Yeah, that's what I tried. I even used two little screw drivers and slid them way down the rubber side of the handle in attempt to break it free. Perhaps it was too hot. Perhaps the Texas heat melted it on!

I was tempted to just cut the rubber handle off. I wanted to look into the cost of replacing it though. I ended up working around it and gave up on the whole idea. I was still just kinda wondering how it was done.

I'll give it another shot after running the AC for a while.

Thanks for the feedback!