Tools Needed - Whirlpool GLADIATOR FREEZERATOR GAFZ21XXRK01 Instructions D'utilisation

TOOLS NEEDED: ⁵⁄₁₆" hex-head socket wrench, #2 Phillips
screwdriver, flat-blade screwdriver, ⁵⁄₁₆" open-end wrench, flat
2" putty knife.
IMPORTANT:
Remove food and any adjustable door or utility bins from doors.
If you only want to remove and replace the doors, see "Remove
Doors and Hinges" and "Replace Doors and Hinges."
All graphics referenced in the following instructions are included
later in this section after "Final Steps."
Remove Doors and Hinges
⁵⁄₁₆
" Hex-Head Hinge Screw
1. Unplug convertible refrigerator/freezer or disconnect power.
2. Open lower compartment door and remove base grille from the
bottom front of the convertible refrigerator/freezer. See Base
Grille graphic.
3. Close the lower compartment door and keep both doors closed
until you are ready to lift them free from the cabinet.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the hinges
are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets to hold
the doors in place while you are working.
4. Remove the parts for the top hinge as shown in Top Hinge
graphic. Lift the upper compartment door free from the cabinet.
5. Remove the parts for the center hinge as shown in the Center
Hinge graphic. Lift the lower compartment door free from the
cabinet.
6. Remove the parts for the bottom hinge as shown in the Bottom
Hinge graphic.
IMPORTANT: If you want to reverse your doors so that they open in
the opposite direction, continue with the "Reverse Doors (optional)"
instructions. If you are not reversing the doors, see "Replace Doors
and Hinges."
Reverse Doors (optional)
Round-Head
Handle Screw
Cabinet
1. Remove ⁵⁄₁₆" hex-head hinge screws from handle side and move
them to opposite side. See Graphic 1.
2. Remove cabinet hinge hole plugs from the cabinet top and move
them to opposite side hinge holes as shown. See Graphic 2.
Doors
1. Remove door stop from both the upper and lower compartment
doors and move to the other side. See Graphics 3 and 4.
4
Convertible Refrigerator/Freezer Doors
Door Handle
Screw Hole Plug
Replace Doors and Hinges
NOTE: Graphic may be reversed if door swing is reversed.
1. Replace the parts for the bottom hinge as shown. Tighten
screws. Replace the lower compartment door.
NOTE: Provide additional support for the doors while the hinges
are being moved. Do not depend on the door magnets to hold
the doors in place while you are working.
2. Assemble the parts for the center hinge as shown and tighten all
screws. See Center Hinge graphic. Replace the upper
compartment door.
3. Assemble the parts for the top hinge as shown. See Top Hinge
graphic. Do not tighten screws completely.
4. Line up the doors so that the bottom of the upper compartment
door aligns evenly with the top of the lower compartment door.
Tighten all screws.
Final Steps
1. Check all holes to make sure that hole plugs and screws are in
place. Reinstall top hinge cover. See Top Hinge graphic.
2. Replace the base grille. See Base Grille graphic.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
3. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
4. Return all removable door parts to doors and food to convertible
refrigerator/freezer.