ARB2257CB (PARB2257CB0) Amana Refrigerator - Instructions
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Refrigerator and freezer was not cooling. The compressor would not stay running. When the compressor kicked on it would only run for a few seconds and got warm real quickly. I replaced both the overload relay combination and the running capacitor. Don't know what the problem is. I thought for sure t
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Ronald from Monroe, WA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
disconnected wire connections, pulled old overload relay and running capacitor out like a plug and plug in the new one then reconnected the wires.
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Power cord was cut
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Frederick from Hanover, MA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
I removed the 5/16 inch hex head nuts holding the rear access panel where the power cord was connected. Once removed, I released the Molex plug and ground wire. I connected the new cord, screwed in the ground and installed the rear panel. Having the exact OEM part made the job quick and easy.
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My old icemaker lost some of the nonstick surface and the ice didn't want to come out
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Thomas from Ruth, MI
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
I unhooked the wire harness from the ref. and took out three screws and pulled the old unit out. I than changed a few parts from the old icemaker to the new and reattached the new ice maker to the ref. and plugged the wire back in. everything is working fine. No problems. Also I was very happy with the ordering process. Thank you!!
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Back of freezer froze up and not getting cold in refrigertor.
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Dustin from Piedmont, OK
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
I got on the web blog and saw a conversation on here that sounded just like the problems i have been having with my unit. After reading every thing about it i ordered the part needed and installed it. I let the fridge thaw out over night and started it up the next morning. Its been two month since i installed the part and it is working g
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reat!!!
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Icemaker would not fill with water.
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Linford from Cedarville, NJ
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed screw under ice maker. Tilted ice maker up to remove unit from upper two screws. Disconnected plug at rear of freezer. Attached wiring harness, baler arm and cover from old to new ice maker. Reinstalled in reverse order. Had ice within one hour. Very easy fix.
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freezer was frosting up
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Daniel from Louisville, KY
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
Follow your parts diagram, I removed the nut screw from the light in the refrigerator. Removed the light cover. Removed the temperture control knob. Remove the damper control cover. Slid the light assembly forward. Pulled out old defrost timer, replaced with new one. reversed assembly order.
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The ice maker stopped making ice.
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Thomas from Cupertino, CA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
I did a few tests with the old ice maker and determined that it was the ice maker itself that was faulty. The replacement part I ordered exceeded my expectations in the time it took to get the part. I reused the arm, wire harness and clamps from the old icemaker. Then it was a simple install into the bottom freezer compartment, turning
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on the water supply and bingo...lots of ice cubes.
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light bulb in water ice freezer door went bad
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Carl from RIVERSIDE, CA
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- More than 2 hours
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Screw drivers
I didn't. Don't know how to get to light bulb to change it for this specific model
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water leaked when the paddel was pushed
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Monica from EDMOND, OK
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- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Followed the video on parts page. I was worried I would brake the cover but learned from the video the right way to remove the front plate. I found the video very informing. Thank you for saving me a service call and the part cost was minimal compared to a new refrigerator .
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Did not need filter
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Geraldine from MUNDELEIN, IL
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- 15 - 30 mins
Unscrew filter. Screw on filter bypass
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needed a replacement crisper pan drawer for fridge
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Angela from Oconomowoc, WI
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- Less than 15 mins
The part came the next day, very quick. The wrong size ended up in box we recieved. The part # we ordered was correct, just a mix up in the packaging process. I called and the customer service dept. had a new correct crisper pan delivered to my door two days later. Even with the mix up it was very fast and a good price compared to oth
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er sites. I would order again in the future.
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refrigerator not cooling properly
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Ernie from Windsor, CA
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- 1- 2 hours
Replaced refrigerator cooling control. No luck. Replaced freezer cooling control. No luck. Coils were icing up. Unplugged frig and allowed coils to defrost. After more poking around, found that condenser fan was not spinning. Touch it and it'd start. That was definitely in need of replacement. Replacement was easy. Refrigerator is
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Ice maker eitehr wouldn't make ice, or made odd shaped cubes
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J. Bradley from Wellsville, NY
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- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
First, I shut off the water going to the refrigerator, then removed the ice bin. Then I loosened the two screws on the top of the ice maker (the one toward the front was a little tricky, since you can't see it at all), then removed the screw that fastens the lower bracket to the side of the frig. Then I lifted up on it slightly to remov
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e it from the two upper screws, then unplugged the wiring harness from the side of the refrigerator and lifted the whole unit out of the frig.
I then removed the plastic cover on the front of the ice maker, pressed on the tab to remove the wiring harness from the old ice maker, and installed it on the new ice maker. I then removed the metal arm from the old ice maker and installed it on the new unit as well. The last part that I moved from the old ice maker to the new one was the lower bracket, as the bracket on the new ice maker was bent during shipping.
Once those parts were swapped, I put the plastic cover on the new ice maker, plugged the wiring harness back into the side of the frig, routed the fill tube into the back on the ice maker assembly, and set the unit back on the two upper screws. I then put the screw back in the lower bracket, tightened the two upper screws, and then put the ice bin back in and turned the water back on. After a couple of hours, I threw out the first couple of batches of ice and it is now working as it had in the past.
I also noticed, when looking at the old ice maker, that the black plastic coating was coming off the ice cube tray, so it was a good time to be replacing it anyway. Overall, a very easy job (I was prepared for swearing, parts being slightly off, etc.) and it would have been a shame to have paid someone to do it.
I then removed the plastic cover on the front of the ice maker, pressed on the tab to remove the wiring harness from the old ice maker, and installed it on the new ice maker. I then removed the metal arm from the old ice maker and installed it on the new unit as well. The last part that I moved from the old ice maker to the new one was the lower bracket, as the bracket on the new ice maker was bent during shipping.
Once those parts were swapped, I put the plastic cover on the new ice maker, plugged the wiring harness back into the side of the frig, routed the fill tube into the back on the ice maker assembly, and set the unit back on the two upper screws. I then put the screw back in the lower bracket, tightened the two upper screws, and then put the ice bin back in and turned the water back on. After a couple of hours, I threw out the first couple of batches of ice and it is now working as it had in the past.
I also noticed, when looking at the old ice maker, that the black plastic coating was coming off the ice cube tray, so it was a good time to be replacing it anyway. Overall, a very easy job (I was prepared for swearing, parts being slightly off, etc.) and it would have been a shame to have paid someone to do it.
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Light in my refrigerator didn't work.
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Joseph from Byron Center, MI
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
At first I went to a local part supplier and they didn't have it in stock but could order it for me for $55.00 plus $10.00 to ship it. I told them I would have to think about it. I went home and got on the computer and found your web site and was I shocked when I saw the same part listed for $6.98 and $7.00 to ship it. You guys saved m
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e $50.00. The part arrived in two day and took 5 min. to install. I now have light in my refrigerator. Thank you.
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bad gasket
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Donna from Palestine, TX
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
took about 15 min just took off gasket with flat screwdriver cleaned and put it on no glue it has magnets very easy
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