Kenmore 253.6081 Series Use & Care Manual page 13

First Steps
To attach freezer handle:
1. Place top of handle over mounting
screw; pull handle straight up until
handle is aligned with screw holes on
bottom of door.
2. Secure bottom of handle with two
screws removed earlier.
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.
Handle Style 2
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.
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.
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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.
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