Dacor RDW24I Adjust the Door Springs

Installation Instructions

Custom Door Panel Installation (cont.):

5.Open the door slightly and use the six (6) supplied 1 3/4” screws to secure the panel to the door through the back.

6.Slide the bottom of the door frame up until the black trim around the exhaust vent just touches the panel. To prevent damage to the dishwasher or panel, make sure the exhaust vent is not blocked. Tighten both screws.

Step 5:

Attach custom panel with 1 3/4” screw through back of door, 6 places

	Screw	Step 6:
	Screw	Slide door
		Slide door
		frame up,
Exhaust vent,		tighten
do not block		screws

Adjust the Door Springs

Before installation, open the door to check the door springs. If the door tends to fall open or pull shut quickly on its own, adjust the springs. If the door opens and closes properly, skip to Level the Dishwasher on page 11.

IMPORTANT: On model RDW24I, if the door panel is between 15 and 23 lbs., the optional heavy duty spring kit (PN 701385) is required.

The door springs are on the sides of the dishwasher. If adjustment is necessary, try making small adjustments on only one side first.

1.Be sure the door is closed.

2.Grab the front end of the spring and pull it up and forward to release it from the forward mount.

Door

spring

3.To make small tension adjustments to the spring, hold the back end of the spring with one hand and turn the front part one or more times. Turn it clockwise to increase spring tension, counterclockwise to reduce tension.

Increase spring	Decrease
tension	spring tension

4.To make larger tension adjustments to the door springs, remove the back of the springs from the dishwasher by turning them outwards.

Move them one hole farther back or forward, then make small adjustments as outlined in step 3 as necessary.

Door

spring

Side of dishwasher

Increase spring

tension

Decrease

spring tension

5.To reinstall the back end of the spring, hold it at a right angle to the side of the dishwasher and push the end into the hole, then turn the spring in, toward the front of the dishwasher.

Side of dishwasher