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The appliance is delivered with
right-hand hinging. If left-hand door
hinging is preferred, then follow these
instructions to change the door hinge.
Remove the door handles
Begin by releasing the sidebars from
the door handles, as follows:
^
When you pull on the door handle
a
,
the sidebar
b
moves backward and
creates a gap
d
between the handle
sidebar
b
and the mounting plate
c
for the handle.
^
Use a blunt object (such as a
wooden spoon handle) to keep the
gap
d
open, and push the handle
slowly back toward the door.
Make sure that the blunt object does
not slip and damage the appliance.
The sidebar
b
will now come loose.
^
Pull it
b
out of the track.
^
Now loosen the 4 screws (Torx 15) in
the mounting plate and remove the
handle.
^
Remove the covers from the opposite
side and place them on the holes that
are left.
Switching the appliance doors
^
Pull off the cover
a
.
^
With the door closed, unscrew the
lower hinge bracket
b
, then remove
the door downward.
^
Now place the panel
d
in position on
the opposite side.
^
Remove the hinge parts
c
from the
hinge bracket
b
, and re-insert them
in the second hole on the hinge
bracket.
^
With the upper door of the appliance
f
closed, pull the bearing pin
e
downward to remove.
^
Open the upper appliance door, then
remove it by pulling it downward.
Changing the door hinging
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