Installation
Door and Hinge Removal
Some installations
require door removal to get
refrigerator
to final location.
To avoid severe personal
injury or death,
observe
the following:
• Disconnect
power to refrigerator
before removing
doors. Connect power only after replacing
doors.
• Green ground wire must be attached to top hinge
while performing
door removal and replacement.
• Tape decorative
panels (select models) securely
into place before removing door handles.
• Protect vinyl or other flooring with cardboard,
rugs
or other protective material priorto
moving
refrigerator.
1. Unplug power cord from power source.
2. Remove toe grille.
• Open both doors 180 °, or as wide as possible.
I Note:
For refrigerators
in operation, shut off water
before removing water line from the door.
To avoid property
damage,
observe the following:
3. Close doors.
4. Remove top hinge covers by
removing Phillips screws.
5. Unscrew 5/,6"hex head screws
from top hinges.
• Do not remove screw
connecting
green ground
wire.
6. Detach main wire connector
harness and red wtre
harness.
• To detach main wire
harness, use a flat blade
tool or fingernail
to press
junction
point between two
connectors
to release.
• To detach red wire harness,
press tab on underside
of
connector
to release.
7. Remove top hinges along with doors.
8. Remove bottom hinges with a %" hex head driver.
To Disconnect
the Water Line:
• Push in white collar (A) and hold.
• Pull the door-side
tube from the connector
(B).
To Reconnect
the Water Line:
• Firmly push tube 5/8"into the connector.
Use
lines on the tube as a guide for full insertion.
• If tube end is damaged, cut off %" before
reconnecting.
• If leaking occurs, disconnect
and reconnect the
line.
Replacing the Doors
To replace the doors, follow the steps in Doorand
Hinge Removal in opposite order.
Important:
If water line tube end is damaged, cut off
%" before reconnecting.