Reversing The Door Swing - Frigidaire FRF170FF Instruction Manual

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REVERSING ThE DOOR SWING

The door of your upright freezer can be reversed.
• Ensure the freezer is unplugged and empty.
• We recommend you have someone to assist you.
Tools required
• Phillips style screwdriver.
• Flat bladed screwdriver.
• 8mm socket or spanner.
• 10mm socket or spanner.
You should never tip the freezer back by more than
45º and must rest it on soft foam packaging or a similar
material to avoid damaging the cooling pipes at the
rear of the freezer.
4
Remove the pin from the bracket with a 10mm
spanner/socket. Replace in the same hole through
the other side. Remove the door.
8
Remove blanking plates from the door handle to
reveal screws. Remove the two screws that secure
the handle.
1
Remove the three screws at the rear and the two
screws at the top of the upright freezer and remove
the lid.
5
Lay the upright freezer backward. Remove
the bottom hinge bracket using an 8mm socket
or spanner.
9
Cover the holes left by the removed screws with the
blanking plates. Re-secure the door handle on the
other side. Cover screws with the blanking plates.
2
Use an 8mm spanner to remove the bolts from the
top bracket.
6
Remove the pin and replace on the opposite side
using a 10mm socket or spanner. Reattach the
bottom bracket to the upright freezer. Replace
levelling feet. Stand upright and replace door.
10
Replace and secure the lid of the upright freezer
with the two top screws and the three rear screws
from step 1.
3
Lift the hinge bracket out of the recess in the door.
7
Insert top hinge bracket into the recess on top
of the door. Bolt into place using the three bolts
removed earlier.
Check the door is
11
aligned horizontally
and vertically.
Re-adjust the levelling
feet. See 'Levelling the
upright freezer' on
page 2.