GE ZIR36N LH, ZIF36N RH Installation, Materials Required, Flooring, Grounding the Refrigerator

Tools Required

Materials Required

Hardware Supplied

Flooring

Installation

		36″ Refrigerators, Freezers
• Tinsnips to cut banding	• Bucket	• 7/16″ open-end wrench	• 7/16″ socket with
• Stepladder	• Level	• #2 Phillips screwdriver	3″ extension for
• 1-1/4″open-end	• Appliance Hand Truck	• Stubby Phillips	ratchet
wrench	• Tubing cutter	screwdriver	• Safety glasses
		• Drill and appropriate bits
• Water shut-off valve		• Stick-on hook and loop fastener strips for 1/4″ side
• Water filter WR97X0214		panels
(optional but recommended)		• 35″ long 2x4 for Anti-Tip support
• Custom panel for door and grille panel		• Screws to secure refrigerator to cabinetry

•1/4″ Copper water line tubing or GE SmartConnect™ Tubing Kit

•1/4-1/4 union with nuts

•Anti-Tip Mounting Brackets

For proper installation, the refrigerator or freezer	NOTE: Protect the finish of the flooring. Cut a large
must be placed on a level surface of hard material	section of the cardboard carton and place under the
the same height as the rest of the flooring. The floor	product where you are working.
should be strong enough to support a fully loaded
refrigerator or freezer, or approximately 1,200 lbs.

Grounding the Refrigerator

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IMPORTANT – (Please read carefully)

FOR PERSONAL SAFETY, THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED.

The power cord of these appliances is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug which mates with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall receptacle to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from this appliance.

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

Where a standard 2-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded 3-prong wall outlet.

IMPORTANT:

We recommend two separate 115V, 60Hz. 20 amp., properly grounded electrical outlets for a side by side installation of two products. Each electrical outlet should have a voltage rating that matches the rating plate.

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

Use of Adapter plug

Because of potential 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 2-prong wall outlet by use of a UL listed adapter available at most 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 the adapter ground terminal to a wall outlet cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and the wall outlet is grounded through the house wiring. You should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet is properly grounded.

PRUDENCE

FICHE D’ADAPTATION

(Fiches d’adaptation non permises au Canada)

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter, always hold the adapter in place with one hand and pull the power cord with the other 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 again 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.