Kenmore 7901 Use and Care Guide - Page 15

Leveling, Closing

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LEVELING AND DOOR CLOSING To avoid vibration_ the unit must be leveled. If necessary adiust the Leveling Legs to compensate for unevenness of the floor. The front should be slightly higher than the rear to aid in door closing. Your refrigerator has two Front Leveling Screws - one on the right and one on the left. If your refrigerator seems unsteady or you want the doors to close more easily_ adjust the refrigerator's flit using the instruction below: 1. Plug refrigerator power cord into a 3-prong grounded outlet. Move the refrigerator into its final position. 2. Remove the base grille. See BASE GRILLE iNSTRUCTiONS. The two Leveling Screws are located on the bottom of the refrigerator on either side. 3. Insert a flat screwdriver in slots to adjust the Leveling Screws. Turn the leveling screw clockwise to raise the side of the refrigerator or counterclockwise to lower it. It may take several turns of the Leveling Screw to adjust the tilt of the refrigerator. NOTE: Having some push against the top of the refrigerator takes some weight off the Leveling Screws. This make it easier to adjust the screws. DOOR ALIGNMENT If the space between your doors is uneven_ follow the instructions below to align the doors. 1. Gently pry off: the refrigerator door Top Hinge Cover with a fiat head screwdriver and remove. Loosen the Top Hinge Bolts using a lOmm or ]3/3 2 -in. Socket wrench or open-end wrench. 2. Have someone hold the freezer door so the space between the two door is even_ and the top hinge bolts. 3. Replace the Top Hinge Cover. Fig. 38 4.0pen both doors again and check to make sure that they close easily. If not, tilt the refrigerator slightly more to the rear by turning both Leveling Screws clockwise. It may take several more turns_ and you should turn both Leveling Screws the same amount. 5. Replace the base grille. 16

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LEVELING
AND
DOOR
CLOSING
To avoid
vibration_
the
unit
must
be
leveled.
If
necessary
adiust
the
Leveling
Legs
to
compensate
for
unevenness
of
the
floor.
The
front
should
be
slightly
higher
than
the
rear
to
aid
in door
closing.
Your
refrigerator
has
two
Front
Leveling
Screws
-
one
on
the
right
and
one
on
the
left.
If
your
refrigerator
seems
unsteady
or
you
want
the
doors
to
close
more
easily_
adjust
the
refrigerator's
flit
using
the
instruction
below:
1.
Plug
refrigerator
power
cord
into
a
3-prong
grounded
outlet.
Move
the
refrigerator
into
its
final
position.
2.
Remove
the
base
grille.
See
BASE
GRILLE
iNSTRUCTiONS.
The
two
Leveling
Screws
are
located
on
the
bottom
of
the
refrigerator
on
either
side.
3.
Insert
a
flat
screwdriver
in slots
to
adjust
the
Leveling
Screws.
Turn
the
leveling
screw
clockwise
to
raise
the
side
of
the
refrigerator
or
counterclockwise
to
lower
it.
It may
take
several
turns
of
the
Leveling
Screw
to
adjust
the
tilt
of
the
refrigerator.
NOTE:
Having
some
push
against
the
top
of
the
refrigerator
takes
some
weight
off
the
Leveling
Screws.
This
make
it easier
to
adjust
the
screws.
DOOR
ALIGNMENT
If the
space
between
your
doors
is uneven_
follow
the
instructions
below
to
align
the
doors.
1. Gently
pry
off: the
refrigerator
door
Top Hinge
Cover with
a fiat
head
screwdriver
and
remove.
Loosen the
Top Hinge
Bolts using
a lOmm
or ]3/3 2 -in.
Socket
wrench
or open-end
wrench.
2. Have
someone
hold
the
freezer
door
so the
space
between
the two
door
is even_ and the
top
hinge
bolts.
3. Replace
the
Top Hinge
Cover.
Fig. 38
4.0pen
both
doors
again
and
check
to
make
sure
that
they
close
easily.
If
not,
tilt
the
refrigerator
slightly
more
to
the
rear
by
turning
both
Leveling
Screws
clockwise.
It may
take
several
more
turns_
and
you
should
turn
both
Leveling
Screws
the
same
amount.
5.
Replace
the
base
grille.
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