Safety Information
Removing the doors.
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
Remove the Freezer Door on Dispenser Models
Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Operating Instructions
1 Tape the door shut with masking tape. There is a water line that runs from the dispenser to the hinge area and to the water valve at the back of the refrigerator. This line needs to be disconnected at the valve before you remove the door hinge.
To disconnect this line, first remove or bend back the compressor compartment cover.
Water Valve
Cover
Use a wrench to loosen the plastic nut (counterclockwise) and pull out the water line. This may require some effort. Drain the water line into a cup.
Plastic
Nut
Water
Line
At the front of the refrigerator, unsnap the hinge cover at the bottom of the fresh food door. Remove the base grille and unclip the water line from the hinge area and from behind the base channel. Pull the tubing through to the front of the refrigerator.
Base Channel
Water
Tubing
Clip
Grille
Bottom Hinge Cover Clip (on some models)
2 With a Phillips screwdriver, remove the hinge cover on top of the freezer door (on some models).
There will be 2 wire connectors under the hinge cover. Pull them apart.
With a
Freezer
Door
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