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Read

Before

lnstahg

to Save

Time, Work,

assure

proper

performance,

and

owner's

warranty

protection.

KD-IKA

INSTALLATION

KIT

An installation

kit (KD-IKA)

for KitchenAid

dishwashers

is available from your local KitchenAid

dealer. This kit

contains

all parts and complete

instructions

needed for replacing

almost any old dishwasher,

or for a new dish-

washer installation.

The KD-IKA

installation

kit includes the following

items:

Flexible

Drain Hose, Copper

Inlet Tubing,

Double Compression

Union,

Double Compres-

sion Elbow,

Copper Drain Elbow,

Stepdown

Adapter,

Strain

Relief Bushing, Wire Nuts,

and Hose Clamps.

CABINETRY

Opening

for

dishwasher

should

be 24"

wide

approximately

34-l/2"

high. Remove all obstructions

at the upper rear of the opening-see

Step 1 below.

ELECTRICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

Voltage

& Frequency

---

115 volts-60

hertz

Operating

load

-m--m-

13.5 amperes

Maximum

Fuse Size

15 amperes

Wiring

must conform

local

code

and/or

Nat.

Electrical

Code.

PLUMBING

SPECIFICATIONS

Plumbing

must conform

to local code. Use l/2"

O.D.

copper tube for water line. Dishwasher

has 3/8" I.P.S.

internal

thread

at valve.

A 90"

compression

ell

(furnished)

should be used to connect

tubing to valve.

Water flow

pressure at dishwasher

to be 20 PSI to

120 PSI. Water temperature

at dishwasher

should

120" F. or higher.

Drain size requires

minimum

5/8"

O.D.

copper

tubing

without

air

gap.

Drain

line

requires

min. g/16"

I.D. copper tubing

with

air gap,

not furnished.

CAUTION:

Avoid

getting

joint

compound

inside

new joints.

Hot water

fill

line must

be flushed

foreign

matter

before

connection

to dishwasher

fill

valve. A hand shut off valve (not furnished)

should be

located

in an easily

accessible area adjacent

to the

dishwasher.

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

KD-20

series dishwashers

are equipped

with

reversible

front

panels

in order

accommodate

a variety

of colors.

Custom wood panels may also be used. Consult

the

Use

and

Care

Guide

for

instructions

changing

front

panels.

The lower

front

panel must

be removed

to enable plumbing

and electrical

con-

nections

to be made. To remove lower

panel, take out two

screws (C) and lock

washer (D). With index fingers, push support

tabs (B) up, and pull bottom

of lower

panel outward

to clear tabs of kickboard.

Slide lower panel down until side flanges

FIG. 1

are clear of evaporation

channel

support

(A). Reverse procedure

when

replacing

lower oanel.

PRELIMINARY

ROUGH-IN

CABINET

OPENING

For dishwasher

to be flush with adjacent cabinets, there must be a minimum

of 24-l/4"

under counter

cabinet

depth available

for installation.

To estab-

lish a reference

line for purposes of providing

plumbing

and electrical

con-

nections

to the dishwasher,

measure 21" from

the wall. (This is the front

edge of dishwasher

kick panel. There is a 3" toe space from the front of the

kick panel to the front

edge of the dishwasher

with

a standard

metal front

panel.) Cabinets 23-l/2"

to 23.5/8"

deep from wall to front of cabinet may

accommodated

by removing

dry or plaster wall, baseboard and quarter

#.~und directly

behind the dishwasher.

NOTE:

For corner

installation,

allow

2" clearance

for adjacent

cabinet.

CAUTION:

Make sure dishwasher

is not installed

under a surface burner or

warming

plate

where

the

heat

would

damage the water

supply

tubing.

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