Whirlpool WRS315SDH Owners Manual - Page 5

Remove the Doors If your refrigerator does not fit through the doorway or you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, follow the steps below for door removal. WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before removing doors. Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock. 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. 2. Fully open both doors. See graphic 1. 3. If your model has water dispensing, please open the water filter door by pulling it toward you. See graphic 2. It is not necessary to remove the water filter itself. 4. Pull the base grille toward you from the sides and then from the center until it dislodges. See graphic 2. 5. To remove the base grille, twist and pull the right side until this side passes underneath the refrigerator door. See graphic 3. Then pull the left side of the base grille for complete removal. 6. If your model has water dispensing in the door, disconnect the water dispenser tubing located below the freezer door. ■■ Press the blue outer ring against the face of fitting and pull the dispenser tubing free. See graphic 4. NOTE: Keep the water tubing connector attached to the tube that runs underneath the freezer. The door cannot be removed if the connector is still attached to the tube that runs through the door hinge. 7. If your model has water dispensing in the door, disconnect the wiring located below the freezer door. See graphic 5. ■■ Remove the wiring clip and the bracket wire using a 1/4" hexagonal head socket wrench. ■■ Disconnect the wiring plugs from the bracket wire. 8. Close the freezer door and use a TORX T30 screwdriver to remove the top hinge completely. See graphic 6. IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw A. Hold the door while hinge is being removed. 9. Lift the freezer door straight up off from the bottom hinge. See graphic 7. The water dispenser tubing and wiring will remain attached to the freezer door. NOTE: This may require two people, one to lift the door and another to feed the water tubing and wiring into the bottom hinge pin. IMPORTANT: Rest the door on its side on a soft, clean surface, such as a towel, blanket, or piece of cardboard. This will help to avoid scratching or damaging the door, water tubing, and wiring. 10. Close the refrigerator door and use a TORX T30 screwdriver to remove completely top hinge. See graphic 8. IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw A. Hold the door while hinge is being removed. 11. Lift the refrigerator door straight up off from the bottom hinge. See graphic 7. IMPORTANT: Rest the door on its side on a soft, clean surface, such as a towel, blanket, or piece of cardboard. This will help to avoid scratching or damaging the door 12. If your refrigerator without doors does not pass through the doorway, you may remove both bottom hinges. Use a 5/16" nut driver to remove these. See graphic 9. IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw B. Replacing or Reinstalling Door and Hinges If your doors and bottom hinges have been removed, please follow the next instructions for re-installation: 1. Reinstall both bottom hinges using a 5/16" nut driver to tighten screws. See graphic 9. 2. If your model has water dispensing in the door: ■■ Lift the freezer door enough to feed the water dispenser tubing and wiring through the bottom hinge pin. NOTE: This may require two people, one to lift the door and the other to feed the water tubing and wiring into the bottom hinge pin. See graphic 7. ■■ Insert the freezer door into the bottom hinge pin. IMPORTANT: Hold the door while hinge is being installed 3. Close the freezer door to align and reinstall the top hinge. Use a TORX T30 screwdriver to tighten the screws. See graphic 8. IMPORTANT: Provide additional support for the door while top hinge is being reinstalled. Do not depend on the door magnets to assure the door to the cabinet. 4. If your model has water dispensing in the door, connect the water dispenser tubing. For the connection, push the tubing into the dispenser tubing until black mark touches the face of fitting. See graphic 4. 5. Connect the wiring. See graphic 5. 6. Reinstall the wiring clip & the bracket wire using a 1/4" hexagonal head socket wrench. 7. Connect the wiring plugs from the bracket wire. 8. Lift the refrigerator door enough to insert the door into the bottom hinge pin. See graphic 7. IMPORTANT: Hold the door while hinge is being installed. 9. Close the refrigerator door to align and reinstall the top hinge. Use a TORX T30 screwdriver to tighten the screws. See graphic 6. IMPORTANT: Provide additional support for the door while top hinge is being reinstalled. Do not depend on the door magnets to assure the door to the cabinet. Leveling and Door Closing Your refrigerator has two front adjustable wheels. See graphic 1. These are used to level the refrigerator under uneven floor conditions or want the doors to close more easily. Please follow the instructions below: 1. Use a Bubble level to check levelness of floor where the rear side of the refrigerator will rest. If the refrigerator is not leveled, adjust or add the shim on flooring to create a leveled floor for the rear side wheels. A leveled rear side prevents the refrigerator cabinet from forming a twist. 2. Place the refrigerator into its final location in the kitchen and open both doors. 3. Fully open both doors. See graphic 1. 4. If your model has water dispensing in the door, please open the water filter door by pulling it toward you. See graphic 2. It is not necessary to remove the water filter itself. 5. Pull the base grille toward you from the sides and then from the center until it dislodges. See graphic 2. 6. To remove the base grille, twist and pull the right side until this side passes underneath the refrigerator door. See graphic 3. Then pull the left side of the base grille for complete removal. 5