MPORTANT: Read and save these instryctions. 8 MPORTANT: nstaer: Leave nstaation nstructions with the homeowner. Homeowner: Keep nstaation nstructions for future reference. Save nstaation nstructions for oca inspector s use. Underc Dishwasher
Before you start... Proper instaation is your responsibiity. Make sure you have everything necessary for correct instaation. t is the persona responsibiity and obigation of the customer to contact a quaified instaer to assure that eectrica and pumbing instaations meet a nationa and oca codes and ordinances. Eectrica ground is required. See Eectrica requirements. DO NOT pinch power suppy cord or kink power suppy cabe between dishwasher and cabinet. DO NOT insta dishwasher over carpeted fooring. Proper eectrica, drain and water suppy ines must be avaiabe or must be instaed as specified within shaded area. Pumbing and wiring shoud not cross in front of motor or dishwasher egs. See Eectrica, Water and Drain requirements. MPORTANT: Observe a governing codes and ordinances. Cut openings - Grommet Water ine: /2 hoe or arger, required for Drain ine: -1 /2 hoe eectrica or arger. cabe or Power suppy cord: 1 - /2 max. power suppy hoe. cord hoe cut Direct wiring: 3/4 min. hoe. in a meta cabinet. The unshaded area must be free of pipes or wires. Eectrica outet must be instaed in an adjacent cabinet..l --------o, Figure 1 L 24 $Fizing -\ Figure 2 t 33-718. min. height 24 depth -4-23-718 width+ Side view / Toos and Eectrica materias needed requirements for nstaation: eectric dri Phiips screwdriver 2 adjustabe wrenches piers measuring tape fat-bade screwdriver pipe wrench keyhoe saw tubing cutter (not shown) pipe-joint compound 5/ 6 and /4 driver or hex socket goves Parts suppied instaation: 2 drain hose camps 90 ebow with 3/B N.P.T. externa threads on one end. The size of the other end must fit your water supby ine.. 2, No.-10 x /2 Phiips-head screws drain hose for Remove parts from bag. Check that a parts were suppied. Pane A Eectrica Shock Hazard Eectrica ground is required on this appiance. f cod water pipe is interrupted by pastic, non-metaic gaskets or other insuating materias, Do Not use for grounding. Do Not ground to a gas pipe. Do Not modify the power suppy cord pug. f it does not fit the outet, have a proper outet instaed by a quaified eectrician. Do Not have a fuse in the neutra or grounding circuit. A fuse in the neutra or grounding circuit coud resut in eectrica shock.. Do Not use an extension cord with this appiance. Check with a quaified eectrician if you are in doubt as to whether the appiance is propery grounded. Faiure to foow these instructions coud resut in serious injury or deafh. f codes permit and a separate grounding wire is used, it is recommended that a quaified eectrician determine that the grounding path is adequate. A 120-vot, 60-Hz, AC-ony, 15or 20- ampere, fused eectrica suppy is required. Time-deay fuse or circuit breaker is recommended. t is recommended that a separate circuit serving ony this appiance be provided. 4 Corner ocation 2 min. door to cabinet or wa - 34 min. underside counter height. Check ocation where dishwasher wi be instaed. The ocation shoud provide: Easy access to water, eectricity and drainage ines. Convenient oading -the best position is eft or right of kitchen sink. Opening that is square for proper dishwasher operation and appearance. Cabinet front that is perpendicuar to foor. Protection so that water inet vave and drain cannot freeze. /4 minimum cearance between motor and fooring to prevent motor from overheating. Eectrica Shock Hazard t is the persona responsibiity and obigation of the customer to contact a quaified eectrician to assure that the eectrica instaation is adequate and is in conformance with the Nationa Eectrica Code, ANS/NFPA 70 - atest edition and a oca codes and ordinances. Faiure to foow these instructions coud resut in eectrica shock or other persona injury. Eectrica wiring and components must not contact any pumbing materia or drain hose. Cabinet opening must competey encose sides, top and back of dishwasher. Faiure to do so may resut in persona injury from exposed wiring. Persona njury/product Damage Hazard Avoid opening dishwasher door before dishwasher is instaed. Dishwasher, before it is instaed, may tip over when door is opened, resuting in persona injury or product damage. Copies of the standards isted may be obtained from: Nationa Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park Quincy, Massachusetts 02269 Read and foow the Eectrica requirements, Water requirements and Drain requirements sections before instaing dishwasher. Recommended grounding method For your persona safety, this appiance must be grounded. This appiance is equipped with a power suppy cord having a 3-prong grounding pug. To minimize possibe shock hazard, the cord must be pugged into a mating, 3-prong, grounding-type wa receptace, grounded in accordance with Nationa Eectrica Code, ANS/NFPA 70 - atest edition and a oca codes and ordinances. (See Figure 3.1 f a mating wa receptace is not avaiabe, it is the persona responsibiity and obigation of the customer to have a propery grounded, 3-prong, wa receptace instaed by a quaified eectrician. J-prong. grounbing:type ---+\- wa receptace cbrd- Figure 3 F POWER CORD CANNOT BE USED... When oca codes do not permit use of a power suppy cord with an undercounter dishwasher, the power suppy cord must be removed and dishwasher wired directy. To direct wire this product, order kit #43 17979. Eectrica connections must be contained within the termina box and meet a oca codes and ordinances. F THE POWER SUPPLY CORD S REMOVED, THE DSHWASHER MUST BE CONNECTED WTH COPPER WRE ONLY.
Water Requirements The hot water ine to the dishwasher must provide between 15-120 psi water pressure. The hot water heater shoud be set to deiver 140 F water temperature to the dishwasher for best resuts. Use 3/8 O.D. copper tubing or /2 pastic tubing minimum inet ine. Dishwasher inet vave has 3/8 N.P.T. interna pipe thread. Drain Requhements The drain hose MUST have a high drain oop,. 20 minimum ABOVE FLOOR, to prevent backfow or water siphoning out of dishwasher during operation. NOTE: An air gap MUST BE USED in the high drain oop if the drain hose is connected to house pumbing ower than 20 above the foor. Drain hose, suppied, meets AHAM DW- 1 test standards. Cut -1/2 hoe in cabinet wa for drain hose. Additiona drain ine (a minimum of /2.D. and no onger than 20 ) can be used if needed. Now start... with dishwasher in kijchen. n aternate waterine ocations Rough in water ine to the dishwasher cabinet opening using one of the routing methods shown. Cut /2 or arger hoe in cabinet wa for water ine. 2 n nsta a shutoff vave in the water ine where it can be easiy used. 3 n Fush water ine into a bucket to get rid of any partices that may cog inet vave. Turn shutoff vave to the OFF position. Eectrica Shock Hazard Disconnect eectrica power at the service pane (fuse box or circuit breaker box). Faiure to do so coud resuit in serious injury or death. -7----r eectrica wiring aternate eectrica wiring ocationa \ J [y,t:; :.. grounded receptace 5 q Remove 4 screws. Remove the 4 screws attaching access pane and toe pane to dishwasher using a /4 hex socket, nut driver or Phiips screwdriver, Remove access pane and toe pane. m Measure heiaht of cabined opening from theyront edge of the underside of cabinet opening to foor. Check chart for that height opening. Put the whees in the required position. The dishwasher shoud be instaed as eve as possibe from front to back. Loosen and then turn front eveers the number of times indicated in the chart. Whee Number Min. Position Of Turns Cutout (See To Adjust Height ustration) Leveers 34 8 1 9 34-118 2 6 34-5116 3 3 34-112 4 0 for additiona height: 1. Add shims under the whees. 2. Turn front eveers (each turn is approximatey /16 in height). You may have this type drain connector... --- Pane B 4 m Cut a -1/2 maximum hoe for power suppy cord or a 3/4 minimum hoe for direct wiring in the cabinet or foor for the eectrica wiring to pass through. f this hoe is cut in a wood cabinet, sand the hoe unti it is smooth. f the hoe is cut in a meta cabinet, the hoe must be covered by a grommet (Part No. 302797), avaiabe from your deaer or parts suppier. nsta wa receptace on rear or side wa of a cabinet next to dishwasher opening as indicated by the shaded areas shown. Pug dishwasher power suppy cord into this receptace. For direct wiring insta a 3/4 U. L.-isted conduit connector to connect the fexibe armored or non-metaic sheathed, copper cabe (with grounding wire) to the fused disconnect, circuit breaker or junction box. Run the cabe through the hoe in the cabinet opening. The cabe shoud extend 24 from the back wa. / m Put spring-type drain hose camp over connector. Push drain hose onto connector. Use piers to open camp and side camp over drain hose and connector. Check that drain hose is secure. f screw-type camp is used instead of spring-type camp, use 0 5/ 16 nut driver to tighten drain hose securey to connector. To minimize noise and vibration, route drain hose to avoid contact with door springs, motor, water ine, cabinet or fooring. Do Not run drain hose over top of tub.
Foor Damage Tit dishwasher backwards on whees when moving across foor. Faiure to do so may cause damage to foor covering. Recommended drain hose connection methods: Drain hose to air gap to waste tee. air-gap kit - /(Part No. 2 jooo96) Aternate drain hose connection methods: Drain hose to waste tee. b ~~~~~~,~,. /-= to fit. waste tee.+jj$ij$ +--- screw- or T n spring-type waste tee -LJ cearance to foor - \En& must be above trap. 8 w Latch dishwasher door. Push dishwasher into pace, siding drain hose through hoe cut in cabinet opening. Do not pinch power suppy cord or kink power suppy cabe between dishwasher and cabinet. Check that front eveing egs are firmy against the foor. Aign dishwasher door with cabinet doors, so that spacing is the same on both sides. 9 H Connect drain hose to an air gap or waste tee using one of the recommended or aternate methods. /, cearance to foor $ k Entry must be above trap. Drain hose to air gap to disposer. n air-aao kit rubber connector \ cc e or f oca pumbing codes permit, dishwasher drain hose may be connected directy to waste tee. The waste tee connection MUST be made ahead of the trap and a minimum of 20 above the foor. Drain hose to disposer. Jt hose cor. Cut hose connector to fit, if needed. f connecting drain hose to an air gap or waste tee, cut end of drain hose as shown. Secure drain hose with screw-type or spring-type hose camp (camp type varies with modes.) Do Not cut drain hose when connecting to a 7/8 disposer connector. Knock out pug from disposer inet. Secure drain hose with hose camp provided. DO NOT cut ribbed section to shorten drain hose. Entry musj be above trap. nsta air gap (Part No. 300096) according to kit instructions. f other brands of air gaps are used, they shoud be checked to make sure they aow for the same water fow. Connect the air gap to a waste tee* or disposer using a rubber connector. Most disposers have 7/8 connectors or specia connectors are avaiabe at pumbing suppy houses. Be sure to remove the disposer pug before connecting the drain hose. You may need remove disposer from sink to remove the pug. f oca pumbing codes permit, dishwasher drain hose may be connected directy to disposer. Most disposers have 7/8 connectors or specia connectors are avaiabe at pumbing suppy houses. Be sure to remove the disposer pug before connecting the drain hose. You may need to remove disposer from sink to remove the Pug- A parts are avaiabe through your deaer or oca hardware or pumbing store. Numbers correspond to steps. Draid hose shipped inside tub. Pane C
Product Damage Do Not soder within 6 of pastic water inet vaves. Faiure to foow this instruction coud resut in product damage. equay spaced To change door pane coor NOTE: The opposite side of the door coor pane is a different coor.. L water \ inet vave 14 = Open door approximatey 3 and check for equa spacing between inner door and tub sides. f necessary, oosen screws that fasten dishwasher to countertop and shift tub. Tighten screws Persona njury Hazard Wear goves and hande panes carefuy. Cut meta edges may cause persona injury or damage to other materias.? q Push up at each end of retainer at bottom of door --T-v ~~ pane. Then pu retainer toward you. Set retainer aside. 10. Connect water pipe or tubing directy to water inet vave. Do Not run pipe or tubing across front of motor or dishwasher egs. Turn on water suppy and check for eaks. 11. Check eectrica requirements. Be sure you have correct eectrica suppy and recommended grounding method. See Panes A and B for proper connection. top mounting brackets attached to underside of countertop. -1 n Check door for proper operation. Door shoud cose easiy without samming and open with its own weight. f necessary, cose door and adjust both door springs by moving spring ends to different hoes in base. 16 n Take a few minutes to read the Use and Care Guide to fuy understand your new dishwasher. 17 n Check that a parts have been instaed and no steps were skipped. Check that you have a the toos you started with. 18. Turn on eectric suppv. Start dishwasher and aow it to compete a cyce. Check that dishwasher is working propery and that there are no water eaks. n Side pane(s) down to cear consoe. Use both hands to bow top and bottom edge of door pane(s). Remove pane(s) from door. Do Not remove spacer. n With desired coor facing out, insert one side of door pane(s) into one side of door frame. 4 n Bow door pane(s) and insert other side of door pane(s) into door frame. : contro consoe - 12 n Open dishwasher door and remove a shipping materias. Remove bottom rack. Pace a newspaper or arge sheet of paper over bottom of dishwasher to protect the pump area when securing dishwasher to countertop. ower door frame 5. Push in on door pane(s) near the top and side pane(s) and spacer up inside bottom of contro consoe. Persona njury/product Damage Hazard The dishwasher must be secured to the countertop to keep it from titing when door is open.. Do Not drop screws in dishwasher tub. f screws shoud fa into pump, pump and motor damage may occur. Faiure to foow these instructions may resut in persona injury or product damage. 13 n Secure dishwasher to countertop with two, No. - 10 x /2 Phiips-head screws from parts bag. You MUST secure dishwasher to keep it from titing when door is opened or sosed. Do Not drop screws in dishwasher tub. Remove paper from bottom of dishwasher. 19 n Repace the access pane and toe pane. The toe pane must be positioned to contact foor. 20 n f chanaina coor of door and access pane or 6staing custom panes, foow the To change door pane coor and To change access pane coor instructions, Pane D and E. Congrafuafions! You have jusf finished instaing your new undercounfer dish washer. Keep nsfaafion nsfrucfions avuiube for eusy reference. m Lift up and hod pane(s) and spacer /4 above ower door frame. a - nsert retainer over ower edge of door frame whie hoding door pane(s) and spacer up. 8 Snap retainer down into pace. Push down firmy aong entire ength of retainer to make sure retainer is secure. Side door pane(s) down. Pane D
n mdortant: Run finaers aona bottom of retainer to &eck that-.retainer is ower than the ower door frame. a- > m edge To change access coor pane (For modes so equipped) Figure 4 This pane is narrower than access pane. Fie or sand edges of wood pane to avoid sivers. 6 u Lift up and hod wood door pane /4 above ower door frame. 7 B m nsert retainer over ower edge of door frame whie hoding wood door pane up. Persona njury Hazard. Wear goves and hande panes carefuy. Cut meta edges may cause persona injury or damage to other materias. 1 m Push up with thumbs on each end of access pane top trim to unsnap trim. Remove top trim and set it aside. Cut d cear when open position. Heavy-duty door springs must be used if custom door pane weighs more than 4 pounds. Heavy-duty Door Springs Kit, Part No. 4318050, is avaiabe from your deaer or parts suppier. Maximum door weight is 8 pounds. Wood access pane This pane is wider that door pane. _1_-..1- -&S/,6 --...-... w Snap retainer down into pace. Push down firmy aong entire ength of retainer to make sure retainer is secure. Side wood door pane down 2 w Carefuy side coor access pane upwards and remove. Do Not remove spacer. A edges routed to 7/32 thickness. Top view 7/32 thick m mportant: Run fingers aong bottom of retainer to check that retainer is ower that the ower door frame. 10. Check door for proper J n With operation. Door shoud cose easiy desired coor Figure 5 without samming and open with its own facing out, bow weight. f necessary, cose door and access pane 1 n Cut wood door and access panes adjust both door springs by moving and insert into using specified dimensions. Make sure spring ends to different hoes in base. access cane1 wood grain direction matches cabinet frame. Side pane down into groove wood grain. aong bottom of access pane frame. 2 D Fie or sand edges of wood panes 1 n Push up with to avoid sivers. thumbs on each end 4 n Line up Dishwasher is subject to some humidify. of access pane top edges of top trim Cover both sides and edges of wood trim to unsnap trim. with sides of access pane panes with moisture-resistant seaer. Remove top trim and set it aside. frame. Tit back of trim down and side into pace. Snap front of trim down to cover top edge of 3 m Push up at 12 m Carefuy access pane. each end of retainer side coor access at bottom of door pane and spacer pane. Then pu upwards and retainer toward you. Set retainer aside To insta remove. Save coor access pane and spacer for future use. customized wood panes in door and access pane Dishwasher door pane and access pane (if mode is so equipped) can be customized to match wood cabinets. A standard /4 (7/32 actua thickness) wood pane can be used as is for customizing the door and access panes. A door pane thicker than 7/32, requires routing the top and bottom to a 7/32 thickness. An access pane thicker than 7/32, requires routing a four edges to a 7/32. t is recommended that a cabinetmaker cut the customized panes because of the precise cuts required. (See Figures 4 and 5.1 Wood door pane Cut accuratey for a snug fit between door side frames. Note: Custom pane fits between, Not inside frame. Pane E 1 carefuyperfona njury Hazard Wear goves and hande panes Cut meta edges may cause persona injury or damage to other materias. 4 n Side pane(s) down to cear consoe. Use both hands to bow top and bottom edges of coor door pane(s). Remove coor pane(s) and spacer, Save coor pane(s) and spacer for future use. 5 between, not inside, door frame n nsert top of wood door pane between sides of door frame about 3 beow consoe. Rotate wood door pane down against dishwasher door, Side top edge of wood door pane under bottom edge of consoe. Press ower portion of wood door pane in pace between sides of door frame. 1 13 -. nsert wood access pane into access pane frame. Side pane down into groove aong bottom of access pane frame. t may be necessary to remove top mounting screws and tit access pane forward to insta some wood panes. 14 = Line up edges of top trim with sides of access pane frame. Tit back of trim down and side into pace. Snap front of trim down to cover top edge of wood access pane.
f the dishwasher is not operating propery... Check these points: s the door cosed tighty and atched securey?. Has the cyce been set correcty to start the dishwasher? s the water turned on? Has a house fuse bown or circuit breaker tripped? Has eectrica power been interrupted? Note: f the motor has stopped because of overoad, it wi automaticay reset itsef within a few minutes. f after checking these points the dishwasher sti does not run or compete a cyce, ca for service. f you need assistance... Ca your deaer or oca authorized service company. When you ca, you wi need the dishwasher mode number and seria number. Both numbers are ocated on the seria/rating pate ocated behind the door on the front frame of the dishwasher opening. Part No. 3373987 01993 Whirpoo Corporation Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 Prnted in U.S.A.