KitchenAid 12828153 Use And Care Manual page 8

Replace Handles (Panel Series)
1. Make sure the bottom door cap is installed. See Graphic 5.
2. Align handle notches with metal mounting tabs on the side of
the door. Slide the handle down until it locks.
3. Tap the top of the handle with a rubber mallet to ensure a
snug fit.
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, reinstall the top door cap.
Remove Door and Hinges
IMPORTANT:
Remove food and any adjustable door bins or utility bins from
doors.
All graphics referenced in the following instructions are
included later in this section after "Final Steps."
" Hex-Head Top Hinge Screw
TOOLS NEEDED: ", ",
Phillips screwdriver, and a flat-blade screwdriver.
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Keep the refrigerator door closed until you are ready to lift it
free from the cabinet.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the refrigerator door
while the hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door
gasket magnets to hold the door in place while you are
working.
3. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
Graphic. Lift the refrigerator door free from the cabinet.
4. Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the
Bottom Hinge Graphic.
Reverse Door (Architect
IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your doors so they open
from the opposite side, follow these steps. If you are not
reversing the doors, see "Replace Door and Hinges."
Door Stop Screw
Flat-Head Handle Screw
Cabinet
1. Remove the hinge screws from handle side and move them
to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.
2. Using a flat-blade screwdriver tip wrapped in masking tape,
remove the cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and
move them to the opposite side hinge holes as shown in
Graphic 1-2.
8
" hex-head socket wrench, #2
®
Series)
Door Handle Seal Screw Front
Cabinet Hinge Hole Plug
Refrigerator door
1. Remove the refrigerator handle assembly including the
mounting posts and screws. Keep all parts together. See
Graphic 2.
2. Remove the door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite
side of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 5.
3. Remove the door stop from the bottom edge of the
refrigerator door. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door
as shown in Graphic 3.
4. Attach the door handle mounting posts to the opposite side
of the door.
5. Position refrigerator handle over mounting posts as shown in
Graphic 2. Drive two set screws in the sides of the handle.
6. Tighten all screws. Set aside the door until the hinges and
freezer compartment drawer are in place.
Reverse Door (Panel Series)
IMPORTANT:
If you want to reverse your door so it opens from the opposite
side, follow these steps. If you are not reversing the door, see
"Replace Door and Hinges."
You must first remove the handle from the panel series
refrigerator door to reverse the door swing.
1. Using a flat-blade screwdriver tip wrapped in masking tape,
remove the cabinet hinge hole plugs and move them to the
opposite side of the cabinet as shown in Graphic 1.
2. Remove the hinge screws. Move to the opposite side of
cabinet. See Graphic 2.
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the door stop and door
cap located on the bottom edge of the refrigerator
compartment. See Graphic 5.
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the top door cap.
5. Remove " hex-head screws from top door extension.
Reverse the top door extension so the notched corner turns
in toward the interior of the door. See Graphic 3.
6. Remove the side door trim and handle trim by tapping the
bottom edges upward with a soft rubber mallet. The trim will
slide up and release from the door. See Graphic 4.
7. Replace the bottom door cap and install the door stop on
opposite side of the door. See Graphic 5.
8. Using the alternate side door trim, shipped with the
refrigerator, align notches on trim with metal mounting tabs
on side of door. Slide the trim down until it locks into place.
Tap the top of the trim with a rubber mallet to ensure snug fit.
See Graphic 4.
9. Install handle by aligning handle notches with metal mounting
tabs on side of door. Slide the handle down until it locks. Tap
top of handle with rubber mallet to ensure snug fit. See
Graphic 4.
10. Using a Phillips screwdriver, install the top door cap. See
Graphic 3.