Miele F 1811 Vi Operating And Installation Instructions

Aligning the housing unit
The housing unit must be carefully
aligned using a spirit level before
installing the appliance. The unit
corners must be at right angles, as
otherwise the furniture door will not
align correctly with the 4 corners of the
appliance.
– The side panels of the housing must
be even.
–
The housing unit panels must be at
least 16 mm thick.
–
The plinth facing must be at least
13 mm thick (or preferably 19 mm).
Checking the building-in niche
–The building-in dimensions now need
to be...

^Donotremove the installation aids
from the appliance door. These will
be required later when the appliance
is installed in the building-in niche.
^Check the appliance for damage
during transportation.
Do not install a damaged appliance!
^
Unscrew the bracket that is holding
the appliance to the delivery pallet.
,Warning!
Please bear in mind that the
appliance is no longer secured to the
pallet!
^
With the help of several people as
required, carefully lift the appliance
from the pallet, starting with the...

Anti-tipping mechanism
The anti-tipping mechanism ensures
that the appliance is fixed securely into
the building-in niche, preventing the
appliance from tipping forwards.
Use two anti-tipping mechanisms for
each appliance or side-by-side pair of
appliances.
If the building-in niche is deeper than
the appliance, screw a solid wooden
beamato the floor and wall behind
the anti-tipping mechanismb.
The length of the wooden beama
must be the same as the width of the
building-in niche.
Gap D between...

If the anti-tipping mechanism
supplied cannot be fixed in the niche,
the furniture unit must be firmly
screwed to the wall behind to prevent
the built-in appliance from tipping.
For a unitwitha back panel
^screw the back panel directly onto
the wall behind in a number of
places. Use suitable wall plugs /
fixing screws for the type and
material of the wall.For a unitwithouta back panel
^screw the unit to the wall behind
using a number of suitable angled
fixing brackets. Use suitable wall
plugs/fixing...

An alternative anti-tipping
mechanism
The appliance can alternatively be
secured with a wooden beam across
the top of the appliance. If this method
is used, then there must not be any gap
between the appliance and the wooden
beam.
–
The wooden beam must be at least
75 mm x 100 mm thick.
–
The length must be the same as the
width of the building-in niche.
–
If the building-in niche is deeper than
the appliance, a thicker wooden
beam should be used.
–
The wood must cover the appliance
to a depth of at...

Placing the appliance in the
niche
If you are installing two appliances
side by side, now secure the
appliances to one another (see the
instructions for the side-by-side
installation kit).
^Unscrew the plinth facing.
^
Secure the edge protector supplied
ato protect the adjacent furniture
fronts.^Plug in the applianceb.
Connection should be made via a
suitable switched socket. The socket
should be close to the appliance
and easily accessible. Otherwise the
appliance should be connected via
an external...

Aligning the appliance
^Align the appliance with
neighbouring furniture fronts.
The installation aidseon the
appliance door are suitable for 19 mm
or 38 mm furniture door fronts.
The adjustable feet at the front and
back of the appliance can be adjusted
from the front.
–
Front feet:
Adjust from the top with a
8 mm socket wrenchf.
–
Rear feet:
Adjust with a (cordless) screwdriver
ora8mmsocket wrenchg.
^
Place a spirit level on the installation
aidseon the appliance door to
check the appliances...

^If a wooden beam has been fitted
above the appliance to prevent
tipping, the appliance height needs
to be adjusted to fit snuggly under
the wooden beam.
Securing the appliance in the
niche
^
Screw the lugs for the fixing platesh
into the furniture/units above the
appliance.
If it is not possible to secure the
appliance above, it can be attached to
the niche at the sides only.^Pull out the lugs for the side fixing
platesi.
^Screw on the lugs for the side plates.
^
If necessary, cut trimjto the
necessary...

When installing two appliancesside by
side, the filler strips for the two
appliances need to be joined together
to form one long strip.
^Insert the joining peg from the
side-by-side kit halfway into the
channel in the filler strip for the
left-hand appliance.
^Then insert the free half of the joining
peg into the channel on the other
strip, and press the two strips
together.
^Click the two filler strips into place
above the appliances.^Open the appliance door.
^Screw the lugs for the fixing platesm
into...

Preparing the furniture front
^Load the baskets in the door.
^Open the appliance door as far as it
will go.
^Unscrew the installation aidsnand
angle trimofrom the door.
^Put the angle trimoand screws in a
safe place - they will be required
later.
^Take the cover off the light contact
switch.
^
Close the appliance door.^Measure gapXbetween the
adjusting bar and the upper edge of
the adjacent furniture front.
^Remove the two nuts from the
appliance door, and place them in a
safe place - they will be...