Thetford N82 Series Installation Manual - 7/19/04 - 2/21/06 - Manual (Page 7)

Installation Manual 7
Put the refrigerator in position (See Art00962, Art00963, and
Art00964):
WARNING: Make sure the combustion seal [11] is not
broken, is completely around the refrigerator mounting
flanges, and is between the mounting flanges and the
wall of the enclosure If the seal is not complete, exhaust
fumes can be present in the living area of the vehicle.
The breathing of exhaust fumes can cause dizziness,
nausea, or in extreme cases, death.
- Push the refrigerator completely into the enclosure.
- Put the upper trim piece [13] onto the front of the refrigerator.
- Put screws [12] through the upper and lower mounting
flanges on the front of the refrigerator and into the enclo-
sure wall and floor.
- Put a cap [14] on each of the screw holes in the upper trim
piece [13] on the front of the refrigerator.
WARNING: Do not omit the bottom trim piece. This
piece is part of the combustion seal.
- Push the bottom trim piece [15] onto the front of the refrig-
erator.
- Put two screws [16] through the trim piece, the mounting
flange, and into the floor.
- Put screws through mounting flange on the rear of the
refrigerator and into the floor.
Install the Refrigerator
Reverse the Door Swing-Nonmetal Doors
(optional)
This refrigerator has cabinet hinges that allow you to change
the direction the door opens by moving the hinges on a diago-
nal to the opposite side.
1. Remove the doors (See Art01726):
- Remove the storage bins from the doors.
NOTE: Do not mix the upper and lower hinge pins because
they are different.
- Remove and save the upper hinge pin [1] from each hinge.
- Pull the door latch and remove each door from the refrigera-
tor.
- Remove and save the lower hinge pin [5] from each hinge.
2. Change the position of the cabinet hinges and the strike
plate (See Art01728):
- Remove and save the screws from the strike plate [2a].
- Remove the two plastic hole caps that are near the strike
plate.
- Remove the L-shaped plastic covers that are opposite the
hinges.
- Remove and save the screws from the upper cabinet hinge
[3a] of each door.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the refrigera-
tor as the lower hinge [3b].
- Attach each of these hinges with screws.
- Remove and save the screws from the lower cabinet hinge
[4a] of each door.
- Put each of these hinges on the other side of the refrigera-
tor as the upper hinge [4b].
- Attach each of these hinges with screws.
- Put the L-shaped plastic covers over the holes that were
used by the hinges.
- Remove and save the screw [7] from the front box [6] (See
Art01573).
- Pull the front box away from the refrigerator and out from
under the controls [8].
- Reverse the front box and put it on the opposite side of the
controls.
- Attach the front box to the refrigerator with the screw.
- Put the strike plate on the opposite side of the refrigerator
[2b].
- Put the two round plastic caps into the holes that are near
the strike plate.
3. Change the position of the door handles (See Art01727):
- Remove the screws [12] and door handle [10] from each
door.
- Reverse each door handle and put the lower door handle
on the upper door and the upper door handle on the lower
door.
- Attach each door handle with the screws.