GE GSC22QGT Use and Care Manual - Page 26

Installation Instructions, ROLLERS, DOOR ALIGNMENT

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Installation Instructions ROLLERS The rollers have 3 purposes: I Rollers adjust so the door closes easily when opened about halfway. [Raise the front about 5/8″ (16 mm) from the floor.] I Rollers adjust so the refrigerator is firmly positioned on the floor and does not wobble. I Rollers allow you to move the refrigerator away from the wall for cleaning. Final leveling adjustments should be made after the refrigerator has been installed. To adjust the rollers on 25′, 27′ and 29′ models: I Turn the roller adjusting screws clockwise to raise the refrigerator, counterclockwise to lower it. Use a 3/8″ hex socket or wrench, or an adjustable wrench. Roller adjusting screw To adjust the rollers on 21′ and 23′ models: Remove the base grille by opening the doors, removing the screws at each end, and pulling it straight out. Turn the front roller adjusting screws clockwise to raise the refrigerator, counterclockwise to lower it. Use a 3/8″ hex socket or wrench, or an adjustable wrench. Roller adjusting screws These models also have rear adjustable rollers so you can align the refrigerator with your kitchen cabinets. Use a long-handled 5/16″ socket wrench to turn the screws for the rear rollers-clockwise to raise the refrigerator, counterclockwise to lower it. Replace the base grille. DOOR ALIGNMENT After leveling, make sure that the refrigerator door is 1/16″ higher than the freezer door. To align the doors, adjust the refrigerator door. Using a 7/16″ socket wrench, turn the door adjusting screw to the right to raise the door, to the left to lower it. (A nylon plug, imbedded in the threads of the pin, prevents the pin from turning unless a wrench is used.) After one or two turns of the wrench, open and close the refrigerator door and check the alignment at the top of the doors. Refrigerator door needs to be raised. To remove the base grille, open the doors, remove the screw at each end of the base grille and then pull the grille straight out. 7/16″ Socket Wrench Raise 26

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The rollers have 3 purposes:
Rollers adjust so the door closes easily when opened
about halfway. [Raise the front about 5/8
(16 mm)
from the floor.]
Rollers adjust so the refrigerator is firmly positioned
on the floor and does not wobble.
Rollers allow you to move the refrigerator away from
the wall for cleaning.
Final leveling adjustments should be made after the
refrigerator has been installed.
To adjust the rollers on 25
, 27
and 29
models:
Turn the roller
adjusting screws
clockwise to raise
the refrigerator,
counterclockwise to
lower
it. Use a 3/8
hex socket or wrench,
or an adjustable
wrench.
To adjust the rollers on 21
and 23
models:
Remove the base grille by opening the doors,
removing the screws at each end, and pulling it
straight out.
Turn the front roller
adjusting screws
clockwise to raise
the refrigerator,
counterclockwise to
lower
it. Use a 3/8
hex socket or wrench,
or an adjustable
wrench.
These models also have rear adjustable rollers so you
can align the refrigerator with your kitchen cabinets.
Use a long-handled 5/16
socket wrench to turn the
screws for the rear rollers–
clockwise to raise
the
refrigerator,
counterclockwise to lower
it.
Replace the base grille.
ROLLERS
Roller adjusting screw
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Installation Instructions
Roller adjusting screws
After leveling, make sure that the refrigerator door is 1/16
higher than the freezer door.
To align the doors,
adjust the refrigerator door.
Using a 7/16
socket wrench, turn the door adjusting
screw to the right to raise the door, to the left to lower
it. (A nylon plug, imbedded in the threads of the pin,
prevents the pin from turning unless a wrench is used.)
After one or two turns of the wrench, open and close
the refrigerator door and check the alignment at the
top of the doors.
To remove the base grille,
open the doors, remove
the screw at each end of
the base grille and then
pull the grille straight out.
7/16
Socket Wrench
Raise
DOOR ALIGNMENT
Refrigerator door
needs to be raised.