Kenmore 2537034241H, 2537034241J, 2537034341H, 2537034341J, 25370347411 Installation Guide

 Installation Checkoff List

CAUTION

Do not install the refrigerator where the temperature will drop below 55°F (13°C) or rise above 110°F (43°C). The compressor will not be able to maintain proper temperatures inside the refrigerator.

WARNING

To avoid electric shock, which can cause death or severe personal injury, disconnect the refrigerator from electrical power before connecting a water supply line to the refrigerator.

Installation Instructions for French Door Bottom Freezer

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WARNING

To avoid electric shock, which can cause death or severe personal injury, do not connect your refrigerator to an electrical power source until you have completed Step 2 of these instructions.

NOTE

If you need to remove the doors to get your refrigerator into the house, please refer to Section 3: “Door Removal/Installation,: or, for more detailed instructions, “Removing Doors” in the Use & Care Guide. These installation instructions are provided only as a possible customer option. Kenmore recommends that you use a service or kitchen contracting professional to install your refrigerator.

CAUTION

•Shifting the refrigerator from side to side may damage flooring.

•Do not block the toe grille on the lower front of your refrigerator. Sufficient air circulation is essential for proper operation.

Components Provided:		Necessary:
Top Hinge	Top Hinge	Tools Necessary:
Cover Front	Cover Rear
Screw	Screw

(OR) AND

Top	Lower	PhillipsTM
Hinge	Hinge	Head or
Screw	Screw	#2 Square
		Drive Head

IMPORTANT

If you are installing your refrigerator without connecting it to a water supply, make sure the Icemaker’s power switch is turned Off (see the Use & Care Guide for more details).

OR OR

1	PhillipsTM Head Socket Wrench Set Adjustable Wrench 3/8" Fixed Wrench
	Prepare Installation Site

Include these minimum guidelines in your site preparation:

• Choose a place that is near a grounded, non-GFCI, electrical outlet. Do Not use an extension cord or an adapter plug.

• If possible, place the refrigerator out of direct sunlight and away from the range, dishwasher, or other heat sources.

• The refrigerator must be installed on a floor that is level and strong enough to support a fully loaded refrigerator.

• Consider water supply availabil-

ity for models equipped with an automatic ice maker.

Allow the following clearances

for ease of installation, proper air circulation, and plumbing

and electrical connections:

Sides & Top3/8 inch (9.5 mm)/Back 1 inch (25.4 mm)

NOTE

Please call 1-844- 533-6667 if you need assistance with this installation.

2 Connect Water Supply

Before Installing The Water Supply Line, You Will Need:

• Basic Tools: adjustable wrench, flat-blade screwdriver, and Phillips screwdriver.

• Access to a household cold water line with water pressure between 30 and 100 psi.

• A water supply line made of ¼ inch (6.4 mm) OD, copper or stainless steel tubing. To determine the length of tubing needed, measure the distance from the ice maker inlet valve at the back of the refrigerator to your cold water pipe. Then add

approximately 7 feet (2.1 meters), so the refrigerator can be moved out for cleaning (as shown).

• A shutoff valve to connect the water supply line to your household water system. DO NOT use a self-piercing type shutoff valve.

• Do not reuse compression fitting or use thread seal tape.

• A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for connecting a copper water supply line to the ice maker inlet valve.

CAUTION

To Avoid Property Damage:

• Copper or Stainless Steel braided tubing is recommended for the water supply line. Water supply tubing made of ¼ inch plastic is not recommended to be used. Plastic tubing greatly increases the potential for water leaks, and the manufacturer will not be responsible for any damage if plastic tubing is used for the supply line.

• DO NOT install water supply tubing in areas where temperatures fall below freezing.

• Chemicals from a malfunctioning softener can damage the ice maker. If the ice maker is connected to soft water, ensure that the softener is maintained and working properly.

To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet Valve

1.Disconnect refrigerator from electric power source.

2.Place end of water supply line into sink or bucket. Turn ON water supply and flush supply line until water is clear. Turn OFF water supply at shutoff valve.

3.Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and discard cap.

4.If you use copper tubing - Slide brass braided, flexible nut, then ferrule (sleeve) onto water supply line. Push water supply line into water valve inlet as far as it will go (¼ inch/6.4 mm). Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet and finger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See Figure 1.

If you use stainless steel tubing - The nut is already assembled on the tubing. Slide nut onto valve inlet and finger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See Figure 2.

5.With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line (copper tubing only) to rear panel of refrigerator as shown.

6.Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about 2½ turns, behind refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so they do not vibrate or wear against any other surface.

7.Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any connections that leak.

8.Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power source.

3 Door Removal/Installation

Plastic Water	Steel
Tubing to Ice	Clamp
Maker Fill	Brass
Tube	Compression
	Nut
	Ferrule
	(Sleeve)
	Copper
	water line
	Water Valve
	Bracket
	Valve Inlet
	Water Valve
	Copper water line
	from household
	water supply

(Include enough tubing in loop to allow moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)

Figure 1

Plastic Water Tubing	Steel
to Ice Maker
Fill Tube	Clamp
	Braided
	Flexible
	Stainless
	Steel
	Water Line
	Water Valve
	Bracket
	Valve Inlet
	Water Valve

6 ft (1.8 Meters) Braided flexible stainless steel water line from household water supply.

(Include enough tubing in loop to allow moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)

Figure 2

Removing the Doors:

	WARNING	NOTE
		You will be pulling approximately 5 feet of
	Turn off power to your refrigerator, by un-	water tube from the back of the refrigera-
	plugging the power cord from the wall outlet.	tor. Use care while pulling the water tube
		from the unit to ensure not kinking the tube.

1.Remove refrigerator doors’ top hinge covers.

2.Disconnect the harness by depressing the latch, and pulling apart.

3.Detatch the water tube from the connector located behind the refrigerator, the connector releases when you press inward on the connectors outer sleeve. Pull the water tube out toward the front of the unit.

4.Open the refrigerator doors to a 90° angle. Remove 2 screws from the top hinge. Lift and remove door from lower hinge. Be sure doors are set aside in a secure position where they cannot fall and cause damage to the doors or the handles.

5.Unscrew the 3 lower hinge screws and remove the hinge.

Left Door

Top View

of

Cabinet

90˚ Door

Right

IMPORTANT

Open the refrigerator doors to a 90° angle before removing or installing the doors on the lower hinges.

To reinstall the refrigerator doors:

1.Replace the lower hinges by screwing in place.

2.Hold the door at ~90°, and drop the closure mechanism down into the lower hinge pin. Then rotate it slightly in either direction until the door/mechanism falls down into place. Install the top hinge, thus locking the door in place.

3.Insert the water line into the top section of the unit and insert into the connector.

4.Connect the harness at the top of the hinges.

5.Replace the top hinge covers.

Not satisfied with the installation of your refrigerator? Please contact 1-844-553-6667.

This document should only be removed by customer after installation.

4 Removing & Replacing Freezer Drawer

Removing Freezer Drawer:		Replacing Freezer Drawer:
1. Remove 4 hex head drawer screws.		1.	Extend the Freezer slides from unit.
2. Lift up drawer to remove.		2.	Carefully align support pin with hooks on
			end of freezer
DO NOT			slides and then
Remove	DO NOT		lower freezer
Other
Screws	Loosen		door onto
	or		slides.
	Remove	3.		Pin
	TheseHex 3		Replace the	Hook
	Screws		4 hex head
			screws that se-
			cure the slides
Remove			to the door (2
			on each side)
Hex Head
Drawer Screw			and tighten.

			CAUTION		NOTE
					To locate the pin, look inside the drawer
	Drawer is heavy. Use caution when lifting.				and the pin is next to the door liner and
					the slides. Not all parts are shown in the
	5				illustration.
			Cabinet Leveling & Refrigerator Door Alignment
	Guidelines for final positioning of				4. After unit is leveled, lower anti-tip leg
	refrigerator:				using a 3/8 inch socket wrench until it
	•	All four corners of cabinet must rest firmly on			firmly contacts the floor.
					5. Install toe grille by fitting into place.
	•	floor.
		The front should be slightly elevated (to ensure			To make final door height adjustments (if
	•	that doors close and seal properly).
		Doors should align with each other and be level.			necessary):
	Most of these conditions can be met by raising or				1. Open freezer drawer to make lower
	lowering the adjustable front rollers.				hinge visible.
	To level the cabinet using the front rollers (if				2. Insert 6mm Allen wrench into the
	necessary):				shaft of the lower hinge.
	1.		Slightly open freezer drawer if the toe grill		3. Adjust the height by turning clockwise
					or counterclockwise. Turning clockwise
			is installed. Lift the toe grille and gently pull
					will lower the door. Turning counter-
			forward.
					clockwise will raise the door. Default
	2.		Make initial cabinet adjustments by using the
					setting is to the lowest height when you
			front roller height adjusting screws. Use a 3/8
					receive your appliance.
			inch socket wrench to turn the
				Raise
			adjustment screws (1 per side).
			To raise: turn adjustment	Anti-tip
				Leg
			screw clockwise.
			To lower: turn adjustment screw	Lower
			counterclockwise.		Door	Raise
	3.		Ensure both doors are bind-
			free with their seals touching
			the cabinet on all four sides and that cabinet
	6		is stable.
			Remove Internal Shipping Materials

Kenmore uses packing foam and tape to secure the internal parts of your refrigerator for shipping. Once the refrigerator is in position, you can remove this material.

What’s Next?

Congratulations! You are ready to begin enjoying your new Kenmore refrigerator.

• For important safety instructions and to learn how to operate your refrigerator, please read the entire Use & Care Guide.

• You may want to start with the “Normal Operating Sights & Sounds” section of the 7Guide to learn what to expect during typical operation.

Doors

Handles are secure and tight

Door is completely sealed to cabinet on all sides

Freezer door is level across the top

Leveling

Refrigerator is level, side to side and is tilted ¼ in. (6 mm) front to back

Toe grille is properly attached to refrigerator

Cabinet is sitting solid on all corners

Electrical Power

House power turned on

Refrigerator plugged in

Icemaker

House water supply connected to refrigerator

No water leaks present at all connections - recheck in 24 hours

Icemaker is turned ON.

Final Checks

Shipping material removed

Fresh Food and Freezer controls set

Crisper Humidity controls set

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