CSC22GRSBAD Hotpoint Refrigerator - Instructions

Removed food from shelf, removed shelf, removed slide. installed new slide. Perfect fit

Repair was exactly as described on U-Tube video. The whole process, including removing items stored on the refrig door, took around 20 minutes and involved only a screwdriver and one socket. Could not have been much easier. Dont know why I delayed fixing what had been a long term annoyance.

Tested & removed solenoid and found broken piece of crank assembly attached to solenoid. Replaced and re-assembled. Parts delivery was excellent. Ordered parts on Friday, Fedex delivered parts on Sat. That's service!!

I am a 57 year old woman that is handy with tools. After reading other stories on this site I ordered the 3 parts most likely to be the problem. Defrost timer, Defrost Heater Kit and Defrost Thermostat. Turns out the heater kit included the thermostat so I ordered an extra thermostat part by accident. Got the parts in 2 days. To repair I first unplugged the refrigerator. Then I removed the inside back cover of freezer wall by removing 4 screws. I placed a couple of heavy towels in the bottom of the freezer to soak up melting ice. Set a fan in the open freezer door to blow hot air into the freezer to melt the ice on the coil. While waiting for the ice to melt I decided to go ahead and replace the defrost timer. It is located in the top of the fresh food side of the refrigerator behind the plastic cover to the light and damper door to the freezer. You need a long stemmed nut driver to easily get the screws off and back on although I was able to do it using just a magnetized nut holder and finger tightening the screw before using a regular screw driver. Remove the light bulb. The plastic cover will not come off before you remove the knob covers for the freezer and refrigerator temperature control sliders. They just push on and pull off the control levers. Remove the top screw holding on the plastic frame. There is a foam gasket on the plastic frame on the opening to the freezer be careful not to damage or lose it. Remove the 3 wires from the old timer - and place them on the new timer one by one to be sure they are correctly connected. Remove the 2 screws holding the old timer onto the plastic frame then replace the old timer with the new and screw the 2 screws back in to hold the new timer. Carefully slide the foam gasket back onto the freezer opening in the frame and position the frame back onto the refrigerator wall. Replace the one screw holding the frame on the wall. Before replacing the cover put a screw driver in the slot on the new timer and turn the screw a quarter turn - if you do not do this the compressor and fans will not start again when you plug the refrigerator back in. Put a new light bulb in the frame. Replace the plastic cover by gently hooking it over the top of the frame. Replace the temperature slider knobs. All of this took about 10 minutes. So, my coil had not completely defrosted yet so I went to lunch for an hour or more. When I came home the coil was free from ice. I unscrewed the 4 screws holding the 2 defroster heaters in place - replaced them with the 2 new heater defrosters carefully put the wiring harness in place making sure I would not pinch the wires when I replaced the back cover. I plugged the new heaters in and snapped the thermostat back onto the coil where the old one had been. Viola. I replaced the back cover with 4 screws and put the shelves back in (the cover has to be in place before the frig will work again so the fans push the cold air into the refrigerator). It has been a week and the refrigerator is working like new! I set the temperature sliders back to the center settings to begin with - labeled initial setting. The bottom heater element was completely burned and the glass was charred so I am sure it was the problem - but I replaced the thermosts and time anyway - spent $100 on parts for what Sears wanted $125 to come out to look at... I am happy! Anyone need a thermostat I have an extra? Total repair time 25 minutes - wait 2 hours for coil ice to melt.

Uninstallrd old part by dis assemble. Then installed new part very easy access and installation

Followed video. Changing flap was not difficult but did not fix the problem.

watched the video on changing the cam and then did the repair as per the instructions. the job was easy and now the door works as it should. that saved me lots of money by doing it myself. thanks, Martin.

Watch online video on how to change icemaker flap! Video was great exactly how to do it, with a link to order the part

Googled how to replace the door seal, ordered parts and replaced the door seal flapper. The video on partselect was not correct for this GE model. However a simple diagran showed you simply remove the control panel directly (pops off) to provide access to the panel. Remove the 4 screws holding the panel, replace the door seal, and reassemble.

The repair took all of 15 minutes. The original part once unscrewed was a little difficult to remove with out damaging other parts. The new part was very easy to install, didn't fit exactly like the original. Had to force into possition. Works great.

There were some great posts on similar repairs that made me realize that it was best to get the whole hinge assembly. The video regarding the repair was completely accurate down to the size of the socket wrench required.

The adapter made the cord a bit long but other than that it was great!!!

I watched the video from the link that was sent to me with the shipping notice. It was very easy to understand. I had no trouble at all. I'm 75 years old woman, however, and I can fix about anything. Don't be afraid to fix appliances yourself if you feel you have the knowledge.

As suggested by your web site. Thanks. BC

Replaced parts-- put back same way it was taken apart--job was easy