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Freezer Door
TOOLS NEEDED:
⁵⁄₈
" hex head socket wrench,
¹⁄₄
" hex head
socket wrench,
¹⁄₂
" hex head socket wrench,
³⁄₈
" hex head socket
wrench, #2 Phillips screwdriver, flat-blade screwdriver,
⁵⁄₁₆
" open-
end wrench, flat 2" putty knife.
IMPORTANT:
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All graphics referenced in the following instructions are
included later in this section after “Final Steps.” The graphics
shown are for a right-hand swing door (hinges factory installed
on the right).
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If you only want to remove and replace the door, see the
“Remove Door and Hinges” and “Replace Door and Hinges.”
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Before you begin, turn the control OFF, and remove food and
adjustable door or utility bins from door.
Install and Remove Handle
NOTE: If reversing the door swing, move the handle from one side
of the door to the other side.
To install handle:
1. Place the handle on the door as shown. See Handle graphic.
2. Using a flat-blade screwdriver, attach the handle to the door
with the four handle screws (provided).
3. Place the trim pieces on the upper and lower handle ends as
shown.
4. Apply firm pressure with your hand on the face of the trim.
Slide the top trim down and the bottom trim up toward the
handle.
To remove handle:
1. Remove the top and bottom trim.
2. Using a flat-blade screwdriver remove the four handle screws
and lift off the handle.
Remove Door and Hinges
⁵⁄₁₆
" Hex Head Hinge Screw
1. Unplug freezer or disconnect power.
2. Open freezer door and remove base grille from the bottom
front of the freezer. See Base Grille graphic 1A.
3. Close the freezer door and keep it closed until you are ready
to lift it free from the cabinet.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the door while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the door in place while you are working.
4. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic 1B.
5. Lift the freezer door free from the lower hinge and cabinet and
set aside.
6. Remove three hex head hinge screws and bottom hinge
assembly. See Bottom Hinge graphic 1C.
Reverse Door (optional on some models)
IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your door so that it opens in
the opposite direction, continue with “Reverse Door (optional on
some models)” instructions. If you are not reversing the door, see
“Replace Door and Hinges.”
Cabinet
1. Remove the cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and
move them to the opposite side hinge holes as shown in
Graphic 2.
2. Remove the door stop screws from the Bottom Hinge bracket.
See Bottom Hinge graphic 1C.
3. Remove the Hinge Pin Nut and Hinge Pin from the hinge
bracket.
4. Rotate the hinge bracket for installation on the opposite side
of the cabinet. See Graphic 3.
5. Reinstall the Hinge Pin Nut and Hinge Pin to the hinge
bracket. Hinge Pin must point “up” when hinge bracket is
installed to the cabinet.
6. Invert the door stop so that the countersunk holes line up with
the screw holes in the hinge assembly. See Graphic 4.
7. Reinstall the door stop screws. See Graphic 3.
8. Reinstall the hinge bracket to the cabinet with the three hex
head hinge screws.
Door
1. Remove the three hinge leaf screws that fasten a hinge leaf to
both the top and bottom of the door. See Graphic 5.
2. Remove the hinge leaf from the top of the door and from the
bottom of the door, and transfer them to the opposite side.
3. Fasten the hinge leaf to the door using the hinge leaf screws
removed in Step 1.
Replace Door and Hinges
NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown and tighten
screws. See Bottom Hinge graphic 1C. Replace the freezer
door.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the door while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the door in place while you are working.
2. Assemble the parts of the top hinge as shown in the Top
Hinge graphic 1B. Do not tighten the screws completely.
3. Line up the door so that the bottom aligns evenly with the
cabinet. Tighten all screws.
Final Steps
1. Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are in
place. Reinstall top hinge cover. See Top Hinge graphic 1B.
2. Replace the base grille. See Base Grille graphic 1A.
3. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
4. Reset the control. See “Using the Control.”
5. Return all removable door parts to door and food to freezer.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
WARNING
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