10
Handle Installation and Removal
Parts Included:
Refrigerator door handles (2),
Freezer drawer handle (1)
Tools Needed:
¹⁄₈
" Hex key wrench
Install Door Handles
NOTE:
Handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled inside
the handle.
1.
Remove the handles from the packaging inside the refrigerator.
2.
Open a refrigerator door. On the opposite door, place
the handle on the shoulder screws with the setscrews
facing the adjacent door.
3.
Firmly push the handle toward the door until the handle
base is flush against the door.
4.
While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex
key into the upper hole and slightly rotate the hex key until
it is engaged in the setscrew.
5.
Using a clockwise motion tighten the setscrew just until it
begins to contact the shoulder screw. Do not fully tighten.
6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to fasten the lower setscrew.
7.
Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as
instructed in the previous steps, fully tighten both setscrews.
IMPORTANT:
When the screws feel tight, tighten them an
additional quarter-turn. The handle is not properly installed
without this extra tightening.
8.
Repeat steps 2 through 6 to install the other handle onto
the adjacent refrigerator door.
Install Drawer Handle
1.
With the freezer drawer closed, place the handle on
the shoulder screws with the setscrews facing down
toward the floor.
2.
Firmly push the handle toward the drawer until the handle
base is flush against the drawer.
3.
Insert the short end of the hex key into the left-hand hole and
slightly rotate the hex key until it is engaged in the setscrew.
4.
Using a left-to-right motion tighten the setscrew a quarter-turn
at a time. Repeat until the screw feels tight.
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to fasten the right-hand setscrew
to the shoulder screw.
6.
Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as
instructed in the previous steps, fully tighten both setscrews.
IMPORTANT:
When the screws feel tight, tighten them an
additional quarter-turn. The handle is not properly installed
without this extra tightening.
7.
Save the hex key and all instructions.
Remove the Handles
1.
While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key
into a setscrew hole and slightly rotate the hex key until it is
engaged in the setscrew.
2.
Using a right-to-left motion loosen the setscrew a quarter-turn
at a time.
3.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other setscrew. Slowly pull the
handle away from the door or drawer.
4.
If necessary, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the
shoulder screws from the door.
A. Shoulder screws
B. Setscrews inside the handle
A
B
A. Shoulder screw
B. Setscrews inside the handle
A
B
