Maytag MSS25C4MG Owners Manual - Page 6
Handle Installation and Removal, Door Alignment
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7. Raise the wheels while one person pushes on the refrigerator to lift from front side. Use the bubble level on top of the refrigerator or on its side to level the refrigerator. Check bubble level and at the same time observe the gaps and squareness to the adjacent cabinets, furniture or trim. If adjacent furnishings are not level, it may not be possible to achieve even gaps when product is level. Continue adjusting until all four corners are steady without rock. 8. Use a 3/8" nut driver to turn the leveling screws located in both sides of the refrigerator. See graphic 10. Depending on uneven floor conditions, you must turn one or both screws to the right or left several times to raise or lower the refrigerator. 9. Close both doors and check that they close as easily as you like. If not, turn both screws to the right to raise the refrigerator by tiling it more to the back until the doors close as easily as you like. 10. Check and make sure to the technician sheet is placed in the base grille cavity before assembling this into the cabinet. 11. Reinstall the base grille into the cabinet, introducing the left side first and then the right side of the base grille. See graphic 3. You may accommodate the water dispenser tubing and wiring into base grille cavity below the left bottom hinge. 12. Attach the base grille pushing into the cabinet clips. See graphic 2. Door Alignment The refrigerator doors are designed to be slightly misaligned vertically when the refrigerator is empty. Please follow the next steps to align the refrigerator doors. 1. Use an 11/16" open-ended wrench tool to loosen the locking nut located below the refrigerator door. See graphic 11. Accommodate the wrench tool so that it fits in the space. 2. Use a 5/16" open-ended wrench tool to turn the alignment screw. See picture 12. Depending on how the refrigerator door is misaligned in relation to the freezer door, you must turn the screw to the right to raise or to the left to lower the refrigerator door until both doors have been aligned vertically. 3. Tighten the 11/16" locking nut with the wrench tool. 4. Attach the base grille if it was dislodged. A B A. Shoulder screws B. Setscrews inside the handle 3. Firmly push the handle toward the door until the handle base is flush against the door. 4. While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key into the upper hole and slightly rotate the hex key until it is engaged in the setscrew. Handle Installation and Removal PARTS INCLUDED: Door handles (2), 1/8" hex key, spare setscrew(s) To Install the Handles: NOTE: The handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled in the handle. 1. Remove the handles, which are packed inside the refrigerator. NOTE: To avoid scratching the finish, place the handles on a towel or other soft surface. 2. Open the freezer door. On the refrigerator door, place the handle on the shoulder screws with the setscrews facing the freezer. 5. Using a clockwise motion, tighten the setscrew until it begins to contact the shoulder screw. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to begin fastening the lower setscrew. 7. Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as outlined in the previous steps, fully tighten both the upper and lower setscrews. IMPORTANT: When the screws feel tight, tighten them an additional quarter-turn. The handle is not properly installed without this extra tightening. 8. Open the refrigerator door and close the freezer door. Repeat steps 2 through 7 to install the other handle onto the freezer door with the setscrews facing the refrigerator. 9. Save the hex key and all instructions. 6