Whirlpool W10153329A Installation Instructions, Unpack Range, Install Anti-Tip Bracket

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Unpack Range

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install range. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

1.Do not use oven door handle to lift or move the range.

2.Remove shipping materials, tape and protective film from range. Keep cardboard bottom under range. Remove oven racks and parts package from inside oven.

3.Take 4 cardboard corners from the carton. Stack one cardboard corner on top of another. Repeat with the other 2 corners. Place them lengthwise on the floor behind the range to support the range when it is laid on its back. Using 2 or more people, firmly grasp the range and gently lay it on its back on the cardboard corners.

4.Pull cardboard bottom firmly to remove.

5.Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the leveling legs. Adjust the leveling legs to the correct height. Leveling legs can be loosened to add up to a maximum of 1" (2.5 cm). A maximum of 3/16" (5 mm) is needed to engage the anti-tip bracket.

NOTE: If height adjustment is made when range is standing, tilt the range back to adjust the front legs, then tilt forward to adjust the rear legs.

6.Place cardboard or hardboard in front of range. Using 2 or more people, stand range back up onto cardboard or hardboard.

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Before moving range, slide range onto shipping base, cardboard or hardboard.

The anti-tip bracket can be installed to hold either the right or left rear leg of the range. Determine which leg to anchor.

1.Using a measuring tape, find and clearly mark the center line of the cabinet opening for the range.

Center line of range opening

2.Remove template from the anti-tip bracket kit (found inside the oven cavity).

3.Place the template on the floor of the cabinet opening so that the top edge is against the rear wall, molding or cabinet and the dotted line of the center of the anti-tip bracket shown on the template is 12 13/16" (325.4 mm) to the right or left of the center line of the cabinet opening.

4.Tape template in place.

5.To mount the anti-tip bracket to a wood floor, drill two 1/8" (3.2 mm) holes at the positions marked on the bracket template. Remove the template from the floor.

To mount the anti-tip bracket to a concrete or ceramic floor, use a 3/16" (4.8 mm) masonry drill bit to drill 2 holes at the positions marked on the bracket template. Remove the tem- plate from the floor.

6.Tap plastic anchors into holes with a hammer.

7.Align the anti-tip bracket holes with the holes in the floor. Fasten the anti-tip bracket with the screws provided.

A. Cardboard shipping base

Install Anti-Tip Bracket

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.

Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.

Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns to children and adults.

Contact a qualified floor covering installer for the best procedure

for drilling mounting holes through your type floor covering. 8

Depending on the thickness of your flooring, longer screws may be necessary to anchor the bracket to the subfloor. Longer screws are available from your local hardware store.

8.Move the range close to the opening. Remove the shipping base, cardboard or hardboard from under the range.