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KitchenAid 9742114 Installation Instructions Manual page 5

Undercounter dishwasher

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*Align dishwasher door with cabinet
front - not doors.
e Place a level
interior flange in
positions shown.
dishwasher front to back and side to side by
adjusting leveling legs.
Door and
racks not
shown for
clarity.
newspaper
@ *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 Hazard
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The dishwasher
must be secured to
the countertop
to keep it from
tilting
when the door is open.
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If dishwasher
is to be installed
free-
standing,
not in a cabinet enclosure,
dishwasher
must be secured to the
floor. (See "Floor attachment"
section of Step 8, Panel D.) The
dishwasher
must be completely
enclosed.
Check with your local
dealer for the side panel and wood
top kits required for your installation.
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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 and/or
product
damage.
B The dishwasher must be secured to
the countertop
or floor to prevent tipping
when dishwasher door is opened.
Countertop
attachment:
Move dishwasher into cabinet opening.
Check dishwasher brackets. If brackets are
longer than the underside of countertop,
use pliers to bend and break brackets at
score line. 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.
Make sure screw heads do not interfere
with door.
Nun
correspond
to
steps.
, 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.
Water inlet valve has 3/8" internal pipe
thread.
6
.
Door and
racks not
shown for
clarity.
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.
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o Remove plug from end of drain
hose connector.
Note: A small amount of water may run out
of the hose.
Place screw-type clamp over the end of
drain hose connector.
Push end of drain
hose onto the drain hose connector as far
as it will go. Secure in place with the screw-
type clamp. Check that drain hose and
drain hose connector
are not twisted or
kinked and that the connection
is secure.
Panel D

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