Installation Requirements, How to Connect Electricity

Fig. 2

Temporary Method

(Adapter plugs not permitted in Canada)

Align large prongs/slots

Insure proper ground and firm connection before use.

Fig. 1

Preferred Method

Insure proper ground exists before use.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

IMPORTANT…Please read carefully

How to Connect Electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be properly grounded.

The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a three-prong

(grounding) plug which mates with a standard three- prong (grounding) wall outlet (Fig. 1)

to minimize the possibility of

electric shock hazard from this appliance.

Have wall outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded.

Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall outlet.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG FROM THE POWER CORD.

Use of Adapter Plug

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions,

we strongly recommend against use of an adapter plug. However, if

you still elect to use an adapter, where local

codes permit, a

TEMPORARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly grounded two-prong wall outlet by use of a UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) available at most local hardware stores.

The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the larger slot in the wall outlet to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION: Attaching adapter ground terminal to wall outlet cover screw does not ground the appliance unless cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and wall outlet is grounded through house wiring. You should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded. When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter, always hold the adapter with one hand. If this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break with repeated use. Should the adapter ground terminal break, DO NOT USE the appliance until a proper ground has been established.

Use of Extension Cords

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL listed 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and 120 volts.

Electrical Requirements

The refrigerator should always be plugged into its own individual electrical outlet which has a voltage rating that matches the plate.

This provides the best performance and also prevents overloading house wiring circuits which could cause a fire hazard from overheated wires.