Miele KFN 9755 IDE User manual

Operating and Installation
Instructions
Fridge-Freezer Combination
KFN 9755 iDE
To prevent accidents
and machine damage
read these instructions
before
installation or use. M.-Nr. 07 938 590
en - US, CA

Installation instructions
Information is subject to change. Please refer to our website to obtain the most
current product specification, technical & warranty information.
To prevent accidents
and machine damage
read these instructions
before
installation or use.

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 electrical supply
and cut off the power cord to prevent it
from becoming a hazard.
Caring for the environment
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All plumbing work should be carried
out by a suitably qualified and
competent person, in accordance
with all applicable local and national
regulations.
The water quality must conform to
country requirements for drinking
water.
–The appliance is only suitable for
connection to the cold water supply.
– Water pressure on-site:
Minimum: 21.76 psi
Maximum: 87.02 psi, if higher, install
a pressure reduction valve.
– Use only the supplied stainless-steel
hose (length: 78 3/4" [2 m]).
Do not re-use older hoses.
– A separate shut-off valve must be
installed, so that the water supply
can be interrupted as needed. If one
is not present, have a water valve
installed by a licensed plumber.
It must be easily accessible after the
appliance has been built-in.
–Be sure not to kink or damage the
hose when pushing the appliance
into the installation niche.
Connecting the water supply
Before any installation or
maintenance work is performed be
sure the appliance is disconnected
from the electrical supply.
Connection to the water supply should
include a shut-off valve with a 3/4"
thread.
^Remove the cover cap afrom the
solenoid valve b.
^Install the compression fitting cwith
the sealing ring don the solenoid
valve b.
^Attach the copper line eto the
compression fitting c.
^Secure the copper line to the
appliance using cable clips f.
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^Open the water supply slowly and
check the water system for leaks.
^The appliance can now be
connected to the electrical supply
(see "Electrical connection").
Before using the appliance for the first
time the water pipe should be purged
of air by a qualified person.
^Slide the appliance into the
installation niche.
Be sure not to kink the hose, otherwise
there is the risk of leaks and water
damage.
After a maximum of 24 hours the first
ice cubes will drop out of the ice
cube maker and collect in the
drawer.
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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.
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.
U1-800-999-1360
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).
If any changes are needed to the
household wiring or power supply, this
work must be performed by a qualified
electrician.
Electrical connection
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Have the appliance installed by a
qualified technician, according to
the enclosed installation instructions.
,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:
–11/4" (3 cm) from an electric cooktop
or oven.
–12" (30 cm) from a gas cooktop or
oven.
Ventilation
The air at the rear wall of the appliance
gets warm. Therefore sufficient space
must be provided around the appliance
for ventilation.
Air is taken in through the plinth of the
furniture housing unit.
A ventilation gap of at least 1 ½"
(38 mm) depth must be allowed for
behind the appliance for air to circulate.
The cross-sectional area of the
ventilation gaps and also the
cross-sectional area beneath the
ceiling needs to be at least 78 3/4" 2
(200 cm2) throughout to ensure that
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.
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Ventilation grill
During construction the ventilation grill
can be built-in.
^Cut an opening into the plinth b,as
shown in the illustration above.
^Place the ventilation grill ainto the
cut-out.
^Slide the clips c, from the back, into
the ventilation grill until the hooks
connect with the plinth.
^Install the plinth with the inserted
ventilation grill.
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 fixing a,
and use the supplied plug bto close
the empty hole.
^Check that all the parts on the rear
the appliance can move freely. Bend
any parts carefully if needed.
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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.
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Freezer section height (A) Niche height (B)
KFN 9755 iDE 27 3/8"
(695 mm)
69 3/4" - 70 3/8"
(1772 mm - 1788 mm)
Dimensions
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The door hinges are pre-adjusted so
that the appliance doors can be
opened wide.
However, if the opening angle of the
door needs to be limited for any reason
the hinges can be adjusted to
accommodate this.
For example, if the appliance door hits
an adjacent wall when opened, the
opening angle can be limited to 90°.
^Insert the locking 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 and
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).
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Removing the door damper
^With its exterior facing downwards,
place the appliance door on a stable
surface.
^Carefully push the tension spring a
outward with a screwdriver.
Caution! When uninstalled the door
damper will snap shut.
^Unscrew the mounting plate band
remove the door damper c
downwards.
^Loosen the ball joint dusing an
open ended wrench and remove.
^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 door damper
^With its exterior facing downwards,
again place the appliance door on a
stable surface.
^Screw the ball joint dof the door
damper cto the new mounting hole.
^Push the tension spring ainward.
^Screw the mounting plate bonto the
hinge.
^Pull open the door damper cand
secure it to the ball joint d.
^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 Phillips screwdriver,
–various sizes of Torx screwdrivers,
–an Allen key.
Custom door panels
Before mounting the custom doors,
ensure that they do not exceed the
allowable weight:
Appliance
max.
weight
upper door
max.
weight
lower door
KFN 9755
iDE
31 lbs
(14 kg)
27 lbs
(12 kg)
Mounted custom 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.
A = 78 3/4" 2(200 cm2)
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 pre-drilled 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 5/8" (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.
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Installing the appliance
–For 5/8" (16 mm) cabinetry walls:
The spacers lie flush on the upper
and lower front edge of the cabinetry
side wall a.
–For 3/4" (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 1 5/8"
(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 1 5/8"
(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 screws a
3/16" x 13/16" (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 c
against the cabinetry wall, and
tighten the screws bback in.
^Using the screws d, tighten the
mounting brackets cinto 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 bracket c.
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^Snap off the excess from the lower
cover e. 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
to 5/16" (8 mm) a.
^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
center 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
3/16" x 9/16" (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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