KITCHENAID Bottom-Mount Refrigerator - Manuel (Page 8)

8
Reversing the Door Swing
TOOLS NEEDED:
⁵⁄₁₆-inch and ³⁄₈-inch hex-head socket wrench, No. 2
Phillips screwdriver, and a flat-head screwdriver.
⁵⁄₁₆
inch Hex Head Hinge Screw
Door Stop Screw
Sealing Screw (use on top of doors)
SUGGESTION: Reversing the door swing should be
performed by a qualified person.
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Remove any food from door shelves.
3. With refrigerator door closed, remove top hinge cover
and top hinge.
4. Remove refrigerator door and set aside on a protected
surface.
5. Remove center hinge pin.
6. Remove freezer door and set aside on a protected
surface.
7. Remove base grille. (See “Removing Base Grille”
section.)
8. Remove bottom hinge cover and bottom hinge.
9. To reverse handles and door stops:
■ Remove handles from refrigerator and freezer
doors.
■ Remove door stops from refrigerator and freezer
doors and reattach on opposite side of doors, as
shown below.
■ Reattach refrigerator and freezer handles on
opposite side of doors.
NOTE: If you are reversing the door swing, you should
move the handles while the doors are off of the
refrigerator.
10. Remove screws on opposite side of cabinet where
bottom and center hinges will be installed. Attach
bottom hinge and center hinge to opposite side of
cabinet. Insert screws into screw holes where hinges
were originally installed.
11. Replace the base grille. (See “Removing Base Grille”
section.) Replace bottom hinge cover.
12. Replace freezer door on bottom hinge.
13. Insert center hinge pin into center hinge bracket and
tighten pin.
14. Remove screws in holes on opposite side of cabinet
top where top hinge will be installed. Place refrigerator
door onto center hinge pin. Attach top hinge to cabinet
top.
15. Check that doors are centered between sides of
cabinet and parallel to each other. Check that doors
close on their own. If doors do not close properly,
check hinges. Doors may not close properly until
refrigerator is level. (See “Door Closing and Alignment”
section.)
16. Replace top hinge cover. Insert screws into screw hole
openings where top hinge was originally installed.
17. Plug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
18. Push refrigerator into opening.
Top Hinge
1. Top Hinge Cover
2. Hex Head Hinge Screws
3. Top Hinge