F3D3
Series
Service Manual Component Adjustments / Section 3.2
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3.2 Reverse Door Hinges/Door Swing
Problem:
The freezer/dispenser ships from the factory
hinged-right [in US, hinged left in EU], so the freezer door
opens and swings right. This configuration works best when
unit is positioned to the right of the fryer battery. If the unit is
to be positioned to the left of the fryers, the door hinges
should be reversed, so it opens left.
1)
Dispenser should be OFF and the freezer compartment
fully defrosted before proceeding.
2)
Open the freezer door to access upper and lower
mounting hinge brackets.
3)
Using an 8 mm [5/16”] wrench or socket, loosen and
remove the two
upper hinge bracket-mounting bolts,
while supporting the weight of the door. [
Tip:
If a second
person is available, have them support the weight of the
freezer door while you remove hinge brackets.]
4)
Remove upper hinge bracket from the door bushing.
5)
Lift the door up and off the lower hinge pin and set it
aside, without scratching the door edge finish.
6)
Remove the two mounting bolts from the lower hinge
bracket and set it aside.
7)
Locate the mirror image bracket mounting holes on the
left side of the freezer cabinet frame.
8)
Take the upper hinge-mounting bracket and reinstall it in
the lower hinge position with the hinge pin up, using the
same two mounting bolts.
9)
Rotate the Freezer Door 180-degrees and place what
was the upper hinge bushing on the lower hinge
mounting bracket pin.
10) Position the remaining [former lower] hinge mounting
bracket with the pin in the [now] upper door hinge
bushing; and secure that bracket with the two remaining
mounting bolts.
11)
Test
the function and alignment of the door. Door should
open and close freely and seal completely against the
freezer compartment front frame.
[Photo 1] F3D3S Shown
(US) F3D3 Series units ship with
freezer door hinged right, to
open and swing to the right.
[Photo 2
]
Remove mounting bolts from the
upper hinge-mounting bracket
and lift door off lower hinge pin.
[Photo 3]
Rotate door 180 degrees and
reverse hinges for left side
mounting.
Rev. 1 6/2012
Tools Required:
8 mm [5/16”] Box Wrench
or Socket/Ratchet
NOTE:
Dispensers shipped to EU countries are hinged
and open
left
. To reverse the door swing, just reverse
these instructions: right-for-left; left-for-right.
