Norcold N260 owner manual Assemble the Enclosure, Install the Lower and Upper Vents

Assemble the Enclosure

-Make sure the enclosure is 21 inches high x 19 3/8 inches wide x 24 inches deep.

-Make sure the floor is solid and level.

-The floor must be metal or a wood panel and extend the full width and depth of the enclosure.

-The floor must be able to support the weight of the refrigerator and its contents.

-Make sure there are no adjacent heat sources such as a furnace vent, etc.

Install the Lower and Upper Vents

1. Determine the rough opening (RO) size for each vent.

Certified Vent Part No. RO High RO Wide

-Install a baffle [6] to prevent stagnant hot air in the area

[7]above the refrigerator (See Art01028).

-Make sure there is less than 1/4 inch clearance [8] between the baffle and the top of the refrigerator.

-Make sure the baffle is the full width of the inside of the enclosure.

-If the distance from the back of the refrigerator to the wall of the vehicle is more than one inch, install a baffle [9] at the top of the intake vent between the back of the refrigerator and the wall of the vehicle.

Reverse the Door Swing (optional)

This refrigerator has door hinges that allow you to change the direction that the door opens by moving the hinges on a diagonal to the opposite side. (See Art01031)

1.Remove the door:

-Remove the storage bins from the door.

Upper Exhaust			617485	7 1/4 in.	18 in.	-	Turn out and save the upper hinge pin [1].
Vent
Lower Intake			617484	9 3/4 in.	19 3/8 in.	-	Open the door a small amount and pull the top of the door
Vent							away from the upper hinge of the refrigerator.
2.	Install the lower intake vent (See Art01026):					-	Lift the door off [2] of the lower hinge pin [3].
	WARNING: Make sure the bottom of the opening for					-	Turn out and save the lower hinge pin.
	the lower intake vent is even with or immediately below					2. Change the position of the hinges:
	the floor level. This allows any leaking propane gas to
	escape to the outside and not to collect at floor level.					-	Remove the screws from the front of the breaker [4].
-	Make sure the bottom of the opening of the lower intake					-	Remove the breaker.
	vent [1] is even with or immediately below the floor level.
-	Align the lower intake vent vertically below the coils [2] and					-	Remove the screws [5] from the upper hinge [6].
	the condenser [3] of the refrigerator.					-	Put this hinge on the other side as the lower hinge.
3. Install the upper exhaust vent (See Art01036):						-	Attach the hinge with the screws.
-	Make sure the distance [4] from the floor level to the top of					-	Turn the lower hinge pin down into this hinge.
	the rough opening for the upper exhaust vent is at least 20
	5/8	inches or poor cooling performance can occur.				-	Remove the screws [5] from the lower hinge [7].
	-	Align the upper exhaust vent [5] vertically above with				-	Put this hinge on the other side as the upper hinge.
		the coils and in line with the condenser of the refrigera-
		tor.				-	Attach the hinge with the screws.
-	For the best cooling performance and if the construction of					-	Turn the breaker over and assemble it to the front of the
	the vehicle allows, the distance [4] from the floor level to the
							refrigerator.
	top of the rough opening of the upper exhaust vent [5]
	should be as near 30 1/2 inches as possible (See					3.	Install the door:
	Art01027).
	-	Align the upper exhaust vent [5] vertically above the				-	Turn the door over.
		coils [2] and the condenser [3] of the refrigerator.				-	Put the door down onto the lower hinge pin.
						-	Align the holes in the upper hinge and the hinge bushing
							and hold in ths position.
						-	Screw the upper hinge pin down into the upper hinge and
							into the door.
						-	Put the storage bins in the door.

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