Reversing the Door

Remove the doors from the cabinet.

Reversing the door latch:

1. Remove the four screws from the handles.

2. Remove the latch, latch mounting plate, then clean parts and door surface under the latch mounting plate.

3. Flip latch and latch plate so that the handle faces the opposite direction (i.e. if the handle was down, reverse it so it faces up)

4. Apply Loctite 680 to the screws of the latch and reinstall.

5. Torque screws to 36 inch-lbs.

Reversing the door hinges:

1. Remove two screws from each hinge.

2. Remove hinge and adjustment plate, then clean and surface of the door under the adjustment plate.

3. Flip hinges and adjustment plates in opposite direction.

4. Apply Loctite #680 to each screw and reinstall.

5. Torque screws to 36 inch-lbs.

Reversing the strike plates:

1. Remove the strike plate.

2. Remove the two filler screws and door stop and reinstall these on the opposite side of the door opening.

3. Install the strike plate on the opposite side of the door opening.

Reversing the hinge:

1. Remove only the two top screws from the cabinet hinges. Use a plastic mallet and tap the hinge up off of the bottom screw. Then, remove the bottom screw.

2. Remove filler screws from hinge mounting holes on opposite side of cabinet. Install these to plug holes where hinges were previously mounted.

3. Install the bottom hinge screw on the opposite side of the cabinet with Loctite #680. Leave the screw out far enough to slide the slotted hole of the hinge over it.

4. Apply Loctite #680 to each remaining screw. Torque screws to 36 inch-lbs.

5. Use a flat blade screwdriver to twist the white nylon part of the cabinet hinge around so that the slant is toward the inside of the cabinet.

Apply petroleum jelly to the white nylon of each cabinet portion of the hinge.

Hang doors on cabinet.

Ensure door makes a tight seal with gasket. If adjustment is needed, loosen hinge screws and slide adjustment plate accordingly.