Whirlpool WED7800XL Installation Guide - Page 18

Reverse Door Swing

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REVERSE DOOR SWING You can change your door swing from a right-side opening to a left-side opening, if desired. 1. Place a towel or soft cloth on top of dryer or work space to avoid damaging the surface. Reverse the strike 1. Remove the door strike from the dryer door opening. 2. Remove the cosmetic screw opposite the door strike. Remove the door assembly A B 1. Open the dryer door. 2. Remove the bottom screw (B) from each of the two hinges that attach dryer door to front panel of dryer. 3. Loosen the top screw (A) from each of the two hinges in Step 2. A . Top screw B. Bottom screw A A. Door strike B B. Cosmetic screw 3. R einstall the door strike and cosmetic screw on the opposite side of dryer door opening from where they were removed. NOTE: Door strike and plugs must be on the same side of the dryer door opening. A B Reinstall the door 1. Remove the 4 screws and two hinges from the dryer door. 4. Remove the dryer door and the hinges by lifting upward on the door. Lay the door on a flat, covered surface, with the inside of the door facing up. Remove remaining two loose screws from dryer front panel. 5. Remove the 4 plastic plugs located outside the dryer door opening. 2. Replace the 4 screws in the same holes 3. Remove the 4 screws from the opposite side of the door. 6. Install 4 plastic plugs into screw holes in the dryer left where the hinges were removed in Step 4. 18

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Reverse the
strike
1.
Remove the door strike from the dryer door opening.
2.
Remove the cosmetic screw opposite the door strike.
A
B
A. Door strike
B. Cosmetic screw
3.
Reinstall the door strike and cosmetic screw on the opposite
side of dryer door opening from where they were removed.
NOTE:
Door strike and plugs must be on the same side of the
dryer door opening.
Reinstall the door
1.
Remove the 4 screws and two hinges from the dryer door.
2
.
Replace the 4 screws in the same holes
3.
Remove the 4 screws from the opposite side of the door.
REVERSE DOOR SWING
You can change your door swing from a right-side opening to a
left-side opening, if desired.
1.
Place a towel or soft cloth on top of dryer or work space to
avoid damaging the surface.
Remove the door assembly
1.
Open the dryer door.
2.
Remove the bottom screw (B) from each of the two hinges that
attach dryer door to front panel of dryer.
3.
Loosen the top screw (A) from each of the two hinges
in Step 2.
A
B
A
B
4.
Remove the dryer door and the hinges by lifting upward on the
door. Lay the door on a flat, covered surface, with the inside of
the door facing up. Remove remaining two loose screws from
dryer front panel.
5.
Remove the 4 plastic plugs located outside the dryer
door opening.
6.
Install 4 plastic plugs into screw holes in the dryer left where
the hinges were removed in Step 4.
A. Top screw
B. Bottom screw