Removing Refrigerator Doors For Delivery

Also the fridge comes without the handles which the crew will install after the fridge is in place.

Removing refrigerator doors for delivery. Once you ve disconnected the water line and electrical cable and emptied the shelves in the door you can remove the door. However since the handles are shipped inside the refrigerator and are installed after the refrigerator is inside door removal is often not necessary. Models with a dispenser involve a water line in the door and there s wiring for dispensers and or control panels. Not saying it isn t doable.

Yes in most areas our delivery service will remove the doors of a refrigerator if necessary to facilitate installation. But i d be leery of a delivery crew handling it unless they re also trained servicers. To do this you unscrew and remove the hinge bracket on the top of the door. Removing doors isn t as easy as in the past.

Use a nut driver to remove the one or two hex screws holding the refrigerator hinge to the top of the refrigerator body. Remove the doors of the refrigerator only if removing the handles won t provide clearance. In my opinion this was very smart. Lift the hinge off the body of the refrigerator and out of the refrigerator.

Review the owner s manual before removing the doors and remove the toe plate if recommended.