Smeg FA28A - Manual (Page 9)

Instructions for Use 49
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.
x Unscrew the kick-plate and remove it by
pushing downwards.
x Unscrew the lower hinge and take off the door
together with the upper hinge washer.
x Unscrew the upper hinge fastener and fix it on
the opposite side of the appliance.
x Take off, change and replace the door hinge
fixture and the fixture plugs.
x Put the door with the upper hinge washer on
the upper hinge fastener.
x Fix the lower hinge with washer on the new
position.
x Replace the cover plate of the lower hinge to
the opposite side of the kick-plate and place it
to the appliance.
x 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.
x Check the gasket, it shouldn't be creased and it
should seal well.
Should the seal not adhere to the casing of the
appliance perfectly, it will have to be heated
from a suitable distance (by means of hair
drier, for example) and lightly stretched to the
required height.
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