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~w~RTANT:
Read Before
Installing
to Save
Time,
Work,
assure
proper
parfatmance,
and owner's
warranty
protection.
KDJKA INSTALLATION
KIT
An
installation
kit (KD-IKA)
for KltchonAid
dishwashers is available from your local KitchenAid dealer. This
kit
\) oontains
all parts end complete
instruotiorU needed for replacing almost any old dishwasher,
01
for a new dish-
' washor installation.
The KD-IKA installation kit includes the following items:
Flexible Drain Hose, Copper Inlet Tubing, Double Corn-ion
Union, Double Com-
pression Elbow, Step-down Adapter, Strain Relief Bushing, Wire Nuts, and
Hose
Clamps.
CABINETRY
Opening for dishwasher should
be 24" wide- by
approximately
34-l/2"
high. Remove all obstructrons
at the upper rear of ttm opening-see Step 1 below.
ELECTRICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Voltage 81 Fraquew
-
115 volts-60
hertz
operatiw
Iad
13.5 amperes
Maximum Fuse Sire
-
16 amp*
Wiring must conform
to local oode and/or
Nat.
Electrical Code.
PLUMBING
SPECIFICATIONS
Plumbing
must conform
to local code.
Use l/2" 0.0.
copper tuba for water line. Dishwasher has 3/8" I.P.S.
internal
thread at valve. A 86"
compression
eil
(furnished) should be used to connect tubing to valve.
Water flow pressure at dlshwasher to be 20 PSI to
120 PSI. Watar temperature at dishwasher should be
120' F. or higher. Drain size requires minimum 5/8"
0.0.
copper tubing
without
air gap. Drain llnr
requires min. a/16" I.D. mpper tubing with air gap,
not furnished.
CAUTION:
Avoid getting joint compound insido
new joink.
Hot water fill
line must be flushed
of
foreign
mafter
before connection
to dis@vasher fill
valve. A
hand shut off valve
(not furnished) should be
located in an easily aooassible area adjacent to the
dish-her.
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Locate top of lower panel just below evaporation channel support.
Insert panel flange under evaporation ohannel support ends "A'
and
push up to
ongage top
of panel. Lift up lower bottom ?anga of
panel,
plaa
flange "B" over front face of frame and push in. &semble
lock
washer "0"
under head of one screw to ground panel to dishwasher.
Fasten panel with- two scrawE
"C"
furnished.
If
a
wood or laminate
.
. .
'&R----- /"
front
is to be used and those Panels are not immediately
available,
use
i*
---J-
m
tadeup
panel
furnished
with
trim kit
Stainless steel trim should
be
FIG. 1
used
to assemble wood or laminate when avallable. Revene procedure
when removing lower panel.
fi
PRELIMINARY
ROUGH-IN
CABINET
OPENING
For
dishwasher
to be flush with adjacent cabinets, there must be a minimum
of 24" under counter cabinet depth available for installation.
When a 114"
wood
panel
(lower
front
panel, 6-s/8"
hi&,
231 l/16"
wick% door front
panel, 187/6"
high, 23-11/16"
wide)
with
trim
kit is used the dishwasher
must have minimum
of 24-l/4"
cabinet
&@I.
To establish
a reference line
for
purmSeS
of
providing
plumbing
ad
electtiUl
WnnMtiOllS
to
th0
dishwasher,
mewrrre 21"
from
the wall. (This is the front edge of dishwasher
kick panel. There is a 3" toe
tpm
from the front
of the kick panel to the
from
edge
Of
the dishwasher
with
a standard
metal front
panel.1 Cabinets
73-l/2"
to
235/W
deep from wall to front
of cabinet
may b aaxmmo-
&,
.ted by removing
dry or ~larter wall, baaboard
and quartir
round dira3ly
ind tI-:
?ishfrwssher,
NOTE:
F
- fcmer
installation,
allow
2" clearance for adjacent cabinet
CAUTIC
Make sure dishwasher is not installed
under a surface
burner or
warmins
:iate
where
the
heat
would
damage
the
water
supply
tubing.
FIG.
2
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