Hotpoint 23 Refrigerator User Manual


 
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Installation Instructions
ROLLERS
The rollers have 3 purposes:
Rollers adjust so the door closes easily
when opened about halfway. (Raise the
front about 5/8 [16 mm] from the floor.)
Rollers adjust so the refrigerator is firmly
positioned on the floor and does not wobble.
Rollers allow you to move the refrigerator
away from the wall for cleaning.
Final leveling adjustments should be made
after the refrigerator has been installed.
To adjust the rollers on 23 models:
Remove the base grille by opening the
doors, removing the screws at each end,
and pulling it straight out.
Turn the front
roller adjusting
screws clockwise
to raise the
refrigerator,
counterclockwise
to lower it. Use
a 3/8 hex socket
or wrench, or an
adjustable wrench.
These models also have rear adjustable
rollers so you can align the refrigerator
with your kitchen cabinets. Use a long-
handled 5/16 socket wrench to turn the
screws for the rear rollers—clockwise to
raise the refrigerator, counterclockwise
to lower it.
Replace the base grille.
Roller adjusting screws
DOOR ALIGNMENT
After leveling, make sure that the refrigerator
door is 1/16 higher than the freezer door.
To align the doors, adjust the refrigerator door.
Using a 7/16 socket wrench, turn the door
adjusting screw to the right to raise the
door, to the left to lower it. (A nylon plug,
imbedded in the threads of the pin,
prevents the pin from turning unless
a wrench is used.)
After one or two turns of the wrench, open
and close the refrigerator door and check
the alignment at the top of the doors.
To remove the base
grille, open the doors,
remove the screw at
each end of the base
grille and then pull
the grille straight out.
7/16Socket
Wrench
Raise
Refrigerator door
needs to be raised.