Door Swing Reversal (Optional) - Kenmore 111.2215 Series Manual

Door Swing Reversal (Optional)

The refrigerator is shipped with the doors opening from left to right. To reverse the door
swing to open from right to left, perform the steps in the following procedure.
Tools Required (Not Included) :
10mm and 8mm box end or socket wrench,
Phillips screwdriver, flat blade screwdriver
WARNING
Before reversing door, be sure to
unplug the freezer. Failure to unplug
may result in serious injury or death
from electric shock.
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury and property
damage, obtain assistance from another
person to perform door reversal. Also,
before door reversal, remove shelves,
bins and food from refrigerator.
NOTICE: The following procedure as
described may differ in certain details from
actions required to reverse the door swing.
1
Remove the screws attaching the top
hinge cover to the cabinet right top
corner. Raise cover and detach wire
harness from door light switch within
cover. Remove top hinge cover. Use
a 10mm box end or socket wrench to
remove the screws attaching top hinge to
cabinet. Remove top hinge. Remove screw
attaching rectangular cover to cabinet
left top corner. Remove rectangular
cover.
10mm
2 Open door being careful not to let it fall
down. With the aid of an assistant lift
door straight up to remove it from bottom
hinge. Place door on a non-scratching
surface.
3 With aid of assistant, carefully tilt unit
onto its back to lay on the floor. Unscrew
and remove leveling leg from bottom
left corner of cabinet. Use an 8mm box
end or socket wrench to loosen screws
attaching bottom hinge to cabinet
bottom right corner. Remove bottom
hinge. Remove hinge pin and washer
from right side of hinge and reinsert
into hole in hinge left side. Use removed
screws to attach hinge to cabinet bottom
left corner. Screw previously removed
leveling leg into place on cabinet bottom
right corner. With aid of assistant, raise
unit back to upright position.
15
Washer