Installation
Instructions
Built-in style models (model PYE,CYE, GYE, PWE, CWE,
and ZWE) 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.
GEAppliances.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"(12 mm)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 less than 36". The
refrigerator will be placed approximately in the
middle of this opening.
Rear Wall
W
,,q
REFRIGERATOR
Baseboard
|
_I I_ Thickness or
' I Countertop
"' Overhang
(Whichever Is
Larger) Plus
Any Desired
Clearance
RH Side
Anti-Tip Floor Bracket
PYE,CYE, GYE, PWE, OWE,
and ZWE Models Only___
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
1/8" (3 mm)[)rill Bit and Tape measure
Electric or Hand Drill
Pencil 5/16" (8 mm) Nut Driver
r_ OCATING THE ANTI-TIP FLOOR
BRACKET
D
Place the anti-tip floor bracket Iocator 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 RH side of the
refrigerator (see Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Installation Overview
2 Wall Holes
Floor - Concrete
Refrigerator
D
Refrigerator Sheet
Place the anti-tip floor bracket onto the Iocator
template with its RH floor holes lined up with
the floor holes indicated on the template sheet,
approximately 15 ¼" from the edge of the sheet
or the RH side 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.
Refer to 239D1142P001, Pub No. 31-45484-3
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