Thetford N1095 Series Installation Manual - Through 8/2/04 - Manual (Page 6)

Installation Manual 6
Reverse the Door Swing (optional)
This refrigerator has door hinges that allow you to change the
direction the door opens by moving the hinges on a diagonal to
the opposite side. Reverse the door swing before installing the
refrigerator in the vehicle.
1. Remove the doors (See Art01684):
- Remove the storage bins from the doors.
- Remove and save both hinge pins [1] from each door.
- Remove and save both hinge bushings [13] from each door.
- Pull the door latch and remove each door away from the
refrigerator.
2. Remove the upper mounting flange and the lower mounting
flange (See Art01683):
- Remove and save the four screws [2] from the upper
mounting flange [3] and from the lower mounting flange [4].
3. Change the position of the cabinet hinges and the strike
plate (See Art00983, Art01684, and Art01685):
- Remove and save the screws from the strike plate [5a].
- Remove and save the top and bottom of the three screws
[9] that are beside the strike plate.
- Do not remove the center screw.
- Remove and save the screws [20] from the upper and lower
cabinet hinges [14a].
- Make sure that the bottom of the solid box baffle is
18 inches to 18 1/2 inches above the bottom of the
enclosure [26] (4 1/4 inches to 4 3/4 inches above
the top of the lower intake vent opening REF) [27] .
- Make sure that the back of the solid box baffle is
perpendicular to the bottom of the enclosure.
- Make sure that the horizontal top of the solid box
baffle is even with the bottom edge of the upper
exhaust vent [13].
- Make sure that the vertical top edge of the baffle is
1/4 inch or less [20] below the lower rear corner of
the condenser [3].
- Make sure that there is 1/4 inch or less clearance
[21] between the rear of the condenser and the
baffle.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the refrigera-
tor [14b].
- Make sure that the offset of these hinges is positioned
down on upper cabinet hinge and up on the lower
cabinet hinge.
- Attach each of these hinges with screws.
- Remove and save the screws from the center cabinet
hinges [15a].
- Reverse each center hinge and put on the other side of the
refrigerator [15b].
- Attach each of these hinges with screws.
- Remove and save the screw [8] from the front box [6].
- Pull the front box away from the refrigerator and out from
under the controls [7] (See Art00983).
- Reverse the front box and put it on the opposite side of the
controls.
- Attach the front box to the refrigerator with the screw [8] that
was removed before.
- Put the strike plate on the opposite side of the refrigerator
[5b].
- Put the two screws into the holes that are beside the strike
plate.
4. Change the position of the door handles and the door
hinges (See Art01695 and Art00985):
- Remove the plastic cap that is opposite the upper hinge of
the upper door.
- Remove the screw [13] from the door handle [10] and the
screw [9] from the door hinge [11].
- Remove the round head screw(s) [12] and door handle
from each door.
- Remove the upper hinge of each door.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the door as
the lower hinge.
- Attach each of these hinges with the screws that were
removed from the other side.
- The recommended torque for each cap screw is 35 in.-
lbs.
- Remove the lower hinge of each door.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the door as
the upper hinge.