KitchenAid KRBX109EWH User Instructions - Page 7

Reverse Door, Replace Door and Hinges, Freezer Drawer, Remove Drawer Front, Replace Drawer Front,

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3. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge Graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet. Hex-head top hinge screw 4. Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the Bottom Hinge Graphic. Reverse Door IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your doors so they open from the opposite side, follow these steps. If you are not reversing the doors, see "Replace Door and Hinges." Door Stop Screw Door Handle Seal Screw Front Flat-Head Handle Screw Cabinet Hinge Hole Plug Cabinet 1. Remove the hinge screws from handle side and move them to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1. 2. Using a flat-blade screwdriver tip wrapped in masking tape, remove the cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and move them to the opposite side hinge holes as shown in Graphic 1-2. Refrigerator door 1. Remove the refrigerator handle assembly including the mounting posts and screws. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 2. 2. Remove the door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5. 3. Remove the door stop from the bottom edge of the refrigerator door. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 3. 4. Attach the door handle mounting posts to the opposite side of the door. 5. Position refrigerator handle over mounting posts as shown in Graphic 2. Drive two setscrews in the sides of the handle. 6. Tighten all screws. Set aside the door until the hinges and freezer compartment drawer are in place. Replace Door and Hinges NOTE: When reversing panel series door, use alternate top hinge shipped with refrigerator. 1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in Bottom Hinge graphic. Tighten screws. Replace the refrigerator door. NOTE: Provide additional support for the refrigerator door while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door gasket magnets to hold the door in place while you are working. 2. Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown in the Top Hinge Graphic. Do not tighten screws completely. 3. Line up the door so that the bottom of the refrigerator door aligns evenly with the top of the freezer drawer. Tighten all screws. Freezer Drawer IMPORTANT: Two people may be required to remove and replace the freezer drawer. Remove Drawer Front 1. Open the freezer drawer to full extension. 2. Loosen the four screws attaching the drawer glides to the drawer front. See Drawer Front Removal graphic. NOTE: Loosen screws three to four turns. Keep the screws in the drawer front. 3. Lift drawer front upward and off the screws. See Drawer Front Removal graphic. Replace Drawer Front 1. Slide the drawer glides out of the freezer compartment. Insert the screws in the top of the drawer front into the slots in the drawer brackets. See Drawer Front Replacement graphic. 2. Pull the drawer brackets toward you to position the two screws in the bottom of the drawer front into the brackets. See Drawer Front Replacement graphic. 3. Completely tighten the four screws. 4. Replace the base grille. Final Steps 1. Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are in place. Reinstall top hinge cover. See Top Hinge Graphic. WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. 2. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. 3. Return all removable door parts to doors and food to refrigerator. 7

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3.
Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
Graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.
⁵⁄₁₆
" Hex-head top hinge screw
4.
Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the
Bottom Hinge Graphic.
Reverse Door
IMPORTANT:
If you want to reverse your doors so they open
from the opposite side, follow these steps. If you are not reversing
the doors, see “Replace Door and Hinges.”
Cabinet
1.
Remove the hinge screws from handle side and move them to
opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.
2.
Using a flat-blade screwdriver tip wrapped in masking tape,
remove the cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and
move them to the opposite side hinge holes as shown in
Graphic 1-2.
Refrigerator door
1.
Remove the refrigerator handle assembly including the
mounting posts and screws. Keep all parts together. See
Graphic 2.
2.
Remove the door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite
side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5.
3.
Remove the door stop from the bottom edge of the
refrigerator door. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door as
shown in Graphic 3.
4.
Attach the door handle mounting posts to the opposite side of
the door.
5.
Position refrigerator handle over mounting posts as shown in
Graphic 2. Drive two setscrews in the sides of the handle.
6.
Tighten all screws. Set aside the door until the hinges and
freezer compartment drawer are in place.
Replace Door and Hinges
NOTE:
When reversing panel series door, use alternate top hinge
shipped with refrigerator.
1.
Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in Bottom
Hinge graphic. Tighten screws. Replace the refrigerator door.
NOTE:
Provide additional support for the refrigerator door
while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door
gasket magnets to hold the door in place while you are
working.
2.
Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown in the Top
Hinge Graphic. Do not tighten screws completely.
3.
Line up the door so that the bottom of the refrigerator door
aligns evenly with the top of the freezer drawer. Tighten all
screws.
Freezer Drawer
IMPORTANT:
Two people may be required to remove and replace
the freezer drawer.
Remove Drawer Front
1.
Open the freezer drawer to full extension.
2.
Loosen the four screws attaching the drawer glides to the
drawer front. See Drawer Front Removal graphic.
NOTE:
Loosen screws three to four turns. Keep the screws in
the drawer front.
3.
Lift drawer front upward and off the screws. See Drawer Front
Removal graphic.
Replace Drawer Front
1.
Slide the drawer glides out of the freezer compartment. Insert
the screws in the top of the drawer front into the slots in the
drawer brackets. See Drawer Front Replacement graphic.
2.
Pull the drawer brackets toward you to position the two
screws in the bottom of the drawer front into the brackets.
See Drawer Front Replacement graphic.
3.
Completely tighten the four screws.
4.
Replace the base grille.
Final Steps
1.
Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are in
place. Reinstall top hinge cover. See Top Hinge Graphic.
2.
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
3.
Return all removable door parts to doors and food to
refrigerator.
Door Stop Screw
Cabinet Hinge Hole Plug
Flat-Head Handle Screw
Door Handle Seal Screw Front
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
WARNING