Design Guide

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FREEDOM
®
COLLECTION
INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS
SPLIT COLUMN INSTALLATION
CABINETRy STyLE & CUTOUT DEPTH
Freedom
®
Collection refrigeration appliances are designed to accommodate
nearly any type of kitchen cabinetry door installation. Generally, when using
standard ¾" (19 mm) panels, 25" (635 mm) deep cutouts are recommended but
the required cutout depth depends on the desired cabinetry and custom panel
execution, whether typical North American styles that employ a face frame—
requiring a depth of 25" (635 mm)—or European style—requiring a depth of
24" (610 mm).
The below cabinetry styles detail requirements for the cutout and custom panel.
A) STANDARD (PARTIAL) OvERLAy – 25" (635 MM) CUTOUT DEPTH
With standard overlay kitchen cabinetry the face frame is an important design
element. In order to emulate this aesthetic for the refrigerator, one must account
for the door panel thickness (typically
3
/
4
" (19 mm)) as well as the face frame
thickness (here, also
3
/
4
" (19 mm)). The resulting thickness of the custom door
panel is therefore
3
/
4
" (19 mm) +
3
/
4
" (19 mm) = 1
1
/
2
" (38 mm). The cumulative
thickness of the custom door panel requires added depth in the cutout so 25"
(635 mm) is recommended (see sketch).
B) FULL OvERLAy – 25" (635 MM) CUTOUT DEPTH
The requirements for standard overlays are also valid for full overlay designs
so 25" (635 mm) cutout depth is recommended. However, especially if kitchen
cabinet doors are thinner than
3
/
4
" (19 mm) or reveals are
1
/
8
" (3 mm) or smaller,
a 24" (610 mm) cutout depth may also be acceptable. In this execution both
the cabinet door and the small reveal of the fully overlaid face frame must be
emulated within the typical appliance door panel thickness of
3
/
4
" (19 mm). This
can be done either a) by simply ignoring the visible area of the face frame (very
small reveals show virtually no face frame) or b) by creating a “nose” on the
custom door panel to emulate a small visible face frame (see sketch).
C & D) OFFSET & FLUSH INSET – 25" (635 MM) CUTOUT DEPTH
Here, kitchen cabinetry door panels do not rest atop the cabinet face frame
(overlay), but are instead inserted partially (offset) or fully ush (inset) into the
face frame. Such offset or ush inset door panels require additional depth in the
cutout. Using the example of a
3
/
4
" (19 mm) thick panel, the complete cutout
depth would be 24" (610 mm) +
3
/
4
" (19 mm) = 24
3
/
4
" (629 mm) and in this
example 25" (635 mm) is recommended.
E) FRAMED – 24" (610 MM) CUTOUT DEPTH
For Freedom Collection refrigeration appliances, a metal frame (FRAMEKIT10)
may be afxed to the side of the cabinet which conveniently hides unnished
case returns and provides a classic built-in look. This is particularly relevant
for existing cabinetry that has not been custom-built to accommodate these
appliances. A 24" (610 mm) cutout will result in a slightly protruding door
panel for a typical built-in look.
F) EUROPEAN STyLE kITCHEN CABINETRy – 24" (610 MM) CUTOUT DEPTH
If the kitchen design is based on European style cabinetry, there is no need to
emulate the look of a face frame, as such a frame is not an element of the kitchen
cabinetry design. Therefore a 24" (610 mm) deep cutout with accompanying
custom panel will always be sufcient.
x y
18-Inch Columns 18" (457 mm) 9" (229 mm)
24-Inch Columns 24" (610 mm) 12" (305 mm)
30-Inch Columns 30" (762 mm) 15" (381 mm)
30-Inch Bottom Freezer 30" (762 mm) 15" (381 mm)
36-Inch Bottom Freezer 36" (914 mm) 18" (457 mm)
A: Area for running the water line. It is recommended the water-box be
placed adjacent to the installation cutout, so that it can be accessed for
service without uninstalling the appliance. If this is not possible, place
the recessed water box adjacent to the power supply socket elevated at
the heights as referenced in areas A+B.
B: Area for installing the power connection
D: Opening depth of cutout, depending on kitchen design (24" minimum)
IMPORTANT
It is strongly recommended the top interior of the
cutout be of solid material (
5
/
8
" (16 mm) thickness).
Ensure that the top well is completely ush for a depth
of at least 4" (102 mm).
Ensure that the side walls of the cutout are also
completely ush to a depth of at least 4" (102 mm).
If, for some reason, a separate cutout cabinet is
created, ensure that the furniture return is at least
4" (102 mm) deep for proper installation.
A) STANDARD
OvERLAy DESIGN
Custom Door Panel
(Emulating a Face Frame)
B) FULL OvERLAy
DESIGN
Custom Door Panel
with Nose (Emulating
a Face Frame)