Floor; Door Hinging; Adjoining Furniture/Units; Ventilation - Miele KF 1801 Vi Operating And Installation Instructions

Installation advice

Floor

To ensure the safe installation of the
appliance and to guarantee its correct
functioning, the floor in the niche where
the appliance is to be installed must be
smooth and even.
It must be made from strong, rigid
material.
The appliance is extremely heavy when
fully loaded, and for this reason it is
imperative that the floor it stands on is
able to bear its weight. If necessary, the
advice of an architect or structural
engineer should be sought.
When fully loaded, the approx. weight
of the appliance is:
KF 1801 Vi, KF 1811 Vi . . . . . . 431 kg
KF 1901 Vi, KF 1911 Vi . . . . . . 537 kg

Door hinging

The appliance is supplied with fixed
hinges. If you need to change the
door hinging to the other side,
please contact Miele.
On no account should you attempt
to change the door hinging yourself.
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Adjoining furniture/units

The appliance is screwed to the
adjoining furniture/units at the side and
above.
For this reason, it is essential that all
furniture/units be fixed to the ground
and/or wall.

Ventilation

The air vents must not be covered or
blocked in any way.
They should be dusted on a regular
basis.

Side-by-side installation

This appliance may be installed
"side-by-side" with another suitable
refrigerator or freezer.
A side-by-side installation kit,
available from Miele, is required.
Please contact Miele to find out
which appliances are suitable for
side-by-side installation with this
appliance.
See the instructions supplied with
the side-by-side installation kit for
how to fix the appliances together.
The side-by-side installation kit will
consume additional energy to that
stated on the appliance energy label
of each individual appliance. The
additional rating per appliance will
be 25 W or 219 kWhrs per year.