Frigidaire LFHD2251TF5 - Installation Manual

DO NOT REMOVE this label until the refrigerator has been leveled.

Please follow all instructions for leveling your refrigerator.

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* P l e a s e r e fe r t o yo u r U s e & C a r e G u i d e fo r m o r e d e t a i l s .

If you are not satisfied with the installation of your refrigerator, please contact the store where you purchased it or call 1-800-944-9044 for assistance.

Installation Instructions* for French Door Bottom Freezer/Refrigerator

WARNING

T o a v o i d e l e c t r i c s h o c k , w h i c h c a n c a u s e d e a t h o r s e v e r e p e r s o n a l i n j u r y , d o

n o t c o n n e c t y o u r r e f r i g e r a t o r t o a n e l e c t r i c a l p o w e r s o u r c e u n t i l y o u h a v e

c o m p l e t e d S t e p 2 o f t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s .

CAUTION

•

Shifting the refrigerator from side to side

may damage flooring.

•

Do not block the toe grille on the lower

front of your refrigerator. Sufficient air cir-

culation is essential for proper operation.

IMPORTANT

If you are installing your refrigerator

without connecting it to a water supply,

make sure the ice maker’s power switch

is turned Off (see the Use & Care Guide

for more details).

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NOTE

If you need to remove the doors to get your refrigerator into the house, please refer to Section 3:

“Door Removal/Installation,: or, for more detailed instructions, “Removing Doors” in the Use & Care

Guide. These installation instructions are provided only as a possible customer option. Frigidaire

recommends that you use a service or kitchen contracting professional to install your refrigerator.

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Prep aring For I nstallation

Be sure to coordinate site preparation and installation with your

kitchen contractor.

Include these minimum guidelines in your site preparation:

• Choose a place near a grounded electrical outlet.

• Do not use an extension cord or an adapter plug.

• Avoid direct sunlight and close proximity to a range,

dishwasher or other heat source.

• Floor should be level and able to support a fully

loaded refrigerator.

• The refrigerator’s Ice Dispenser

requires water supply access.

• Plan for easy access to counter tops

when removing food.

• For complete access to drawers and

freezer baskets, doors must be able

to fully open.

• Load refrigerator from side of cabinet only.

• Do not run retaining straps over handles nor overtighten straps.

• Never use refrigerator handles to move the refrigerator.
Allow the following clearances for ease of installation, proper air circulation, and plumbing and electrical

connections: Sides & Top:

3

/

8

inch / Rear: 1 inch

CAUTION

R o o m t e m p e r a t u r e s b e l o w

5 5 ° F ( 1 3 ° C ) o r a b o v e

1 1 0 ° F ( 4 3 ° C ) w i l l i m p a i r

c o o l i n g a b i l i t y o f y o u r r e -

f r i g e r a t o r ’ s c o m p r e s s o r .

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NOTE

Please call 1-800-944-9044 if you

need assistance with this installation.

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Before Installing The Water Supply Line, You Will Need:

•

Basic Tools: adjustable wrench, flat-blade screwdriver, and

Phillips

TM

screwdriver.

• Access to a household cold water line with water pressure

between 30 and 100 psi.

A water supply line made of ¼ inch (6 mm) OD, copper

or braided, flexible stainless steel tubing. To determine the

length of tubing needed, measure the distance from the

ice maker inlet valve at the back of the refrigerator to your

cold water pipe. Then add approximately 7 feet, so the

refrigerator can be moved out for cleaning.

• A shutoff valve to connect the water supply line to your

household water system. DO NOT use a self-piercing type shutoff valve.

• A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for connecting a copper water supply line to the ice maker

inlet valve.

Connect Water Supply

WARNING

To avoid electric shock,

which can cause death or

severe personal injury,

disconnect the refrigerator

from elec-trical power before

con-necting a water supply

line to the refrigerator.

CAUTION

To Avoid Prop erty Damag e:

•

C op p er or Stainless S teel braid ed , flex ible tubing is rec ommend ed f or the

water sup p ly line. Water sup p ly tubing mad e of ¼ inc h (6 mm) p las-tic is

not rec ommend ed to be used . Plastic tubing g reatly inc reases the p otential

f or water leaks, and the manufac turer will not be resp onsible f or any d am -

ag e if p lastic tubing is used f or the sup p ly line.

•

D o not reuse comp ression f itting or use thread seal tap e.

•

DO NOT install water supply tubing in areas where temperatures fall below freezing.

•

C hemic als from a malfunc tioning sof tener can d amag e the ic e maker. I f the

ic e maker is c onnec ted to sof t water, ensure that the softener is maintained

and working p rop erly.

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Frigidaire uses packing foam and tape to secure the internal parts of your refrigerator for shipping.

Once the refrigerator is in position, you can remove this material.

W h a t ’ s N e x t ?

Congratulations! You are ready to begin enjoying your new Frigidaire refrigerator.

• For important safety instructions and to learn how to operate your refrigerator, please read the

entire Use & Care Guide.

• You may want to start with the “Normal Operating Sights & Sounds” section of the Guide to learn

what to expect during typical operation.

• Please register your product. You can register online at www.frigidaire.com or you can simply

send in the Registration Card.

Remove I nternal Ship p ing Materials

Removing & Replacing Freezer Drawer

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To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet Valve

1. Disconnect refrigerator from electric power source.
2. Place end of water supply line into sink or bucket. Turn ON

water supply and flush supply line until water is clear. Turn

OFF water supply at shutoff valve.

3. Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and discard cap.
4. If you use copper tubing - Slide brass nut, then ferrule

(sleeve) onto water supply line. Push water supply line into

water valve inlet as far as it will go (¼ inch). Slide ferrule

(sleeve) into valve inlet and finger tighten nut onto valve.

Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT overtighten.

See Figure 1.

If you use braided, flexible stainless steel tubing - The nut is

already assembled on the tubing. Slide nut onto valve inlet

and finger tighten nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn

with a wrench; DO NOT overtighten. See Figure 2.

5. With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line

(copper tubing only) to rear panel of refrigerator as shown.

6. Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about 2½

turns, behind refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so they

do not vibrate or wear against any other surface.

7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any connec-

tions that leak.

8. Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power source.
9. To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm (freezer ice

maker) or set the ice maker’s On/Off power switch to the

“ON” position (fresh food ice maker).

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NOTE

Check with your local building authority for recommen-dations

on water lines and associated materials prior to installing

your new refrigerator. Depending on your local/state building

codes, Frigidaire recommends for homes with existing valves its

Smart Choice 6 ft. Stainless Steel Refrig-erator Water Line Kit

5304490728 and for homes without an existing valve, Frigidaire

recommends its Smart Choice 20 ft. Copper Refrigerator Water

Line Installation Kit 5304490717 (with a with self-tapping saddle

valve). Please refer to www.frigidaire.com for more information.

Plastic Water

Tubing to Ice

Maker Fill

Tube

Steel

Clamp

Brass

Compression

Nut

Ferrule

(Sleeve)

Copper

water line

Water Valve

Bracket

Valve Inlet

Water Valve

Copper water line

from household

water supply

(Include enough tubing in loop

to allow moving refrigerator out

for cleaning.)

Figure 1

Steel

Clamp

Braided

Flexible

Stainless

Steel

Water Line

Water Valve

Bracket

Valve Inlet

Water Valve

6 ft (1.8 Meters) Braided flexible

stainless steel water line from

household water supply.

Plastic Water Tubing

to Ice Maker

Fill Tube

(Include enough tubing in loop to allow

moving refrigerator out for cleaning.)

Figure 2

90˚

Top View

Cabinet

Left Door

Right Door

Top View

Cabinet

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NOTE

You will be pulling approximately 5 feet of water

tube from the back of the refrigerator. Use care

while pulling the water tube from the unit to en-

sure not kinking the tube.

D oor Removal/I nstallation

Removing the Doors:

3

IMPORTANT

Open the refrigerator doors to a 90° angle before removing or installing the doors on the lower hinges.

T o r e i n s t a l l t h e r e f r i g e r a t o r d o o r s :

1. Replace the lower hinges by screwing in place.

2. Hold the door at ~90°, and drop the closure mechanism down into the lower hinge pin. Then

rotate it slightly in either direction until the door/mechanism falls down into place. Install the top

hinge, thus locking the door in place.

3. Insert the water line into the top section of the unit and insert into the connector.

4. Connect the harness at the top of the hinges.

5. Replace the top hinge covers.

WARNING

Turn off power to your refrigerator,

by unplugging the power cord from

the wall outlet.

1. Remove refrigerator doors’ top hinge covers.

2. Disconnect the harness by depressing the latch, and pulling apart.

3. Detatch the water tube from the connector located behind the refrigerator,

the connector releases when you press inward on the connectors outer

sleeve. Pull the water tube out toward the front of the unit.

4. Open the refrigerator doors to a 90° angle. Remove 2 screws from the top

hinge. Lift and remove door from lower hinge. Be sure doors are set aside

in a secure position where they cannot fall and cause damage to the doors

or the handles.

5. Unscrew the 3 lower hinge screws and remove the hinge.

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Doors

□ Handles are secure and tight

□ Door seals completely to cabinet on all sides

□ Fresh food doors are level

Leveling

□ Refrigerator is level, side to side and tilted ¼

inch (6 mm) front to back

□ Toe grille is properly attached to refrigerator

□ Cabinet is sitting solid on all corners

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I nstallation C heck List

Ice Maker

□ House water supply connected to refrigerator

□ No water leaks present at all connections

□ Ice Maker is turned ON.

Final Checks

□ Shipping material removed

□ Fresh Food and Freezer temperatures set

Electrical Power

□ House power turned on

□ Refrigerator plugged in

Remove

Hex Head

Drawer Screw

DO NOT

Remove

Other

Screws

DO NOT

Loosen

or

Remove

These 3

Hex

Screws

Removing Freezer Drawer:

1. Remove 4 hex head drawer screws.
2. Lift up drawer to remove.

Replacing Freezer Drawer:

1. Extend the Freezer slides from unit.

2. Carefully align support pin with hooks

on end of freezer slides and then lower

freezer door onto slides.

3. Replace the 4 hex head screws that

secure the slides to the door (2 on each

side) and tighten.

Pin

Hook

CAUTION

Drawer is heavy. Use caution when lifting.

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NOTE

To locate the pin, look inside the drawer and the pin is next to the door liner and the slides. Not all

parts are shown in the illustration.

Level Refrigerator & Refrigerator Door Alignment

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Guidelines for final positioning of refrigerator:

•

All four corners of cabinet must rest firmly on floor.

• The front should be slightly elevated (to ensure that

doors close and seal properly).

• Doors should align with each other and be level.
Most of these conditions can be met by raising or

lowering the adjustable front rollers.

To level the cabinet using the front rollers (if

necessary):

1. Slightly open freezer drawer if the toe grill is installed.

Lift the toe grille and gently pull forward.

2. Make initial cabinet adjustments by using the front

roller height adjusting screws. Use a 3/8 inch socket

wrench to turn the adjustment

screws (1 per side).

To raise:

turn adjustment screw

clockwise.

To lower:

turn adjustment screw

counterclockwise.

3. Ensure both doors are bind-free

with their seals touching the cabinet on all four sides

and that cabinet is stable.

Raise

Lower

Anti-tip

Leg

To make final door height

adjustments (if necessary):

Door

Raise

1. Open freezer drawer to make lower

hinge visible.

2. Insert 6mm Allen wrench into the

shaft of the lower hinge.

3. Adjust the height by turning clockwise

or counterclockwise. Turning clockwise

will lower the door. Turning counter-

clockwise will raise the door. Default

setting is to the lowest height when you

receive your appliance.

4. After unit is leveled, lower anti-tip leg

using a 3/8 inch socket wrench until it

firmly contacts the floor.

5.

Install toe grille by fitting into place.