KitchenAid compactor installation instructions Adjusting the toe plate

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Adjusting the toe plate

Personal Injury Hazard When moving or lifting the compactor, use a glove to protect and cushion your hand.

Failure to do so could result in personal injury.

Floor Damage

Do not allow the rear frame of the compactor to touch the floor when lifting or rolling.

Doing so could damage floor covering.

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close to its final position. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded receptacle.

Freestanding installation Carefully move it into its final position. Check that compactor is still level (See Step 7.) Go to Step 11,

Undercounter installation

Carefully lift the front slightly and roll it into the cabinet opening until the retaining brackets stop the unit.

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Undercounter installation

Fasten the retaining brackets to the underside of the countertop with the mounting screws.

If brackets cannot be attached to the underside of countertop, attach mounting clips to brackets. Fasten compactor to cabinet front with mounting screws through mounting clips.

11. Grasp sides of compactor drawer and place bottom of drawer into tracks. Lift at the handle so the front of drawer will go over drawer stops Close drawer. Open drawer and check if drawer opens freely. If the toe plate rubs against floor, see “Adjusting the toe plate” for further instructions.

12. Read Use and Care Guide Operation Instructions to fully understand your new compactor. Keep all literature in a safe place for future reference

Adjusting the toe plate

If the toe plate rubs the floor covering, the toe plate clearance may be changed as follows:

1.Mark on each side of the toe plate the amount of toe plate that rubs the floor covering.

2.Remove the drawer from the unit (Refer to Step 3 of the Installation Instructions.)

3.Place drawer on a protective covering, cardboard, etc., so the front panel faces upward.

4.With a ruler and a pencil or chalk, draw a line between the marks on each side of toe plate.

5.Use scissors or utility knife to cut toe plate along line. (See Figure 2.)

6.Replace drawer as explarned in Step 11, If toe plate still rubs floor covering, repeat Steps l-6.

Figure 2

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KitchenAid compactor installation instructions Adjusting the toe plate