Smeg CR321A - Manual (Page 21)

Mounting Instructions 12
Reversing the door opening
If you find the door opening direction of your appliance inconvenient,
you can reverse it. The necessary holes on the opposite side of the
appliance cabinet have been made in the factory and plugged.
• Remove the top hinge cover of the refrigerator door. Remove the
door by unscrewing the hinge (the door is supported only by the
bottom hinge) and remove the hinge washer.
• Unscrew the top strip, move it on the opposite side of the appliance
and fasten it.
• Unscrew the bottom hinge and washer of the freezer door and
remove the lower door.
• Unscrew the top hinge of the freezer door and the bottom hinge of
the refrigerator door.
• Remove the corner caps from the door and reposition them (instead
of the corner cap with a hole insert the one without it, and vice versa).
• Take off the washer from the bottom hinge of the freezer door (by
turning it in clockwise), unscrew the bottom hinge filling plug and
screw the bottom hinge without a plug.
• Insert the filling plug and the washer in the reverse order into the hole
for the bottom hinge on the opposite side of the appliance.
• Put the freezer door on the bottom hinge.
• Turn the bottom hinge of the refrigerator door by 180°, insert the
hinge and the washer into the hole of the corner cap on the freezer
door and fasten it. Use the same procedure for the top hinge of the
freezer door and screw it on the opposite side of the upper door. Put
the washer and the upper door on the hinge.
• Screw the top hinge of the refrigerator door and replace the cover.
• Reposition the slide guides on the opposite sides of both doors.
• Plug the remaining holes with decorative caps.
After you have reversed the door, check if the magnetic gasket seals
correctly. It must not be creased and must seal all around the door. In
case it does not fit perfectly, pull it out and rotate for 180°.
In certain models it is not possible to replace the door gasket.
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.