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DOOR REMOVAL / REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of freezer
door.
2.
Remove short trim piece by sliding trim straight up and off
of handle bracket.
3.
Remove screw attaching top of handle to door.
4.
Magnetic Nameplate Models:
Gently pry magnetic
nameplate frame from door. Remove nameplate from its
frame, turn frame upside down and install in old handle
holes. Insert magnetic nameplate into frame.
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of freezer
door.
2.
Swing bottom of handle away from the door and slide
handle straight up and off of dovetail button.
3.
Remove screw and dovetail button and install on other
side, using the same holes as nameplate.
4.
Magnetic Nameplate Models:
Use putty knife to gently pry
magnetic nameplate frame from door. Remove nameplate
from its frame, turn frame upside down and install in old
handle holes. Insert magnetic nameplate into frame.
Self-Adhesive Nameplate Models:
Use putty knife to
gently peel off nameplate from door and reapply over old
handle holes.
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of freezer
door.
2.
Remove button plug using edge of putty knife.
3.
Remove screw on side of freezer door and remove
handle.
NOTE
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Some models have “pocket” handles, which are recessed
into the sides of the door. On these models, only the hinges
will need to be reversed.
Self-Adhesive
Nameplate Models:
Gently peel off
nameplate from door
and reapply over old
handle holes.
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
1.
Reinstall handle on
opposite side, using
same hole as
nameplate.
2.
Attach handle to
bottom of door.
3.
Slide trim piece
straight down onto
handle bracket.
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To remove freezer handle, refer to figure 3 on page 9.
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
1.
Secure side of
handle to door and
replace button plug.
2.
Secure handle to
bottom of door.
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
1.
Start with handle
offset away from
door. Place top of
handle over dovetail
button, swing handle
into an upright
position and pull
downward, locking it
into place.
2.
Secure bottom of
handle with two
screws removed
earlier.
TRIM REMOVAL (FULL-LENGTH TRIM MODELS ONLY)
In some models, the refrigerator door has a full length trim
piece which continues from the bottom of the handle to the
bottom of the door. The top of the trim attaches to the handle
bracket (Figure 1) or fits around the base of the handle (Figure
2). An adhesive “trim lock” is positioned about halfway down.
The bottom of the trim is held in place by either an adhesive
trim lock, or a trim lock with two prongs inserted into a hole on
the face of the door.
TO REMOVE TRIM:
1.
Remove trim by gently pulling trim lock areas out and
away from door.
2.
When trim is free from door, slide the trim straight down
and away from base of handle.
NOTE
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For models with short handle trim, remove by sliding trim
straight down and off of handle bracket.
