GE GFQ14ESSNWW Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 20

UNPACKING THE UNIT
Recycle or destroy the carton
WARNING
and plastic bags after the unit is
unpacked. Make materials inaccessible to children.
Children might use them for play. Cartons covered
with rugs, bedspreads or plastic sheets can become
airtight chambers causing suffocation.
1. Cut and remove all packaging straps.
2. While it is in the carton, carefully lay the unit on its
side. DO NOT lay the unit on its front or back.
3. Turn down the bottom flaps. Remove all base packaging
including the styrofoam base.
4. Carefully return the unit to an upright position and
remove the carton by lifting it upward.
5. Carefully move the unit to within 4 feet (122 cm) of
the final location.
6. Remove the following from the back side of the unit:
4 bolts
4 plastic spacers (including rubber grommets)
NOTE: Do NOT remove the screw or clip holding the
hose.
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Installation Instructions
UNPACKING THE UNIT (cont.)
7. Insert shipping bolt hole covers into shipping bolt
holes.
NOTES:
• Failure to remove the shipping braces can cause
the unit to become severely unbalanced.
• IMPORTANT: Save all bolts for future use.
If you must transport the unit at a later date, you must
reinstall the shipping support hardware to prevent
shipping damage. Keep the hardware in the plastic
bag provided.
NOTE: Consider recycling options for your appliance
packaging material.
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