How Do I Tighten The Freezer Door Handle Kitchenaid Freezer

My daughter has a 2 yr old kitchenaid.

How do i tighten the freezer door handle kitchenaid freezer.

My handle on the freezer door i s loose my handle on the freezer door is loose i can t tighten it because the screw is too close to the face of the door. I assumed when it just needed the allen wrench compatiable screw was loose attempted to tighten it wasn t loose at all. Do i need to take the entire door housing apart to correct or did this just have a glue seal that weakened. Freezer door handle is loose on my ge french door freezer on bottom.

Download a copy of the installation instructions. The setscrews might have only been partially tightened when the handles were installed. I see two allen screws on the bottom of the handle and try to turn them but they won t turn. Because of the repeated pulling and pushing on the handles it is not uncommon for a refrigerator handle to become loose or break.

Check the setscrews per the instructions below. Refrigerators with a lower mounted freezer have a slide style cabinet that requires proper adjustment to ensure it keeps cold air locked in the freezer compartment. Frigidaire refrigerators have door handles used to open the refrigerator and freezer doors. The handle for the freezer drawer is loose on one side.

If the handles are not installed properly check the following. How to adjust a lower freezer door. Most refrigerator and freezer door handles are held on with allen screws. If the door handle on your freezer or refrigerator are loose you simply need to open the fridge or freezer door and tighten the small allen screws on the inner door handle.

Sometimes the allen screw may be tight but the part the screw installs onto might be loose so taking the door handle off to check is a good. If i can yes answered by a verified appliance technician. The door handles are made of either stainless steel or plastic depending on the refrigerator design. The handles are installed by the owner or installer as directed in the installation instructions.

I have a kitchenaid kfcs22evmso. Get someone to hold handle in place while you use the allen wrench to tighten the screws carefully so you do not scratch you may either have to turn remove turn remove the allen wrench thing so the loop at. Some bottom freezer handles are not factory installed. Samsung french door refrigerator has a loose handle on the bottom freezer drawer.