Seventy-two inches tall rather than seventy: that is the headline for the B36CL80SNS. Bosch spent the extra two inches on interior volume while keeping an identical footprint, so this 800 Series counter-depth French door holds more without reaching deeper into the room.
Before ordering it as a replacement, measure overhead. Where a kitchen was designed around a 70 inch machine and has a cabinet bridge above, the taller one will not go in until the bridge is removed, which is the commonest reason a delivery gets turned away. Fit also affects airflow, because cabinetry built too close restricts the top grille.
After installation, the pattern we watch on service calls is the ice maker. If the freezer runs colder than needed, the fill tube can freeze and block the water supply. We compare clearances with Bosch’s installation instructions, then freezer settings, then the tube. Boxing it in tightly makes it run hot, work harder and wear out sooner.
Look in the installation instructions, where Bosch spells out the required clearances. They are not optional: a squeezed-in unit overheats and ages quickly. A tape measure before delivery avoids a wasted trip.
Most often the freezer setting is lower than necessary, and water freezes inside the fill tube before it gets to the tray. Nudging the setting up a degree or two frequently cures it, with no parts needed.
Only if nothing sits within the extra two inches overhead, such as a cabinet bridge. Check that height first; it is why many deliveries are turned away.
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