HOWTOINSTALLAND RE, OVEHANDLES

Foreasier installation, some refrigerators may have been delivered withthe handles off. Please see the interiorof the fresh food section to locatethe handle assembly. In case futuretransport of the refrigerator is necessary,the removal instructions have

beenincluded here for your convenience.

Handledesign may vary from refrigeratorto refrigerator. Please referencethe instructions for the appropriate handle design below.

INSTALLING FRONT-

MOUNTED HANDLES

1,Remove two V,"hex nutscrewsfrom bottom of door.

Align door handle with top and bottom sets of

door clips, and slide down until screw holes

on bottom of handle match with door screw

Insert ¼" hex nut screws

holespreviously. removed into screw holes at bottom of

handle section.

Snap trim over bottom portion of handle and retainer on bottom door.

,Repeat instructions 1-4 to install other handle.

REMOVING FRONT- MOUNTED HANDLES

1.Remove handle trim with a very small flat-blade screwdriver.

IMPORTANT: Wrap blade of screwdriver with masking tape to avoid damaging refrigerator.

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. Remove two handle It base screws.

. Pull handle up and out to release from refrigerator. Fit may be tight.

,Repeat instructions 1-3 to remove other handle.

INSTALLING FULL-

LENGTH EXTRUDED

HANDLES

 

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1. Release top door

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trim by removing

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Phillips screws from

 

top of fresh food

 

 

door.

 

 

>Retain Phillips screws for later replacement.

,Align notches on back of handle with

retaining clips on doors. Insert clips into notches

handle down

and slide

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until it contacts

 

bottom trim.

 

,Replace top door trim

with Phillips screws retained from trim

removal.

,Repeat instructions 1-3 to install other

handle.

REMOVING FULL-LENGTH EXTRUDED HANDLES

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1. Release top door trim

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by removing Phillips

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screws from top of

 

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fresh food door.

 

 

Retain Phillips

 

 

screws for later

 

 

replacement.

 

 

2.Grasp handlefirmly with both hands and

slide handle upward approximately _/4"to release.

3.Repeat instructions

1-3 to remove other handle.

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