Installing your new refrigerator into your home
IMPORTANT!
Correct installation of this refrigerator in your home is critical to its performance.
Your Fisher & Paykel Active Smart® refrigerator is fitted with front and rear rollers, designed for moving
the product in the forwards and backwards direction.
Avoid
moving the product in a sideways direction as this may damage the rollers or the floor
covering/surface.
1
Your refrigerator will arrive with the front feet wound up
making moving the product into its
final location a simple task.
1
2
Roll the refrigerator into its final position
making sure there is the correct air gap between the
product and surrounding cabinetry.
2
50 mm gap (2”)
20 mm gap (⁄”)
30 mm gap (1⁄”)
Back
20 mm gap (⁄”)
3
Adjust the front feet down
until the refrigerator is leaning backward approx 10 mm. This will
ensure a good door closing action.
3
Foot down,
refrigerator tilted backwards
Raise the front of
the refrigerator
Lower the front of
the refrigerator
4
Aligning your refrigerator with cabinetry.
■Align the sides of the refrigerator with the cabinetry by adjusting the hinge side front foot.
■Adjust the handle side foot until it touches the floor and takes a small amount of weight.
■Once the refrigerator is in place and aligned with cupboards/alcove push gently on the front top and
check if the product is rocking or stable.
If the product is rocking there may be an uneven floor or slightly out of square
construction of cabinetry. (See “What to do if your new refrigerator is unstable
when installed.”)
4
50 mm gap (2”)
20 mm gap (⁄”)20 mm gap (⁄”)
Refrigerator weight on hinge side foot
What to do if your new refrigerator is unstable when installed
A
Gently push the refrigerator back until the rear rollers contact floor.
■Measure the gap under the front foot, which has come off the floor.
■Obtain some solid packing material (hardwood, plastic etc) which fits firmly into the gap under the
foot.
Note:
Do not use metallic materials that may corrode and stain or damage floor coverings.
A
Example only
This foot lifts off the floor when
top front is gently pushed back
Un-level floor
B
Wind both front feet up
and roll the product out of position.
■Place the packing material in the location diagonally opposite the front roller that lifts off the floor.
■Make sure the packing material stays in place when the product is pushed back into position.
■Ideally, the packing material is large enough to rest against the back wall so as to prevent it moving
when the cabinet is pushed into position.
B
Wall behind refrigerator
If this foot lifts off the floor when pushing
gently on the top front of the refrigerator
Packing material goes under rear roller diagonally
opposite front foot that lifts – here
C
Roll the refrigerator back into position
and adjust front feet as per step 4. ( Check alignment
and door closing action are satisfactory).
■Make small adjustments to front feet where necessary.
■Check that the product is stable (all 4 feet are on the floor). If not return to step A and re-do steps
B and C.
If you need assistance with the installation of your refrigerator please call your Fisher & Paykel
Customer Care Centre. A Customer Care operator will provide expert guidance and if necessary
can organise a Service Technician visit ensuring the correct installation is achieved. (A service fee
will be charged).
Australia Ph: 1 300 650 590
New Zealand Ph: 0800 37 2273
Canada and USA Ph: 1 888 936 7872
Singapore Ph: +65 6741 0777
UK Ph: +44 0845 066 2200
Incorrect installation may result in the product twisting which will give the appearance of doors and
handles being out of alignment.
Please ensure that your refrigerator has been correctly installed as per the above instructions, as
product issues brought about by poor installation are not covered under product warranty. Refer
product warranty guidelines covered in the User Guide.
06/2005
Part Number 814441
Fisher & Paykel Refrigerator Installation Instructions
