Maytag MFT2771WEW User Instructions - Page 5

Attach, thecopper, tubing, totherefrigerator, withaPclamp., Slide, theplastic, water, - refrigerator model

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5. Attachthecoppetrubingtotherefrigeratwoirtha "P"clamp. Slidetheplastiwc aterlineintotheretainer. All graphics referenced in the following instructions are included later in this section after "Final Steps." Remove and Replace Handles 1. Using a 3/32"Allen wrench, loosen the two setscrews located on the side of each handle. See Metal Handle graphics 1 and 2. 2. Pull the handle straight out from the door. Make sure you keep the screws for reattaching the handles. 3. To replace the handles, reverse the directions. A. "P" Clamp B. Brass nut C. Compression sleeve 6. Turn on water supply to refrigerator and check for leaks. Correct any leaks. Complete the Installation Remove Doors and Hinges IM PO RTANI"." Remove food and any adjustable door or utility bins from doors. 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. TOOLS NEEDED: %e", 3/8", 1/4"hex-head socket wrench, #2 Phillips screwdriver, and a flat-blade screwdriver. 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. 2. Remove the base grille. Grasp the grille firmly and pull it toward you. Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. 1. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. 2. Flush the water system. See "Water and Ice Dispenser." NOTE: Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard the first three batches of ice produced. Allow 3 days to completely fill the ice container. 3. Starting with the right-hand side door, remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge graphic. Lift the refrigerator door from the bottom hinge pin. 4. Remove the hinge pin cover from the bottom hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic. 5. Remove top hinge cover from left side refrigerator door. 6. Remove the fa£)ade from the front of the top of the cabinet. Remove the screw on the backside of the center of the fa£_ade, then slide the fa£)ade forward and out from under the hinge. 7. Disconnect the wiring plug located on top of the hinge by wedging a flat-blade screwdriver or your fingernail between the two sections. 8. Disconnect the water line by pulling back on the locking collar while pulling the water line out of the water line connector. 9. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge graphic. Lift the left-hand side door from the bottom hinge pin. NOTE: On some models, remove the hinge pin cover from the bottom hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic. 10. Using a 3/8"hex wrench, remove the leveling leg brackets from the bottom of the cabinet. Keep screws for later use.

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5. Attach
thecopper
tubing
totherefrigerator
witha"P"clamp.
Slide
theplastic
water
line
intotheretainer.
A.
"P"
Clamp
B. Brass nut
C. Compression
sleeve
6.
Turn on water supply
to refrigerator
and check
for leaks.
Correct
any leaks.
Complete the Installation
Electrical
Shock Hazard
Plug into
a grounded
3 prong
outlet.
Do
not
remove
ground
prong.
Do
not
use an adapter.
Do
not
use
an extension
cord.
Failure
to follow
these
instructions
can
result
in
death,
fire, or electrical
shock.
1.
Plug into a grounded
3 prong outlet.
2.
Flush the water system.
See "Water
and Ice Dispenser."
NOTE: Allow 24 hours to produce
the first batch of ice. Discard
the first three batches
of ice produced.
Allow 3 days to
completely
fill the ice container.
All graphics
referenced
in the following
instructions
are included
later in this section
after "Final Steps."
Remove
and Replace
Handles
1.
Using a3/32"Allen wrench,
loosen the two setscrews
located
on the side of each handle. See Metal Handle graphics
1
and 2.
2.
Pull the handle straight
out from the door. Make sure you
keep the screws
for reattaching
the handles.
3.
To replace the handles,
reverse the directions.
Remove
Doors
and
Hinges
IM PO RTANI"."
Remove
food and any adjustable
door or utility
bins from
doors.
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.
TOOLS NEEDED:
%e",
3/8",
1/4"hex-head
socket
wrench,
#2 Phillips screwdriver,
and a flat-blade
screwdriver.
1.
Unplug
refrigerator
or disconnect
power.
2.
Remove
the base grille. Grasp the grille firmly
and pull it
toward
you.
3.
Starting
with the right-hand
side door, remove the parts for
the top hinge as shown
in Top Hinge graphic.
Lift the
refrigerator
door from the bottom
hinge pin.
4.
Remove
the hinge pin cover from the bottom
hinge pin and
keep it for later use. See Bottom
Hinge graphic.
5.
Remove
top hinge cover from left side refrigerator
door.
6.
Remove
the fa£)ade from the front
of the top of the cabinet.
Remove
the screw on the backside
of the center of the
fa£_ade, then slide the fa£)ade forward
and out from under the
hinge.
7.
Disconnect
the wiring
plug located
on top of the hinge by
wedging
a flat-blade
screwdriver
or your fingernail
between
the two sections.
8.
Disconnect
the water line by pulling
back on the locking collar
while
pulling the water line out of the water line connector.
9.
Remove
the parts for the top hinge as shown
in Top Hinge
graphic.
Lift the left-hand
side door from the bottom
hinge
pin.
NOTE: On some models,
remove the hinge pin cover from
the bottom
hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom
Hinge graphic.
10. Using a 3/8"hex wrench,
remove the leveling leg brackets
from
the bottom
of the cabinet.
Keep screws
for later use.