Necessary tools for hanging the refrigerator:
- Screwdrivers. Depending on the door mounting option, you will need a Phillips or flat head screwdriver.
- Socket and open-end wrenches.
- Masking tape.
Sometimes additional fasteners are included in the kit, when re-hanging it can come in handy.
The working process
Reweighing involves the following steps. First, the refrigerator is de-energized, magnets and internal shelves located on the sash are removed. The masking tape fixes the door. After you need to find the stubs that hide the fasteners. They need to be removed using something flat (screwdriver, knife). Then the upper bolts are unscrewed and the fasteners are dismantled. On some models, this can only be done by removing the top panel.
To avoid deformation of the fasteners, hold the door while unscrewing the lower bolts. Then, plugs are also removed on the opposite side, the same elements are used for fastening, if others were not implied in the package. The hinges are mirrored, the fixation begins from the top.
If the refrigerator has two doors, then the procedure is repeated. Depending on the type of fastening, wrenches or screwdrivers are used. Having rearranged all the fasteners, they proceed to transfer the door itself. At the final stage, you need to check how tightly it fits to the body. To do this, you can use a piece of paper, squeezing it between the body and the sealing rubber. If the installation was carried out correctly, the sheet cannot be pulled out or considerable effort will be required.
Outweigh Features
The easiest is to re-hang the doors of two-chamber models with two wings. Difficulties with single-chamber refrigerators arise due to the need to transfer the internal flap of the freezer. Additional difficulties arise in the presence of convex handles, so sometimes it is better to call the master.
If the cause of the outweighing is a loose fitting sash, it should be borne in mind that most often the problem is a worn seal. Changing the opening side may simply not bring the proper result. Therefore, before undertaking dismantling, you should check the quality of the rubber seal. If there is a deformation or looseness of the fasteners, then you can not do without serious intervention in the design.
Door Override Instructions for Display Refrigerators
If the refrigeration equipment is electronically controlled and equipped with a display, then the process of hanging the door, for the most part, is carried out in the same sequence as described above. However, there is an essential feature that requires close attention.
In devices with two cameras, the display is connected to the control system using a loop of wires that passes through the upper loop of one of the doors. This is usually the top flap of the freezer compartment. Therefore, throwing the wires to the opposite side will be required.
First, using a screwdriver, unscrew the screws and dismantle the housing cover. Under it is all the wiring. That harness that goes to the door is disconnected from the rest of the wiring. Next comes the stage of removing the cover that hides the wires at the display.
After the loop is parsed, the loop is thrown to the opposite side, where the loop is reassembled in reverse order. All display wiring is hidden under the cover. At the final stage, the harness disconnected at the top of the housing returns to the common wiring and closes with a cover.
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