31269-1 General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions
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The lights were on inside however the the water/ice dispenser did not work and the fridge and freezer side was not cooling
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Rickey from DUMAS, AR
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Socket set
Simply take off the back panel. Remove the old run capacitor which is attached to the compressor by a white part. It pulls right off. You will have to unplug two wires. I took a pic to ensure I plugged the wires back up the correct way. Then I attached the new capacitor to the white part and put on the sleeve that was included, plugge
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d it back into the compressor and zip tied the excess part of the sleeve. Once done plug fridge back up (always unplug electric devices when doing maintenance) to check before replacing back panel. It may take a few minutes before it kicks on.
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freezer compartment worked fine but very little cooling going to refrigerator section.
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Lee from OZARK, AR
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
Freezer worked great but no cooling to refrigerator section. Replaced with part ordered. Phillips head screw driver is all that is needed. Very easy to replace, it's plug and play. New part powered up neither the freezer nor the refrigerator. Went back to old part and atleast freezer still works. New part was no good from factory. The re
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placement part# matched the original. I attempted to contact PartsSelect but there was no response back.
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The Refridgerator and Freezer were not cooling.
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Frank from VERO BEACH, FL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Installing the part repaired the fridge and freezer immediately.
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broken shelf end caps- right side of 2 shelves.
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William from PRESQUE ISLE, ME
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
After watching video I took off end shelf caps. It took close to 10 mins to replace them.
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freezer stoped freezing
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paul from ENDICOTT, NY
- Very Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
my freezer quit freezing, it would freeze for one day, thaw the next, so I went online, found PARTS SELECT, LOOKED UP MY MODEL #, come to find out it needed three parts to keep my freezer to freeze, first part was a thermistor a small PART took me longer to remove all the covers, and shelving, PULLED THE
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OLD OUT, CUT THE WIERS TO SIZE, AND REINSTALLED, IT WELL! THAT WASN'T ENOUGH THE FREEZER STILL DIDN'T FREEZE IT THOUT IT WAS A COOL WORMING OVEN, HAD TO INSTALL THE THERMISTOR I, SO I DID, TEN MIN, NOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT BECAUSE IT STAYED FROZEN FOR A WEAK, HAVE YOU EVER EATEN SOUPY ICE CREAM? SO BACK TO PARTS SELECT, THIS TIME I BOUGHT ONE MORE PT, THE RUN CAPACITOR, FIVE MIN, THAT/S ALL IT TOOK TO INSTALL. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME YOU NEED THE THREE OF THEM TO RUN THE FREEZER ONE TO KEEP THE TEMP., ONE TO KEEP THE FAN RUNNING THE WAY IT SHOULD, AND THE THIRD TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER TWO KEEP RUNNING. NOW I CAN SET IT AT 4- 5 AND. FREEZE.
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light wouldn't come out of socket
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Joyce from Tacoma, WA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
It just unpluged and the new one plugged in. Simple. The part was reasonable and arrived very quickly. It sure is nice to have a light in the frig again.
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lights blown out
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Gerald from WINTERVILLE, GA
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
replaced lights in refrigirator and freezer
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The light inside the oven had burned out
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Catherine from SEATTLE, WA
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
0. As a safety precaution, unplug the range or hit the relevant fuse breaker before you start. You might also want to grab a flashlight. Definitely do not try to do this while the oven is hot.
1. Pinch the wire over the light bulb cap to remove it. This is inside the oven at the back.
2. Pop off the hemispherical glass cap.
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4. Put the cap back.
5. Secure the cap by putting the wire back in its slots on the cap.
No tools needed, the cap is just held in place with pressure from the wire.
1. Pinch the wire over the light bulb cap to remove it. This is inside the oven at the back.
2. Pop off the hemispherical glass cap.
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4. Put the cap back.
5. Secure the cap by putting the wire back in its slots on the cap.
No tools needed, the cap is just held in place with pressure from the wire.
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bulb out
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Kenneth from Rowe, VA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
I ordered the part, within two days we had received it. My husband put the part in and I really don't know what he used doing so. All I know is that the light works now and we don't have to use the flashlight. Thanks a lot.
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Start relay burned
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Carlos from Copper Canyon, OK
- Very Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Unplug the refrigerator removed the condenser/ compressor cover back bottom on fridge, remove the relay from the compressor took off the two wires, replace with new relay
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Fridge light dead even with new bulb
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marj from NEWBURY PARK, CA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
1- youtubed the potential diagnoses, 2- resourced and ordered parts, 3- removed old socket, installed new one :-)... My fridge is an older fridge and could've used a screwdriver for eyeglasses. Plug and play easy... YAY!
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Lights did not work, bulbs were good
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Donita from O FALLON, MO
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Took out the light sockets, plugged in the new ones. I found the manual on line to find the part numbers. Parts select parts were perfect
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My light in the refrigerator was going on and off.
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Nan from PURCELLVILLE, VA
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
I unplugged the refrigerator. Pressed the tab near the light bulb. Unplugged the socket and reconnected it.
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water leaking from under dishwasher
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Edward from E LONGMEADOW, MA
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Water was leaking from under the GE dishwasher, but once we pulled it out, had apparently been going on for a little while. Turning the water off to the dishwasher made it stop, so it was happening even when the unit was not running, potentially indicating somewhere early in the path of the water to and into the machine.
Indeed ... Read more , inspecting the water inlet vale showed a slow leak. Getting the replacement part was fine, and it fit the electrical, water inlet (existing 90-degree water inlet elbow), and water outlet connections just fine - but the original machine screws that held on the original water inlet valve did not work. It took a little research to figure out the new type of screw required, which was apparently a 10/16 Type AB, which seemed to be a less common type of sheet metal screw (with a point), as opposed to the original flat-ended machine screws. So, after ordering those separately (which were a bit expensive), it went together fine.
A note on the water inlet valve part just indicating the the threading on those parts has changed over time, so potentially ordering the screws to attach it might be worthwhile, would be good information to add about the water inlet valve.
Indeed ... Read more , inspecting the water inlet vale showed a slow leak. Getting the replacement part was fine, and it fit the electrical, water inlet (existing 90-degree water inlet elbow), and water outlet connections just fine - but the original machine screws that held on the original water inlet valve did not work. It took a little research to figure out the new type of screw required, which was apparently a 10/16 Type AB, which seemed to be a less common type of sheet metal screw (with a point), as opposed to the original flat-ended machine screws. So, after ordering those separately (which were a bit expensive), it went together fine.
A note on the water inlet valve part just indicating the the threading on those parts has changed over time, so potentially ordering the screws to attach it might be worthwhile, would be good information to add about the water inlet valve.
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Change bulb
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Louis from LEAGUE CITY, TX
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver
Easy
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