Whirlpool 408 Dishwasher User Manual


 
Alternate methods:
wpw to fit.
clearance
to floor
If local plumbing codes permit,
dishwasher drain hose may be
connected directly to waste
tee. The waste tee connection
MUST be made ahead of the
1 k%c$$%?$~~kk%~e
connector.
clearance to
above trap.
floor
If local plumbing codes permit,
dishwasher drain hose may be
connected directly to disposer.
Most disposers have 7/8”
connectors or special
connectors are available at
plumbing supply houses.
Knock out disposer Inlet plug
tram Inlet. It Inlet plug
tails lnslde disposer,
you must remove
Inlet plug betore
connecting draln
hose. It disposer Is
already Installed In
sink, you may need
take out
dlSDOSer
to
remove lnlei plug.
Installation steps
With dishwasher in kitchen.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect electrical power at the
fuse box or circuit breaker box
before installing dishwasher.
Make sure that the water supply
line, drain hose, and wiring do not
touch any exposed terminals of
the dishwasher wiring.
Failure to follow these
instructions can result in death or
electrical shock.
Keep cardboard shlpplng base or
plywood under dlshwasher until It ls
Installed, or slide dlshwasher onto
cardboard or hardboard before
movlng It across the rloor.
The cardboard or hardboard will
help protect rloor coverlng when
dlshwasher Is moved across the
tloor durlng Installation.
panel
‘grounding clip
Make
sure
this clip stays
1
attached to access panel.
H Remove the 4 screws attaching
access panel and toe panel to dish
washer using a l/4” hex socket, nut
driver or Phillips screwdriver. Remove
access panel and toe panel. Make
sure that grounding clip stays
attached to access panel. Set panels
aside on a protective surface.
Min.
Cutout
Height
Wheel
Number
Position
Of Turns
(See
To Adjust
Illustration) Levelers
34” (86.4 cm) 1
9
34-l 18” (86.7 cm) 2
6
34-5/l& (87.2 cm) 3
3
34-112” (87.4 cm) 4
0
For additional height:
1. Add shims under the wheels.
2. Turn front levelers. Each turn than es
height by approximately l/16” (0. 6 cm).
9
2
n
Measure height of cabinet
opening from the front edge of the
underside of cabinet opening to
floor. Check chart for that height
opening. Put the wheels in the
required position.
Loosen and then turn front levelers
the number of times indicated in
the chart. The dishwasher should
be installed as level as possible
from front to back.
To prevent damage to tloor coverlng,
tllt dlshwasher backwards on wheels
when movlng across tloor.
3
w Latch
dishwasher
door. Push
dishwasher
into t3lace.
slidi6g drain
hose through hole cut in cabinet
opening.
Do not klnk power supply cable
between dlshwasher and cabinet.
It dlshwasher ls equipped wlth a tub
collar and does not tlt In cabinet
openlng or cabinet openlng Is less
than 24 Inches (61 cm) wide,
partially pull dishwasher out of
cabinet. Start at one side of
dishwasher and pull tub collar off of
dishwasher. Completely remove tub
collar and save. Push dishwasher
back into cabinet opening.
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