First Steps - Kenmore 253.6000 Series Use & Care Manual

First Steps

Handle Style 2 (Metal Handles)
To attach refrigerator metal handle:
1. Place rounded part of handle onto
mounting screw on face of door and
align the 2 holes in top of handle with
the 2 holes in top of door. Handle
should be mounted with set screw
facing towards center of door. Do not
tighten the set screw yet.
2. Install the 2 screws into the top of the
handle.
3. Tighten the set screw on the rounded
part of the handle until the handle is
flush with the door, and then tighten
another ½ turn.
To remove refrigerator metal handle:
1. Loosen the set screw on the rounded
part of the handle.
2. Remove the 2 screws from the top of
the handle.
3. Remove rounded part of handle from
mounting screw on face of door.
Mounting
Screw
To attach freezer handle:
1. Place rounded part of handle onto
mounting screw on face of door and
align the 2 holes in bottom of handle
with the 2 holes in bottom of door.
Handle should be mounted with set
screw facing towards center of door.
Do not tighten the set screw yet.
Screw
Handle
Set
Screw
Button
Plug
2. Install the 2 screws into the bottom of
the handle.
3. Tighten the set screw on the rounded
part of the handle until the handle is
flush with the door, and then tighten
another ½ turn.
To remove freezer handle:
1. Loosen the set screw on the rounded
part of the handle.
2. Remove the 2 screws from the bottom
of the handle.
3. Remove rounded part of handle from
mounting screw on face of door.
Handle
Screw
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
from freezer door and attach to the
refrigerator door.
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Mounting
Screw
Nameplate
Set
Screw