Whirlpool WRF954CIHV Owners Manual - Page 16

Handle Installation and Removal

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Complete the Installation WARNING 2. Open a refrigerator compartment door. On the closed door, place a handle onto the shoulder screws so that the setscrews are facing the adjacent door. A Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. B Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. 1. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. 2. Flush the water system. See the "Water and Ice Dispensers" section. NOTE: Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard the first 3 batches of ice produced. Allow 3 days to completely fill the ice storage bin. Handle Installation and Removal Parts Included: Refrigerator door handles (2), freezer drawer handle (1), 1/8" hex key, spare setscrew(s) NOTE: The freezer drawer handle is shorter than the refrigerator door handles. Handle style may vary by model. Install Handles Refrigerator Doors NOTE: Handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled inside the handle. 1.  Remove the handles from the packaging inside the refrigerator and place them on a soft surface. A. Shoulder screws B. Setscrews inside the handle 3. Firmly push the handle toward the door until the handle base is flush against the door. 4. While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key into the upper hole and slightly rotate the hex key until key is engaged in the setscrew. 5.  Using a clockwise motion, tighten the setscrew just until setscrew begins to contact the shoulder screw. Do not fully tighten. 6.  Repeat steps 4 and 5 to fasten the lower setscrew. 7. Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as instructed in the previous steps, fully tighten both setscrews. IMPORTANT: When the screws feel tight, tighten them an additional quarter turn. The handle is not properly installed without this extra tightening. 16

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Complete the Installation
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death,
fire, or electrical shock.
WARNING
1.
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
2.
Flush the water system. See the “Water and Ice Dispensers”
section.
NOTE:
Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard
the first 3 batches of ice produced. Allow 3 days to completely
fill the ice storage bin.
Handle Installation and Removal
Parts Included:
Refrigerator door handles (2), freezer drawer
handle (1), 1/8" hex key, spare setscrew(s)
NOTE:
The freezer drawer handle is shorter than the refrigerator
door handles. Handle style may vary by model.
Install Handles
Refrigerator Doors
NOTE:
Handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled inside
the handle.
1.
Remove the handles from the packaging inside the
refrigerator and place them on a soft surface.
2.
Open a refrigerator compartment door. On the closed
door, place a handle onto the shoulder screws so that
the setscrews are facing the adjacent door.
A. Shoulder screws
B. Setscrews inside the handle
A
B
3.
Firmly push the handle toward the door until the handle base
is flush against the door.
4.
While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key
into the upper hole and slightly rotate the hex key until key is
engaged in the setscrew.
5.
Using a clockwise motion, tighten the setscrew just until
setscrew begins to contact the shoulder screw. Do not
fully tighten.
6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to fasten the lower setscrew.
7.
Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as
instructed in the previous steps, fully tighten both setscrews.
IMPORTANT:
When the screws feel tight, tighten them an
additional quarter turn. The handle is not properly installed
without this extra tightening.