Question on Thermador Freedom column installation

10 years ago

Hello,

We will be installing Thermador freezer and fridge columns soon and I have a couple questions for anyone that has these units..

Did you put each unit on its own circuit like Thermador recommends? It is not required by them, just recommended.
Did you move the water line connection from behind the fridge to someplace easily accessible so that it is easy to shut off if needed?

Thank you!!

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g5spark

10 years ago

#2. do you have a dedicated water supply for the fridge? or are you adding a branch from your water supply under your sink? if the latter, put the shut off valve there.

i dont have this fridge but i believe they indicate the area where the water supply line has to be (from the wall or floor) for it to be able to connect to the water line and for the fridge to sit flush/align with cabs. otherwise your fridge will jut out past the cabs OR you'll crush your water line when you push it back.

ditto the electric receptacle. lets say you were replacing an existing subZ fridge with this thermador, if you want it to sit flush then you're going to have to move it from point A to point B area otherwise it'll stick out.

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diggity14
10 years ago
I don't actually have these units, but looking through the install guides, I'd stick to what they recommend - they do so for a reason. Thermador won't make any money on you adding another electrical circuit, so if they say their units work best on a dedicated circuit, they probably do. If you were going to move the water line, where would you move it to? The Thermador spec information is pretty clear on these things: Thermador Freezer Column Specs
Jakvis
10 years ago
Actually I believe the separate circuit is a requirement of the National Electrical Code and UL.
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Nyrene Badal Aviles
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the replies. The electrical part will not be an issue, we are splitting and putting it on two circuit breakers. Not required by Thermador but recommended.

Regarding the water line, we have a dedicated water connection behind the fridge and it's within the correct area stated by Thermador.... But it's behind the fridge, which makes me nervous in case of a leak. Pulling it from the sink is a great idea. Also, behind the fridge on the other side of the wall is the garage. I wonder if the box can just be placed there somehow. I'll have someone look at it today.
Jakvis
10 years ago
The Thermador install manual says to have the water shut of in an accessible area.
M Wizzy
6 years ago
We've designed a new kitchen and plan to install the Thermador columns. However, it looks like the outlet for each unit needs to be in a cabinet adjacent to the refrigerator and freezer columns, not behind the units. We plan to install these at the end of a row of cabinets, so only the left side (freezer unit) will be adjacent to a cabinet. The right side (refrigerator unit) will not be adjacent to a cabinet. So where are we supposed to put the outlet for the refrigerator?
Jakvis
6 years ago
You can put them behind but the manual states in the cabinet so it can be easily unpluged if needed. The cords are 6 foot long so both should be able to reach to the side cabinet.

If you put them behind keep the outlet low enough to be lower than the little recessed area in the back of the units.