Whirlpool W10153554 User Manual [en, es, fr]

BOTTOM MOUNT BUILT-IN REFRIGERATOR

ACCESSORY GRILLE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACIÓN DE LA REJILLA

ACCESORIA DEL REFRIGERADOR EMPOTRADO

CON MONTAJE INFERIOR

INSTRUCTIONS D'INSTALLATION DE LA GRILLE ACCESSOIRE POUR RÉFRIGÉRATEUR ENCASTRÉ

(AVEC CONGÉLATEUR EN BAS)

Table of Contents/Índice/Table des matières

ACCESSORY GRILLE AND

HEATER SAFETY............................................. 1

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS................. 2

Tools and Parts............................................ 2

Plan the Installation...................................... 2

Location Requirements............................... 3

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS................... 4

Remove Existing Top Grilles....................... 4

Install the Heaters........................................ 4

CREATE CUSTOM PANEL.............................8

Custom Panel for a

One-piece Accessory Grille......................... 8

Custom Panel for Overlay Accessory Grille 8

ASSEMBLE ACCESSORY GRILLE................9

One-piece Accessory Grille......................... 9

Two-piece Accessory Grille......................... 9

INSTALL ACCESSORY GRILLE................... 10

One-piece Accessory Grille....................... 10

Two-piece Accessory Grille....................... 10

Wiring Connection Diagram...................... 11

SEGURIDAD DE LA REJILLA

ACCESORIA Y DEL CALENTADOR............12

REQUISITOS DE INSTALACIÓN .................12

Piezas y herramientas................................12

Planee la instalación...................................13

Requisitos de ubicación.............................13

INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACIÓN......... 14

Quite las rejillas superiores existentes.......14

Instale los calentadores .............................14

CÓMO CREAR PANELES A LA MEDIDA... 18

Panel a la medida para una rejilla

accesoria de una pieza ..............................18

Panel a la medida para rejilla

accesoria recubierta...................................18

CÓMO ENSAMBLAR LA REJILLA

ACCESORIA...................................................19

Rejilla accesoria de una pieza....................19

Rejilla accesoria de dos piezas..................19

CÓMO INSTALAR LA

REJILLA ACCESORIA................................... 20

Rejilla accesoria de una pieza....................20

Rejilla accesoria de dos piezas..................20

Diagrama de conexión de cableado..........21

SÉCURITÉ DE LA GRILLE ACCESSOIRE

ET DE L'ÉLÉMENT CHAUFFANT................ 22

EXIGENCES D'INSTALLATION ...................22

Outillage et pièces ..................................... 22

Planification de l'installation ......................23

Exigences d'emplacement ........................ 23

INSTRUCTIONS D'INSTALLATION.............24

Dépose des grilles supérieures existantes 24

Installation des éléments chauffants......... 24

RÉALISATION DES PANNEAUX

PERSONNALISÉS .........................................28

Panneau personnalisé pour grille

accessoire monopièce...............................28

Panneau personnalisé pour grille

accessoire frontale..................................... 28

ASSEMBLAGE DE

LA GRILLE ACCESSOIRE............................29

Grille accessoire monopièce .....................29

Grille accessoire en deux parties ..............29

INSTALLATION DE

LA GRILLE ACCESSOIRE............................30

Grille accessoire monopièce .....................30

Grille accessoire en deux parties ..............30

Schéma de câblage................................... 31

ACCESSORY GRILLE AND HEATER SAFETY

Your safety and the safety of others are very important.

We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”

These words mean:

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately

DANGER

WARNING

All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

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follow instructions.

can be killed or seriously injured if you don't

You instructions.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install grille kit.

Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

The accessory grille provides a custom, unified appearance to two 36" (91.4 cm) bottom-mount refrigerators installed next to each other. The accessory grille replaces each refrigerator’s top grille.

These instructions are intended as a general guide only and do not supersede any national or local codes in any way. Compliance with all local, state or national codes pertaining to this type of installation should be determined prior to installation.

Tools and Parts

Assemble the required tools and parts before starting installation. Read and follow the instructions provided with any of the required tools listed here. Proper installation is your responsibility.

Tools Needed:

■ ¹⁄₄" Nut driver

■ Power screwdriver

■ Tape measure

Parts Supplied:

The Accessory Grille Kit includes all parts needed for installation on any model.

Heater Parts (All models)

■ Black wire and white wire

harness

■ Black wire and orange wire

harness

■ Tran sf or me r

■ Foil-type heaters (2)

■ Wiring diagram - See “Wiring

Connection Diagram.”

■ ¹¹⁄₃₂" Nut driver

■ Scissors

■ Ta pe

■ Tran sf or me r

mounting template (Back Cover)

■ #8–13 x ¹⁄₂" Self-

drilling screws (2)

Additional Parts for One-piece Accessory Grille

■ Accessory grille top

■ Accessory grille bottom

■ Accessory grille end caps (2)

■ Center mounting bracket

■ T-b o lt s an d n ut s (6 )

■ Acrylic panel and filler

(optional)

Additional Parts for Two-piece Accessory Grille

■ Accessory grille

■ Louver panel

■ Mounting bracket

■ Mounting bracket screw

■ Tab brackets (2)

■ Tab bracket screws (2)

Plan the Installation

Required parts, accessories and options

■ Two 36" bottom-mount refrigerators (a left-hand swing and a

right-hand swing)

■ Accessory Grille Kit with Heaters. See “Tools and Parts.”

■ Custom Panels (optional depending on your model)

Plan the installation of the two refrigerators using both these instructions and the Installation Instructions provided with the refrigerators. Both heaters must be installed on the refrigerators before they are moved into their final locations.

NOTE: For the proper opening dimensions and utility placement when installing two bottom-mount refrigerators next to each other. See “Location Requirements.”

Location Requirements

These opening dimensions are specific to the installation of two 36" (91.4 cm) bottom-mount refrigerators side by side. The refrigerators can be recessed into an opening between cabinets or installed at the end of a cabinet run using a side panel to enclose the refrigerators.

WARNING

Opening Dimensions

80" - 90"

(203-229 cm)

31¹⁄₂"

(80 cm)

83¹⁄₄" (211.5 cm) min. 84

³⁄₄" (215 cm) max.

to bottom of solid soffit

A A

80" - 90"

(203-229 cm)

(10.2 cm)

Explosion Hazard

Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

IMPORTANT:

■ Observe all governing codes and ordinances.

■ Do not install the refrigerators near an oven, radiator, or

other heat source, nor in a location where the temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).

■ Floor must support the combined refrigerator weights,

more than 1,200 lbs (544 kg), door panels and contents of the refrigerator.

■ Ceiling height must allow for side or front tipping radius.

See “Tipping Radius” in the Installation Instructions provided with the refrigerators.

■ Location should permit doors to open fully. See “Door

Swing Dimensions” in the Installation Instructions provided with the refrigerators.

■ Location must permit top grille removal. See “Opening

Dimensions” in the “Location Requirements” section of the Installation Instructions provided with the refrigerators.

■ A grounded 3 prong electrical outlet should be placed

within 4" (10.2 cm) of the right side of each refrigerator. See “Electrical Requirements” in the Installation Instructions provided with the refrigerators.

■ The water shutoff should be located in the base cabinets

on either side of the refrigerators or some other easily accessible area. If the water shutoff valve is not in the cabinets, the plumbing for the water line can come through the floor or the back wall. See “Water Supply Requirements” in the Installation Instructions provided with the refrigerators.

77" (196 cm)

72"

(182.8 cm)

(15.2 cm)

3" (7.6 cm)

11"

B B

23¹⁄₂"

(59.7 cm) min.

(28 cm)

23¹⁄₂"

(59.7 cm)

A. Recommended electrical outlet locations B. Recommended water line locations C. Recommended water shutoff valve locations

(15.2 cm)

3" (7.6 cm)

(28 cm)

11"

77" (196 cm)

(15.2 cm)

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Remove Existing Top Grilles

One-piece Grilles

1. Grasp both ends of the top grille.

2. Push the top grille straight up and pull straight out from the

cabinet side trim.

3. Remove the top grille from the second refrigerator and

discard both top grilles.

B BA

A. Top grille

B. Cabinet side trim

Two-piece Grilles

1. Grasp both ends of the louver panel.

2. Push louver panel straight up and pull straight out from the

cabinet side trim.

Install the Heaters

WARNING

Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect all power supplies before servicing. Replace all parts and panels before operating. Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.

To install the heater kit, you will need to disassemble the compressor cover on the left-hinge refrigerator only. You will not need to disassemble the compressor cover on the right-hinge refrigerator.

Remove the Compressor Cover

1. Remove three screws from the front and side of the

compressor cover on the left-hinge refrigerator as shown.

A. Top grille B. Cabinet side trim C. Louver panel

3. Grasp both ends of the top grille.

4. Push the top grille straight up and pull straight out from the

cabinet side trim.

5. Remove the louver panel and top grille from the second

refrigerator.

6. Discard both louver panels and top grilles.

A. Compressor cover B. Compressor cover screws

2. Remove six screws from the side and bottom back of the

compressor cover as shown.

A. Compressor cover screws

3. Lift the compressor cover up and off of the refrigerator.

Install the Transformer

Attach the Heaters

1. Locate the Transformer Mounting Template included on the

back cover of these Installation Instructions.

2. Position the template at the back of the condenser cover,

using the two condenser cover screws as your guides.

3. Push the template down over the condenser cover screws to

hold it in place. Mark the locations for the transformer mounting screws as shown.

A. Transformer mounting screw locations B. Condenser cover screws C. Back of the refrigerator

Locate the two foil-type heaters from the kit. Install one heater on each refrigerator.

NOTE: The heaters will be between the two refrigerators when they are moved into their final locations.

1. Align the bottom of the heater with the seam at the bottom of

the refrigerator.

2. Position the heater so the edge overlaps the cabinet side

trim, making sure one heater wire is touching the trim.

NOTE: The right-hinge refrigerator is shown.

3. Peel the backing off of the heater and adhere it to the side of

the refrigerator.

4. Tape the wires to the side of the refrigerator near the top to

aid in making the final wire connections after the refrigerators are moved into their final locations.

4. Center punch the locations for the transformer mounting

screws.

5. Position the transformer on the condenser cover as shown.

Install the transformer using the self-drilling screws provided. NOTE: Do not drill into the condenser cover. You could

damage the condenser. Use the self-drilling screws provided.

A. Heater wires taped to refrigerator B. Heater wire touches cabinet side trim C. Bottom of heater aligns with bottom seam

A. Transformer self-drilling screws

Connect the Wiring

5. Connect the green ground wire to the transformer and to the

ground screw as shown.

IMPORTANT: See the “Wiring Connection Diagram” while performing the following procedure.

1. Locate the two-pin connector with the black wire and white

wire at the front of the compressor compartment.

2. Disconnect the two-pin connector with the black wire and

white wire.

A. Two-pin connector with black wire and white wire

3. Connect the new two-pin black wire and white wire provided

in the kit to the existing two-pin connector as shown.

A. Green ground wire B. Black wire and orange wire C. Black wire and white wire

6. Connect the heater wires (orange wire and black wire) to the

transformer as shown. Do not connect the heater wires to the heaters until the refrigerators are in their final locations.

NOTE: Route the heater wires (orange wire and black wire) around to the front of the compressor compartment where they will exit through a notch in the bottom of the compressor compartment cover.

7. Replace the compressor compartment cover. NOTE: Route the heater wires (orange wire and black wire)

through the notch at the front of the compressor compartment cover as shown. Be sure the wires are not kinked or pinched.

A. Existing two-pin connector with

black wire and white wire

B. New two-pin connector with

black wire and white wire

4. Connect the new black wire and white wire to the transformer

as shown.

8. Plug refrigerators into grounded 3 prong outlets.

WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

Refrigerator is top heavy and tips easily when not completely installed.

Keep doors taped closed until refrigerator is completely installed.

Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator.

Failure do so can result in death or serious injury.

9. Move the refrigerators to their final locations. Make sure that

heater wires (orange wire and black wire) are not kinked and are on top of the refrigerators within easy reach.

Make Final Connections

1. Connect the heater wires (orange wire and black wire) to the

heaters as shown.

3. Press the connector cover down onto the top of the refirigerator next to the compressor cover as shown.

4. Make sure the power disconnect switch is ON.

A. Heater wires (orange

wire and black wire)

B. Heaters

2. Remove the adhesive backing from the connector cover. Put

the heater wires (orange wire and black wire) and their connectors inside the connector cover.

A. Power disconnect switch

CREATE CUSTOM PANEL

Custom Panel for a One-piece

Accessory Grille

NOTE: If you want to use the acrylic panel and filler provided, skip this section.

To create a custom panel for a one-piece accessory grille, follow these steps:

1. Match panel wood grain direction with that of adjacent

cabinets.

2. Cut the custom panel according to the dimensions shown. NOTE: A ¹⁄₄" (6.35 mm) thickness can be used for wood

panels. If you wish to use thicker material, the edges must be routed to ¹⁄₄" (6.35 mm).

To create custom panels for an overlay accessory grille, follow these steps:

1. Cut and assemble the overlay and backer panels to the

dimensions shown. NOTE: A ¹⁄₄" (6.35 mm) backer panel is shown as a dotted

line.

70³⁄₄" (179.71 cm)

¹⁄₂"

(21.6 cm)

7³⁄₈" (18.7 cm)

70³⁄₄" (179.71 cm)

1" (2.54 cm)

7¹⁄₄"

(18.4 cm)

¹⁄₄" Max.

(6.4 mm)

³⁄₄"

(179.71 cm)

⁷⁄₈" Min.

(22.23 mm)

³⁄₈" Min.

(9.35 mm)

3. Use a moisture-resistant sealer on the sides and edges of the panels to protect them from humidity.

4. See “Assemble Accessory Grille.”

Custom Panel for Overlay Accessory Grille

It is common to work with three panels: a decorative overlay panel, a ¹⁄₈" (3.18 mm) spacer panel or spacer strips, and a ¹⁄₄" (6.35 mm) backer panel. In some cases, your cabinet manufacturer may choose to work with one panel routed for the different dimensions. Follow these panel dimensions and placement instructions to ensure that the custom overlay panel fits properly.

NOTE: Panel weight should not exceed 20 lbs (9 kg). To minimize panel weight, you may use 2" (5.08 mm) spacer strips around the perimeter instead of full-sheet solid spacer panels. The spacer strips must be set in at least 1" (2.54 cm) from the edge of the backer panel.

(2.54 cm)

³⁄₄

" Decorative panel (19.05 mm)

¹⁄₈

" Spacer (3.18 mm)

B. C.

¹⁄₄

" Backer Panel (6.35 mm)

2. Use moisture-resistant sealer on the sides and edges of the

panels to protect them from humidity.

3. See “Assemble Accessory Grille.”

ASSEMBLE ACCESSORY GRILLE

One-piece Accessory Grille

To assemble the accessory grille, follow these steps:

1. Insert the T-bolts and nuts into the top and bottom pieces of the frame.

2. Attach one end cap to the top and bottom pieces of the frame, and secure it with the T-bolts and nuts.

NOTE: Be sure the hooks on the end cap point toward the bottom piece of the frame.

A. Bottom piece of the frame B. T-bolts and nuts

C. End cap

D. Top piece of the frame

3. From the open end of the frame, insert the T-bolts without nuts into the top and bottom pieces of the frame. Attach the mounting bracket to the T-bolts using the nuts, but do not fully tighten them.

NOTE: Be sure the hooks on the end cap point toward the bottom piece of the frame.

4. Slide the mounting bracket toward the center of the frame. The center of the hook on the bracket should be 36" (91.4 cm) from the outside edge of the frame as shown. Tighten the nuts on the T-bolts.

NOTE: Only kits with an acrylic panel require a filler panel.

A. Filler panel

6. Insert the remaining T-bolts and nuts into the top and bottom

pieces of the frame.

7. Attach the other end cap and secure it with the T-bolts and

nuts.

Two-piece Accessory Grille

To assemble the louver panel and accessory grille, follow these steps:

1. Place the louver panel on a clean, nonabrasive surface.

2. Install a tab bracket on each end using the screws provided,

making sure the tabs are aligned properly.

36"

(91.4 cm)

A. T-bolts and nuts

B. Hook

5. Slide the custom panel or acrylic and filler panels into the open end of the frame.

A. Louver panel B. Tab bracket C. Bracket mounting screw

3. Place the accessory grille face down on a clean, nonabrasive

surface.

4. Attach the mounting bracket to the back of the accessory

grille as shown.

A. Mounting bracket screw B. Mounting bracket

INSTALL ACCESSORY GRILLE

One-piece Accessory Grille

1. Lift the accessory grille into position and align the hooks with the shoulder screws in the refrigerator frame.

2. Slide the hooks over the shoulder screws and push down as shown. Make sure the accessory grille is firmly in place.

A. Refrigerator frame B. Bracket tabs

C. Accessory grille

Two-piece Accessory Grille

1. Lift accessory grille into position and align the hooks with the

slots in the refrigerator frame.

2. Slide the hooks into the slots and push down as shown.

Make sure the accessory grille is firmly in place.

A. Accessory grille B. Refrigerator frame

3. Lift the louver panel into position and align the hooks with the

slots in the refrigerator frame.

4. Slide the hooks into the slots and push down as shown.

Make sure the accessory grille is firmly in place.

A. Accessory grille B. Louver panel C. Refrigerator frame

5. Remove protective film from the accessory grille.

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