8C44A Magic Chef Refrigerator - Instructions
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Replacing the bulb in the freezer side
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Yafa (and David) from Bothell, WA
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
Removed the ice brucket,
Removed the light shield by releasing one screw using a nutdriver.
Replacing the bulb and reinstalled the light shield.
Your web site is one of the best and most helpfull service sites I ever used. Just wish that in the future you will ship parts overseas.
Removed the light shield by releasing one screw using a nutdriver.
Replacing the bulb and reinstalled the light shield.
Your web site is one of the best and most helpfull service sites I ever used. Just wish that in the future you will ship parts overseas.
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lights did not work
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Daniel from rochester hils, MI
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
pulled out old socket and replaced supposed to be a duel socket but no longer exists
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No ice was made
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Gene from Highland Village, TX
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Removed power, removed the ice maker being held with three screws. Replaced with old unit. This box was so old that I robbed parts from the old and placed them on the new unit. Mkes ice very good.
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Ice from icemaker taste metallic; new ice maker directly from box
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Samuel from ALEXANDRIA, VA
- Difficult
- More than 2 hours
I did not do the repair yet, there is no schematic on how to route the hose; also no description of how to do the routing/connections.
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Replaced The Ice Maker.
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john from prescott, AZ
- Really Easy
- More than 2 hours
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Very slowly, had no clue what I was doing. Instructions were great, and even I got the job done.
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Ice would not come out of try completely due to age and residue buildup
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Donald from Easthampton, MA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
After trying to clean and use chemicles to remove residue, I found that it would not work. Ice would build up in tray causing an overflow in the fill process. this would freeze cubes in tray below causing dispenser not to work properly, New tray seemed to solve the problem. Removed old and installed new
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Broke light switch while cleaning
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Gail from Golden, CO
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
use kitchen knife to pry out. replaced switch assemble and pressed back into place. Could not have done this with out help from previous customers. Thanks
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The ice tray would no longer release ice
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Dennis from Rocky Mount, VA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Just took old ice tray out and put new one right in place in less than 30 seconds. I am very pleased with how fast the tray arrived after being ordered. if only everything ordered could be made this simple. You are a great company to deal with.
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Old Valve was dead
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Joseph from Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers
This was very easy and pretty fast to do and its working great...all for $40 bucks ! you can do this...trust me!
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refrigerator was overheating, condensor fan dead.
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David from Granada Hills, CA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
First I removed all the screws from the back cover.
2nd removed fan nut and fan blade
3rd removed fan bracket
4th I traced wire to the condenser and disconnected wires from wire nuts.
Installed existing fan brackets to new motor kit
then reconnected wire nuts to new motor cord
Reinstalled fan nut and blade ... Read more ,
reinstalled cover, plugged it in and BAM .WORKS PERF!
2nd removed fan nut and fan blade
3rd removed fan bracket
4th I traced wire to the condenser and disconnected wires from wire nuts.
Installed existing fan brackets to new motor kit
then reconnected wire nuts to new motor cord
Reinstalled fan nut and blade ... Read more ,
reinstalled cover, plugged it in and BAM .WORKS PERF!
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ice maker quit working
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Randy from Yale, OK
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Replaced the water valve. I knew that the ice maker was working by watching the movement. It was not getting water to it, s I figured it was the electric water valve and sure enough, that fixed the problem.
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noisy fridge, perimeter of door heating up
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craig from maple grove, MN
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers
figured out the condenser fan was kaput. Tried WD, worked for several days then gave out completely. Took off back of fridge and trained small fan on compressor while I ordered new condenser fan. The swap was easy, undid the housing bolts, stripped off the connector, reconnected and voila! works perfect.
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Outer case of freezer was heating up, not making ice (sometimes) turned up thermostat several times (especially freezer)
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John from Greensboro, NC
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver
I got the product very quickly. (thank you) Looked at online instructions that were quite vague. Pulled plug.Removed the holder for the fan motor slid it out to see what I had. Removed the mounting screws (3) and slid the motor an fan blade out. I made a cut between the wires and marked the "top" wire to motor to be sure to spin in right
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direction. Removing fan blade hold down clamp was NOT explained at all but I noted that the shaft on the motor was threaded, so I used pliars and held the shaft white un-screwing clamp. I cleaned the fan blades with degreaser and scraped edges of opening on holder opening. Make sure to use ALL the NEW parts included with this kit when re-installing. They send them for a reason. When slpicing and connecting wires it is a 50/50 shot if you don't mark before cutting. You can connect and try plugging fridge back for moment and make sure it is blowing OUT. Put everything back together and after turning DOWN the thermostats twice, fridge is back to usual. Ice maker is cranking out ice and outside case is cool to the touch.
Note: This can be a DIRTY job especially with 4 dogs in house. Fir and grease don't mix well
Note: This can be a DIRTY job especially with 4 dogs in house. Fir and grease don't mix well
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Replaced refrigerator light assbly
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Charles from Stone Mountain, GA
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
replacement was relative easy. The problem came with wire connector that had to be cut, stripped and crimped. The crimping was the dificult part. the connector was a problem to crimp.
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Kickplate clip broke off
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Paul from Fort Wayne, IN
- A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Reattaching the kickplate clip was easy, but the tab that holds in place was broken. It would slide back when the kickplate was installed. I fashioned a replacement tab out of a piece of 3/32 aluminum bent into a U with the hammer. To hold it in place I drilled and tapped one hole and used a 6-32 machine screw.
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