Frigidaire FRT18DRH - Firststeps

FirstSteps Before starting the refrigerator, follow theseimportant firststeps:
3" AIR SPACE
1"
Clearance
Properaircirculaticmandlevelingwill
ensureefficientq_maticn.
LOWER
CABINET
CABINET
Exposedbolt(somemodels)
LOWER
CABINET
CABINET
Sunkenbolt (sanemodels)
Location
• Choosea place thatisnear a groundedelectricaloutlet.DO NOTuse an
extensioncordoranadapterplug.
• Ifpossible,placetherefrigeratoroutofdirectsunlightandawayfrcmthe
range,dishwasherorotherheatsources.
• Therefrigeratormustbe installedcna floorthatislevelandstrongenough
tost_cltortafullyloacL=drefrigerator.
• Considerwatersupplyavailabilityformodelsequippedwithanautomaticice
maker.
Installatgm
• Donot installtherefrigeratorwherethete_oeraturewilldropbelow60°F
(15°C)orriseaboveII0°F(43°C).Thecrmpressorwillnotbeabletomaintain
p_ te_oeratures.
• Allowspacearoundtheunit forgoodaircirculation.Leavea i inch (25_m)
spacebehindanda 3 inch (75_m)spaceabovetherefrigeratorforadequate
• Ina recessedinstallation,allowanextraI/2inch (10-15_m)oneachside
fcreaseofinstallaticn.
• Forbestcirculaticn,elevatetheunitiinch(25m) frcrnthefloor,especially
iftheflooriscarpeted.
Door Opening
Thedoorsshouldopentoalloweasyaccesstoa counterwhenremovingfood.
• Donotpositiontherefrigeratorsoyouhavetowalkaroundtherefrigerator
drams.
• Reversethecborsifnecessary.See"ReversibleDoorInstructions."
Leveling
Allfourcornersofrefrigerator_st restfirmlycna solidfloor.Somemodels
areequi_pedwithadjustablescrew-typelevelers.Othersareequippedwithrollers.
Ifyourrefrigeratordidnotcrrnewithrollers,theycanbe_ed frcmyourdealer.
• Toadjustscre_-typelevelers(scmemodels): Tipcabinetbackslightlyand
raiseadjustingholtsasneecL=d.
• Toadjustfrontrollers(scmemodels): Usea screwdriver,3/8"socket
wrench,ornutdrivertoadjustrollersasshown.
RAISETHEFRC_Tofcabinetenoughsodoorswillclosefreelywhenopenedhalfway.
Levelcabinetsidetoside.
CleanLng
• Washtheinside,allremovablepartsandtheoutsidewithmilddetergentand
warm water. Wipe dry. DO NOT USE HARSH CLEANERS ON THESE
SURFACES.
• Donotuse razorbladesorothersharpinstruments,whichcanscratchthe
appliancesurface,whenremovingadhesivelabels.Anyglueleftfromthe
tapeor energylabelcanbe removedwith amixtureofwarmwaterandmild
detergent,or,touchthegluewiththestickysideoftapealreadyremoved.
• DO NOT REMOVE THE SERIAL PLATE.