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Reverse Door Swing

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REVERSE DOOR SWING You can change your door swing from a rightside opening to a left-side opening, if desired. A B C E F D 1. Place a towel (A) on top of the dryer to protect the surface. 2. Open dryer door. Remove bottom screws from cabinet side of hinges (D). Loosen (do not remove) top screws from cabinet side of hinges. 3. Lift door until top screws in cabinet are in large part of hinge slot. Pull door forward off screws. Set door (handle side up) on top of dryer. Remove top screws from cabinet. 4. Remove screws attaching hinges to door. 5. Remove screws at top, bottom and side of door (4 screws). Holding door over towel on dryer, grasp sides of outer door and gently lift to separate it from inner door. Do not pry apart with putty knife. Do not pull on door seal or plastic door catches. 6. Be certain to keep cardboard spacer centered between doors. Reattach outer door panel to inner door panel so handle is on the side where hinges were just removed. 7. Attach door hinges to dryer door so that the larger hole is at the bottom of the hinge. 8. Remove door strike (E) from cabinet. Use a small, flat-blade screwdriver to gently remove 4 hinge hole plugs (F) on left side of cabinet. Insert plugs into hinge holes on right side of cabinet. 9. Insert screws into bottom holes on left side of cabinet. Tighten screws halfway. Position door so large end of door hinge slot is over screws. Slide door up so screws are in bottom of slots. Tighten screws. Insert and tighten top screws in hinges. 10. Remove door strike plug (B). Insert the door strike you removed in Step 8 into hole and secure with screw. Insert door strike plug into original door strike hole and secure with screw. 11. Close door and check that door strike aligns with door catch (C). If it is needed, slide door catch left or right within slot to adjust alignment. 2-23

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REVERSE DOOR SWING
1.
Place a towel (A) on top of the dryer to
protect the surface.
2.
Open dryer door. Remove bottom screws
from cabinet side of hinges (D). Loosen
(do not remove) top screws from cabinet
side of hinges.
3.
Lift door until top screws in cabinet are in
large part of hinge slot. Pull door forward
off screws. Set door (handle side up) on
top of dryer. Remove top screws from
cabinet.
4.
Remove screws attaching hinges to
door.
5.
Remove screws at top, bottom and side of
door (4 screws). Holding door over towel
on dryer, grasp sides of outer door and
gently lift to separate it from inner door.
Do not pry apart with putty knife. Do not
pull on door seal or plastic door catches.
6.
Be certain to keep cardboard spacer cen-
tered between doors. Reattach outer door
panel to inner door panel so handle is on
the side where hinges were just removed.
A
C
B
D
F
E
You can change your door swing from a right-
side opening to a left-side opening, if de-
sired.
7.
Attach door hinges to dryer door so that
the larger hole is at the bottom of the
hinge.
8.
Remove door strike (E) from cabinet. Use
a small, flat-blade screwdriver to gently
remove 4 hinge hole plugs (F) on left side
of cabinet. Insert plugs into hinge holes
on right side of cabinet.
9.
Insert screws into bottom holes on left side
of cabinet. Tighten screws halfway. Posi-
tion door so large end of door hinge slot
is over screws. Slide door up so screws
are in bottom of slots. Tighten screws. In-
sert and tighten top screws in hinges.
10.
Remove door strike plug (B). Insert the
door strike you removed in Step 8 into
hole and secure with screw. Insert door
strike plug into original door strike hole
and secure with screw.
11.
Close door and check that door strike
aligns with door catch (C). If it is needed,
slide door catch left or right within slot to
adjust alignment.