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Space Requirements
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) for 33" wide models, or ½"(1.3 cm) for
30" wide models, at the top of your refrigerator.
• If 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 ½" minimum on hinge side (depending on your
model) to allow for the door to swing open 90°.
NOTE: Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator, or other heat source. Do not install the
refrigerator in a location where the temperature will fall
below 55°F (13° C).
discard an old refrigerator, please follow the
instructions below to help prevent accidents.
BEFORE
BEFORE
BEFORE
BEFORE
BEFORE Y
Y
Y
Y
YOU
OU
OU
OU
OU THR
THR
THR
THR
THRO
O
O
O
OW A
W A
W A
W A
W AW
W
W
W
WA
A
A
A
AY
Y
Y
Y
Y Y
Y
Y
Y
YOUR OLD
OUR OLD
OUR OLD
OUR OLD
OUR OLD
REFRIGERA
REFRIGERA
REFRIGERA
REFRIGERA
REFRIGERAT
T
T
T
TOR OR FREEZER:
OR OR FREEZER:
OR OR FREEZER:
OR OR FREEZER:
OR OR FREEZER:
• Take off the doors.
• Leave the shelves in place so that children may
not easily climb inside.
DANGER
!
Proper Disposal of Your Refrigerator
IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation
are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned
refrigerators are still dangerous--
even if they will sit for "just a few days." If you