CSX22GABEWW Hotpoint Refrigerator - Instructions

Removed everything from freezer, Removed back panel, defrosted coils. removed thermostat top left, cut wires and used heat shrink to splice back together, clipped thermostat back on. I actually replaced the defrost timer and defrost heater also. Best bet is to do all 3 at one time. Part Select will have the new parts to you in days. Great Service and the online repair man is great. I saved hundreds of dollars doing myself.

Replaced the defrost heater. Unloaded all food from the freeze,r (side by side type) removed the shelves, light cover and bulb and pack panel. There are two screws in the back panel at the top. Slide up the panel and remove it by turning it counter clockwise and pulling it out. Defrosted coils with a heat gun and removed the old heater which is mounted at the bottom of the coils with 2 screws. The new heater is a dual element type but mounted exactly the same way except for moving the wires from the left side of the coils to the right. Both power wires mount to the right side of the heater. The kit came with wires and connectors if the freezer's wiring wouldn't reach to the dual element heater. I didn't have to use them. This is a dead simple repair anybody with any mechanical skill can do. So far the freezer seems to be working properly. The heater cycles with a certain number of hours of compressor operation, so without unloading the freezer and opening up the back again, we'll monitor the temp in the refrigerator side and listen to see if the fan runs in the freezer too much. When the coils were iced up, the fan was running all the time in the freezer as the refrigerator side got warm. The freezer side was still cold. The fan causes a flow of cold air to enter the refrigerator side through a baffle controlled by the freezers mother board to maintain it's temp. Since defrosting the freezer coils and replacing the pump the fan almost never runs. Hopefully it is fixed.

Purchased two new drawer slides and installed in less than 5 minutes. 2 screws on each side. Extremely easy

Very easy. For the 2nd time in a row your diagnostic tools led straight to the solution on the first try. Absolutely awesome.

I removed the lower cover plate and placed a small scissor jack (used my car jack) under the refrigerator door, loosened the upper hinge, slightly raised jack to take the weight off of the lower hinge, removed the hinge with a 5/16 nut driver and the cam with a 5/16 socket. Installed new hinge and cam, removed door support and secured top hinge, check operation. Worked GREAT, did not have to remove door.

The Hinge Cam Riser came as ordered and arrived in 1 day! The original riser was clearly broken in half. After installing the new one on the door hinge and adjusting it several times, the door closed a little but still didn't close all the way. Finally, I re-installed all the door trays and filled them with the usual perishables, and the door closed perfectly! Apparently, the extra weigh on the door was needed to complete the job.

Empty all the good stuff stored in the door. Remove top hinge, lift off door. Remove bottom hinge from door and refrigerator, replace with new hinges. Replace door and reinstall top hinge. Very simple. Worst part was removing all the stuff stored in the door then putting it back! My parts arrived very quickly and I'm very pleased with Part Select.

With my wife's help, we emptied the door shelves and removed the door to the kitchen table. The video and instructions for replacing the parts were 100% right. We probably spent more time cleaning the door bottom and gasket than actually changing the hinge assembly! The job went very smoothly and saved us from overspending on a repair to this old fridge, or worse, making a quick decision on buying a new one.

I viewed a how-to video on partselect.com. I removed all items from the door shelves. Used a screw driver to remove the top "hinge" plate. Used a nutdriver to remove the door hinge plate. Removed door, laid on it's side-hinge side up (if you don't have a helper, lay it on a flat service). Simply removed the broken bottom plate and replaced with new part, and reinstalled on refrigerator. Super Simple!

when temp in frig rises above 40 and does not cool back down, check your coil behind the back panel of freezer. to remove panel, look for 2 phillips heads on either side of top of panel and remove. then gently slide top of panel out from under lightbulb - then, swing left side of panel out first and panel will then come completely out. if coil is full of ice, use hairdryer to defrost completely. before using hairdryer, put a couple of sponges in catch tray below defroster at bottom of panel area. as the water melts during hairdryer use, take sponges out and wring water into bucket. once the coils are ice free, look at defrost heater. to do this, remove screws on either side of heater. then, GENTLY pull out 2 or 3 inches and STOP. look at tube in center of heater - if it's black or unclear in any way, the heater is bad and will need replaced. now that heater has been pullled out a couple of inches, GENTLY remove the 2 wires by pulling out each from it's socket - then take faulty heater completely out and throw away. take new heater and reconnect the 2 wires - put screws in each hole then slide heater back into place and reconnect the screws with screwdriver - take out sponges in catch tray - reinstall the back panel and you're done! when doing this repair it isn't necessary to disconnect power to frig by unplugging - but i do it anyways.

Remove shelves and back panel of freezer section, Defrosted coil assembly. removed old defroster assembly and replaced with new one. Did not have to cut wires on my unit just reroute existing wires.

First, depending on when you find out your problem, be prepared to toss out spoiled food. Unplug the unit. Since you must allow the ice build up on the coil to melt, be prepared for water. Use towels placed under the coil in the freezer to soak this up or it will end up on the floor. Remove ice maker bucket as the ice will melt, that is if there is any. In my case the defrost timer was bad but I later learned that my defrost heater was also bad. Do yourself a favor and change both the defrost timer and defrost heaters. This issue is generally an age issue so replacing both will give you peace of mind. Also, clean the whole freezer as this is the time to do it. You will be surprised at the ice maker bucket cleanliness. Time to prepare and clean is what takes additional time. Time to repair is short and simple. One last thing, when replacing the defrost timer try not to mess with the temp. control slides as you will have to put them back in the proper positions for reassembly of the cover.

I did exactly what the instructions on the e-mail stated and saved myself about 350.00! Thanks so much for the incredible service instructions and ease of getting the part needed.

I just followed the video instruction supplied by PartSelect and the whole thing was a breeze.

Removed freezer door, put a blanket over the opening to keep food frozen. Installed hinge and replaced door.