How To Tighten Freezer Door Handle Viking

Important product recall notice.

How to tighten freezer door handle viking.

Consumer product safety commission is recalling certain viking built in 48 inch wide side by side refrigerator freezers manufactured before march 1 2005 and certain built in 36 inch wide refrigerators with a bottom freezer manufactured before april 10 2006. Viking in conjunction with the u s. Most freezer door handle allen screw sizes are 3 32 or 1 8 you may also need a 10 mm socket and ratchet next open the freezer door side that has the loose handle or damaged handle. Some bottom freezer handles are not factory installed.

And when you close the freezer door withered door already closed it will make the ref door pop open too. How to tighten the handles. Handles are secured to the door by fasteners. This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the freezer drawer handle on a kitchenaid 5 door refrigerator model krmf706ess01.

Bottom mount and french door refrigerator attaching tightening or removing the handles. The handles are installed by the owner or installer as directed in the installation instructions. Get an allen wrench usually 3 32 or 1 8 to use to tighten the screw on the freezer door. In this video i show you how to adjust the doors on your refrigerator if they are not closing properly or will not go completely closed.

The handle is not properly installed without this extra tightening. No 42 inch or freestanding refrigerators are involved in the recall. To readjust you need to remove the top grill the the display panel. If that is whats happening then the door hinge up top either just needs to be readjusted.

Download a copy of the installation instructions. If the handles are not installed properly check the following. Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as instructed in the installation instructions fully tighten both setscrews using the 1 8 hex key provided. When the screws feel tight tighten them an additional quarter turn using the hex key.

Click here to dona. Tighten the set screws at each end of the handles. How to re position the freezer door so that it will close fully. Tis will give you room to adjust the hinge on the right.

This is the best way.