Wfm0900 & Wfm1800 - Westinghouse WIM1000 User Manual

REvERSiNg tHE dooR opENiNg diREctioN
– ModELS wiM1200, wRM1300, wRM2400,
wfM0900 & wfM1800
In these examples the operation is changed from right side
hinging to left side hinging.
pREcAUtioNS
• Turn off the appliance.
• Unplug the power cable.
• Remove all food from the appliance.
• Remove shelves and baskets.
• Do not lay the appliance down flat on its back as this will
impair its operation.
• When tilting the appliance to access the underside,
support it so that it will not fall to the floor.
2
1
4
3
5
Left sided hinging assembly
3
2
1
4
5
Right sided hinging assembly
7
6
8
8
7
6
• Use a flat blade screwdriver to remove the 2 covers at the
rear of the lid.
• Unscrew and lift the lid from the rear to remove.
• Support the door from below and remove the two screws
(1) that secure the hinge (2) to the bottom right side of the
appliance. Stand the door to one side carefully.
• Unscrew the left front leg (3) and transfer it to the
right side.
• Remove the levelling foot (4) and the bottom hinge pin (5) from
the hinge (2), turn the hinge (2) over and screw the levelling
foot (4) into the other side of the hinge.
• Remove the metal hinging pin (7) and the spring (6) beneath
it from the hole in the top right hand corner of the door.
• Remove the plug (8) – if supplied with your appliance – from
the hole in the top left of the door and press firmly into the hole
on the top right.
• Insert the spring (6) first and then the pin (7) – previously
removed from the right hand side – into the hole in the top left
of the door.
• The top hinge plate must be removed and placed on the
reverse side.
• Position the door on the cabinet with the pin (7) protruding
from the top left corner entering the corresponding hole
(arrowed in left hinging assembly illustration) under the top
frame of the cabinet.
• While holding the door in the closed position, secure the
hinge (2) – previously removed from the other side – onto the
bottom left corner, tightening the 3 screws (1) firmly.
• Replace the lid of the refrigerator and replace the screws at
the rear of the lid. Tighten screws in place, and replace the
screw covers.
NOTE: All parts removed must be retained to reinstall door.
door reversal accessories
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