12
Reversing the Doors
The doors of your fridge-freezer can be set to open from the
left or the right. If you want the door to hinge on the left-
hand side and open from the right-hand side, then follow the
proecedure below.
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this procedure MUst be completed before the
furniture door is attached.
When reversing a door, keep any parts that you remove from
the appliance for later use.
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take care when unscrewing any of the hinges: hold
the door to stop it from falling and causing damage.
Tools required:
•
Phillips screwdriver
•
Flat bladed screwdriver
•
Pliers
Procedure
1.
Undo the screws in the top of the upper support bracket
and remove. Slide the support bracket forwards and
remove (fig.4-2).
2.
Using a suitable fl at bladed screwdriver, carefully lever
off the hinge cover cap (fig.4-3).
3.
Undo the upper hinge fi xing screws and remove the
hinge (fig.4-4).
4.
Remove the fridge door by lifting it up and away
from the middle hinge. To stop the door from being
damaged, place it on a cushioned surface.
5.
Undo the middle hinge fi xing screws and remove the
hinge (fig.4-5).
6.
Remove the freezer door by lifting it up and away from
the lower hinge. To stop the door from being damaged,
place it on a cushioned surface.
7.
Undo the lower door hinge screws and remove the
hinge (fig.4-6). Remove the pin from the hinge and fi t
it into the left-hand hole (fig.4-7). Refi t the lower hinge
on the left-hand side.
IMPortant: The position of the hinge pin MUST be
changed from the right hole to the left hole.
8.
Using a suitable fl at screwdriver, carefully remove the
screw cap and remove the screw hole covers (fig.4-8).
Retain the screw cap and screw hole covers for use on
the opposite side of the appliance.
9.
Refi t the freezer door.
10.
Refi t the middle door hinge onto the left-hand side. Fit
the screw cap and screw hole cover to the right-hand
middle hinge position.
11.
Take the upper hinge and remove the pin. Fit the pin to
the new left-hand hinge: this is in the fi xing kit (fig.4-9).
12.
Refi t the refrigerator door and install the new door
hinge bracket (fig.4-10).
13.
Refi t the upper support bracket.
fig.4-3
fig.4-2
fig.4-4
Right-hand
hinge
Left-hand
hinge
Re-use the hinge pin
fig.4-5
fig.4-6
fig.4-7
fig.4-8
fig.4-9
fig.4-10