Having bought and installed a refrigerator, did you find that the door is uncomfortably opening? In this case, you can use the services of a wizard for free: he will move the door to the other side. But what if you made a repair or want to move the refrigerators to another place, and the warranty has already expired? Calling a specialist can be expensive, so you will need to know how to hang a refrigerator door with your own hands.
When the door is set to the other side
In what cases do you need to re-mount the door of the refrigerator "Nord", "Electrolux", "Biryusa" and other brands? There are three main reasons:
- Repair and redevelopment of the kitchen. If in the new space the door cannot normally open to the right, then measures must be taken.
- If you notice that the door does not fit snugly against the body, this is also a reason for change. The constant ingress of warm air into the chamber leads to an increase in temperature. Then the compressor starts to work with a vengeance to compensate for the difference. This leads to its rapid wear.
In the event of a loose fit, first inspect the sealing rubber. It can be worn, dirty or deformed. Then it is enough to replace a sealant.
- You are left-handed, not right-handed. Then it’s more convenient for you to open the refrigerator to the left.
Outweigh Features
Self-repair is easier to carry out with a two-chamber refrigerator Samsung, Haier, Beko, Pozis than with a single-chamber. In the first case, you will first remove one, and then the other door. In the second - you have to dismantle the whole door from the inside of the freezer. In addition, they can be more difficult to disassemble.
Check if the door can be hung in your Bosch, LG, Indesit or other brand. You can see this in the instruction manual. The stages of the work should be described there.
But if you suddenly can not look at the manufacturer's instructions, inspect the case. On the other side of the door there must be additional mounting holes that can be covered with plugs. If there are any, then a permutation is possible.
Handles can be located symmetrically to each other in two-chamber models - in “Indesit” these are plastic recesses. It is easy to turn over the overhead accessories, new openings are located opposite to those involved now.
Necessary tools
You will need:
- Screwdrivers (slotted and Phillips, depending on the size of the fasteners).
- Horn wrench.
- Socket wrench.
- Masking tape.
Upon purchase, additional bolts, nuts, and hinges could be attached to the refrigerator. It is time to use them.
Proceed to repair.
How to independently reorient doors
We describe the general repair steps for dual chamber units. The process is simple, the main thing is to act consistently:
- Unplug the equipment by pulling the plug from the outlet.
- Take masking tape and fasten the door to the side so that it does not fall during dismantling.
- Remove the plugs from the mounting holes with a screwdriver or a knife.
- Turn off bolts of the top loop, dismantle fixture. If you can’t get the loop, you will have to remove the top panel (this happens with Biryusa manufacturers).
- To prevent the mounts from deforming, hold the door from the bottom. At the same time, unscrew the bolts of the lower fastening. Some models can be dismantled by simply lifting the door up.
- If there were no spare parts in the kit, use those on the other side. Remove the plugs from the top and put into the openings. Also position the upper loop in the opposite direction;
- Go to the second part - the bottom. Fix it with masking tape, as in the first case.
- Remove the seal from the pin and unscrew the loop fastening with an open-end wrench.
- Peel off the adhesive tape and remove the door from the seat, lifting up.
- Prepare the mounting holes on the other side, freeing them from the plugs. Install the latter in the vacant channels.
- If necessary, change the handles by prying them with a screwdriver or a sharp object.
- Rearrange the bottom mount and pin from one side to the other.
- Using tools, rearrange the fasteners on the door from one side to the other.
- Assemble in the reverse order, only on the other side.
It remains to check the tightness of fit to the body. If gaps or crevices are visible, you will need to adjust the refrigerator door. A more accurate check will help a thin sheet of paper (tracing paper). Insert a sheet between the body and the seal, close the door tightly. Then pull the leaf: if it fell out easily, the fit is loose. If you cannot pull it out, everything is in order.
For refrigerators with display
If you have “Atlant”, “Samsung”, “Stinol”, “Bosch”, “Hotpoint Ariston” with a display, then the permutation is performed a little differently:
- Remove the upper case panel by unscrewing the fixing bolts.
- Disconnect the wiring from the inside of the chassis.
- As soon as you remove the top, disconnect the cover with wires with a screwdriver.
- Remove the wires from the cover and rearrange the mounting loop on the opposite side. Throw the train there.
- Once the door is installed, reconnect in the reverse order. Remember to install the top panel.
On Hotpoint Ariston models, spare parts are not included, so you will have to rearrange those that were in mirror image.
Some Ariston and Bosch refrigerators may have a closing sensor. If you close the camera loosely, you will hear a beep. It is not difficult to rearrange the sensor: remove it from the seat and install it on the opposite side.
To perform such work in a two-chamber refrigerator "Atlant", instead of a screwdriver, you will need a hexagon No. 5.
As you can see, there are features everywhere, so it is advisable to immediately study the instructions. You can carry out repairs yourself if you adhere to our recommendations.
The video will clearly show the sequence of work: