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Trim kits and decorator panels.
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Before You Begin
Some models are equipped with trim kits that allow you to install door panels. You can order
pre-cut black, white, bisque or stainless steel decorator panels from GE Parts and Accessories,
800.626.2002, or you can add wood panels to match your kitchen cabinets.
Panels less than 1/4
”
(6 mm) thick
When installing wood panels less than 1/4
”
(6 mm) thick, you need to create a filler panel, such as 1/8
”
cardboard, that will fit between the face of the door and the wood panel. If you are installing the pre-cut
decorator panels, pre-cut filler panels are included in the kit. The combined thickness of the decorator
or wood panel and the filler panel should be 1/4
”
(6 mm).
For CustomStyle
™
models
3/4
”
(19 mm) or Raised Panel
A raised panel design screwed or glued to a 1/4
”
(6 mm) thick backing, or a 3/4
”
(19 mm) routed board can
be used. The raised portion of the panel must be fabricated to permit clearances of at least 2
”
(5.1 cm) from
the handle side for fingertip clearance.
Panels thicker than 1/4
”
(6 mm), up to 3/4
”
(19 mm) max, will require that the outer 5/16
”
(8 mm) of panel
perimeter be no thicker than 1/4
”
(6 mm).
Weight limitations for custom panels:
Fresh Food 38 lbs. (17 kg) max.
Freezer Door 28 lbs. (13 kg) max.
2
”
(5.1 cm)
Clearance
Handle Side
Appearance
Panel
Refrigerator
Door
1/4
”
(6 mm)
Thick Backing
3/4
”
(19 mm)
Panels 1/4
”
thick or less
Panels thicker than 1/4
”
(6 mm)
1/4
”
max
1/4
”
(6 mm) max
3/4
”
(19 mm)
5/16
”
(8 mm)
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