Vacation And Moving Tips; To Remove Handles; To Remove Doors - Kenmore 218949500 (9905) Owner's Manual

VACATION AND MOVING TIPS
Short vacations:
Leave the refrigerator operating during vacations of 3
weeks or less.
Use up all perishable items from the refrigerator
section.
Wrap and store other items in the freezer.
• Turn off the automatic ice maker, even if you will be
gone just a few days,
Long vacations;
= Remove all food and ice if you will be gone I month or
more°
• Turn the controls to OFF and disconnect the power.
• Turn off the automatic ice maker and turn the water
supply valve to the closed position.
° Clean the interior thoroughly.
• Leave both doors open to prevent odor and mold
buildup. Block open if necessary°
Movtng: When moving the refrigerator, folIow these
guidelines to prevent damage:
Remove all food and other items from both the
refrigerator and freezer compartments. Empty the ice
storage bin.
If a hand truck is used in moving, load the refrigerator
from the side°
• Turn the rollers as fat up as possible° This will protect
them during sliding or moving.
° The cabinet should be well padded and handled with
care_ DO NOT DROP.
IMPORTANT
Once your refrigerator Ice and Water dispensing system
has been filled with water, it is important that the
refrigerator' remain in an environment that stays above the
freezing mark°
If the refrigerator is going to be stored in an environment
that will fai! below freezing, or will see freezing
temperatures during a move, the water in the Ice and
Water' system must be drained completely. Failure to do
so could result in damage to the Ice and Water system.
This damage could result in water leaks when the
refrigerator is put back in service.
it would be advisable to contact a service representative
to perform this operation.
If it is necessary to move refrigerator through narrow
doorways, follow these steps to remove refrigerator
and freezer handles and/or doors.
TO REMOVE HANDLES
Full-length Trim
1.. Using a putty knife, carefully slide corner of the blade
under trim Slide blade down until you find trim lock.
Carefully rnaneuver blade against trirn lock from the
side, as shown. Pressing down on trim lock from
above will not release it,
2o Carefully push putty knife firmly against trim lock, and
twist putty knike gently, Trim lock will snap free from
door. (Lower trim piece will have two trim locks.) .....
3. Grasp trir_, and pull up away from handle using a slight
side-to-sloe motion.
4. Remove screw attaching handle to door.
5_ Repeat these steps for each handle end. Keep screws
and trim pieces.
6. Slide handle up and off dovetail buttons.,
7. To replace handles, place handle over dovetail buttons,
making sure end marked TOP is up. Pull down to align
handle holes with screw holes. Install screws. Slide
upper and lower trim pieces back on handle ends, and
sna ) trim locks back into holes on door' front.
TO REMOVE DOORS
Before removing the doors, ensure the freezer control is
turned to OFE Remove all the food from the doors, and
unplug the refrigerator, Remove the toe grill.
Trace around the hinges with a soft lead pencil.This will
make it easier to realign the doors when they are replaced°
Completely remove one door before starting removal of the
other,
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