GE gcvh6800 User Manual

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Installation Instructions
LOCatIOn OF yOUr WaSHEr
Do not Install the Washer:
1. Inanareaexposedtodrippingwateroroutside
weatherconditions.Theambienttemperatureshould
neverbebelow60°F(15.6°C)forproperwasher
operation.
2. Inanareawhereitwillcomeincontactwithcurtains
ordrapes.
3. Oncarpet.ThefloorMUSt beahardsurfacewith
amaximumslopeof1/2″ perfoot(1.27cmper
30cm).Tomakesurethewasherdoesnotvibrate
ormove,youmayhavetoreinforcethefloor.
nOtE: Iffloorisinpoorcondition,use3/4″ impregnated
plywoodsheetsolidlyattachedtotheexistingfloor
covering.
IMPOrtant: 
Minimum Installation Clearances
• Wheninstalledinalcove:Sides,Rear,
Top=0″ (0cm)
• Wheninstalledincloset:Sides,Rear,
Top=0″ (0cm),Front=1″ (2.54cm)
• Closetdoorventilationopeningsrequired:
2louverseach60squarein.(387cm
2
),located3″
(7.6cm)fromtopandbottomofdoor
rOUgH-In DIMEnSIOnS
SIDE
FRONT
27.0”
(68.6 cm)
20.4” (51.9 cm)
ELECTRONIC TRANSPARENT VISOR
2.2”
(5.6 cm)
40.6”*
(103.1 cm)
30.6”
(77.7 cm)
1.6”
(3.9 cm)
40.6”*
(103.1cm)
39.1”
(99.2 cm)
*NOTE: With pedestal, 52.6”
Stacked, 84”