Home appliance installation checklist

The appliance should be approved for the location and fit the prepared opening, ventilation, combustible clearances, countertop, floor, and cabinet configuration required by its listing and instructions.

Compare model and manual with opening dimensions, door swings, service space, heat exposure, trim kits, floor support, and adjacent surfaces.

- Appliance forced into an undersized opening

- Door or drawer cannot open fully

- Required trim or ventilation omitted

- Heat-sensitive material too close to appliance

Each utility connection should use listed and compatible components, required grounding or bonding, accessible shutoffs or disconnects, strain relief, and routing protected from damage.

Identify every connected utility and trace accessible portions. Look for leaks, kinks, sharp-edge contact, unsupported fittings, damaged cords, improvised adapters, and inaccessible shutoffs.

- Extension cord or unlisted adapter used

- Gas or water connector under strain

- Shutoff hidden behind a nonremovable appliance

- Cord or hose pinched during insertion

Anti-tip brackets, wall or cabinet anchors, stacking kits, pedestal hardware, leveling feet, and restraint devices should be installed where the listed appliance requires them.

Verify the exact bracket or restraint is engaged and anchored into suitable construction. Apply only the safe verification method in the manufacturer instructions.

- Range anti-tip bracket omitted or not engaged

- Stacked laundry uses an unapproved kit

- Appliance rocks or walks during operation

- Anchor fastened only to weak finish material

Exhaust ducts, intake openings, drain hoses, condensate routes, air gaps, and cabinet ventilation should follow the appliance instructions and adopted mechanical or plumbing requirements.

Trace the full accessible path, verify termination and support, and inspect for crushed ducts, excessive bends, blocked grilles, leaks, or drainage backflow.

- Dryer duct crushed behind appliance

- Exhaust terminates in attic or cabinet

- Drain hose can siphon or pull out

- Ventilation slots covered by trim

The appliance should complete its initial operating test without fault, leak, unusual noise, overheating, vibration, or damage to surrounding property.

Run the recommended startup, test controls and safety features, inspect all connections again, and save model, serial, warranty, installer, permit, and product documents.

- Error code dismissed without correction

- Leak found after unit is pushed fully back

- Protective shipping parts left installed

- No serial or warranty documentation provided