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Installation instructions, Remove the freezer door, Before you start – Hotpoint 17 User Manual

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Installation Instructions

2.1

Tape the door shut with masking tape.

REMOVE THE FREEZER DOOR

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2.2

With a 5/16

″ hex-head socket driver, remove the

screws that hold the top hinge to the cabinet.

2.3

Lift the hinge (and the shim glued to it) straight
up to free the hinge pin from the socket in
the top of the door and set it aside, along with
its screws.

Top Hinge

2.6

Transfer the 2 screws from the opposite side of
the cabinet to the screw holes vacated by the
top hinge removal.

2.5

Set the door on a non-scratching surface with
the outside up.

2.4

Remove the tape and tilt the door away from the
cabinet. Lift it off the center hinge pin.

1.1

Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical
outlet.

BEFORE YOU START

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1.2

Empty all door shelves, including the dairy
compartment.

CAUTION:

Do not let either door drop to the

floor. To do so could damage the door stop.

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