Question:
How do I Remove
the glass on the vegetable or crisper drawers?
Answer:
Caution:
Exercise caution when working with glass, as it can break and cause injury Never
clean a cold glass shelf with warm or hot water, as this could cause the glass
to shatter. Wait for the glass to reach room temperature and then clean it with
lukewarm water.
When you need to clean the glass above the
vegetable or crisper drawers, you can remove the glass so it is easier to get
to hard-to-reach areas.
If your fridge has the simple shelf setup,
removing the shelf is not complicated at all. Fully open the doors and remove
the vegetable drawers. Lift up one side of the shelf with one hand. While supporting
the shelf with this hand, slide the shelf out with the other hand.
If your fridge has the more complex setup,
you will need to unlatch the glass from the top of the crisper drawers to clean
it:
- Remove the lower door bins and remove
both of the crisper drawers. To remove the drawers, angle them slightly
toward the center of the fridge while sliding them out.
- Locate the tabs on both sides of the drawer
divider and the water filter housing. There is one on each side, just behind
the roller wheel. Push and hold both tabs inwards and lift the shelf out
from the water filter housing.
Note: The tabs may have a slightly different
appearance but will be in the same location.
- Carefully dislodge the glass shelf from
the back wall of the refrigerator by slightly lifting up while pulling it
out. To remove it completely from the fridge, it helps to angle one side
of the shelf downward while pulling it out. Then, carefully turn the shelf
over and place it on a clean, flat surface.
- To remove the glass from the plastic frame,
locate the shelf's retainer clips. The retainer clips are located on the
back left and right corners where the glass meets the white plastic. From
the top side (where you'll reinsert them later) they look like small white
squares.
- Now, turn the shelf over and find the
clips again. You will remove them from this side.
- Each clip has two tabs holding it in place.
To remove the clip, push in the tab that is closest to the center of the
shelf, while lifting the back corner of the shelf slightly. With enough
pressure on the tab, the clip should fall out and the shelf will come loose
on that side. Remove the other clip in the same way.
- Once both clips are removed, gently raise
the shelf and then separate the glass from the shelf frame.
- To reinstall the glass shelf, repeat the
previous steps in reverse.
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