Dacor DRS4253 User manual

Installation instructions

Built-In Refrigerator

DRS4253****

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Contents

Before you begin... 4

Important 4

Refrigerator safety 5

Important safety instructions 5

State of California Proposition 65 Warning 6

Installation safety 7

Location and installation safety 7

Tipping radius 9

Installation requirements 10

Installation preparation 10

Cutout requirements 12

Product specications 14

Refrigerator dimensions 14

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Contents

Installation instructions 16

Grounding the refrigerator 16

Connecting to the main water supply 17

Remove packaging 18

Checking the water dispenser line 19

Water line installation 21

Move to the anti-tip brackets 22

Connect power 22

Level refrigerator 23

Secure refrigerator to furniture 24

Connect water supply 24

Start icemaker 25

Install kickplate 25

Door alignment 26

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Before you begin...

Important

Installer

• In the interest of safety and to minimize

problems, read this Installation

Instructions manual carefully and

completely before you begin the

installation. Leave these installation

instructions with the user.

• Also, write the model and serial number

of the appliance(s) you are installing

below so our user can reference them in

the future.

• This information is found on the

data sticker label located inside the

refrigerator.

User

• Keep this Installation Instructions

manual for future needs and for the

local inspector’s reference.

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Refrigerator safety

Important safety instructions

The Important safety instructions and warnings in these instructions are not meant to

cover all possible problems and conditions that can occur.

Use common sense and caution when installing, maintaining, or operating this or any

other appliance.

Always contact the Dacor Customer Service Team about problems and conditions that you

don’t understand.

Safety symbols and labels

These alerts are meant to bring attention to important areas in the manual.

Whenever you see these symbols or labels, read the message carefully before continuing.

DANGER

Immediate hazards that WILL result in severe personal injury or death.

WARNING

Hazards or unsafe practices that COULD result in severe personal injury or death.

CAUTION

Hazards or unsafe practices that MIGHT result in minor personal injury or property

damage.

Correct disposal of your old refrigerator

IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or

abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous, even if they will sit for “just a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please follow these instructions to help

prevent accidents.

Before you discard your old refrigerator or freezer:

• Take off the doors.

• Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily

climb inside.

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Refrigerator safety

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Refrigerator safety

DANGER

To avoid the possibility of explosion or re, do not store or use combustible, ammable

or explosive vapors and liquids (such as gasoline) inside or in the vicinity of this or any

other appliance. Also keep items that could explode, such as aerosol cans away from

cooktop burners, ovens and range hoods. Do not store ammable or explosive materials in

adjacent cabinets or areas.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS, OBSERVE THE

FOLLOWING:

A. Use this unit only in the manner intended by the manufacturer. If you have questions,

contact the manufacturer.

B. Before servicing or cleaning unit, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and

lock the circuit break panel. When the circuit breaker panel cannot be locked, securely

fasten a prominent warning device, such as a tag, to the service panel.

State of California Proposition 65 Warning

WARNING

Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

WARNING

Suffocation Hazard

Remove doors from the old refrigerator:

Failure to do so can allow children to be trapped inside without air, resulting in death or

brain damage.

Important information to know about disposal of refrigerants:

Dispose of refrigerator in accordance with Federal and Local regulations. Refrigerants

must be evacuated by a licensed, EPA certied refrigerant technician in accordance with

established procedures.

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Installation safety

Location and installation safety

WARNING

• Before installing the refrigerator, connect it to a power outlet and turn the refrigerator

ON to make sure the refrigerator is working.

• Choose a location away from the heat of a heater, boiler, or direct sunlight.

• Install the unit where air ows freely and where the refrigerator is well ventilated.

• Install the unit so that air ows unobstructed through the front air grill. If the air

circulation is not ensured, it may interfere with the normal functioning of the product.

• Outside animals (rodents) can chew on the power cord and cause a re; therefore,

install the unit where there is no access to animals.

• If the cabinet is made of soft material (ex: plaster, etc.), it can have a weak structure

and be damaged. Therefore, use a cabinet made of sturdy, strong material.

• Install the refrigerator with a team of at least 2 people.

• Refer to the dimensions of the cabinet and prepare the cabinet with good air

circulation.

• Use cabinet that will not warp from product heat emissions or humidity from the

opening and closing of the refrigerator.

NOTE

If any doorways are too small for the refrigerator to pass through, the doors on the

refrigerator can be removed.

This refrigerator is a “built-in” style refrigerator, meaning that the refrigerator requires

installation inside a recess in existing kitchen cabinetry.

Before moving the refrigerator, clear the route to the location where it will be installed.

Check all product dimensions and the tipping radius with any doorways, hallways, stairs,

corners, etc., to ensure a clear passageway.

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Installation safety

WARNING

Tip Hazard

Refrigerator is top-heavy and tips easily when not securely installed.

Keep doors taped closed until refrigerator is in its nal position and ready to be secured

in place.

Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in death or serious injury.

DANGER

Explosion Risk

Keep ammable materials and vapors - such as gasoline - away from the refrigerator.

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

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Tipping radius

WARNING

Because the refrigerator is top-heavy, it will tip easily when it is not permanently

attached to the cabinet.

Below is the radius measurement from the top of the refrigerator to the oor:

Backward Radius 87 1/8"

(2212 mm)

Sideways Radius 93 1/2"

(2375 mm)

87 1/8"

(2212 mm)

93 1/2"

(2375 mm)

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Installation requirements

Installation preparation

Hardware supplied

Filter Kickplate Kickplate Screw x 2 ea

Anti-tip brackets x 2 ea

Pe bag

Tapping screw L16 x 10 ea Tapping screw L20 x 4 ea

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Installation requirements

Tools required

Drill & Bits Sockets (6, 12 mm) Safety glasses

Open-end wrenches

(11, 12 mm)

Bucket Jack x 2 ea Appliance trolley

Flathead

screwdriver

Tubing cutter Pliers

Philips head

screwdriver

Level Tinsnips Stepladder

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Installation requirements

Cutout requirements

Cutout dimensions (W x H x D) : 42” x 84” x 24” (1067 x 2134 x 610 mm)

• Install the refrigerator so that it can be pulled away from the wall if service becomes

necessary.

• The ooring under the refrigerator must be level with the kitchen ooring. (The

refrigerator cannot be on a raised or lowered oor.)

• The face of the surrounding cabinetry must be plumb.

• Water line can enter the opening through the oor or rear wall. The water line should

be used for supplied connecting between the cold water line and water connection

location. The line should be long enough to extend to the front of the refrigerator.

Installation of an easily accessible shutoff valve in the water line is required.

• It is recommended that you use a mat to prevent the oor from damage.

WARNING

• Make sure a dedicated, grounded,

3-prong outlet is installed to supply

electrical power to the refrigerator.

• Use a 3-prong power cord plugged

directly into the grounded outlet. Do

not alter into a 2-prong power cord or

use a power strip.

• Make sure the house’s main water

supply is accessible where the

refrigerator will be placed. Water is

needed for the refrigerator’s ice maker

and drinking water dispenser.

• See the suggested water line locations

in the image below.

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Installation requirements

Cutout Requirements

Width

7" (177 mm) 2 3/4" (72 mm)

9 1/4"

(235 mm)

42" (1067 mm)

Height

Depth

84" (2134 mm)

24" (610 mm)

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Product specications

Refrigerator dimensions

Outside dimensions (W x H x D) : 42” x 83 1/2” x 28 1/4” (1067 x 2121 x 720 mm )

See the pictures and table below and on the next page for installation space requirements.

81 3/8"

(2068 mm)

83 1/2"

(2121 mm)

28 1/4"

(720 mm)

25 3/4"

(656 mm)

41"

(1042 mm)

42"

(1067 mm)

39 1/4" (966 mm)

39 3/4" (1012 mm)

72 1/4" (1834 mm)

135 °

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Product specications

41" (1043 mm)

41 1/2" (1054 mm)

28 1/4" (720 mm)

23 3/4" (605 mm)

24 5/8" (625 mm)

25 3/4" (656 mm)

81 3/8" (2068 mm)

83 1/2" (2121 mm)

42" (1067 mm)

NOTE

The measurements of your refrigerator may differ from those listed above, depending on

the measuring method.

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Installation instructions

Grounding the refrigerator

CAUTION

FOR PERSONAL SAFETY, THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED.

The power supply cord of this appliance is equipped with a three-pin (earthing) plug which

mates with a standard three-pin (earthing) wall receptacle to minimize the possibility of

electric shock hazard from this appliance.

Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by a qualied electrician to make sure the outlet

is properly earthed.

Where a standard 2-pin wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and

obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded 3-pin wall outlet.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,

CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD (EARTH) PIN

FROM THE POWER CORD.

DO NOT USE AN ADAPTER PLUG TO

CONNECT THE REFRIGERATOR TO A 2-PIN

OUTLET.

DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD WITH

THIS APPLIANCE.

WARNING

Electrical Shock Hazard

Plug into a grounded, dedicated 3-prong outlet.

Do not remove the ground prong.

Do not use an adapter.

Do not use an extension cord.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, re, or electrical shock.

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Installation instructions

Connecting to the main water supply

5 3/4"

(146.1 mm)

3 3/16"

(81 mm)

6 1/8"

(155.6 mm)

19 1/4"

(489.5 mm)

2 3/4"

(70 mm)

1"

(25 mm)

Before connecting the refrigerator’s water

line to the house’s main water supply,

the house’s plumbing layout must be

understood.

1. Decide the best way to utilize the

plumbing layout, then

2. Tap into the main water line while

following these requirements:

- The installer must provide the 5/16-

in (8 mm) water line and all ttings.

- The water line must be long enough

to provide slack to allow the

refrigerator to be moved for oor

cleaning and servicing, without the

need to rst disconnect the water

line.

- All new installations must meet local

plumbing code requirements.

- The water shutoff should be placed

in the base cabinet on either side

of the refrigerator (the right-side

is recommended) or in some other

easily accessible area.

- If the water shut-off valve is

placed in the back wall behind the

refrigerator, it must be at an angle

so that the water line is not kinked

when the refrigerator is pushed into

its nal position.

- Make sure the water supply pipe

is within the range shown in the

illustrations at right.

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Remove packaging

CAUTION

Refrigerator is Top-Heavy – be careful when moving. When using an appliance trolley,

handle from Freezer side only.

• Carefully cut banding at the top and

bottom, remove outer carton.

• Slide out rear corner posts (2).

• Slide carton off top of cabinet.

NOTE

Do not lay cabinet down in order to

remove skid!

• The unit is secured to the skid with six

1/2” (11 mm) bolts.

• Remove all six 11 mm bolts that secure

metal brackets to the refrigerator.

• Tilt unit up on Freezer side toward

Fresh Food side.

• Push bolts down, remove metal bracket

from Freezer side.

• Slide the appliance trolley underneath

the Freezer side.

• Using corner posts (2 on front corners)

to prevent damage, secure unit to

appliance trolley.

NOTE

If corner posts are too long, cut the posts to a shorter length

• Lift the unit off the skid with the appliance trolley.

• Remove kickplate taped to the top of the unit.

• Set kickplate aside for nal installation.

CAUTION

• Do not attempt to roll or drag until unit is off skid.

• Make sure the water line is clear of appliance trolley to avoid damage.

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Installation instructions

Checking the water dispenser line

• In order to operate the ice maker properly, water pressure between 30 and 120 psi

(207 and 827 kPa) is required.

• The water lter removes particles. It does not sterilize or destroy any micro-organisms.

• If the refrigerator is installed in an area with low water pressure (below 30 psi

(207 kPa)), you should install a booster pump to compensate for the low pressure.

• Ensure the water storage tank inside the refrigerator is properly lled initially. Push

the water dispenser lever until the air is out of the tank and continuos stream of water

is being dispensed.

COUPLER “A”

TAP

Connect to the water supply line

Connect the water pipe with coupler and

tap.

• Close the main water tap.

• Connect coupler “A” to the tap.

• Every join should be sealed with sealing

tape.

CAUTION

It is recommended that a pressure valve

be installed by the plumber (30 psi

(207 kPa)).

Floor

Water Supply hose

NOTE

Supplied water line and tting valve must

be connected to water pipe.

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Installation instructions

Water pressure requirements

Water Supply

Reverse osmosis

system

30-150 psi

30-150 psi40-60psi

Refrigerator

A cold water supply with water pressure

between 30 and 120 psi (207 and

827 kPa) is required to operate the water

dispenser and ice maker.

If you have questions about your water

pressure, call a licensed, qualied plumber.

Shut-Off

Water Valve

To Refrigerator

Main Water

Supply

Water Line

Reverse osmosis system in the water

supply

IMPORTANT: The pressure of the water

supply leaving a reverse osmosis system

going to the refrigerator’s water inlet

valve must be between 30 and 120 psi

(207 and 827 kPa).

The water pressure from the cold water

supply to the reverse osmosis system

needs to be a minimum of 40 to 60 psi

(276 to 414 kPa).

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