Door hinge reversal for EdgeStar TWR281S, TWR180S, and TWR120S
In order to reverse the door swing:
NOTE: Please take all appropriate safety measures. If you are not comfortable
performing any of the required steps, please a) find someone else more qualified to make
the desired changes or b) do not perform these operations.
1) Empty the wine cooler of all contents (wine, shelves, etc.)
NOTE: be extremely careful not to scratch the finish of the machine.
2) Using a small flat head screwdriver, gently pry off the hinge cover (located on the
upper right top corner of the unit)
3) Using the same tool, gently pry off the cover on the opposite side of the top front of
the machine
4) Using a philips head screwdriver, unscrew the three screws holding the top hinge onto
the unit. Please note that the door is only secured to the unit by this top hinge and the
bottom hinge, so accordingly support the door when the top hinge screws are getting
loose.
5) Once the three screws have been removed, take off the hinge and remove the door. Set
these pieces aside for the moment.
6) Turn the unit on its side or top (again, be careful not to scratch the finish or damage the
unit.
7) Unscrew the large leveling leg located near the front of the unit. Set it aside
8) Note the position of the lower hinge. Now unscrew it from the bottom of the unit.
9) Replace the lower hinge on the other side of the unit. Try to position the hinge in as
similar as possible a position to the position it was previously in (on the other side of the
unit). Screw the hinge in.
10) Replace the large leveling leg on the side of the unit that the hinge was previously.
11) Turn the unit right side up.
12) Using a flat head screw driver or a box cutter (be extremely careful not to cut
yourself or damage the unit) pry the caps off the top and bottom of the door. Set them
aside.
13) Using a pair of pliers, pull the hinge pins out of the door's top and bottom.