Hotpoint RLS80 - Manual (Page 15)

CLEANING &
MAINTENANCE
Door Reversal
You will need a cross head screwdriver, a flat blade screwdriver and a 5mm spanner to
carry out this procedure.
Our Service Department can arrange for an Engineer to do the conversion for you but
a charge will be made.
WARNING: Switch off electrical supply and pull out the mains plug.
Remove all door furniture and all loose items/fittings from inside the fridge.
If you have previously set up and used the fridge and since decided to reverse the
doors, you must remove stored food, wrap or cover it and place into insulated
containers to keep cool whilst carrying out this operation.
1. Open the door as wide as possible.
Note : You may require assistance to do this:
2. Support the door and using a screwdriver, remove the screw
securing the top hinge.
3. Lower the top hinge and carefully tilt the door to remove the
hinge from the cabinet. Lift the door off the bottom hinge.
4. Remove the top hinge from the door.
5. Remove the spacing washers from the bottom hinge pin.
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7. Unscrew the fixing
screw to remove the
right hand hinge cover
plate.
Then remove the door
stop washer.
11. Firstly put the door stop
washer in position on
the left hand hinge
bracket and then screw
in the hinge pin.
6. Use a flat blade
screwdriver or a 5mm
spanner, to unscrew
and remove the
bottom hinge pin.
8. Replace the right hand
cover plate with its
original screw.
12. Replace the left hand
cover plate with its
original screw.
9. Take the plastic cap
from the left hand
cover plate and use it
to fill the hole on the
right hand cover plate.
10. Unscrew the fixing screw to remove the left hand hinge cover plate.
13. Replace the spacing washers onto the hinge pin.