Miele K 1801 Vi Operating And Installation Instructions

							Stainless steel fronts
Stainless steel fronts and stainless steel
look plinth grilles are available from
your dealer or the Miele Spare Parts
Department.
Weight of the door front
Before fitting the door front, ensure that
the weight of the front does not exceed
the maximum permitted:
Appliance Max.
weight
of door
front in kg
K 1801 Vi, K 1811 Vi 50
K 1901 Vi, K 1911 Vi 37
Fitting a door front which is heavier
than the maximum permitted could
damage the hinges.
Building into a peninsular run
When built into a peninsular run, the
rear of the building-in niche must be
fitted with a kitchen furniture panel.
Building-in at the end of a run
of units
If one side of the appliance is visible, a
side panel is required.
The side panel must be fixed to the
wall, the floor and any furniture/units
above before the appliance is placed in
the niche.
The size of the side panel must match
that of the furniture panel opposite.
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							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 checked.
–Check the position of the electrical
connections (see Electrical
connection).
–Check that all surrounding
furniture/units are securely fixed to
the wall.
–Check the surrounding furniture/units
for possible clashes when opening
doors.
Before installation
Warning!
This appliance is very heavy and
can tip forwards when the door is
open.
Before installation, take any
accessories out of the appliance
and/or from the back of the
appliance.

Remove any cable clips from the
back of the appliance.

Check that all parts at the back of the
appliance are unhindered. Carefully
remove any hindrance.
To protect the floor from damage when
installing the appliance,

secure an off-cut of flooring (e.g. lino)
to the floor in front of the installation
area.
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							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 back
of the appliance.
The appliance can be rolled along the
floor using the wheels at the back.
Preparing the niche
Keep the door to the appliance
closed until it is fixed inside the
building-in niche.
Due to the size and weight of the
appliance, please ensure that once
secured in the niche, it can no
longer tip forwards.
Installation accessories
All the fixings required for installation
are supplied with the appliance. The
plastic bags are marked with letters for
easy identification.
Each fitting stage is indicated by the
letter on the bag needed for that stage.
Use the torx screwdriver supplied to
tighten the screws.
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							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
beamto the floor and wall behind
the anti-tipping mechanism.
The length of the wooden beam
must be the same as the width of the
building-in niche.

Gap D between anti-tipping
mechanismsis exactly equal to
the width of the appliance(s).

Place anti-tipping mechanisms
flush against the left- and right-hand
sides of the niche.Mark the drilling position onto the
niche floor, side and back walls
through the holes in the anti-tipping
mechanisms.
Put the anti-tipping mechanisms in a
safe place - they will be required
later.
Fixing screws for different uses and
types of material are supplied in the
accompanying pack.
If these are not suitable for the
anti-tipping mechanism in your
installation, you will need to secure it
by alternative means.

Drill the following holes:
–
3 mm diameter for the5x60mm
screws
–
2 mm diameter for the4x15mm
screws

The anti-tipping mechanisms can
now be secured in the niche.
Make sure that the screws are at a
depth of at least 19 mm in the floor and
side walls of the niche.
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							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 screws for the type and
material of the wall.
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							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 least 50.8 mm (see
diagram).Mark the position of the lower edge of
the wooden beam on the rear wall of
the building-in niche.
Select screws of a length depending
on the thickness of the wood.
Use the number of screws
appropriate to the niche width to
ensure that the wooden beam is
securely fixed.
Check where the upright wall
supports are in the back of the niche,
and mark the drill holes in the
wooden beam accordingly.
First, drill the holes in the wooden
beam.
Secure the wooden beam to the back
wall of the niche.
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							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
to protect the adjacent furniture
fronts.Plug in the appliance.
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 all-pole switch with a
sufficient contact gap in the open
position.
When installing two appliances side
by side, each appliance must have
its own separate socket.
Secure the cable to prevent it
becoming caught:
Tie a piece of string to the middle of
the cable, and as the appliance is
being pushed into the niche, pull the
cable forward underneath the
appliance.
Carefully push the appliance back
into the niche, clipping the feet into
the anti-tipping mechanisms.
If the appliance does not slide easily
into the niche (e.g. if the floor is
uneven),

adjust the rear feet slightly (see
Aligning the appliance).
Then push the appliance into the
niche, making sure that you do not
damage the electrical cable.

Remove the edge protectorfrom
the adjacent furniture fronts.
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							Aligning the appliance
Align the appliance with
neighbouring furniture fronts.
The installation aidson 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 wrench.
–
Rear feet:
Adjust with a (cordless) screwdriver
ora8mmsocket wrench.

Place a spirit level on the installation
aidson the appliance door to
check the appliances alignment.
Important:
work methodically when adjusting
the feet: always alternately left, right,
etc.A mark is located on the appliance
base. When adjusting the height, this
mark needs to be aligned at 32 mm
from the floor. Unscrew the feet until
the mark on the base has reached 32
mm. The 32 mm mark is for aligning
the appliance in a niche height of
2134 mm.
Important:
Adjust the feetonly until, the
marking on the base has reached
the 62 mm point (max. niche height
2164 mm).
Otherwise the rear foot adjustment
mechanism will get damaged.

Check the alignment of the appliance
again using the spirit level.

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.
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							Securing the appliance in the
niche
Screw the lugs for the fixing plates	
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
plates
.Screw on the lugs for the side plates.
If necessary, cut trimto the
necessary depth.
Join the two pieces of trim together
.
Click them into position
.
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							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 plates
into the furniture/units adjacent to the
appliance.
In a side-by-side combination, only the
external panels of the two appliances
can be secured to the furniture wall.
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