Kenmore 596.58392 Refrigerator User Manual


 
Installation Instructions
Proper installation will ensure this refrigerator operates
most efficiently.
Spacing Requirements
I WARNING
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as
gasoline away from refrigerator
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, fire, or
burns.
To ensure proper ventilation for your' refrigerator, allow
for a 1" (2.5 cm) space at the top and sides of your
refrigerator,
tf your refrigerator has an ice maker; make sure you
leave some extra space at the back to allow for the
water line connection° The refrigerator' can be flush
with the back wall if you do not have an ice maker
installed.
If you are installing your refrigerator' next to a fixed
wall, leave 2 3/4"(7 cm) minimum on each side
(depending on your model) to allow for the door to
swing open 90 °.
tf tops of doors are not level perform the following steps:
Determine which door must be raised (if toe grille has
not been removed, remove at this time)
Turn front roller adjustment screw clockwise to raise
front corner of door that needs to be raised_ Roller
adjustment screw should be turned untit doors are
level.
Replace toe grille=
raise door
adjustment screw
clockwise until
doors are level
NOTE: Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator, or other heat source, nor in a location where
the temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C)_
Stabilize refrigerator and align doors
If refrigerator rocks or is not stable on floor perform the
following:
Removing Handles
Tools Required
Putty knife (blade covered by masking tape)
s/l_" (8 mm) hex nut driver
o Determine which rear corner is rocking. /8 (9.5 mm) lex nut dnver
Remove toe grille to gain access to roller adjustment Phillips screwdriver
screws.
Turn rear roller adjustment screw clockwise to raise
corner that is rocking.
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Door hinge screws
Rear roller-
adjustment
screw
Front rollerI
adjustment
screw
Check alignment of top of doors, tf doors are level
replace toe gr ille_
Blade screwdriver
I WARNING
Disconnect power to refrigerator before removing
doors to avoid electrical shock which can cause severe
:_ersonal injury or death, After' replacing doors, connect
}owero
Some installations may require handle removal to get
the refrigerator into the home. If so, perform the
following:
o Pry up edge of handle trim using a putty knife, with the
blade end covered in masking tape_ Remove handle
from door by removing 2 mounting screws at each end
of handle.
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