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Installation
Instructions
Anti-Tip
PYE,
Floor Bracket
PWE Models Only
_/_ 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.
GEAppliances.com.
(In Canada, www.GEAppliances.ca.)
MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED (not included)
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
E_ MEASURECABINET OPENING
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
r
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' Wi
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REFRIGERATOR
Baseboard
I
_I I_ Thickness or
' I Countertop
_-' Overhang
(Whichever Is
Larger) Plus
Any Desired
Clearance
RH Side
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
F1
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
(2 Holes) Floor Bracket
to Install
Floor -
(2 Holes) Holes
Rear RH
Corner of
Cabinet Wall
Base Bracket RH Side of Locator Template
on the
Refrigerator Refrigerator Sheet
rB] 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 X" 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:
D
. 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. 31-45484-2
Front 29
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