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The cooling selector switch stopped working
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Overall Rating:
Helpful
Rated By:
4 Customers
Posted By:
Vince From Redding, CA
Posted:
7/30/2007 1:25:50 AM
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Appliance Repaired:
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Whirlpool
Air Conditioner
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Age Of Appliance:
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1 - 4 years
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First removed the power and front panel. Then in order to get to the damaged cooling selector switch, I needed to first drill out three riviets holding the small front pannel that the switch and thermostat selector switches are mounted on.
Then it was a simple matter to unscrew two small screws holding the broken cooling selector switch in place.
At this point, I unhooked each wire (about 7 of them) from their terminal connector on the back of the switch, and reapplied each to the new switch. After I was done I then mounted the new switch with the two screws and realigned the pannel.
The only thing remaining was to install the small pannel using three pop rivets and slide on a new knob, and reinstall the large A/C front cover.
FYI, The new replacement switch and knob were perfectly identical, and worked like a charm.
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| Level of difficulty: |
A Bit Difficult |
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30 - 60 mins |
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