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BISW42EKB General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions

All Instructions for the BISW42EKB
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switchlight on my refrigerator was not working
5 of 10 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Eileen from Coto de Caza, CA
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Pliers
I found instructions on the web about how to do this repair, so I ordered the part with confidence. But the instructions simply said "pull out the old switchlight". That was actually somewhat difficult as the clip on the side intended to hold the part in was stubborn. I eventually used a utility to slice off the clip. From that point, it was just a matter of plugging in the new switchlight , which was very simple.
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Ice-maker grinding faceplate heavily rusted causing rusty ice
3 of 5 people found this instruction helpful.
  • kenneth from west chicago, IL
  • Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Disassembled ice-maker, noting what screws went where, what direction ice release control arm pointed, and noting how the control arm spring was mounted. The door assembly comes off first followed by the circular assembly that houses the ice door and last grinding arms. It is quite easy see how it comes apart as you look at the screws. Remove the screw holding the back end of the control arm and note the spring position. The control arm needs to be turned to line up notches to pull it thru a faceplate hole while rotating the arm about the "U" that is on the outside of the faceplate in the door housing. There is a retaining clip holding the rotating impeller to remove to complete the dis-assembly. Use vinegar to clean rust out of bin and other parts around the faceplate. Assemble the unit in the reverse order to complete the job.
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Ice was discolored due to rust on auger
3 of 5 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Angel from Chandler, AZ
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
Removed the old assembly from the refrigerator. Used a screwdriver to remove the four screws attaching the old assembly to the plastic front plates. Opened the box holding the new part (which had arrived very promptly at our doorstep), removed it and attached it very easily to the plastic front plates using the same four screws. Placed th e new assembly in the refrigerator and started making new ice. It was EASY!! We had read what others had said about this repair and knew it would be something we could do. Your website is very user friendly and helpful.
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lights blown out
6 of 14 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Gerald from WINTERVILLE, GA
  • Very Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
replaced lights in refrigirator and freezer
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Ice maker Auger and ice was rusty.
3 of 5 people found this instruction helpful.
  • David from Danbury, TX
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
Pull out the old, dump the nasty ice. Remove 4 screws attached to the front cover. throw in trash, replace with new auger assembly, with 4 screws. Put it back in ice maker and let it make ice. Easy, cheap and never left the house to searc for the right part, found it on the front porch.
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ice maker was rusty
2 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • bryan from miamif, FL
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
i ordered this ice maker on sunday night and paid for the cheapest shipping. it got here monday morning and i couldnt believe it. super fast shipping!! works great
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Blade on auger became stripped
2 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Raymond from Niverville, NY
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers
Ordered at PartSelect and received the auger and blade within days. Printed the parts diagram and proceeded to take the auger apart the time it took would have been much less but I seized the opportunity to do a deep cleaning of the old parts before replacing them....The part diagram was the key to simplicity and the fast shipping was aw esome. Thanks I'll be back....
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Ice maker crushed all ice and would not make cubes. Pushing the switch and changing to cubes did not work.
2 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Walter from Wyndmoor, PA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers
Removed old ice bucket with auger. Unscrewed front plates that form the front of the ice bucket. Replaced the front plates on the new part (ice bucket and auger). Replaced new assemblage. It took about 20 minutes. Had to empty ice out and put in a temporary cooler for storage. Bigger problem than the repair was diagnosing what was wrong . Pushed disagnose button and it said ice maker was working normallly. Careful examination of the ice bucket removed from refrigerator showed spring out of place on long metal rod that protrudes from the back of the ice bucket and fits into a square hole in back of refrigerator. Examined other end of rod that engages with plastic parts that run the ice auger and ice crusher mechanism. A piece must have broken off. That was the problem. Refrigerator ice maker now works fine as originally designed. Push crudh the ice crusher engages and you get crused ice. Push cubes and the icemaker crusher slides out of the way and you get cubes.
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making rust in ice
2 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Cindy from Yorba Linda, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
This is the easiest thing in the world - thanks for sharing other's installation - it took 5 mins - works perfect & we have clean ice - 4 easy screws to remove - anyone can do it!
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Light out
2 of 3 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Jodi from Benton Harbor, MI
  • Very Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Turned off the breaker to the fridge because I couldn't reach the power plug to unplug it . Use small flat head screwdriver to pop out the piece, disconnected the rubber prong connectors, inserted the new piece into the rubber prongs snapped it back into place. Flipped the breaker back on and prayed it worked. It did and I saved myself $ 120 service call.
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Light would no longer turn on
3 of 6 people found this instruction helpful.
  • paypal_shipping_address from Ripon, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Pliers
I watched the video online, followed the instructions and within minutes had the part installed. The frig light was working once again! I will say the original switch was very snug and I had to do some very minor scraping of the plastic to get the new part to slide in.
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Light went out in refrigerator
1 person found this instruction helpful.
  • Gary from EAST JORDAN, MI
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Pop out switch, pull wires, attach wires to new switch and pop back in. Easy smeasy!
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Broken light switch
1 person found this instruction helpful.
  • Deborah from BRADLEYVILLE, MO
  • Very Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
This was so easy I think it took me 2 minutes. I am not very mechanically inclined but that didn't matter! Works perfect thank you!
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40 year old refrigerator brittle light switch fell apart
1 person found this instruction helpful.
  • Loren from EL PASO, TX
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
with a jewelry screwdriver I pried the lock tab in and pulled switch down carefully, the hardest part was that the power wire connector was stuck on good but the pliers and the jewelry screwdriver was its match for a bout 5 minute for one connection a simple pull off prong connection. After the wire connected back to switch it popped back in SNAPP
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light switch freezer door
3 of 7 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Sumlorq from Cleveland, OH
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
put the gratefruit knife behind the old switch pooped it out pluged the new one in piece of cake 5min.even vacumed the dust off the coil
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