Installation Manual

Safety Awareness

Read this manual carefully and understand the contents before you install the refrigerator.

Be aware of possible safety hazards when you see the safety alert symbol on the refrigerator and in this manual. A signal word follows the safety alert symbol and identifies the danger of the hazard. Carefully read the descriptions of these signal words to fully know their meanings. They are for your safety.

WARNING: This signal word identifies a hazard, which if ignored, can cause dangerous personal injury, death, or much property damage.

CAUTION: This signal word identifies a hazard, which if ignored, can cause small personal injury or much property damage.

Safety Instructions

WARNING:

-This refrigerator is not approved for use as a free standing refrigerator. It is equipped for the use of propane gas only and can not be changed to use any other fuels (natural gas, butane, etc.).

-Incorrect installation, adjustment, changes to, or mainte- nance of this refrigerator can cause personal injury, property damage, or both.

-Obey the instructions in this manual to install the intake and exhaust vents.

-Do not install the refrigerator directly on carpet. Put the refrigerator on a metal or wood panel that extends the full width and depth of the refrigerator enclosure.

-Do not allow anything to touch the refrigerator cooling system.

-Propane gas can ignite and cause an explosion that can result in property damage, personal injury, or death. Do not smoke or create sparks. Do not use an open flame to examine the propane gas supply line for leaks. Always use two wrenches to tighten or loosen the propane gas supply line connections.

-Make sure the electrical installation obeys all applicable codes. See the “Certification and Code Requirements” section of this manual.

-Do not bypass or change the refrigerator’s electrical components or features.

-Do not spray liquids near electrical outlets, connections, or the refrigerator components. Many liquids are electrically conductive and can cause a shock hazard, electrical shorts and in some cases, fire.

-The refrigerator cooling system is under pressure. Do not try to repair or to recharge a defective cooling system.

-The cooling system contains sodium chromate. The breathing of certain chromium compounds can cause cancer. The cooling system contents can cause severe skin and eye burns, and can ignite and burn with an intense flame. Do not bend, drop, weld, move, drill, puncture, or hit the cooling system.

CAUTION:

-The rear of the refrigerator has sharp edges and corners. To prevent cuts or abrasions when working on the refrigerator, be careful and wear cut resistant gloves.

Certification and Code Requirements

This refrigerator is certified by CSA International as meeting the latest edition of ANSI Z21.19 / CAN 1.4 standards for installation in mobile homes or recreational vehicles.

The installation must obey these standards and this “Installation Manual” for the NORCOLD limited warranty to be in effect. Installation must conform with the following as applicable:

In the United States and Canada:

-Local codes, or in the absence of local codes, the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, the Natural Gas and Propane installation Code, CSA B149.1, ANSI A119.2 Recreational Vehicles Code, and CSA Z240 RV Series, Recreational Vehicles.

-A manufactured home (mobile home) installation must conform with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 [formerly the Federal Standard for Mobile Home Construction and Safety, Title 24 (part 280), and the current CSA Z240.4, Gas- equipped Recreational Vehicles and Mobile Housing.

-If an external power source is utilized, the appliance, when installed, must be electrically grounded in accordance with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, the National Electrical code, and ANSI/NFPA 70, or the Canadian Electrical Code, CSA C22.2. Parts 1 and 2.

All propane gas supply piping and fittings must obey local, state, and national codes about type and size. These components must also obey the current NFPA 501C section 2-4, and in Canada with the current CAN 1-6.10 Standard.

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