KitchenAid TOP-MOUNT REFRIGERATOR Refrigerator User Manual


 
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Standard Door
Graphics are included later in this section.
Cabinet
1. Remove ⁵⁄₁₆" hex-head hinge screws from handle side and
move them to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.
2. Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from cabinet top and move
them to opposite side hinge holes as shown. See
Graphic 1-2.
Freezer door
1. Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts
together. See Graphic 2.
2. Remove door hinge hole plug. Move to opposite side as
shown. See Graphic 3.
3. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side
of freezer door as shown. See Graphic 4.
4. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as
shown. See Graphic 5.
5. Position handle on opposite side of freezer door. Assemble
handles on door as shown. See Graphic 2.
6. Tighten all screws. Set aside door until hinges and
refrigerator compartment door are in place.
Refrigerator door
1. Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep all
parts together. See Graphic 6-1.
2. Remove shoulder handle screw from refrigerator door as
shown. Keep all parts together. See Graphic 6-2.
3. Remove door hinge hole plug from refrigerator door. Move to
opposite side hinge hole as shown. See Graphic 3.
4. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side
of refrigerator door as shown. See Graphic 4.
5. Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side
of refrigerator door as shown. See Graphic 7.
6. Position shoulder handle screw on opposite side of
refrigerator door and drive screw as shown. See Graphic 6-2.
7. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door
as shown. See Graphic 5.
8. Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the
refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 6-3. Drive the top two
screws in handle first. Align the lower portion of handle and
drive bottom screw.
9. Tighten all screws. Set aside the refrigerator door until the
bottom hinge is installed on the product.
Contour Door
Graphics are included later in this section.
Cabinet
1. Remove
⁵⁄₁₆" hex-head hinge screws from handle side and
move them to opposite side. See Graphic 1-1.
2. Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and
move them to opposite side hinge holes as shown in
Graphic 1-2.
Doors
1. Remove door hinge hole plug from top of freezer door. Move
to opposite side as shown in Graphic 2.
2. Remove door stop from both the freezer and refrigerator
door. See Graphic 3.
NOTE: When reversing the door, the freezer handle becomes the
refrigerator door handle and the refrigerator door handle
becomes the freezer handle. See Door Handle Reversal graphic.
3. Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts
together. See Graphic 4.
4. Remove refrigerator handle assembly as shown. Keep all
parts together. See Graphic 5.
5. Rotate and position handle from refrigerator door onto freezer
door and assemble as shown in Graphic 6.
6. Rotate and position handle from freezer door onto refrigerator
door and assemble as shown in Graphic 7.
7. Reinstall door stops to opposite side. See Graphic 8.
Replace Doors and Hinges
NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown and tighten
screws. See Bottom Hinge graphic. Replace the refrigerator
door.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the
hinges are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets
to hold the doors in place while you are working.
2. Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and tighten
all screws. See Center Hinge graphic. Replace the freezer
door.
3. Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic. Do not tighten screws completely.
4. Line up the doors so that the bottom of the freezer door
aligns evenly with the top of the refrigerator door. Tighten all
screws.
Final Steps
1. Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are
in place. Reinstall top hinge cover. See Top Hinge graphic.
NOTE: On the left-hand side of the base grille there is a
removable tab which is a bottom hinge hole plug. Break off
the tab from the base grille and insert the bottom hinge hole
plug into the bottom hinge holes. See Base Grille graphic.
2. Replace the base grille. See Base Grille graphic.
3. Plug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
4. Reset the controls. See Using the Controls.
5. Return all removable door parts to the doors and food to the
product.
Door Stop Screw
Door Handle Sealing Screw
Flat-Head Handle Screw
Door Handle Seal Screw Front
Door Hinge Hole Plug
Cabinet Hinge Hole Plug
Round-Head Handle Scre
w
Shoulder Handle Screw
Door Hinge
Hole Plug
Door Handle
Screw Hole Plug
Round-Head
Handle Screw