Kenmore 2537034941J Instrucciones De Instalación

Installation Instructions for French Door Bottom Freezer
®
WARNING
To avoid electric shock, which can cause death or severe personal injury, do not connect your
refrigerator to an electrical power source until you have completed Step 2 of these instructions.
NOTE
If you need to remove the doors to get your refrigerator into the house, please refer to
Section 3: "Door Removal/Installation,: or, for more detailed instructions, "Removing
Doors" in the Use & Care Guide. These installation instructions are provided only as a
possible customer option. Kenmore recommends that you use a service or kitchen con-
tracting professional to install your refrigerator.
IMPORTANT
CAUTION
If you are installing your refrigerator
• Shifting the refrigerator from side to side without connecting it to a water supply,
may damage flooring. make sure the Icemaker's power switch
• Do not block the toe grille on the lower front is turned Off (see the Use & Care Guide
of your refrigerator. Sufficient air circulation is for more details).
essential for proper operation.
Tools Necessary:
Components Provided: Tools Necessary:
Top Hinge Top Hinge
Cover Front Cover Rear
Screw Screw
(OR)
AND
Phillips TM
Top Lower
Head or
Hinge Hinge
#2 Square
Screw Screw
Drive Head
Phillips Head Socket Wrench Set
TM
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Prepare Installation Site
Include these minimum guidelines in your site preparation:
• Choose a place that is near a grounded, non-GFCI, electrical
outlet. Do Not use an extension cord or an adapter plug.
• If possible, place the refrigerator out of direct sunlight and
away from the range, dishwasher, or other heat sources.
• The refrigerator must be installed on a floor that is level and
strong enough to support a fully loaded refrigerator.
• Consider water supply availabil-
ity for models equipped with an
automatic ice maker.
Allow the following clearances
Do not install the refrigerator where
for ease of installation, proper
the temperature will drop below 55°F
air circulation, and plumbing
(13°C) or rise above 110°F (43°C).
and electrical connections:
The compressor will not be able to
Sides & Top / inch (9.5 mm)/Back 1 inch (25.4 mm)
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8 maintain proper temperatures inside
the refrigerator.
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Connect Water Supply
Before Installing The Water Supply Line, You Will Need:
• Basic Tools: adjustable wrench, flat-blade screwdriver,
and Phillips screwdriver.
• Access to a household cold water line with water
To avoid electric shock, which can
pressure between 30 and 100 psi.
cause death or severe personal injury,
• A water supply line made of ¼ inch (6.4 mm) OD,
disconnect the refrigerator from
copper or stainless steel tubing. To determine the
electrical power before connecting a
length of tubing needed, measure the distance
water supply line to the refrigerator.
from the ice maker inlet valve at the back of the
refrigerator to your cold water pipe. Then add
approximately 7 feet (2.1 meters), so the refrigerator can be moved out for cleaning (as shown).
• A shutoff valve to connect the water supply line to your household water system. DO NOT use
a self-piercing type shutoff valve.
• Do not reuse compression fitting or use thread seal tape.
• A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for connecting a copper water supply line to the ice
maker inlet valve.
CAUTION
To Avoid Property Damage:
• Copper or Stainless Steel braided tubing is recommended for the water supply line.
Water supply tubing made of ¼ inch plastic is not recommended to be used. Plastic
tubing greatly increases the potential for water leaks, and the manufacturer will not
be responsible for any damage if plastic tubing is used for the supply line.
• DO NOT install water supply tubing in areas where temperatures fall below freezing.
• Chemicals from a malfunctioning softener can damage the ice maker. If the ice maker is
connected to soft water, ensure that the softener is maintained and working properly.
Not satisfied with the installation of your refrigerator? Please contact 1-844-553-6667.
To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet Valve
1. Disconnect refrigerator from electric power source.
2. Place end of water supply line into sink or bucket. Turn
ON water supply and flush supply line until water is clear.
Turn OFF water supply at shutoff valve.
3. Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and discard cap.
4. If you use copper tubing - Slide brass braided, flexible
nut, then ferrule (sleeve) onto water supply line. Push wa-
ter supply line into water valve inlet as far as it will go (¼
inch/6.4 mm). Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet and
finger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn
with a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See Figure 1.
If you use stainless steel tubing - The nut is already as-
sembled on the tubing. Slide nut onto valve inlet and
finger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn
with a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See Figure 2.
5. With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line (cop-
per tubing only) to rear panel of refrigerator as shown.
6. Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about
OR OR
2½ turns, behind refrigerator as shown and arrange coils
so they do not vibrate or wear against any other surface.
Adjustable Wrench 3/8" Fixed Wrench
7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any
connections that leak.
8. Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power source.
NOTE
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Please call 1-844-
Door Removal/Installation
533-6667 if you need
assistance with this
Removing the Doors:
installation.
WARNING
CAUTION
Turn off power to your refrigerator, by un-
plugging the power cord from the wall outlet.
1. Remove refrigerator doors' top hinge covers.
2. Disconnect the harness by depressing the latch, and pulling apart.
3. Detatch the water tube from the connector located behind the
refrigerator, the connector releases when you press inward on
WARNING
the connectors outer sleeve. Pull the water tube out toward the
front of the unit.
4. Open the refrigerator doors to a 90° angle. Remove 2 screws
from the top hinge. Lift and remove door from lower hinge. Be
sure doors are set aside in a secure position where they cannot
fall and cause damage to the doors or the handles.
5. Unscrew the 3 lower hinge screws and remove the hinge.
IMPORTANT
Open the refrigerator doors to a 90° angle before removing or installing the doors on
the lower hinges.
To reinstall the refrigerator doors:
1. Replace the lower hinges by screwing in place.
2. Hold the door at ~90°, and drop the closure mechanism down into the lower hinge
pin. Then rotate it slightly in either direction until the door/mechanism falls down into
place. Install the top hinge, thus locking the door in place.
3. Insert the water line into the top section of the unit and insert into the connector.
4. Connect the harness at the top of the hinges.
5. Replace the top hinge covers.
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Steel
Plastic Water
Clamp Removing & Replacing Freezer Drawer
Tubing to Ice
Maker Fill
Brass
Tube
Compression
Nut
Removing Freezer Drawer:
Ferrule
(Sleeve) 1. Remove 4 hex head drawer screws.
Copper
2. Lift up drawer to remove.
water line
Water Valve
Bracket
Valve Inlet
Water Valve
Copper water line
from household
water supply
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Remove
Hex Head
Figure 1
Drawer Screw
CAUTION
Plastic Water Tubing
Steel
to Ice Maker
Clamp
Fill Tube
Drawer is heavy. Use caution when lifting.
Braided
Flexible
Stainless
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Steel
Water Line Cabinet Leveling & Refrigerator Door Alignment
Water Valve Bracket Guidelines for final positioning of
refrigerator:
Valve Inlet
• All four corners of cabinet must rest firmly on
Water Valve
floor.
• The front should be slightly elevated (to ensure
6 ft (1.8 Meters) Braided flexible that doors close and seal properly).
stainless steel water line from
• Doors should align with each other and be level.
household water supply.
Most of these conditions can be met by raising or
(Include enough tubing in loop to allow
lowering the adjustable front rollers.
moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)
Figure 2 To level the cabinet using the front rollers (if
necessary):
1. Slightly open freezer drawer if the toe grill
is installed. Lift the toe grille and gently pull
NOTE forward.
2. Make initial cabinet adjustments by using the
You will be pulling approximately 5 feet of front roller height adjusting screws. Use a 3/8
inch socket wrench to turn the
water tube from the back of the refrigera-
adjustment screws (1 per side).
tor. Use care while pulling the water tube
To raise: turn adjustment
from the unit to ensure not kinking the tube.
screw clockwise.
To lower: turn adjustment screw
counterclockwise.
3. Ensure both doors are bind-
free with their seals touching
Top View
of
the cabinet on all four sides and that cabinet
Cabinet
Top View
is stable.
Cabinet
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Remove Internal Shipping Materials
90˚
Kenmore uses packing foam and tape to secure the internal parts of your refrigerator for
shipping. Once the refrigerator is in position, you can remove this material.
What's Next?
Congratulations! You are ready to begin enjoying your new Kenmore refrigerator.
• For important safety instructions and to learn how to operate your refrigerator, please
read the entire Use & Care Guide.
• You may want to start with the "Normal Operating Sights & Sounds" section of the
Guide to learn what to expect during typical operation.
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 Installation Checkoff List
Doors
 Handles are secure and tight
 Door is completely sealed to cabinet on
all sides
 Freezer door is level across the top
Leveling
 Refrigerator is level, side to side and is
tilted ¼ in. (6 mm) front to back
 Toe grille is properly attached to refrigerator
 Cabinet is sitting solid on all corners
This document should only be removed by customer after installation.
Replacing Freezer Drawer:
1. Extend the Freezer slides from unit.
2. Carefully align support pin with hooks on
end of freezer
slides and then
DO NOT
Remove lower freezer
DO NOT
Other
door onto
Loosen
Screws
or
slides.
Remove
These 3 3. Replace the
Hex
4 hex head
Screws
screws that se-
cure the slides
to the door (2
on each side)
and tighten.
NOTE
To locate the pin, look inside the drawer
and the pin is next to the door liner and
the slides. Not all parts are shown in the
illustration.
4. After unit is leveled, lower anti-tip leg
using a 3/8 inch socket wrench until it
firmly contacts the floor.
5. Install toe grille by fitting into place.
To make final door height adjustments (if
necessary):
1. Open freezer drawer to make lower
hinge visible.
2. Insert 6mm Allen wrench into the
shaft of the lower hinge.
3. Adjust the height by turning clockwise
or counterclockwise. Turning clockwise
will lower the door. Turning counter-
clockwise will raise the door. Default
setting is to the lowest height when you
receive your appliance.
Raise
Anti-tip
Leg
Lower
Door
Electrical Power
 House power turned on
 Refrigerator plugged in
Icemaker
 House water supply connected to refrigerator
 No water leaks present at all connections
- recheck in 24 hours
 Icemaker is turned ON.
Final Checks
 Shipping material removed
 Fresh Food and Freezer controls set
 Crisper Humidity controls set
Pin
Hook
Raise
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