Miele KFN 9753 ID User manual

Operating and Installation
Instructions
Fridge-Freezer Combination
KFN 9753 iD
To prevent accidents
and machine damage
read these instructions
before installation or use. M.-Nr. 09 307 970
en - CA, US

Installation instructions
To prevent accidents
and machine damage
read these instructions
before
installation or use.
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Disposal of packing materials
The cardboard box and packing
materials are biodegradable and
recyclable. Please recycle.
Ensure that any plastic wrappings,
bags, etc., are disposed of safely and
kept out of the reach of babies and
young children. Danger of suffocation!
Disposal of an old appliance
Old appliances contain materials that
can be recycled. Please contact your
local recycling center about the
possibility of recycling these materials.
Before discarding an old appliance,
disconnect it from the gas and
electrical supply and cut off the power
cord to prevent it from becoming a
hazard.
Caring for the environment
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,Avoid the risk of electrical shock
- Plug into a grounded 3-prong
outlet.
- Do not move the ground plug.
- Do not use an adapter.
- Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result in death, fire, or electrical
shock.
Improper connection of the
equipment grounding conductor
may result in electric shock.
If you are in any doubt as to whether
the appliance has been properly
grounded, have the appliance
checked by a qualified electrician or
service technician.
Installation, repairs and other work
by unqualified persons could be
dangerous. The manufacturer will
not be held responsible for damage
or injury arising from unauthorized
work.
Before installing the appliance,
verify that the voltage, load and
circuit rating information found on
the data plate match the household
electrical supply.
If there are any questions regarding the
electrical connection of this appliance
to the power supply, please consult a
licensed electrician or call the Miele
Technical Service.
V1-800-565-6435
The appliance is supplied with a
UL-listed, 3-wire power cord and
NEMA 5-15 P plug ready for connection
to a 120 V, 60 Hz supply.
The fuse rating is 15 amps.
The appliance requires a 3-wire
receptacle.
The receptacle must be installed by a
licensed electrician only.
In the case of side-by-side installations,
a separate outlet must be used for each
appliance.
Ideally, the power outlet should be next
to the appliance and easily accessible.
Do not connect the appliance to the
power supply by an extension cord.
Extension cords do not guarantee the
required safety of the appliance
(danger of overheating).
This appliance must not be connected
to the inverter of an autonomous power
supply, e.g. a solar power system.
When switching the appliance on, a
surge in power could trigger the safety
cut-out mechanism. This could damage
the electronic unit.
The appliance must not be used with
so-called energy saving devices. These
reduce the energy supply to the
appliance which could then become
too warm. Using such devices could
alter the specification of the product.
If any changes are needed to the
household wiring or power supply, this
work must be performed by a qualified
electrician.
Electrical information
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Have the appliance installed by a
qualified technician, according to
the enclosed installation instructions.
The manufacturer is not liable for
damage to property due to an
incorrect installation.
,WARNING
This appliance is top-heavy and
must be secured to prevent it from
tipping forward.
Installation site
The appliance should be installed in a
dry, well-ventilated room.
Do not install the appliance:
- outdoors
- in an environment with dripping
water
- in rooms that are at risk of frost.
The installation location should not be
exposed to direct sunlight, or near a
heat source, such as an oven,
radiator, etc.
The ambient temperature should not
drop below 50°F (10°C) or rise above
110°F (43°C), otherwise malfunctions
may occur.
If installation next to a heat source is
unavoidable, use a suitable insulating
plate or observe the following minimum
distances from the heat source:
–1
1/4" (3 cm) from an electric cooktop
or oven.
–12" (30 cm) from a gas cooktop or
oven.
Installation
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Ventilation
The air at the rear wall of the appliance
gets warm. Therefore sufficient space
must be provided around the appliance
for ventilation.
A ventilation gap of at least 1 1/2"
(38 mm) must be provided behind the
appliance.
The air intake to the appliance is made
through the base of the installation
niche. The ventilation cross-section
must be at least 78 3/4 in2(200 cm2)to
ensure that the warm air can escape
without obstruction.
The air intake and outlet must not be
blocked or covered in any way. They
also need to be dusted/cleaned on a
regular basis.
Before installation
^Remove the cover strip, the sealing
strip and other accessories from the
inside and from the exterior rear wall
of the appliance.
^Do not remove the spacers from the
rear wall of the appliance. They
ensure that there is enough space
between the rear wall of the
appliance and the wall.
^Remove the cable clips from the rear
of the appliance.
^Remove the red transport securing
bracket aand use the plug/stopper
supplied bto cover the empty hole.
^Check that all parts on the rear of the
appliance can move freely. Bend
carefully any parts if needed.
Did the old appliance have a
different hinge system?
Even if your old appliance had a
different hinge system you can still use
a custom door panel.
^Un-install the old hinges; they are no
longer necessary, the custom door
panel will be mounted on the
appliance door.
All necessary parts are included with
the appliance or can be ordered from
Miele.
Installation
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Freezer section height Niche height
AB
KFN 9753 iD 695 (27 3/8") 1772 - 1788 (69 3/4" - 70 3/8")
Installation Dimensions
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The door hinges are pre-adjusted so
that the appliance doors can be
opened wide.
By adjusting the hinges the doors' can
be modified so they do not open as far.
For example, when the door is opened
if an adjacent wall or piece of furniture
is in the way, the door angle should be
limited to 90°.
^Insert the pins (supplied) into the
hinges from above.
This will limit the opening angle of the
appliance door to 90°.
Adjusting the door hinges
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Before installing the appliance, you will
need to decide which side of the door
you would like hinged. For a
left-handed door hinge, follow the
instructions below.
Tools needed:
–a Philips head screwdriver,
–a flathead screwdriver,
–various sizes of Torx screwdrivers,
–an open-ended wrench.
^Open the appliance doors.
^Using a flathead screwdriver, lift and
remove the covers a,band c,as
well as the plugs d.
^Slightly loosen the fastening screws
eat the top, middle and bottom.
^Slide the appliance doors outwards
and unhinge them.
^Completely unscrew the fixing
screws e.
^Loosely screw them into the top,
middle and bottom of the opposite
side of the appliance.
^Pull the pins up and out of the
hinges (if necessary).
Adjusting the door hinges
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Removing the door closing device
^With its exterior facing downwards,
place the appliance door on a stable
surface.
^Leave the hinges open and remove
the screw in the mounting a.
Caution! When uninstalled, the door
closing device will snap shut.
^Loosen the ball joint busing an
open ended wrench.
^Remove the door closing device c
together with the ball joint.
Do not remove the door closing
device from the ball joint!
This will damage the device.
^Stand the appliance doors up
individually, and loosen the hinges on
the front (hinges remain open).
^Pull out the plugs afrom the top,
middle and bottom (if the plugs are
not in the doors, the are included
separately in the packaging).
^Remove the screws from all the
hinges b.
^Relocate each hinge diagonally in the
opposite corner.
Do not close the hinges.
Risk of injury!
^To tighten the hinges, use a power
screwdriver – the screws bare
self-tapping.
^Use the plugs ato close the holes
on the opposite side.
Adjusting the door hinges
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Fastening the dampers
^With its exterior facing downwards,
again place the appliance door on a
stable surface.
^Screw the ball joint bof the door
closing device cinto the new fixing
hole.
^Pull the door closing device capart
and hook the mounting aonto the
hinge.
^Hold the door closing device in this
position and screw the mounting a
to the hinge.
^Hang the appliance doors on the
pre-fitted screws and push the doors
inward.
^Tighten the screws at the top, middle
and bottom.
^Snap on the covers a,band c.
^Replace the plugs d.
^Insert the pins from above (if
necessary).
Adjusting the door hinges
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All the installation instructions are for
aright-hinged appliance door. If
you have converted the appliance
door to hinge on the left, you will
need to adapt the instructions
accordingly.
To install the appliance you will need
the following tools:
–a crosstip (Phillips) screwdriver,
–various sizes of Torx screwdrivers,
–an Allen key.
Weight of the cabinetry doors
Before mounting the cabinetry doors,
ensure that they do not exceed the
allowable weight:
Appliance max.
weight
of the
upper
cabinetry
door in kg
max.
weight
of the
lower
cabinetry
door in kg
KFN 9753 iD 31 lbs (14
kg)
27 lbs (12
kg)
Mounted cabinetry doors that
exceed the allowable weight may
damage the hinges!
Installing the appliance into a
room divider
If you wish to install the appliance in a
room divider, the back of the installation
space must be fitted with a panel to
cover the appliance.
Aligning the housing unit
Before installing the appliance, the
cabinetry must be carefully aligned
using a level. The cabinetry corners
have to be 90° angles, otherwise the
cabinetry door will not be flush with all
4 corners of the cabinetry.
Installing the appliance
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Preparing the appliance
^Push the cover strip a(with the nubs
facing downwards) into the central
slot, and use the nubs to hook it into
the keyhole slots b.
^Ensure that the power cord socket
remains easily accessible even after
the appliance is installed.
^Screw the supplied mounting
brackets cinto the predrilled holes
in the appliance doors using a hex
screw d.
(If the cabinetry doors are large, screw
on an additional (third) pair of brackets
cin the area of the door handle.)
^Push the appliance two-thirds of the
way into the installation space.
Ensure that the power cord does not
get caught.
For 16 mm cabinetry walls only:
^Clip the spacers eand fonto the
top and bottom hinges.
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^Open the appliance doors.
^Use a flat-head screwdriver to
remove the cover gfrom the upper
edge of the appliance.
^Fit the cover honto the mounting
bracket i.
^Using the screws j(M5 x 15), screw
the mounting angle ionto the upper
part of the appliance.
^Fit the cover konto the mounting
bracket l.
^Using the screws m(M5 x 15), screw
the mounting angle lonto the lower
part of the appliance.
^Pull the protective foil off of the piping
strip n.
^Flush-mount the piping strip onto the
side of the appliance where the door
is opened.
To do so, fit the strip to the lower
edge of the upper cover hand trim it
2-3mmabove the lower mounting
bracket l.
^Now push the appliance far enough
into the installation space that the
covers hand kare flush with the
front edge of the cabinetry side wall.
Installing the appliance
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Installing the appliance
–For 16 mm cabinetry walls:
The spacers lie flush on the upper
and lower front edge of the cabinetry
side wall a.
–For 19 mm cabinetry walls:
The front edges of the hinges above
and below are flush with the front
edge of the cabinetry side wall b.
^Check again to see whether the
covers on the upper and lower
mounting brackets are lying on the
front edge of the cabinetry side wall
d.
This will help to maintain a 42 mm
distance all the way around from the
front edges of the cabinetry side walls.
For furniture with parts along the
door hinge (such as nubs, seals, etc.)
the installed dimensions of the hinge
parts must be taken into account, so
that a distance of 42 mm is maintained
all the way around.
^Pull the appliance forward the
appropriate amount to suit the
installed dimensions.
The hinges and covers will now be
positioned to suit the dimensions.
Tip: Remove the door hinge parts. This
will allow the surrounding cabinetry
doors to lie flush.
If a circumferential distance of 42
mm (from the body of the appliance
to the front side of the cabinetry side
wall) is not maintained, the
appliance door may not close
properly.
This can cause icing, condensation
and malfunctions.
^Use the fork wrench to adjust the feet
as needed, so that the appliance is
level c.
Installing the appliance
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Securing the appliance to the
space
^Push the hinged side of the
appliance to the cabinetry wall.
^To secure the appliance at the top
and bottom to the cabinetry, screw
the long particle board screwsa(4 x
20 mm) through the upper and lower
hinge flaps.
^Slightly loosen the screws bon the
upper and lower mounting brackets
c.
^Push the mounting brackets
cagainst the cabinetry wall, and
tighten the screws bback in.
^Using the screws d, tighten the
mounting bracketscinto the
cabinetry wall. You may wish to
pre-drill the holes in the cabinetry
wall.
^Snap off the excess from the upper
cover eand flip it over onto the
upper mounting bracket c.
^Fit the long cover fonto the upper
mounting bracketc.
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^Snap off the excess from the lower
covere. It is no longer needed.
^Fit the bracket cover gonto the
lower mounting bracket c.
^Close the appliance doors.
Mounting the cabinetry doors.
^Adjust the space between the
appliance door and the mounting rail
to8mma.
^Slide the mounting aids bto the
height of the cabinetry door: The
lower limiting edge X of the mounting
aids must be at the same height as
the upper edge of the cabinetry door
to be mounted, symbol -.
^Unscrew the nuts cand remove the
mounting rail dalong with the
mounting aids.
^With a pencil, draw a thin line on the
centre of the inside of the cabinetry
door.
^Use the mounting aids to hang the
mounting rail don the inside of the
cabinetry door. Align the mounting
rail in the middle.
^Screw on the mounting rail with at
least 6 short particle-board screws e
(4 x 14 mm). (For cassette doors,
use only 4 screws at the edge).
^Carefully pull the mounting aids up
and out f.
^Turn the mounting aids and
completely insert them (for
safekeeping) into the middle slits of
the mounting rail g.
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^Hang the cabinetry door on the
adjustment bolts h.
^Screw the nuts cloosely onto the
adjustment bolts.
^Close the door and check the door
clearance to the adjacent cabinetry
doors.
^Align the cabinetry door with the
adjacent cabinetry doors:
For side alignment X, move the
cabinetry door, and for height
alignment Y, turn the adjustment
bolts husing a flat-head
screwdriver.
^Tighten the nuts c.
Screw the appliance door and
cabinetry door together:
^Pre-drill the mounting holes ain the
appliance door, and screw in the
screws b(4 x 14 mm).
See that both metal edges are flush
(symbol II).
– Align the cabinetry door depth Z:
Unscrew the screws at the top of the
appliance door cand the screw at
the bottom of the mounting angle d.
Adjust the cabinetry door to create a
space of 2 mm between the
cabinetry door and the cabinetry
body.
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^Close both the doors and align them
to the adjacent cabinetry doors.
^Tighten the nuts eon the appliance
doors using a combination wrench f
while holding the adjustment bolts g
still with a flathead screwdriver.
^The cover strip hmust not protrude,
it must be completely inside in the
installation space.
^Tighten all the screws again.
^Click each top cover iinto place.
^Click the side covers jinto place.
^Click the covers kon the sides into
place.
Installing the appliance
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Check the following to confirm that
the appliance has been correctly
installed:
–The doors close properly.
–The doors do not touch the cabinetry
body.
–The seal at the upper corner of the
side with the handle contacts tightly.
^To verify this, place a lighted
flashlight in the appliance and close
the appliance doors.
Darken the room and check whether
the light is visible at the sides of the
appliance. If this is the case, check
the individual installation steps again.
Installing the appliance
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