Installation Instructions

REPLACING THE DOORS (Double Door Refrigerator Models only)

1INSTALL CENTER HINGE

Install the center hinge on each side.

2REHANG REFRIGERATOR DOORS

ALower the refrigerator door onto the center hinge pin. Ensure that the white hinge pin thimble is on the center hinge pin or inside door hinge pin hole located in the bottom of the door.

Hinge Pin

Thimble

BSecurely tape the door shut with masking tape or have a second person support the door.

CRoute wires through top hinge pin slot. Insert the top hinge pin into the hinge hole on top of the refrigerator door. Make sure the door is aligned with the cabinet and opposite door. Attach the hinge to the top of the cabinet loosely with the bolts.

Top Hinge

Top Hinge

Pin

Pin Slot

(appearance may vary)

 

DReconnect the wire connector and reconnect the ground wire using the screw removed earlier. Ensure that the wire connector is fully engaged.

IMPORTANT: The ground wire must be reinstalled to ensure a proper ground.

Wire

Connector

Ground Wire

2REHANG REFRIGERATOR DOORS (CONT.)

EMake sure the gasket on the door is

flush against the cabinet and is not folded. Make sure the door is straight and the gap between the doors is even across the front. While holding the aligned door in place, tighten the top hinge bolts. Replace the hinge cover and screw.

Hinge Cover

Top Hinge Bolts

(appearance may vary)

3REPLACE OPPOSITE DOOR

Follow the same procedure on the opposite door.

4ALIGN DOUBLE DOORS

If the top of the doors are uneven, first try to raise the lowest door by turning the leveling leg on the same side as the door until the doors are even. If the unit rocks, re-adjust the leveling legs to the extent that the unit is stable.

If the doors remain uneven, use a C spacer to align the doors. While lifting the door on the hinge side with one hand, insert a C spacer with pliers. Continue to add C spacers until the doors are even.

C Spacer

5REPLACE FREEZER DRAWER

Refer to the Replacing the Freezer Drawer section for instructions.

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GE GDL22KCWSS manual Rehang Refrigerator Doors, Replace Opposite Door, Align Double Doors, Replace Freezer Drawer

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