Adjust Doors - KitchenAid DVM-1815 Installation Manual

Bottom Mount
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1. Level to check left to right leveling
2. Level to check front to back leveling
2. Use leveling bolts to adjust leveling legs until refrigerator is
level from left to right.
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1. Rear leveling bolt
2. Front level bolt
3. Place level(s) on shelf or shelves as shown. Check to see
whether refrigerator is level from front to back.
4. Use leveling bolts to adjust leveling legs until refrigerator is
level both from front to back.
5. Be sure that all four leveling legs contact floor and support
the full weight of the refrigerator.
6. Make final check to ensure refrigerator is level.

Adjust Doors

Door Alignment
Use the following steps to adjust door alignment if doors need to
be adjusted left, right, in or out.
1. Inspect spacing of gap between the freezer door and the
refrigerator door. Make sure the spacing between the doors is
the same distance at the top and the bottom.
1. Uneven door gap
2. If door gap is uneven, the side trim must be removed to see
the entire door gasket liner. Remove the six Phillips screws
holding side trim.
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3. Loosen the four
4. Adjust the hinges so that the door gap is the same distance
5. Check the side door gasket gap. Make sure that the distance
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6. Recheck the front door gap spacing to ensure it is still aligned
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7. Tighten down mounting screws on both hinges.
8. Reinstall side door trims.
Door Height Adjustment
Use the following steps to adjust door height, up or down, after
doors have been leveled.
1. Open the freezer or refrigerator door and locate the hinge
2. Remove door stop screw from the bottom door hinge using
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3. Turn bushing located underneath the bottom of hinge using
in. hex-head mounting screws on top of
both hinges. Loosen screws to the point that the hinge is
movable, but there is friction when trying to move the hinge.
1. Mounting screws
at the top as it is at the bottom. The bottom distance should
be used as the template for the top.
is the same at the top and the bottom. Adjust the hinges, if
necessary.
and even.
assembly at bottom of door needing to be adjusted.
1. Locking plate
2. Door stop screw
3. Bushing
the Allen wrench. Remove locking plate as shown.
the open-end wrench. Turning the bushing to the left
(counterclockwise) will raise the door. Turning the bushing
right (clockwise) will lower the door.
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