How To Tighten Freezer Door Handle Viking

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.

How to tighten freezer door handle viking. If that is whats happening then the door hinge up top either just needs to be readjusted. Tighten the set screws at each end of the handles. When the screws feel tight tighten them an additional quarter turn using the hex key. 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.

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. Click here to dona. 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.

If the handles are not installed properly check the following. The handle is not properly installed without this extra tightening. It is easy to install the handles tighten or replace the fresh food and freezer handles on a french door refrigerator. Get an allen wrench usually 3 32 or 1 8 to use to tighten the screw on the freezer door.

Model specific directions can be found in the installation section of your owner s manual. This is the best way. And when you close the freezer door withered door already closed it will make the ref door pop open too. Important product recall notice.

Tis will give you room to adjust the hinge on the right. How to tighten the handles. Viking in conjunction with the u s. Download a copy of the installation instructions.

To readjust you need to remove the top grill the the display panel. How to re position the freezer door so that it will close fully. This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the freezer drawer handle on a kitchenaid 5 door refrigerator model krmf706ess01. Some bottom freezer handles are not factory installed.

No 42 inch or freestanding refrigerators are involved in the recall.