Install ANTI-TIP Brackets, Brackets Required Block

Installation Instructions

5 INSTALL ANTI-TIP BRACKETS

WARNING: ANTI-TIP PRECAUTIONS These refrigerators are top-heavy and must be secured to prevent the possibility of tipping forward.

ATTENTION : PRECAUTIONS CONTRE LES BASCULEMENTS

•Secure the bracket with wood block to the back wall so that it is 84″ (or your installation height) from the finished floor. Use #12 or #14 wood screws. See illustration.

•Screws must penetrate at least one inch into vertical wall studs.

Ces réfrigérateurs sont beaucoup plus lourds

en haut et il faut les maintenir en place pour éviter la possibilité de son basculement vers l’avant.

•Cut a 2″ x 4″ x 71″ block and secure the block to the mounting brackets provided using #12 or #14 wood screws.

2 x 4 Cut

71″ Length

		Mounting
Installation Height		Mounting
From Floor		Bracket

Brackets

Required

Block

Height

From

Floor to Bottom of Wood Block

Side View

Soffit

Brackets

Not Required

Beneath a

Soffit

Screws Mounted into

Vertical Wall Studs

IMPORTANT NOTE: When the refrigerator is installed under a soffit or if there is not enough height for this method of security, brackets cannot be used. Step 8 is an alternate anti-tip procedure to secure refrigerator to cabinets after it has been pushed into the final position. The refrigerator must be secured to prevent tipping.