Frigidaire FRT18HS6JK Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 6

Trim Removal Full-length Trim - refrigerators

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Door Removal / reversal Instructions NOTE Some models have "pocket" handles, which are recessed into the sides of the door. On these models, only the hinges will need to be reversed. To Remove Freezer Handle: (Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.) 1. Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of freezer door. 2. Remove short trim piece by sliding trim straight up and off of handle bracket. 3. Remove screw attaching top of handle to door. 4. Self-Adhesive Nameplate Models: Gently peel off nameplate from door and reapply over old handle holes. To attach freezer handle: 1. Reinstall handle on opposite side, using same hole as nameplate. Nameplate Trim Handle Screw Screw Self Adhesive Nameplate (some models) 2. Attach handle to bottom of door. 3. Slide trim piece straight down onto handle bracket. To Remove Freezer Handle: (Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.) 1. Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of freezer door. 2. Remove button plug using edge of putty knife. 3. Remove screw on side of freezer door and remove handle. To attach freezer handle: 1. Secure side of handle to door and replace button plug. 2. Secure handle to bottom of door. To Remove Freezer Handle: (Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.) 1. Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of freezer door. 2. Swing bottom of handle away from the door and slide handle straight up and off of dovetail button. 3. Remove screw and dovetail button and install on other side, using the same holes as nameplate. 4. Self-Adhesive Nameplate Models: Use putty knife to gently peel off nameplate from door and reapply over old handle holes. To attach freezer handle: Self Adhesive Nameplate (some models) Nameplate 1. Start with handle offset away from door. Place top of handle over dovetail button, swing handle into upright position and pull downward, locking it into place. 2. Secure bottom of handle with two screws removed earlier. Dovetail Button Screw Handle Screw Lock Handle over Dovetail Button Trim Removal (full-length trim models only) In some models, the refrigerator door has a full length trim piece which continues from the bottom of the handle to the bottom of the door. The top of the trim attaches to the handle bracket (Figure 1) or fits around the base of the handle (Figure 2). An adhesive "trim lock" is positioned about halfway down. The bottom of the trim is held in place by either an adhesive trim lock, or a trim lock with two prongs inserted into a hole on the face of the door. To Remove Trim: 1. Remove trim by gently pulling trim lock areas out and away from door. 2. When trim is free from door, slide the trim straight down and away from base of handle. NOTE For models with short handle trim, remove by sliding trim straight down and off of handle bracket. To remove refrigerator handle: (Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.) Figure 1 Style Handles 1. Remove two screws attaching handle to top of refrigerator door. 2. Remove screw attaching bottom of handle to door. 3. Remove two hole plugs and hinge pin plug on top of door and install on opposite side. Use Phillips head screwdriver to remove plastic screw plug from front of door and install on opposite side Figure 2 Style Handles 1. Remove two screws attaching handle to top of refrigerator door. 2. Swing top of handle away from door and slide handle down and off of dovetail button. 6

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TO REMOVE REFRIGERATOR HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
Figure 1 Style Handles
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to top of
refrigerator door.
2.
Remove screw attaching bottom of handle to door.
3.
Remove two hole plugs and hinge pin plug on top of
door and install on opposite side. Use Phillips head
screwdriver to remove plastic screw plug from front of
door and install on opposite side
Figure 2 Style Handles
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to top of
refrigerator door.
2.
Swing top of handle away from door and slide handle
down and off of dovetail button.
DOOR REMOVAL / REVERSAL
INSTRUCTIONS
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of
freezer door.
2.
Remove short trim piece by sliding trim straight up and
off of handle bracket.
3.
Remove screw attaching
top of handle to door.
4.
Self-Adhesive Nameplate
Models:
Gently peel off
nameplate from door and
reapply over old handle
holes.
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
1.
Reinstall handle on
opposite side, using same
hole as nameplate.
2.
Attach handle to bottom of door.
3.
Slide trim piece straight down onto handle bracket.
Handle
Screw
Screw
Self Adhesive
Nameplate
(some models)
Nameplate
Trim
Handle
Screw
Screw
Dovetail
Button
Lock Handle
over
Dovetail Button
Self Adhesive
Nameplate
(some models)
Nameplate
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1.
Remove two screws attaching handle to bottom of
freezer door.
2.
Swing bottom of handle away from the door and slide
handle straight up and off of dovetail button.
3.
Remove screw and dovetail button and install on other
side, using the same holes as nameplate.
TO REMOVE FREEZER HANDLE:
(Handles may be easier to reverse while doors are off.)
1.
Remove two screws
attaching handle to
bottom of freezer
door.
2.
Remove button plug
using edge of putty
knife.
3.
Remove screw on
side of freezer door
and remove handle.
TO ATTACH FREEZER HANDLE:
1.
Secure side of handle to door and replace button plug.
2.
Secure handle to bottom of door.
TRIM REMOVAL (FULL-LENGTH TRIM
MODELS ONLY)
In some models, the refrigerator door has a full length trim piece
which continues from the bottom of the handle to the bottom
of the door. The top of the trim attaches to the handle bracket
(Figure 1) or fits around the base of the handle (Figure 2). An
adhesive “trim lock” is positioned about halfway down. The
bottom of the trim is held in place by either an adhesive trim
lock, or a trim lock with two prongs inserted into a hole on the
face of the door.
TO REMOVE TRIM:
1.
Remove trim by gently pulling trim lock areas out and
away from door.
2.
When trim is free from door, slide the trim straight down
and away from base of handle.
4.
Self-Adhesive Nameplate Models:
Use putty knife to
gently peel off nameplate from door and reapply over old
handle holes.
TO ATTACH FREEZER
HANDLE:
1.
Start with handle offset
away from door. Place top
of handle over dovetail
button, swing handle into
upright position and pull
downward, locking it into
place.
2.
Secure bottom of handle
with two screws removed
earlier.
NOTE
For models with short handle trim, remove by sliding trim
straight down and off of handle bracket.
NOTE
Some models have “pocket” handles, which are recessed into
the sides of the door. On these models, only the hinges will
need to be reversed.