elbow is used, connect
3/8" end to water inlet valve. Use pipe-joint
compound.
Do Not use pipe-joint
compound
on the compression end.
Tighten connection.
Use pipe-joint
compound
to connect
water line to street elbow. Do Not use
pipe-joint
compound
to connect water
line to compression elbow.
Tighten connection.
Place screw-type clamp over
straigh: end of connector drain hose.
Attach drain hose to connector
drain hose
with screw-type clamp. Check that drain
hose and connector drain hose are not
twisted or kinked and that the connection
is
secure.
Panel D

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