Handle Installation And Removal; Install Handles; Remove The Handles - Maytag Ice2O Serie Guide D'utilisation Et D'entretien

Handle Installation and Removal

Parts Included: Refrigerator door handles (2), Freezer drawer
handle (1), ¹⁄₈" hex key, spare setscrew(s)

Install Handles

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.
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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 it is
engaged in the setscrew.
5. Using a clockwise motion tighten the setscrew just until it
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.
8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 to install the other handle onto the
adjacent refrigerator door.
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9. With the freezer drawer closed, place the handle onto the
shoulder screws so that the setscrews are facing down
toward the floor.
10. Firmly push the handle toward the drawer until the handle
base is flush against the drawer.
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11. Insert the short end of the hex key into the left-hand hole and
slightly rotate the hex key until it is engaged in the setscrew.
12. Using a left to right motion tighten the setscrew a quarter-turn
at a time just until it begins to contact the shoulder screw. Do
not fully tighten.
13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 to fasten the right-hand setscrew to
the shoulder screw.
14. 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.
15. Save the hex key and all instructions.

Remove the Handles

1. While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key
into a setscrew hole and slightly rotate the hex key until it is
engaged in the setscrew.
2. Using a right to left motion loosen the setscrew a quarter-turn
at a time.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other setscrew. Slowly pull the
handle away from the door or drawer.
4. If necessary, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the
shoulder screws from the door.
A. Shoulder screw
B. Setscrews inside the handle