Whirlpool WRT311SFYB Refrigerator User Manual


 
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4. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as
shown in Graphic 5.
5. Position handle on opposite side of freezer door. Assemble
handles on door as shown in 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 in Graphic 3.
4. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side of
refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 4.
5. Remove door handle seal screw front. Move to opposite side
of refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 7.
6. Position shoulder handle screw on opposite side of
refrigerator door and drive screw as show in Graphic 6-2.
7. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door
as shown in Graphic 5.
8. Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the refrigerator
door as shown in Graphic 6-3. Drive top two screws in handle
first. Align lower portion of handle and drive bottom screw.
9. Tighten all screws. Set aside refrigerator door until bottom
hinge is installed on refrigerator.
Style 2–Contour Doors
Your model may have either plastic handles which extend from
the door or cup handles which are recessed into the doors.
See complete Style 2 graphics later in this section.
Plastic Handles - Extend from the Door
(on some models)
Cabinet
1. Remove the 12-24 Torx
®†
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 in Graphic 1-2.
Freezer Door
1. Remove freezer handle assembly as shown. Keep all parts
together. See Graphic 3.
2. Remove door hinge hole plug. Move to opposite side as
shown in Graphic 4.
3. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side of
freezer door as shown in Graphic 7.
4. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of freezer door as
shown in Graphic 6.
5. Remove the hinge pin from the top hinge. Turn the hinge over
so that it is pointing in the opposite direction and reinsert the
hinge pin into the top hinge. See Graphic 2.
NOTE: When you reverse the door swing, a (left-hand side)
top hinge cover is provided for your convenience.
6. Position handle on opposite side of freezer door. Assemble
handles on door as shown in Graphic 3.
7. Tighten all screws. Set aside freezer 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 5.
2. Remove door hinge hole plug from refrigerator door. Move to
opposite side hinge hole as shown in Graphic 4.
3. Remove door handle sealing screws. Move to opposite side of
refrigerator door as shown in Graphic 7.
4. Remove door stop. Move to opposite side of refrigerator door
as shown in Graphic 6.
5. Position refrigerator handle on opposite side of the refrigerator
door as shown in Graphic 5. Drive the top two screws in
handle first. Align the lower portion of the handle and fasten it
with the setscrew.
6. Tighten all screws. Set aside refrigerator door until bottom
hinge is installed on refrigerator.
Cup Style Handles - Recessed into the Door
(on some models)
Cabinet
1. Remove the 12-24 Torx
®†
head 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 3.
2. Remove door stop from both the freezer and refrigerator
doors and move to the other side. See Graphic 5.
Replace Doors and Hinges
NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten
screws. 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 the Top
Hinge graphic. Do not tighten the 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.
Style 1 - 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 doors and food to
refrigerator.
Door Handle
Screw Hole Plug
Round-Head
Handle Screw