Removing And Reversing Doors - Whirlpool 1VET27DKGW1 Use & Care Manual

Removing and reversing doors

If you are not reversing doors, the next thing you should do is install the
optional ice maker (See "Attaching the ice maker to water supply" in
the "Installing Your Refrigerator"section) or install your refrigerator in its
operating location.
Tools needed:
• Flat-blade screwdriver
•
Phillips screwdriver
•
5/16" hex socket wrench
•
3/8" hex socket wrench
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Remove any food from door shelves.
3. With freezer door closed, remove top hinge cover and top hinge.
4. Remove freezer door and set aside on a protected surface.
5. Remove center hinge pin.
6. Remove refrigerator door and set aside on a protected surface.
7. Remove base grille by grasping sides and pulling forward.
8. Remove bottom hinge cover and bottom hinge.
9. Remove handles from refrigerator and freezer doors and reattach
on opposite side of doors.
10. Remove screws on opposite side of cabinet where center hinges will
be installed. Attach bottom hinge and center hinge to opposite side
of cabinet. Insert screws into screw holes where hinges were
originally installed.
11. Replace base grille by inserting clips into holes in cabinet and
snapping base grille into place. Replace bottom hinge cover.
12. Replace refrigerator door on bottom hinge.
13. Insert center hinge pin into center hinge bracket and tighten pin.
14. Remove plugs in holes on opposite side of cabinet top where top
hinge will be installed. Place freezer door onto center hinge pin.
Attach top hinge to cabinet top.
15. Check that doors are centered between sides of cabinet and parallel
to each other. Insert a penny in the space between the top of the
freezer door and the cabinet. There should be approximately 3/4"
(18 mm) of space equally across top of door. The handle side of
freezer door should be approximately 1/8" (3 mm) higher than hinge
side.
16. Check that doors close on their own. If doors do not close properly,
check hinges. Doors may not close properly until refrigerator is
level. (See "Leveling and door alignment" section.)
17. Replace top hinge cover. Insert plugs into screw hole openings
where top hinge was originally installed.
18. Plug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
19. Push refrigerator into opening.
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Top hinge cover
Top hinge
Center hinge
Center hinge pin
Phillips screws
Bottom hinge cover
3/4" (18 mm)
1/8" (3 mm)
5/16" hex screws
Bottom hinge
3/8" hex screws
Penny