How To Install And Remove Panels - Kenmore 596.53462302 Guía Para El Uso Y Cuidado

How to install and
remove panels
WARNING
To avoid possible injury and damage
to property, tape decorative panels
(some models) securely into place
when door handles are removed.
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury or
property damage, observe the
following:
➢ Refrigerator panels should not
weigh more than 30 pounds (14
kilograms) and freezer panels
should not weigh more than 15
pounds (7 kilograms).
➢ Protect soft vinyl or other flooring
with cardboard, rugs or other
protective material.
➢ Protect hands and arms by
wearing gloves.
NOTE:
➢ To protect door surfaces from being
scratched, cover back edges of
decorator panels by placing masking
tape along back edges.
➢ Save all screws and reuse in original
locations.
" (6 mm) Panel Dimensions
1
⁄
4
Extended
Door Panel
Panel Height
Fresh food 66 3 "
⁄
4
door (169.5 cm)
Upper 18 1 "
⁄
8
dispensing (46 cm)
freezer door
Lower 32 3 "
⁄
32
dispensing (81.5 cm)
freezer door
Non- 66 3 "
⁄
4
dispensing (169.5 cm)
freezer door
INSTALLING PANELS
1. Remove top trim screws with a
Phillips screwdriver and remove top
trim.
2. Slide handle upward until
loose. Remove handle
from door.
3. Remove door
retainer clips with
a " hex head
1
⁄
4
driver.
4. Slide bottom of panels into bottom
door trim until hinge side of decorator
panel rests under hinge side trim.
IMPORTANT: Tape tops of panels to
door to prevent panels from falling.
5. Reinstall door
retainer clips with
a 1 " hex head
⁄
4
driver.
6. Reinstall handle by inserting retaining
clips on door into notches on back of
handle.
➢ Slide handle down until it contacts
bottom trim.
7. Remove tape from
Panel
tops of panels
Width
before reinstalling
18 15 "
⁄
top door trim with
16
(48.1 cm)
Phillips screws
removed in step 1.
13 15 "
⁄
16
(35.4 cm)
13 15 "
⁄
16
(35.4 cm)
13 15 "
⁄
16
(35.4 cm)
REMOVING PANELS
1. Remove top trim screws with a
Phillips screwdriver and remove top
trim.
IMPORTANT: Tape tops of panels to
door to prevent panels from falling.
2. Slide handle upward until
loose. Remove handle
from door.
3. Remove door
retainer clips with
a 1 " hex head
⁄
4
driver.
4. Remove tape to slide panels out of
door trim.
5. Refer to steps 5, 6 and 7 of
Installing Panels to install handles
and trim.
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