KitchenAid KRFC704FSS Use & Care Guide - Page 10
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A WARNING Excessive Weight Hazard Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator. Failure to do so can result in back or other injury. Bottom Door Hinge For your convenience, the refrigerator doors have bottom hinges with door closers. These closers allow the doors to swing fully closed with just a gentle push. IMPORTANT: So that the closers feature will operate properly, the doors must be removed only when open to a 90° angle to the front of the cabinet. If one or both doors were not at a 90° angle when removed, the bottom door hinge must be reset. A. Hinge base parallel to the bottom edge of the door 4. Turn the hinge until the hinge base is at a 90° angle to the bottom edge of the door. A 90° 90° Reset the Door Hinge 1. Lift the door from the bottom hinge pin and place it on a flat surface. 2. Using a TORX® T25® screwdriver, remove the bottom hinge with the bushing from the cabinet. A A. Hinge base turned to a 90° angle with the bottom edge of the door 5. Remove the hinge from the door. Using a driver with a #2 square bit, reattach the bottom hinge to the refrigerator cabinet. 6. The hinge is now reset and prepared for the door to be replaced. See "Replace Refrigerator Doors" later in this section. Remove Refrigerator Doors WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before removing doors. Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock. B A. Bushing B. Hinge base 3. Insert the bottom hinge and bushing into the corresponding slot in the bottom of the door. NOTE: Make sure that the base of the hinge is parallel to the bottom of the door. 10 Remove Right-Hand Door 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. 2. Keep the refrigerator doors closed until you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet. NOTE: Provide additional support for the refrigerator door while the hinges are being removed. Do not depend on the door gasket magnets to hold the door in place while you are working. 3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the cover from the top hinge. 4. Using the TORX® T25® screwdriver, remove the 3 screws from the top hinge and set aside.