8ET20P Whirlpool Refrigerator - Instructions
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After Hurricane Irene refrigeration compressore did not start
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Bobby from New Bern, NC
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Followed the directions. Installation was quick. Took loner to put the covers back on and push the applicance back in position than the repair.
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19 year old light switch broke
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Fred from Watertown, NY
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- Less than 15 mins
Great service. Unpluged old switch and pluged in new one. Works great
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Crisper drawer replacement
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Patricia from Belleville, NJ
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- Less than 15 mins
Not a repair, only a new part.
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Broken light switch
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George from North Scituate, RI
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Part was easy to order, delivered quickly, installation very easy. Just unplug the unit, pop out the old swich using a screwdriver, disconnect and reconnect leads and pop switch back in. Definitely recommend that you can do it too.
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Lights didn't always come on when was opened
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Gary from Jenkintown, PA
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Used a screwdriver to pry loose the old switch, swapped wires to the new switch and pushed it into the opening. Took about 2 minutes.
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light switch would not work
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Joseph from Destin, FL
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- Less than 15 mins
Popped the old one out with a kitchen knife and popped the new one back in. It tool less than 15 seconds!!
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non-functioning refrigerator lite switch
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Ronald from Billings, MT
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- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Wrench set
My owners manual said to unplug fridge from elec outlet, use a kitchen knife to gently pry off the switch plate
(manual had a pictoral example), unclip the two wire, replace with on new switch and replace the switch. Close
door and plug back in. Open door to check that the lite
works. Walla! It did. Thanks!
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(manual had a pictoral example), unclip the two wire, replace with on new switch and replace the switch. Close
door and plug back in. Open door to check that the lite
works. Walla! It did. Thanks!
Sin ... Read more cerely, Ron Marshall, Billings, MT
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cracked drawer
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Judy from Redondo Beach, CA
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- Less than 15 mins
pulled the old one out and put the new one in.
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The light went out
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Janet from Flagstaff, AZ
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
I pried the old one out with a screw driver and pushed the new one in. I expected instructions in the box it came in but there were none.
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replace hinge bracket on fridge door
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Albert from Dunmore, PA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Socket set
taped the door shut ,measured a block of wood and stuck it under the door for support.....unbolted bottom hinge,slipped on hinge bracket and reassembled.no muss no fuss.
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change relay
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Robert from Boxborough, MA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
unplugged relay and plugged in
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Starting relay went out
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George from Conroe, TX
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- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Forty years ago I serviced air conditioners and all kinds of refrigeration. At that time starting relays were electro mechanical, I hadn’t looked under a refrigerator in a lot of years and was surprised to find out that the new relays were solid state. The defective one had a bunch of broken pieces floating around in the case. I jury rigg
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ed a starting cord and confirmed that the compressor would start and looked at running current for thirty or so seconds. I ordered a new relay kit and it worked just right. I’m seventy five years old and it takes me longer to get up off the floor than it took to replace the parts. Your delivery was first rate the parts got here before I finished doing the paint touch-up on the door under the ice maker/water dispenser. Fed ex was easily three to five days faster than the brown truck.
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Switch was not working after a repairman had fixed something else
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Jackie from Nova, OH
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- Less than 15 mins
Please bear in mind I am 65 years old & it was harder to get up & down off the floor then to change the switch. Was very easy - watched video, unplugged unit. I used the putty knife at the right front corner to work loose, when it came loose had to loose the left side a little. The unit pulled out easily. detached the wired that had a
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single plug with 2 prongs on it. Attached the plug, pushed new switch into place. There was no way you could place wires on wrong prong. When done, plugged refrigerator back in & checked if working. I CAN SEE THE LIGHT and the food in the freezer now. Thank you for making an easy repair.
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Both outside door handles turned very beige
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Howard from Boynton Beach, FL
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- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver
Everything worked perfectly---thanks to the suggestion of your call center agent. She suggested that since the replacement door handles were no longer available, I should consider repainting them--it worked like a charm. Please tell her she was a life saver. We rent that house in Fl and my returning tenants had complained about the discol
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oring refer handles. Thank you
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Condensor fan stopped working, refrigerator got hot.
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Jon from Mount Juliet, TN
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- 30 - 60 mins
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Socket set
1. Unplug the refrigerator. 2. Remove the back cover at the bottom of the refrigerator. 3. Remove the two screws holding the vertical black bracket the fan is mounted to. This allows the bracket to move easily. The bracket does not have to be removed. 4. Removed the four screws holding the fan bracket to the vertical bracket. 5. Unpl
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ug the power connector from the fan motor. 6. Remove the entire fan bracket assembly from the refrigerator. 7. Remove the 4 screws holding the fan motor to the fan motor bracket and unmount the fan motor. 8. Remove the nut holding the fan blade to the fan motor and remove the fan blade. 9. Reverse the process, mounting the fan blade to the new motor, screw the motor to the bracket, screw the bracket to the vertical bracket, screw the vertical bracket to the refrigerator and plug the power connector back into the motor. I did not have to use any of the extra mounting hardware or electrical hardware provided with the kit. It might be a good idea to purchase a new fan blade with the motor kit, the fan blade can get pretty grungy. I cleaned the fan blade with some degreaser before remounting it.
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