Electrolux FRT18G6JB7 Use & Care Manual page 6

NOTE
Some models have "pocket" handles, which are recessed into
the sides of the door. On these models, on ly the hinges will
need to be reversed.
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.
4.
Remove screw attaching
top of handle to door.
Self=Adhesive Nameplate
Models: Gently peel off
nameplate from door and
reapply over old handle
holes.
",Jamep]ate
Trim-
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
Self Adhesive
Nameplate
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.
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1. Remove two screws J
Button Han dIe
Plug
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.
TO ATTACH FREEZER HANDLE:
1. Secure side of handle to door and replace button plug.
2. Secure handle to bottom of door.
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.
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
Self-Adhesive Nameplate Models: Use putty knife to
gently peel off qameplate from door and reapply over old
handle holes.
Be f Adhesive
Nameplate Name
1. Start with handle offset
away from door. Place top
of handle over dovetail
button, swing handle into
upright position and pull
downward, locking it into
place.
2. Secure bottom of handle
with two screws removed
earlier.
_" over
Screw_ Dovetail Button
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 qandle (Figure 2). An
adhesive 'trim ock" is positioned about halfway down. The
bottom of the trim is qeld 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
For models With shOit hand!e trim, remove by sliding trim
straight down and off of handle bracket.
TO REMOVE REFRIGERATOR HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
Figure 1 Style Handles
1. Remove two screws attaching handle to top of
refrigerator door.
2. Remove screw attaching bottom of handle to door.
3. Remove two hole plugs and hinge pin plug on top of
door and install on opposite side. Use Phillips head
screwdriver to remove plastic screw plug from front of
door and install on opposite side
Figure 2 Style Handles
1. Remove two screws attaching handle to top of
refrigerator door.
2. Swing top of handle away from door and slide handle
down and off of dovetail button.
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