Option 1: Install standard toe panel

NOTES: Depending on countertop height, you may not have to trim the toe panel.

Rugs placed in front of dishwasher could interfere with toe panel. Clearance between floor and toe panel may need to include the rug thickness.

1.Partially open the bottom drawer.

2.Turn the toe panel upside down and hold vertically against the bottom edge of the tub side (not the front).

3.On the toe panel, mark where the tub’s bottom edge is.

7.Remove any rough edges by sanding smooth.

8.Partially open bottom drawer. Position toe panel behind door and slide onto the underside of tub.

toe panel

clamping

mounting rail

screw

bottom edge of tub side

4.On a stable surface, place toe panel on a wooden cutting board and pick the closest groove to the mark. If the mark is between two grooves, choose the groove that makes the toe panel the shortest.

9.Close the drawer. Check that there is 1/2" (12.7 mm) minimum clearance between the bottom edge of the toe

panel and the floor.

1/2"

 

(12.7 mm)

If not, remove the toe panel and shorten

using the utility knife. Remove any rough

edges.floor

10.Slide toe panel back onto mounting rails.

11.If needed, you may simply push the toe panel back or forward on the mounting rail.

12.With a Phillips screwdriver, tighten the toe panel clamping screws on both sides.

13.Plug in dishwasher or reconnect power.

14.Go to “Complete Installation” section.

5.At the selected groove, use a utility knife and cut the vertical rib the length of the toe panel until entire piece is removed.

6.Snap off the toe panel tabs.

toe panel tab

rear of toe panel

toe panel tab

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