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Installing your refrigerator,
cont.
* Fasteners may require either a T-15 Torx
®
driver or a Phillips screwdriver.
Torx
®
is a registered trademark of Textron Inc.
How to install and
remove handles
For easier installation, some refrigerators
may have been delivered with the han-
dles off. Please see the interior of the
fresh food section, or the back of your
refrigerator, to locate the handle assem-
bly. In case future transport of the refrig-
erator is necessary, or panels need to be
removed and replaced, the removal
instructions have been included here for
your convenience.
Handle design may vary from refrigerator
to refrigerator. Please reference the
instructions for the appropriate handle
design below.
FRESH FOOD HANDLES
Installing Front-Mounted Handles
1. Remove
1
⁄4" hex head
screws from door face
with hex head driver,
and Phillips screw from
top of door.
• If reversing door, remove door plugs
from opposite side of door and insert
in screw holes.
2. Align handle holes with screw
holes on door face and secure
with 2 door face
screws from step 1.
3. Locate handle trim in
literature pack and install
over top and bottom of
handle, as illustrated.
• Secure top handle trim
with remaining screw
removed in step 1.
• Snap bottom trim over
bottom portion of handle.
Installing Side-Mounted Handles
➢ Install handle by
fastening with
screws* removed
from edge of door.
NOTE: If reversing
door, remove door plugs from oppo-
site side of door and insert in screw
holes.
Installing Stainless Steel
Front-Mounted Handles
1. Loosen one door clip on
door with
1
⁄4" hex head driver.
2. Locate predrilled hole
at base of handle, and
fit hollow end of handle
over door clip.
3. Fit other end of handle over other door
clip and slide up as far as possible.
NOTE: If top of handle does not fit
over top clip, loosen lower clip further
until fit can be accomplished.
4. Insert
1
⁄4" hex head driver into
predrilled hole at base of handle to
tighten screw. Insert screw plug(s) into
hole(s).
Removing Front-Mounted Handles
1. Remove top handle trim by
removing top handle
screw.
• Retain trim and screw for
later replacement.
2. Pry bottom handle trim
from handle with screw-
driver flat blade wrapped
in masking tape.
• Retain trim for later
replacement.
3. Remove two
1
⁄4" hex head screws.
• Retain screws for later replacement.
Removing Side-Mounted Handles
➢ Remove handle by
removing three
screws* from side of
door.
• Retain screws for later replacement.
Removing Stainless Steel
Front-Mounted Handles
1. Remove screw plug at
base of handle with a very
small flat-blade screw-
driver.
• Insert
1
⁄4" hex head driver
into predrilled hole to
remove screw.
2. Slide handle to remove from
door clip.
FREEZER HANDLES
Installing Partial-Width Extruded
Handle
➢ Install handle by
fastening with screws
removed from edge
of door.
• If reversing freezer
door, remove door plugs from top
edge of door and insert into screw
holes.
Installing Full-Width
Extruded Handle
➢ Install handle by fas-
tening with screws*
removed from edge of door.
Removing Partial-Width Extruded
Handle
➢ Remove handle by
removing screws
from top of handle.
• Retain screws for
later replacement.
Removing Full-Width Extruded
Handle
➢ Remove handle by
removing three
screws* from handle.
• Retain screws for later
replacement.