Westinghouse WSE6070, User Manual

10  

installation

GENERAL iNStALLAtioN

When correctly installed, your refrigerator should:

•    Have adequate clearance to the back, sides and  

top for air circulation 

•   Be aligned to the surrounding cupboards

•    Have doors that will self close from a partially  

open position

CLEARANCES ARoUNd YoUR REfRiGERAtoR

Your Side by Side refrigerator can be installed between 

cupboards or fixtures but you must allow for the following 

spaces around the cabinet 

•    Allow a minimum of 5 millimetres clearance on both 

sides (see diagram 1) 

•    Allow a minimum of 5 millimetres clearance above 

hinge covers (see diagram 1)

•    Allow 10 millimetres clearance at the back of the 

refrigerator (see diagram 1)

Diagram 1

Recommended

minimum airspace

CABINET

5mm

10mm

10mm 35mm

5mm

DOORS

•    Allow a 250 to 350 millimetre minimum clearance on 

the hinge side of the doors, if you place the refrigerator 

next to the wall  This will make cleaning easier (refer to 

diagram 2) 

•    Make sure that cupboards or fixtures do not stick out 

further than the refrigerator cabinet (refer to diagram 2) 

iNStALLAtioN

The refrigerator should arrive with the front rollers wound 

down  We recommend that the appliance be tilted 

backwards by about 10 to 15 millimetres, this will allow 

the doors to self close providing a consistent door seal   

To do this follow the instructions below 

Height adjustable 

front rollers

Fixed rear rollers

10 -15mm

When you want to install your appliance, take the  

following steps 

1.  Roll the refrigerator into it’s final position.

WARNING

The rollers are designed for forward or backward 

movement only  They are not castors  Moving the 

refrigerator sideways may damage your floor and  

the rollers 
2   

If the refrigerator is not tilted back you can adjust the 

two front rollers by adjusting the large plastic roller 

nut (refer page 11)  You may need two people, one 

to adjust rollers and one to tilt the refrigerator slightly 

back to take the weight of the appliance off the front 

rollers  This will increase or decrease the height of the 

rollers  One turn of the nut will change the tilt of the 

refrigerator by approximately 5mm  

3   

If the cabinet is level, then the side walls should be 

plumb or vertical  If the cabinet is built in or partly built 

in check the alignment of the cabinet side against  

the cupboard 

Diagram 2

25

0mm

350mm

maximum 

cupboard depth