Quick Start Guide

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Side Hinge Door Troubleshooting Guide
Side Hinge Door Troubleshooting Guide
Problem Additional Information Explanation Suggestion
The door does not pull
itself closed and is difficult
to open.
The side edge of the
inner door (on the
handle side of the door)
appears to make contact
with the unit’s side trim.
The installation is
causing the side trim to
be pushed too far
inward.
▯ Check the installation
of the unit in the
cabinetry. Try moving
the unit in the cabinet
towards the side of
the hinges to allow the
interfering side trim to
open up.
▯ Adjust the location of
the side trim screws to
hold the trim away
from the door.
▯ Check the cabinet
opening that it is not
too narrow. Widen the
cutout as necessary.
The door does not stay
closed.
Very little force is
required to pull open the
door.
The door catch
mechanism internal to
the door has
inadvertently tripped
while the door was open.
▯ To reset the
mechanism, close the
door completely and
while closed, push in
firmly on the door
handle until the
mechanism resets.
▯ Open to test.
The door does not close
on the striker smoothly.
Once closed, the door
opens without incident.
▯ When closing the door
onto the striker, the
door lifts itself upward.
▯ You will feel a slight
bump as the roller
(internal to the door)
hits the tip of the
striker and lifts the
door.
▯ If the door needs to lift
substantially, the door
will no longer pull itself
closed and
assistance is required
to push it closed fully.
▯ The door alignment is
too low to engage
properly with the
striker.
▯ Refer to Side Hinge
Door Alignment
section for instruc-
tions.
▯ Refer to Side Hinge
Door Alignment
Procedure to raise the
handle side of the
door until it closes
smoothly.
▯ The door should open
and pull itself closed
smoothly without
hearing or feeling
interference.
The door does not close
on to the striker smoothly.
Once closed, the door
may also appear to stick
while pulling the door
open.
While trying to open the
door, you feel an
interference that catches
the door and may
prevent it from opening.
A similar interference is
felt when closing.
▯ The door alignment is
too high to engage
properly with the
striker.
▯ Refer to Side Hinge
Door Alignment
section for instruc-
tions.
▯ Apply pressure
downward on the
handle while pulling.
▯ Refer to Side Hinge
Door Alignment
Procedure to lower
the handle side of the
door.
▯ The door should open
smoothly and pull
itself closed smoothly
without hearing or
feeling interference.