Removing Refrigerator Doors For Delivery

Use a nut driver to remove the one or two hex screws holding the refrigerator hinge to the top of the refrigerator body.

Removing refrigerator doors for delivery.

Models with a dispenser involve a water line in the door and there s wiring for dispensers and or control panels. However since the handles are shipped inside the refrigerator and are installed after the refrigerator is inside door removal is often not necessary. Also the fridge comes without the handles which the crew will install after the fridge is in place. Removing doors isn t as easy as in the past.

Review the owner s manual before removing the doors and remove the toe plate if recommended. In my opinion this was very smart. To do this you unscrew and remove the hinge bracket on the top of the door. 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. You ll need either a socket wrench allen wrench or phillips screwdriver for this depending on the model. Once you ve disconnected the water line and electrical cable and emptied the shelves in the door you can remove the door. Lift the hinge off the body of the refrigerator and out of the refrigerator.

Our delivery crew removed our entry door of the house instead of removing the doors drawers of the refrigerator itself.