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I
NSTALLATION
Door and Hinge Removal
Some installations require door removal to get
refrigerator to final location.
WARNING
To avoid severe personal injury or death, observe the
following:
• Disconnect power to refrigerator before removing
doors. Connect power only after replacing doors.
• Green ground wire must be attached to top hinge
while performing door removal and replacement.
• Tape decorative panels (select models) securely
into place before removing door handles.
CAUTION
To avoid property damage, observe the following:
• Protect vinyl or other flooring with cardboard,
rugs or other protective material, prior to moving
refrigerator.
• Do not adjust refrigerator to be any shorter than
68
1
" tall (minus hinge and cap). Doing so may
⁄
2
damage underside components.
1. Unplug power cord from power source.
2. Remove toe grille and bottom hinge covers (see
page 9).
• Open both doors 180°, or as wide as possible.
For ice and water dispensing models only:
Remove the left side hinge cover by carefully
pulling the water line to pry the cover loose. Then
continue to maintain downward pressure to the
notched side of the cover while swinging it off
(see page 9).
Note
• For refrigerators in operation, shut off water before
removing water line from the door.
To Disconnect the Water Line:
• Push in white collar (A) and hold.
• Pull the door-side tube from the connector (B).
To Reconnect the Water Line:
• Firmly push tube
lines on the tube as a guide for full insertion.
• If tube end is damaged, cut off
reconnecting.
• If leaking occurs,
reconnect the line.
3. Close doors.
4. Remove top hinge covers by
removing Phillips screws.
5. Unscrew
5
" hex head screws from
⁄
16
top hinges.
6. For ice and water dispensing
models only: Detach main wire
connector harness.
• Do not remove screw
connecting green ground wire.
• To detach main wire harness,
use a flat blade tool or finger-
nail to press junction point
between two connectors to
release.
7. Remove top hinges along with doors.
8. Remove bottom hinges with a
Replacing the Doors
• To replace the doors, follow the steps in Door and
Hinge Removal in reverse order.
IMPORTANT: If water line tube end is damaged, cut
off
5
" before reconnecting.
⁄
8
5
" into the connector. Use
⁄
8
5
" before
⁄
8
B
3
" hex head driver.
⁄
8
A
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