How to hang a refrigerator door

Necessary tools for re-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 the kit comes with additional fasteners, which can come in handy when rehanging.

The working process

Reweighing involves the following steps. First, the refrigerator is de-energized, the magnets and internal shelves located on the door are removed. The door is secured with masking tape. Then you need to find the plugs that hide the fasteners. They need to be removed using something flat (screwdriver, knife). Next, the top 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, you should hold the door while unscrewing the lower bolts. Then the plugs on the opposite side are also removed; the same elements are used for fastening, unless otherwise specified in the package. The loops are arranged in a mirror manner, fixation begins from the top.

If the refrigerator has two doors, then repeat the procedure. Depending on the type of fastening, wrenches or screwdrivers are used. Having rearranged all the fasteners, they begin to move 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, holding 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.

Features of outweighing

The simplest is to rehang the doors of two-chamber models with two leaves. Difficulties with single-compartment refrigerators arise due to the need to move the inner door of the freezer. Additional difficulties arise when there are convex handles, so sometimes it is better to call a professional.

If the reason for the overhang is a loose sash, then you should keep in mind that most often the problem lies in a worn seal. Changing the opening side may simply not bring the desired result. Therefore, before you begin dismantling, you should check the quality of the rubber seal. If there is deformation or looseness of the fasteners, then serious intervention in the structure cannot be avoided.

Instructions for re-hanging doors for refrigerators with a display

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 a significant feature that requires close attention.

In devices with two cameras, the display is connected to the control system using a cable loop that passes through the top hinge of one of the doors. As a rule, this is the top door of the freezer compartment. Therefore, you will need to transfer the wires to the opposite side.

First, use a screwdriver to unscrew the screws and remove the housing cover. All the wiring is located underneath. The 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 of the display.

After disassembling the loop, the loop is transferred to the opposite side, where the loop is assembled again in the reverse order. All display wiring is hidden under the cover. At the final stage, the harness disconnected at the top of the housing is returned to the common wiring and closed with a lid.