Thetford N81 Series Installation Manual - Through 8/2/04 - Manual (Page 7)

Installation Manual 7
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.
1. Remove the doors (See Art00986):
- Remove the storage bins from the doors.
- Remove and save both hinge pins [1] from each door.
- Remove and save the hinge bushings [13] from each door.
- Pull the door latch and remove each door away from the
refrigerator.
2. Change the position of the cabinet hinges and the strike
plate (See Art00987):
- Remove and save the screws from the strike plate [2a].
- Remove and save the two plastic hole caps that are near
the strike plate.
- Remove and save the L-shaped plastic covers that are
opposite the hinges.
- Remove and save the screws from the upper cabinet hinge
[3a] of each door.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the refrigera-
tor as the lower hinge [3b].
- Attach each of these hinges with screws.
- Remove and save the screws from the lower cabinet hinge
[4a] of each door.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the refrigera-
tor as the upper hinge [4b].
- Attach each of these hinges with screws.
- Put the L-shaped plastic covers over the holes that were
used by the hinge screws.
- Remove and save the screw [7] from the front box [6] (See
Art01573).
- Push the bottom trim piece [15] onto the front of the refrig-
erator.
- Put two screws [16] through the trim piece, the mounting
flange, and into the floor.
- Put screws through mounting flange on the rear of the
refrigerator and into the floor.
- Pull the front box away from the refrigerator and out from
under the controls [8].
- Reverse the front box and put it on the opposite side of the
controls.
- Attach the front box to the refrigerator with the screw.
- Put the strike plate on the opposite side of the refrigerator
[2b].
- Put the two round plastic caps into the holes that are near
the strike plate.
- Put plastic caps into the holes that were used by the front
box.
3. Change the position of the door handles and the door
hinges (See Art00985 and Art01603):
- Remove the plastic cap that is opposite the upper hinge of
the upper door.
- Remove the screws [9] from the door handle [10] and door
hinge [11].
- Remove the round head screw [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.
- Attach each of these hinges with the screws that were
removed from the other side.
- Reverse each door handle and put the lower door handle
on the upper door and the upper door handle on the lower
door.
- Attach each door handle with a cap screw and a round head
screw.
- Put the plastic cap into the hole that is opposite the upper
hinge of the upper door.