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Installation Instructions, REVERSING THE DOOR SWING

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Installation Instructions 2 REVERSING THE DOOR SWING IMPORTANT NOTES When reversing the door swing: ‡5HDGWKHLQVWUXFWLRQVDOOWKHZD\WKURXJKEHIRUHVWDUWLQJ ‡+DQGOHSDUWVFDUHIXOO\WRDYRLGVFUDWFKLQJSDLQW ‡6HWVFUHZVGRZQE\WKHLUUHODWHGSDUWVWRDYRLGXVLQJ them in the wrong places. ‡3URYLGHDQRQVFUDWFKLQJZRUNVXUIDFHIRU the doors. IMPORTANT: Once you begin, do not move the cabinet until door-swing reversal is completed. These instructions are for changing the hinges from WKHULJKWVLGHWRWKHOHIWVLGH³LI\RXHYHUZDQWWRFKDQJH the hinges back to the right side, follow these same instructions and reverse all references to left and right. TOOLS REQUIRED 2 REMOVE THE FREEZER DOOR 2.1 Tape the door shut with masking tape. 2.2 With a 5/16" hex-head socket driver, remove the screws that hold the top hinge to the cabinet. 2.3 Lift the hinge straight up to free the hinge pin from the socket in the top of the door and set it aside, along with its screws. Top Hinge Phillips screwdriver Masking tape 5/16" hex-head socket driver T20 or T25 Torxdriver (needed for some models) 2.4 Remove the tape and tilt the door away from the FDELQHW/LIWLWRȺWKHFHQWHUKLQJHSLQ Putty knife or thinblade screwdriver 5/16" open-end wrench 1 BEFORE YOU START 1.1 Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical outlet. 1.2 Empty all door shelves, including the dairy compartment. CAUTION: 'RQRWOHWHLWKHUGRRUGURSWRWKHÀRRU7R do so could damage the door stop. 2.5 Set the door on a non-scratching surface with the outside up. 2.6 Transfer the 2 screws from the opposite side of the cabinet to the screw holes vacated by the top hinge removal. 11

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Installation Instructions
REVERSING THE DOOR SWING
2
When reversing the door swing:
them in the wrong places.
the doors.
IMPORTANT:
Once you begin, do not move the cabinet
until door-swing reversal is completed.
These instructions are for changing the hinges from
the hinges back to the right side, follow these same
instructions and reverse all references to left and right.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Phillips screwdriver
TOOLS REQUIRED
Masking tape
T20 or T25 Torxdriver
(needed for some
models)
5/16
”
hex-head
socket driver
5/16
”
open-end
wrench
Putty knife or thin-
blade screwdriver
2.1
Tape the door shut with masking tape.
2.2
With a 5/16
”
hex-head socket driver, remove the
screws that hold the top hinge to the cabinet.
REMOVE THE FREEZER DOOR
2
2.3
Lift the hinge straight up to free the hinge pin
from the socket in the top of the door and set it
aside, along with its screws.
2.6
Transfer the 2 screws from the opposite side of
the cabinet to the screw holes vacated by the top
hinge removal.
2.5
Set the door on a non-scratching surface with the
outside up.
2.4
Remove the tape and tilt the door away from the
Top Hinge
1.1
Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical outlet.
1.2
Empty all door shelves, including the dairy
compartment.
CAUTION:
do so could damage the door stop.
BEFORE YOU START
1