Design Guide

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Kitchen Cabinet Doors
Designing the Kitchen Cabinet Door
You will need one door for the kitchen cabinet. In general,
the door has these characteristics:
• Thewidthofthecabinetdoordependsonthekit-
chen style and the size of the gaps between the door
panels of the cabinetry. Generally, a 1/8 in. (3 mm)
vertical and horizontalgap between the door panels is
recommended (1).
• Thedoorshouldbeatleast5/8in.(16mm)thickto
allow the connecting rails to be fastened to it. The
maximum thickness of the door panel can be 3/4 in.
(19mm).
• Thetopedgeofthedoor,ifany,andthebottomedge
of the door should be even with the doors of adjoining
cabinet(s) (2).
• Adjustthedooralignmentbeforeinstallingtheappli-
ance. It is impossible to adjust the cabinet door with
the appliance installed.
• Checktheinstallationdimensionsaccordingto
Section "Unit Dimensions".
• Donotloadthedooroftherefrigeratorwithmorethan
44,09 lbs (20 kg) of food.
• Beforeassemblingtheunitdoor,makesurethatthe
permitted weight for the unit door is not exceeded. If
permitted weight is exceeded damage to hinges may
occur.
Maximum weight of unit door 22 lbs (10 kg)
Kitchen Cabinet Door Panel for standard
Toe Kick
Note
These panel dimensions are for inset flush
installation in a standard cabinet opening of 24"
(610 mm) wide with a cabinet that is 30" (762 mm)
tall plus a 4" (102 mm) or 4 1/2" (115 mm) toe kick.
If the cabinet opening is different you will need to
modify the door panel accordingly.
Note
A stainless steel door panel and handle are available
as accessories, please see accessories section for
kits number.