Installing the anti-tip floor bracket, Installing the anti-tip floor bracket –17, Warning – GE 225D1804P001 User Manual
Page 16: Locating the anti-tip floor bracket, Figure 1 – installation overview, On 21 ft. models)
LOCATING THE ANTI-TIP
FLOOR BRACKET
Place the anti-tip floor bracket locator template
(included inside the anti-tip kit) onto the floor
up against the rear wall, within W, and in line
with the desired location of the RH side of the
refrigerator (see Figure 1).
Place the anti-tip floor bracket onto the locator
template with its RH floor holes lined up with
the floor holes indicated on the template sheet,
approximately 7
1
⁄
4
” from the edge of the sheet
or the RH side of the refrigerator.
Hold down in position and use the anti-tip floor
bracket as a template for marking the holes
based upon your configuration and type of
construction as shown in Step 3. Mark the hole
locations with a pencil, nail or awl.
NOTE:
• It is REQUIRED to use at least 2 screws to
mount the floor bracket (one on each side of
the anti-tip floor bracket). Both must be into
either the wall or the floor. Figure 2 indicates
all the acceptable mounting configurations
for screws. Identify the screw holes on the
anti-tip floor bracket for your configuration.
MEASURE CABINET OPENING
AVAILABLE VS. REFRIGERATOR WIDTH
Measure width of cabinet opening where
refrigerator will be placed, W.
Be sure to account for any countertop
overhang, baseboard thickness and any
clearance desired. Width, W, should not be less
than 36 inches. The refrigerator will be placed
approximately in the middle of this opening.
WARNING
Under certain circumstances, this refrigerator
can tip forward.
Injury to persons can result.
Install Anti-Tip Bracket packed with this
refrigerator.
1
Baseboard
Thickness
or Countertop
Overhang
(Whichever
Is Greater) Plus
Any Desired
Clearance
Rear Wall
Front
RH Side
2
A
B
C
W
Base
Bracket
on the
Refrigerator
2 Wall Holes
RH Side of
Refrigerator
Floor – Concrete
(2 Holes)
Floor – Wood
(2 Holes)
7
1
⁄
4
”
Locator Template
Sheet
Floor Bracket
to Install
RH Holes
Rear RH
Corner of
Cabinet Wall
REFRIGERATOR
Figure 1 – Installation Overview
16
Installation Instructions
INSTALLING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR BRACKET
(on 21 ft. models)