Kenmore 253.6000 Series Use & Care Manual page 13

First Steps
To remove refrigerator handle:
1. Remove two screws attaching handle
to top of refrigerator door.
2. Rotate handle towards the side of
the door and push down to release it
from the mounting screw.
3. Remove mounting screw from door
and install on other side, moving hole
plugs from corresponding holes to
opposite side.
Handle Style 1 (Plastic Handles)
To attach freezer handle:
1. Place top of handle over mounting
screw and pull down while holding
the handle at an angle towards the
side of the door.
2. Rotate handle over the corner of
the door until handle is aligned with
screw holes on bottom of door.
3. Secure bottom of handle with two
screws provided.
Mounting
Screw
Screws
To remove freezer handle:
1. Remove two screws attaching handle
to bottom of freezer door.
2. Rotate handle towards the side of the
door and push up to release it from
the mounting screw.
3. Remove mounting screw from door and
install on other side, moving hole plugs
from corresponding holes to opposite side.
4. Self-Adhesive Nameplate Models:
Use plastic putty knife to gently peel
off nameplate from door and reapply
over old holes.
To reverse refrigerator/freezer handles:
Handles may be easier to reverse while
doors are off.
Reverse freezer
and refrigerator
handles by
inverting the
handle removed
from the
refrigerator door
and attaching
to the freezer
door. Invert the
handle removed
Handle
from freezer door and attach to the
refrigerator door.
Handle
Base
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