02 Jun 08 18:45, Cindy Haglund wrote to all:

 CH> Dryer door switching.

It pays to buy a dryer with a 'fold' down door...no switching required.

 CH> Say your dryer is on the left, washer on the right (and no, you can
 CH> not switch them)- but the door on the dryer opens from the left.

 CH> This can be a problem with ease of loading the dryer.
 CH> So with most models you can switch the door to open the other way.
 CH> All you have to do is take the door off and the hinges off the door
 CH> take the caps out of the holes set into the corresponding other side
 CH> of the inframe of the door opening. Change anything else that needs
 CH> moving over too. Turn the door upside down put the hinges back on ,
 CH> being sure they're on correctly or you'll have to take them off
 CH> again..and reattach the door. tah dah! That is with Kenmore.

 CH> With Whirlpool they like to do things different. Kenmore's dryer
 CH> opening is round. Whirlpool's dryer door opening is semi round,
 CH> straight off at the bottom.

 CH> So. What you have to do after you already reattached the door when
 CH> you realize this fact is to take the door back off, and take the
 CH> inner frame out from the outer frame (there's a bunch of screws to
 CH> deal with.) Switch the inner frame around so it matches the dryer
 CH> opening frame and then reattach the door, being sure you have the
 CH> hinges on right or you'll have to take 'em off again.

 CH> PS: Don't try to prop the door up on phone books. you can just hold
 CH> it between your legs while attaching...

 CH> I know this is wordy and possibly horribly boring but if I had taken
 CH> a film clip of me changing that door you'd all be on the floor in
 CH> stitches.   :)  At least I got it done so hubby didn't have to! :)

 CH> Cindy

 CH> ... Wreck the Malls with Cows on Harleys (moomoomoomoomoooo
 CH> moomoomoomoo)

 CH> --- PPoint 3.01

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