Installation Instructions
Installation Preparation
warning
•Before working on wiring for any electrical appliance, be sure the power has been turned off at the breaker/fuse box. Place a tag at the disconnect switch indicating that you are working on the circuit.
•Moving this appliance requires two people. Do not attempt to install or lift it alone.
•To prevent personal injury, wear hand protection when moving this appliance.
•Do not allow any material, including the hoses or electrical wiring to be directly behind the dishwasher while pushing it into the cutout opening. Carefully pull the slack out of both hoses and the wiring from outside the cutout during push back to prevent pinching. An electric shock hazard or water damage may result from pinched wires or hoses. Damage due to improper installation is not covered under warranty.
Adjust the Door Springs
Before installation, open the door to check the door springs. If it tends to fall open or pull shut quickly on its own, adjust the springs.
The door springs are on the sides of the dishwasher. If adjustment is necessary, try making small adjustments on only one side first.
1.Be sure the door is closed.
2.Grab the front end of the spring and pull it up and forward to release it from the forward mount.
Door
spring
Side of dishwasher
3.To make small tension adjustments to the spring, hold the back end of the spring with one hand and turn the front part one or more times. Turn it clockwise to increase spring tension, counterclockwise to reduce tension.
Increase spring | Decrease |
tension | spring tension |
4.To make larger tension adjustments to the door springs, remove the back of the springs from the dishwasher by turning them outwards.
Move them one hole farther back or forward, then make small adjustments as outlined in step 3 as necessary.
Door
spring
Side of dishwasher
Increase spring
tension
Decrease
spring tension
5.To reinstall the back end of the spring, hold it at a right angle to the side of the dishwasher and push the end into the hole, then turn the spring in, toward the front of the dishwasher.
6.Reattach the front end of the spring by pulling it up and forward to fasten it in the mount.
7.Open the door and check the spring tension again. If necessary, make further adjustments.
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