Whirlpool GI5FSAXVY User Guide - Page 5

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5. Attachthecoppetrubingtotherefrigeratwoirtha"P"clamp. Slidetheplastiwc aterlininetotheretainer. All graphics referenced in the following instructions are included later in this section after "Final Steps." Remove and Replace Handles To Remove Handles: 1. Grasp the lower part of the handle firmly, slide the handle up C and pull the handle straight out from the door. See Plastic Handle graphics 1 and 2. To Replace Handles: 1. Position the handle so that the large holes in the mounting clips are down and align the holes with the door studs. 2. Rotate the handle so that the mounting clips are flat against the door and slide the handle down to engage. See Plastic Handle graphics 1 and 2. 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 PORTANI"." • 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",V4" 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 shim 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. Disconnect the wiring plug located on top of the hinge by wedging a flat-blade screwdriver or your fingernail between the two sections. See Connections graphic. 6. Disconnect the water line by holding the tabbed section of the water line while turning the black locking collar clockwise. See Connections graphic. 7. 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 shim from the bottom hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic. 8. 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
waterline
intotheretainer.
C
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
To Remove
Handles:
1.
Grasp the lower part of the handle firmly, slide the handle up
and pull the handle straight
out from the door. See Plastic
Handle graphics
1 and 2.
To Replace
Handles:
1.
Position
the handle so that the large holes in the mounting
clips are down and align the holes with the door studs.
2.
Rotate the handle so that the mounting
clips are flat against
the door and slide the handle
down to engage.
See Plastic
Handle graphics
1 and 2.
Remove Doors and Hinges
IM PORTANI"."
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",
V4"
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 shim 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.
Disconnect
the wiring
plug located
on top of the hinge by
wedging
a flat-blade
screwdriver
or your fingernail
between
the two sections.
See Connections
graphic.
6.
Disconnect
the water line by holding the tabbed section
of the
water line while turning the black locking collar clockwise.
See
Connections
graphic.
7.
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 shim from the bottom
hinge pin and keep it for later use. See Bottom Hinge graphic.
8.
Using a 3/8"hex wrench,
remove the leveling leg brackets from
the bottom
of the cabinet.
Keep screws for later use.