Gather the required tools and parts and read all instructions before starting installation. Save these instructions for future reference.
NOTE: Before moving your product into your home, measure the doorway of your home to see whether you need to remove the refrigerator and freezer doors. If door removal is necessary, see the instructions below.
IMPORTANT: Before you begin, unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. Remove food, the ice storage bin (on some models), and any adjustable door or utility bins from doors.
TOOLS NEEDED: Bubble level; flat-blade screwdriver; 5/16" and 11/16" wrench; 1/4", 3/8", and 5/16" hex-head socket wrenches,
Phillips screwdriver tip #2 with 4" long as minimum, TORX T30 screwdriver.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
Top Left Hinge
Door Removal
Top Right Hinge
Left and Right Bottom Hinge
Do not remove A screws
Do not remove A screws
Full Refrigerator
Do not remove B screws
Leveling screws
A. Wiring plugs
B. Wiring clip
C. Grommets
Water Dispenser
Locking Nut
A. Face of fitting
Base Grille filter door
Refrigerator
Adjustable front wheels
Alignment Screw
Water Filter Door and Base Grille
Phillips screws
A. Pull to the right for extraction
B. Twist and pass underneath door
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Pull toward you.
Remove the Doors
If your refrigerator does not fit through the doorway or you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, follow the steps below for door
12. If your refrigerator without doors does not pass through the doorway, you may remove both bottom hinges. Use a 5/16" nut driver to remove these. See graphic 9.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw B.
Replacing or Reinstalling Door and Hinges
If your doors and bottom hinges have been removed, please follow the next instructions for re-installation:
1. Reinstall both bottom hinges using a 5/16" nut driver to tighten screws. See graphic 9.
2. If your model has water dispensing in the door:
Lift the freezer door enough to feed the water dispenser tubing and wiring through the bottom hinge pin.
NOTE: This may require two people, one to lift the door and the other to feed the water tubing and wiring into the bottom hinge pin. See graphic 7.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before removing doors.
Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.
1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Fully open both doors. See graphic 1.
3. If your model has water dispensing, please open the water filter door by pulling it toward you. See graphic 2. It is not necessary to remove the water filter itself.
4. Pull the base grille toward you from the sides and then from the center until it dislodges. See graphic 2.
5. To remove the base grille, twist and pull the right side until this side passes underneath the refrigerator door. See graphic 3.
Then pull the left side of the base grille for complete removal.
6. If your model has water dispensing in the door, disconnect the water dispenser tubing located below the freezer door.
?? Press the blue outer ring against the face of fitting and pull the dispenser tubing free. See graphic 4.
NOTE: Keep the water tubing connector attached to the tube that runs underneath the freezer. The door cannot be removed if the connector is still attached to the tube that runs through the door hinge.
7. If your model has water dispensing in the door, disconnect the wiring located below the freezer door. See graphic 5.
?? Remove the wiring clip and the bracket wire using a 1/4" hexagonal head socket wrench.
?? Disconnect the wiring plugs from the bracket wire.
8. Close the freezer door and use a TORX T30 screwdriver to remove the top hinge completely. See graphic 6.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw A. Hold the door while hinge is being removed.
9. Lift the freezer door straight up off from the bottom hinge. See graphic 7. The water dispenser tubing and wiring will remain attached to the freezer door.
NOTE: This may require two people, on