Switching The Appliance On For The First Time; Preparing The Furniture Doors; Loading The Appliance Door - Gaggenau RB 492 Instructions D'installation

3. Switching the appliance on for the
first time
To guarantee the accuracy of the following working steps
and thus the appearance of the overall kitchen front later
on, the appliance should now be operated.
1. Open the appliance door.
2. Press the POWER button.
Only for appliances with a water connection:
In order to avoid the risk of damage caused by leaking
water from damage possibly caused to the water pipe
feeding the appliance, keep the shut-off valve closed.
4.

Preparing the furniture doors

Important note:
When working on the furniture doors, care should be
taken to the following:
– Always carry out screwing jobs on the most stable
part of the furniture door. Never screw into fillings or
similar areas.
– Always selects screws with a length smaller than the
thickness of the cabinet front.
– Protect the surfaces of the furniture doors during
installation against damage.
The overall weight of the furniture door including the
handle should not exceed the following values:
Appliance width
30" (76 cm)
– Refrigerator door
– Freezer drawer
36" (91 cm)
– Refrigerator door
– Freezer drawer
Instead of one large door, two furniture doors can be
mounted next to each other in the case of appliances
with a width of 30" (76 cm) and 36" (91 cm). These
furniture doors are then connected using a metal strip on
the rear.
Overall weight of
the furniture door
44 Ibs/20 kg
25 lbs/11.5 kg
57 lbs/26 kg
28.5 lbs / 13 kg
This metal strip is available from your dealer as an
installation accessory (Connection element for furniture
doors). For further information see section "Tools and
Accessories which are needed".
When attaching the metal strip to the furniture doors,
observe the maximum possible length of the screws and
the position of the drill holes. Always screw into the best
load-bearing material of the furniture door.
Note:
– Never screw into fillers, decorative strips or similar.
– If only one furniture door is to be attached to the
door of a 30" or 36" wide appliance, attach the
supplied sandwich plate to the adjusting rail and
lock into position.
5.

Loading the appliance door

When attaching the furniture doors it is recommended to
load the storage sections in the door with weights in
order to ensure that the when adjusting crack
dimensions turn out to be as precise as possible.
Loading recommendations:
Appliance width
30" (76 cm)
– Refrigerator door
– Freezer drawer
36" (91 cm)
– Refrigerator door
– Freezer drawer
Loading of the
appliance door
40 lbs/18 kg
22 lbs/10 kg
55 Ibs/25 kg
22 lbs/10 kg
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