Changing the Direction of Opening the Door

If you find the direction of opening the door on your appliance inconvenient, you can change it. Holes on the opposite side have already been prepared in the factory.

Unscrew the kick-plate and remove it by pushing downwards.

Unscrew the lower hinge and take off the door together with the upper hinge washer.

Unscrew the upper hinge fastener and fix it on the opposite side of the appliance.

Take off, change and replace the door hinge fixture and the fixture plugs.

Put the door with the upper hinge washer on the upper hinge fastener.

Fix the lower hinge with washer on the new position.

Replace the cover plate of the lower hinge to the opposite side of the kick-plate and place it to the appliance.

In case your appliance is equipped with a

handle mounted on the side of the appliance, take it off and replace it on the other side. Some screws are covered with caps. Take them off before undoing the screws.

Check the gasket, it shouldn't be creased and it should seal well.

Changing the Direction of Opening the Door on the Frezing compartment

Unscrew the blocking element and the hinge of the Frezing compartment and take off the door.

Plug the holes with plastic caps provided.

Turn the door for 180° and replace it on the opposite side of the Frezing compartment. Fix the hinge and the blocking element of the door (position of holes already provided).

1 Upper hinge fastener

5 Kick plate or control panel

2 Upper hinge washer

6 Cover plate of the lower hinge

3 Lower hinge

7 Fixture plug of the door hinge

4 Lower hinge washer

8 Door hinge fixture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Frezing compartment

11 Door hinge

10 Blocking element

 

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Smeg FA28AP, FA28A1 manual Changing the Direction of Opening the Door

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