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STORING THE WASHER
Washer door swing direction can be changed using the following procedure:
1) Swing door fully open and support it while removing four hinge screws (which hold hinges to door assembly).
2) Move the door to a work surface and transfer four door screws to the opposite side of the door assembly.
3) Remove one screw holding top hinge to cabinet and one screw holding top hinge cover to cabinet (opposite side).
4) Remove hinge and bracket from cabinet by moving them up and down to a position where they are released.
5) Install hinge and bracket in swapped locations and drive screws to attach them securely to the cabinet.
6) Compare top hinge and top bracket to bottom hinge and bottom bracket for correct hinge assembly position.
7) Repeat procedures 4 through 6 for bottom hinge to cabinet and bottom bracket to cabinet.
8) Support door in fully open position on hinge side and drive four screws to securely attach hinges to door assembly.
9) Close door and check to see that washer operates properly.
Washers can be damaged if water is not removed from hoses
a
nd internal components before storage. Prepare the washer for
storage as follows:
•
Select the
C
OTTON/STURDY
a
nd
Q
UICK WASH
settings and add one cup of bleach to the detergent dispenser
w
ithout clothes in the tumbler. Run the washer through a
complete cycle using hot water.
• Turn the water faucets off and disconnect the inlet hoses.
• Disconnect the washer from the electrical supply and leave
the washer door open to let air circulate inside the
t
umbler.
• If the washer has been stored in below-freezing
temperatures, allow time for any water left over in the
washer to thaw out prior to use.
For information on long-term storage or storage of your washer during extreme cold temperatures,
call Maytag Services, LLC toll-free at 1-800-688-9900 USA.
U.S. customers using TTY for deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired, call 1-800-688-2080.
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