Door Reversal; Remove Top Door; Remove Lower Door - Hotpoint FFA97 Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

You will need a selection of small hand tools, screwdrivers, spanners etc. to carry out this procedure.
Our Service Department can arrange for an Engineer to do the conversion for you but a charge will
be made.
WARNING: Switch off electrical supply and pull out the mains plug.
Remove all door furniture and all loose items/fittings from inside the fridge freezer.
If you have previously set up and used the fridge freezer and since decided to reverse the doors, you
must remove stored food, wrap or cover it and place into insulated containers to keep cool/frozen
whilst carrying out this operation.

Remove Top Door

1. Open the door as wide as possible.
Note : You may require assistance to do this:
2. Support the door and using a screwdriver, remove the screw securing the top
hinge.
3. Lower the top hinge and carefully tilt the door to remove the top hinge from the
cabinet. Lift the door off the centre hinge.
4. Remove the top hinge from the door.

Remove Lower Door

Note : You may require assistance to do this:
5. Open the lower door and while supporting the door, remove spacing washers and pin from
the centre bracket. Note which way up the pin is fitted.
6. Lift the door off the bottom hinge.
7. Take the two screw
covers off the
centre hinge.
Note : You may require assistance to do this:
9. Remove any spacing washers fitted to the bottom hinge and store safely.
Using the packaging from the appliance or a suitable substitute to support the back of the
appliance. Lay the appliance on its back, ensuring the pipework at the back is not damaged
or bent.
Note : Be careful that the appliance does not run away from you when the wheels touch
the floor.
10. Unscrew the foot and hinge bracket fitted to the bottom right hand side of the appliance.
Unscrew the foot and footplate fitted to the bottom left hand side of the appliance.
Refit the hinge bracket and the footplate to the opposite sides of the appliance.
Screw in the feet until there is approximately 35mm projecting from the bottom front edge
of the appliance.
Note : You may require assistance to do this:
11. Lift the appliance onto its feet.
Lift the appliance from the rear of the tabletop and stand it on its feet and wheels.
Note : Be careful that the appliance does not run away from you when the wheels touch
the floor.
Refit the spacing washers.

Door Reversal

8. Unscrew the two
screws to remove
the centre hinge.
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