Handle Installation and Removal
Parts Included: refrigerator door handles (2), freezer drawer
handle (1), 1/8" hex key, spare setscrew(s)
NOTE: The freezer drawer handle is shorter than the refrigerator
door handles. Handle style may vary by model.
Install Handles
Refrigerator Doors
NOTE: Handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled inside
the handle.
1. Remove the handles from the packaging inside the
refrigerator and place them on a soft surface.
2. Open a refrigerator compartment door. On the closed
door, place a handle onto the shoulder screws so that
the setscrews are facing the adjacent door.
A
A. Shoulder screws
B. Setscrews inside the handle
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 key is
engaged in the setscrew.
5. Using a clockwise motion, tighten the setscrew just until
setscrew 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 7 to install the other handle onto
the adjacent refrigerator door.
Freezer Drawer
1. With the drawer closed, place the handle onto the shoulder
screws so that the setscrews are facing down toward the
floor.
2. Firmly push the handle toward the drawer until the handle
base is flush against the drawer.
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3. Insert the short end of the hex key into the left-hand hole and
slightly rotate the hex key until key is engaged in the setscrew.
4. Using a left-to-right motion, tighten the setscrew a quarter
turn at a time just until setscrew begins to contact the
shoulder screw. Do not fully tighten.
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 screw
B. Setscrews inside the handle
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B
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