Owners Manual

7
OPERATIONS MANUAL
REACH-INS & ROLL-INS
INSTALLING CASTERS AND LEVELING
If your new unit is supplied with swivel casters, they will be
packed in the accessory box that came with your cabinet.
Casters should be installed only when the cabinet is close to
its final installation site. To install casters on your new model,
place wooden blocks along the back, at each end. Tilt the cabi-
net back, using the wood blocks to help hold the cabinet in its
tilted position. Locate the large threaded holes on the bottom
of the cabinet and screw the threaded caster studs into the
mounting holes, closest to the front of the unit. Repeat this
procedure by tilting the cabinet in the opposite direction and
installing the remaining casters. Make sure the casters are
tightened extremely well (see Figure 4 & 4A). If the casters are
not installed tightly, the cabinet will be unstable and may sway
or rock, which can damage the cabinet.
If the height of a caster needs to be raised, shims must be
installed under the casters which need leveling. Extra large
washers, available at most hardware or furniture stores, can
be used to shim casters, or contact the factory for caster
shims. For maximum stability under extreme conditions, caster
plate assemblies are available from the factory (see “Optional
Accessories” section of this manual).
Do not attempt to level casters by unscrewing them
from the cabinet and leaving them loose, as this will
cause damage to the cabinet and leg hole threads,
voiding all warranties.
A
OPTIONAL
CASTER SHIM
(CM1-2476)
CASTER
CASTER INSTALLATION
BLOCKS
FIGURE 4: Installing Casters
FIGURE 3: Minimum Clearance
(Typical Reach-In Model Shown)
FLOOR LOADS
The floor at the final location site must be level, free of vibration
and strong enough to support the total combined weights of
your new model plus the maximum product load which might
be placed into it. Keep in mind that all the weight is concentrated
at the caster or leg locations. To estimate the possible product
weight, assume that each cubic foot of storage space weighs
approximately 35 pounds. Multiply 35 pounds by the amount
of cubic feet in the cabinet to obtain the product load weight.
For example, a 20 cubic foot refrigerator can hold approximately
700 pounds of product (35 x 20). Assuming the cabinet itself
weighs 300 pounds, the total combined weight of cabinet and
product is approximately 1000 pounds. Therefore, the floor in
this example must be able to support up to 1000 pounds.