Argos KENSINGTON ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

Kensington - 3฀Drawer฀Bedside

Assembly Instructions - Please keep for future reference

423/7824

426/5487

Dimensions

Width - 48.5cm

Depth - 39.4cm

Height - 76.1cm

Important -฀Please฀read฀these฀instructions฀fully฀before฀starting฀assembly

If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, please visit www.argos-support.co.uk
or email: [e-mail] (quoting your original order number)
Alternatively, call the Spares Helpline on: 0370 112 1928.
For any other queries please contact the Customer Helpline on: 0345 640 2020

MADE IN

BRITAIN

Issue฀1฀-฀11/06/15

Safety and Care Advice

Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly

• Warning: This unit weighs
approximately 20kgs.
Please lift with care.

• Check you have all the
components and tools listed on
pages 1, 2 and 3.

• Remove all fittings from the
plastic bags and separate them
into their groups.

• Keep children and animals
away from the work area, small
parts could choke if swallowed.

• Parts of the assembly will be
easier with 2 people.

Care and maintenance

• Make sure you have enough
space to layout the parts before
starting.

• Do not stand or put weight on
the product, this could cause
damage.

• Assemble the item as close to
its final position (in the same
room) as possible.

• Assemble on a soft level
surface to avoid damaging the
unit or your floor (use opened
out unit carton).

• We do not
recommend the
use of power
drill/drivers for

inserting screws,
as this could damage the unit.
Only use hand screwdrivers.

• Safety note: It is
recommended that this unit is
secured to a wall using the
overbalance protector kit
supplied or, an alternative fixing
method of your choice.

• Dispose of all packaging
carefully and responsibly.

• Only clean using a damp cloth
and mild detergent, do no use
bleach or abrasive cleaners.

Tools required

Cross-head฀

Rule

screwdriver

• From time to time check that
there are no loose screws on
this unit.

Eye฀protection฀

ScissorsHammer

(when฀using฀a฀

hammer฀or฀drill)

• This product should not be
discarded with household
waste. Take to your local
authority waste disposal centre.

Electric฀drill

(do฀not฀use฀for฀

fitting฀screws)

Note: If required the next page
can be cut out and used as
reference throughout the
assembly. Keep this page with
these instructions for future
reference.

1

Components - Panels

If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, please visit www.argos-support.co.uk
or email: [e-mail] (quoting your original order number)
Alternatively, call the Spares Helpline on: 0370 112 1928.
For any other queries please contact the Customer Helpline on: 0345 640 2020

Please check you have all the panels listed below

1

Left฀Side

(74.6฀x฀37.4cm)

45

Rail (DF2383)

(42.3฀x฀9.2cm)

Drawer฀Front (DF2384)

78

(41.7฀x฀19.2cm)฀x฀3

(DF2404)

฀x฀5

23

Right฀Side (DF2405)

(74.6฀x฀37.4cm)

Front฀Plinth (DF2385)

(48.5฀x฀9.2cm)

Left฀Drawer฀Side฀(W330-124LH)

(33฀x฀12.4cm)฀x฀3

Top (DF2380)

(48.5฀x฀39.4cm)

6

Side฀Plinth

(37.4฀x฀9.1cm)

Right฀Drawer฀Side฀(W330-124RH)

9

(33฀x฀12.4cm)฀x฀3

(DF2386)

฀x฀2

10

Drawer฀Back฀(W390-124)

(39฀x฀12.4cm)฀x฀3

11

Drawer฀Base฀(T401-327)

(40.1฀x฀32.7cm)฀x฀3

12

Back (X667-449)

(66.7฀x฀44.9cm)

2

Components - Fittings

If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, please visit www.argos-support.co.uk
or email: [e-mail] (quoting your original order number)
Alternatively, call the Spares Helpline on: 0370 112 1928.
For any other queries please contact the Customer Helpline on: 0345 640 2020

Please check you have all the fittings listed below

Note:฀The quantities below are the correct amount to complete the assembly. In some cases

more fittings may be supplied than are required.

AB

Metal฀dowel฀(F901) ฀x฀22

DEF

Wooden฀dowel฀(F22) ฀x฀16

GHI

25mm Screw฀(F50) ฀x฀4

JK

9mm Screw฀(F73) ฀x฀12

M

Nail฀(F51) ฀x฀16

19mm

Screw฀(F461) ฀x฀39mm฀Screw฀(F74) ฀x฀6

Wedgefix฀(F639) ฀x฀6

Large฀locking฀

nut฀(F900) ฀x฀16

C

Small฀locking฀

nut฀(F3) ฀x฀6

Knock-in฀Peg฀(F171GY)฀฀x฀12

L

Plastic฀Nail฀

N

(F91) ฀x฀4

Drawer฀runner฀(F1004) ฀x฀6

O

Strap Screw Washer x 2

Overbalance฀protector฀kit฀(F269) x฀1

Handle฀(F220) ฀x฀3

Ruler -฀Use฀this฀ruler฀to฀help฀correctly฀identify฀the฀screws

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3

Assembly Instructions

Step 1

If฀you฀have฀damaged฀or฀missing฀components,฀call฀the฀

Customer฀Helpline:฀03456฀400800฀quoting the reference

numbers below

Prepare฀the฀3฀drawer฀

fronts

Screw 2 metal dowels
into each of the drawer
fronts .

Note: Tighten the metal
dowels up fully against
the panels.

7

A

Step 2

Prepare฀the฀drawer฀

sides฀

Insert a small locking

C

nut into the hole
shown on the left drawer
side and the right

8

drawer side .

9

A

A

C

A

7

8

C

x 3

C

9

Note: The arrow on the
locking nut must point
towards the hole in the
edge of the panel.

Step 3

Attach฀the฀drawer฀

sides฀to฀the฀drawer฀

fronts

Push the left drawer sides
. and right drawer sides

8

9

. onto the back of the
drawer fronts .

Turn the small locking

C

nuts on the left
drawer side and right
drawer side .

7

8

9

x 3

8

7

x 3

9

C

A

B

x 3

Note: Turn the locking

C

nuts clockwise to
secure panels - more
than 1/2 a turn.

4

Assembly Instructions

Step 4

Fit฀the฀drawer฀base

Slide the drawer base
down the grooves in the
drawer sides and
and down into the
groove in the drawer
front .

7

89

11

Step 5

Fit฀the฀drawer฀back

Fit the drawer back
between the drawer
sides and .
Make sure that the
drawer base fits into
the groove in the drawer
back .

Hold the drawer back
in position and tap the
knock-in pegs
through the holes in the
drawer sides and .

89

11

10

10

10

F

89

11

9

8

F

F

7

10

11

8

x 3

F

F

9

x 3

Step 6

Attach฀the฀handles

Attach a handle to
each of the drawer fronts
. using screw .

7

N

H

Step 7

Fit฀the฀wedgefixes

Turn the drawer
assemblies over and
slide 2 wedgefixes
into the front and back
grooves, as shown, and
tighten up the screws.

5

K

H

x 3

7

N

x 3

K

K

K

Assembly Instructions

Step 8

Prepare฀the฀left฀side

a:฀Place 3 runners on

the left side as
shown. Slide back the
top of runner and use the
2nd hole from the front
to fit the 1st screw .

1

b:฀Slide the runner

back the other way and
fit the 2nd screw into
the corresponding hole
in the left side .

c:฀Screw 5 metal

dowels into the left
side .

Insert 2 large locking
nuts into the left side
. .

1

A

1

B

M

J

M

J

1

a:

J

Finished฀

front฀edge

Finished฀

front฀edge

M

J

J

J

M

M

M

1

J

J

Note: The arrow on the
locking nuts must point
towards the hole in the
edge of the panel.

Tap 2 wooden dowels
into the left side .

1

Note: Wooden dowels

must not stick out from
the edge by more than
10mm or they may
damage other panels.

J

1

b:

D

A

B

Finished฀

front฀edge

A

A

A

A

B

B

1

D

D

c:

10mm

D

6

Assembly Instructions

Step 9

Prepare฀the฀right฀side

J

M

a:฀Place 3 runners on

the right side as

M

2

shown. Slide back the
top of runner and use the
2nd hole from the front
to fit the 1st screw .

b:฀Slide the runner

J

M

back the other way and
fit the 2nd screw into

J

the corresponding hole
in the right side .

2

c:฀Screw 5 metal

dowels into the right
side .

Insert 2 large locking
nuts into the right
side .

Tap 2 wooden dowels
into the right side .

A

2

B

2

D

2

a:

b:

J

J

2

J

M

M

J

J

2

M

Finished฀

front฀edge

J

Finished฀

front฀edge

B

A

A

A

A

2

A

B

D

D

c:

Finished฀

front฀edge

7

Assembly Instructions

Step 10

Prepare฀the฀5฀rails

Insert 2 large locking
nuts into each of the

B

5 rails .

Tap 2 wooden dowels
into each of the 5 rails .

4

D

4

Step 11

Fit฀3฀of฀the฀rails฀to฀the฀

right฀side

Push 3 rails onto the
right side .

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking

B

nut fitted to each of
the rails .

4

2

4

B

D

B

4

A

B

2

x 5

D

4

4

Note:
locking nuts as far as

Turn the large

B

they will go - more than
1/2 a turn.

Step 12

Fit฀the฀other฀2฀rails฀to฀

the฀right฀side

Push the 2 rails onto
the right side .

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking

B

nut fitted to each of
the rails .

4

4

2

4

2

4

4

Note: Fit the rail at the
back last and support it
until the left side has been
fitted in the next step.

8

Assembly Instructions

Step 13

Fit฀the฀left฀side

Push the left side
onto the rails .

1

4

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking

B

nut fitted to each of
the rails .

4

Step 14

Prepare฀the฀top

Screw 4 metal dowels
into the top .

3

A

4

4

4

A

A

3

4

A

4

1

A

Step 15

Fit฀the฀top

Note: To make it easier
to fit the top and plinths,
place polystyrene blocks
from the packaging
underneath the side
panels to raise the
assembly.

Push the top onto
the assembly.

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
each of the sides and
. .

2

3

B

1

Profiled฀

front฀edge

2

Polystyrene฀

block

1

3

Polystyrene฀

block

Profiled฀

front฀edge

9

Assembly Instructions

Step 16

Fit฀the฀back

a: Square up the unit by

making sure that
measurement x to x

equals y to y.

b: Place the back

onto the unit.

Nail around the

E

outside edges of the

12

back .

Note: Nails should be
spaced about 150mm
apart.

12

The฀measurement฀from฀top฀corner฀X฀to฀bottom฀corner฀X฀must฀be฀

a:

equal฀to฀the฀measurement฀from฀top฀corner฀Y฀to฀bottom฀corner฀Y

b:

E

xx

12

yy

xx

yy

Step 17

Fit฀the฀4฀plastic฀nails

Tap 2 plastic nails
into the bottom edge of
each of the sides and
. .

2

L

1

L

2

L

1

L

L

10

Assembly Instructions

Step 18

Prepare฀a฀side฀plinth

B

Finished฀

top฀edge

Insert a large locking

B

nut into 1 of the side
plinths .

Tap a wooden dowel
into the side plinth .

6

D

6

Step 19

Prepare฀the฀other฀side฀

plinth

Insert a large locking
nut into the side plinth

B

6

. .

Tap a wooden dowel
into the side plinth .

D

6

6

D

B

D

Finished฀

top฀edge

6

Step 20

Prepare฀the฀front฀

plinth

Screw 2 metal dowels
into the front plinth .

A

5

Step 21

Fit฀the฀plinths฀together

Push the 2 side plinths
onto the front plinth .

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the large locking
nuts fitted to the side

B

plinths .

6

6

5

A

A

Profiled฀

top฀edge

5

Finished฀

top฀edge

6

Profiled฀

top฀edge

6

5

Finished฀

top฀edge

11

Assembly Instructions

Step 22

Fit฀the฀plinths฀

Position the 3 plinths
onto the assembly
ensuring that the bottom
edge of the plinths are
flush with the bottom
edge of the sides, as
shown.

Secure the 2 side plinths

6

. through the left end

12

. . and right end
using screws .

G

Carefully฀stand฀the฀

unit฀up฀for฀the฀next฀

step.

6

1

G

G

G

G

2

6

6

Step 23

Fit฀the฀drawers

Starting with the bottom
drawer, slide both the
runners forward and
locate the drawer
sides and
between them, lining up
the holes in the drawer
wrap with the 2nd
'threaded' holes in the
runners .

Working from the inside
of the drawer, insert 2
screws through the
drawer sides and out into
the 2nd threaded hole in
the runner.

Note: Do not overtighten
the screws .
If they catch on the
runner you may need to
loosen them slightly.

M

89

M

I

I

I

I

8

9

I

M

2nd฀threaded฀

hole

12

Assembly Instructions

Step 24

Fit฀the฀overbalance฀

protector฀kit

To prevent possible
overbalancing we
recommend that this unit
is secured to a suitable
wall by fitting of the
overbalance protector kit
. to the unit, or an

O

alternative fixing method
of your choice.

Wall fixings are not
supplied as they will
need to suit the wall
type.

Note: Take care when
drilling the wall that you
do not drill into any
pipes, wires etc.
If in doubt, consult an
expert.

Wall fixing

(not supplied)

Attach the

strap to the wall

O

Strap

Washer

Screw

(not supplied)

Example

Strap

Attach the

strap to the unit

O

UNIT

Screw

Washer

Assembly฀is฀complete

If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, please visit www.argos-support.co.uk
or email: [e-mail] (quoting your original order number)
Alternatively, call the Spares Helpline on: 0370 112 1928.
For any other queries please contact the Customer Helpline on: 0345 640 2020

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