Use and Care

11
INSTALLING DOOR HANDLES
CAUTION
Wear gloves and safety goggles. Use extreme CAUTION when installing these handles.
Door Handle Mounting
Instructions for
Frigidaire Professional
®
1 Remove handles from carton and
any other protective packaging.
2 Position fresh food handle end
over upper and lower pre-
installed shoulder bolts (A) that
are fastened into door, ensuring
the holes for the set screws are
facing towards the opposite door.
3 While holding handle rmly
against door, fasten further
most upper and further most
lower Allen set screws (B) with
supplied Allen wrench.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install
opposite handle. Ensure the
holes for the set screws are
facing towards the rst door.
5 Firmly tighten the inside Allen
set screws.
6 Position freezer handle end
over left and right pre-installed
handle shoulder bolts (A)
that are fastened to the door,
ensuring the holes for the set
screws are facing down.
7 While holding handle rmly
against door, loosely tighten
far right Allen set screw (B)
with supplied Allen wrench
until there is no gap between
handle and door.
8 Still holding the handle rmly
to the door, rmly tighten far
left Allen set screw (B) with
supplied Allen wrench.
9 Return to the far right Allen set
screw (B) and rmly tighten
with supplied Allen wrench.
10 Firmly tighten the inside Allen
set screws.
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NOTE
All set screws should be tightened so the screw is below the surface of the handle. The
handles should be drawn tight to freezer and refrigerator doors with no gaps. Opening the
opposite door while tightening the Allen screw makes installation easier.
The door handle may loosen over time or if it was installed improperly. If this happens,
tighten the set screws on the handles.
A
B
A
B
B
A
B
A
Mounting Refrigerator Handles
Mounting Freezer Handle
NOTE
When tightening the Allen set screws, it is imperative that
force be applied to the longer arm of the Allen wrench
supplied in the handle packaging.