Handle and Trim Damage on Stainless Doors

Loose, bent or marked

• Loose. A handle that rocks on its mounts has fixings working free. Securing them treats the symptom; the question is what made someone pull that hard.
• Bent. A bar knocked off line, or hauled on from one end, stays under strain once bent. We replace it rather than try to straighten it.
• Marked. Scratches and scuffs on stainless trim are cosmetic. Sub-Zero’s PRO guide asks for a stainless cleaner with no abrasive in it, on a soft cloth, only ever with the grain; a scouring pad across the grain leaves marks of its own.

Why the door matters here

A front that sticks, rubs its neighbour or has settled on a worn hinge takes more pull to open, and all of that pull goes through the handle mounts. So does a drawer badly seated on its slides. After the handle, we open every door and drawer and feel for drag.

Matching the handle

Sub-Zero’s current design guide lists a standard handle length for the PRO door, the refrigerator drawer and the freezer drawer. The door handle is the same length on both widths; the drawer handles are not, so a 36-inch part will not suit a 48-inch drawer. Stainless pro handles are a dealer option. Where a handle style is part of a Sub-Zero model number, the key marks it /PH or /P for a pro handle and /TH or /T for a tubular one.