Hotpoint CTX23 - Refrigerator Installation Guidelines

useofAdapterPlug
Becauseofpotentialsafetyh-ds
underwrtainconditions,westrong~y
*mmenda_use Ofan_r
plug.However,ifyoustallelect
touseanadapter,wherelocal
codespermit,a TEMPOMRY
CONNE~ION m~ybemadetoa
properlygroundti two-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2iavailableatmostlocal-
hardwarestores.
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BEFOREUSE
Largerslotinadaptermustbe
alignedwithlargerslotinwall
outlettoprovideproperpolarityin
connectionofpowercord.
CAmON: Attachingadapter
groundterrnindtowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappiiance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwdloutletisgrounded
throughhousewiring.Youshould
havethecircuitcheckedbyaqtiified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
is
properlygroundd.
men dkonnmti~ the pwer
cord fmm gheatipter~ fli~y~hold
theadapterwithonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak
withrepati use.
should the ada@r ground
~y~in~~b~~k, M
~mUSEthe
appiianeeWmtilapmwrground
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useof
E.tiensionCOF*
Becauseofpotentialsafety
h=rds undercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
The refrigerator should
always
be pl~ged hh ik own
hdividud el=trical outlet—
(115volt,60Hertz,or 100volt,50
Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcause
afirehazardfromoverheatingwires.
Refrigeratorbation
M notbh~ refr~era~r where
*mpmture WWgo k~ow W°F.
&ause itwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
M _ iton a
flmr strong
en@@ m SUppfi a fuu~yBoadd
mf*emtir.
Also see
Energy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
clearances
Allowthefollowingclearancesfor
easeof’insti~lationandproperair
circulation.
sides . . . . . . . . . . . ..** 3/4°
Top . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..~”
Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..t. ~”
u
~~*:7 ~fi:~i~”rie.,,
Considerprovidingwatersupply
to refrigeratorlocation.Itwill
simplificonnectionofoptional
auton~aticicemakershouldyou
wi~htQin~~lloneata laterdate.
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Adjustablerolkm, whichenable
youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbesetsothe
refrigeratorisfirmlypositionedon
thefloorandthefrontisraisedjust
enoughthatthedoorscloseeasily
whenopenedabouthalfway.
Toad,mt
ro~er$,removethebase
grillebygrmpingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.
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~rn rolleradjusting screws
clocbise toraiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/$”hexhead
bolt)orpliers.
Men adjustingfrontrollers
forproperdoorclosure,itis
recommendedthatthebottomfront
edgeofthecabinetbeapproximately
3/411fromthefloor.