I need to move the refrigerator from the garage into the house, and one of the doors into my kitchen is not wide enough for the refrigerator to pass through. Consequently, I must remove the refrigerator doors.
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Viking 42" built-in units usually don't offer any door adjustments. If one of the doors are not closing well, check for obstructions blocking the door bins, worn door gasket, and possible door warp-age on the panel ready models. Viking did have top hinge recalls updating to the new "Cobra" hinge on many of their models which can be verified by calling viking and providing your full model/serial numbers. If your Fridge door is lower than the freezer door you most likely have a worn door closer located on the lower hinge of the fridge door, the closer is a 2 piece plastic interlocking/mating unit which wears down over time from friction. This usually needs to be replaced. Pleazer Appliance...
Check with your Viking rep. I have the same problem and got word from Viking they are coming up with a new hinge doorstop at different angles. It will come in a form of a kit. The one I'm getting is about 100 degree opening. The problem I had was the door was hitting and adjacent electric oven from Viking. It just swung too wide.
Usually, there are bolts/screws on the hinges. They may be covered with a plastic cap which will snap off. Start with the freezer door. While supporting the door, remove the screws from the hinge and lift to free the door. Now you should have access to the hinge supporting the refrigerator door. Same procedure for refrigerator door. Keep the screws in a safe place so you can reassemble the refrigerator when the kitchen floor is done.
The GFI had becme stuck - yes we had plugged the fridge into the GFI which is apparently a bad thing to do. Replaced the GFI (and moved in away from the fridge) and all is well.
I ran into the same problem when I moved into my old house. the door way was to small, so I had to take both doors off the refrigerator to get it through the doorway. But I found out when I moved out of the house, that I was able to open both doors and wiggle it through the doorway. It was a hassle but it was alot easier that removing the doors. Good luck.
yes you can, or just removed the bottom drawer, open the upper doors and slide the refrigeraro thru the doorway by just swinging it thru. a mover friend of mine showed me that trick at it work great.
you have a showroom switch that may have been turned on. it located at the top in the front middle. if that switch is on the lights will work but the motors will stay off
It is fairly easy to remove the doors on a top mount fridge without any dispenser in the door. This should make almost any fridge less than 27" deep. When you remove the doors keep all spacers and washers seperate so you can replace exactly where you found them. When putting the doors remember the holes on some hinges are bigger than the screws so you can align the door before tightening the screws.
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