Installation Instructions
INSTALLING THE REFRIGERATOR (cont.)
Anti-Tip Floor Bracket Installation (Models PYE,CYE,and PINEonly)
_Tip Over Hazard.
Built-in style models (model PYE,CYE,and PWE) are
top heavy, especially with any doors open. These
models must be secured with the anti-tip floor
bracket to prevent tipping forward, which could
result in death or serious injury. Read and follow
the entire installation instructions for installing the
anti-tip floor bracket packed with your refrigerator.
NOTE:
If you did not receive an anti-tip bracket with your
purchase, call 1.800.626.8774 to receive one at no
cost. (In Canada, call 1.800.561.3344.)
For installation instructions of the bracket, visit:
www.GEApplia nces.com.
(In Canada, www.GEAppliances.ca.)
MATERIALSYOU MAY NEED (notincluded)
Lag B_
1/4" (6 mm) x 1-1/2" (38 mm)
Drill Bit Appropriate for Anchors
Anchor Sleeves
1/2" (12mm) OD
For Anti-Tip Bracket Mounted on CONCRETE Floors Only
[_] MEASURECABINETOPENING
AVAILABLEVS.REFRIGERATORWIDTH
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 lessthan 36",The refrigerator will be
placed approximately in the middle of this opening,
Rear Wall
Baseboard
I _ Thickness or
' I Countertop
._ W '_' Overhang
(Whichever Is
"_ Larger) Plus
Any Desired
Clearance
REFRIGERATOR
Front
RH Side
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
1/8" (3 mm) Drill Bit and
Electric or Hand Drill
,aoZ_ F.....................
Pencil
Tape measure
5/16" (8 mm) Nut Driver
_1 OCATING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR
BRACKET
r_ Placethe anti-tip floor bracket locater 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 RHside of the refrigerator
(seeFigure 1),
Figure 1 - Installation Overview
Floor - Concrete Holes
(2 Holes)
Floor Bracket
to Install
Floor -
(2 Holes) Holes
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Base Bracket _--_ RH Side of
on the
Refrigerator Refrigerator
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Rear RH
Corner of
Cabinet Wall
Locater Template
Sheet
Placethe anti-tip floor bracket onto the locater
template with its RHfloor holes lined up with
the floor holes indicated on the template sheet,
approximately 15 X" from the edge of the sheet or
the RHside 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 REQUIREDto 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,
Refertp 239D1142 POOl Pub# 31-45484-2
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