Product support
A solid soffit or a wood block is required to prevent the refrigerator from tipping forward after it is installed.
Determine what height the refrigerator will be when it is installed to fit opening. Determine the height to the top of the cover at the final installed height you plan to use.
wood block(s)
Block(s) must be long enough to fully cover width of cover.
Important: Block(a) must extend at least 2” over cover.
Personal Injury/Property
Damage Hazard
The solld sofflt must be no more than 1” above the cover or you will need to attach a wood block to the wall.
Failure to attach wood blocks to the wall could result In personal injury or property damage.
Your installation location may vary from the examples shown. However, you must support the refrigerator with a wood block or other adequate means of support located l/4” above the cover.
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;‘i’Locate wood blocks a maximum of l/4”
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When a sofflt is not avallable,
locate wall studs in the refrigerator opening. Center one wood block and use wood screws to attach the wood block to the wall studs. Make sure screws engage wall studs a minimum of
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If soffit Is more than | one Inch | If sofflt | is less than | one inch | |
above | cover, locate wall | above | cover, a wood | support | |
studs | in the refrigerator | opening. | is not needed. |
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Center one wood block and use wood screws to attach the wood block to the wall studs. Make sure screws engage wall studs a minimum of
of the first block. The wood block(s) must extend 2 inches beyond the ends of the cover.