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BSS25JSTESS General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions

All Instructions for the BSS25JSTESS
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Freezer and fresh food section getting warm due to inside coils frosting over.
23 of 29 people found this instruction helpful.
  • John from Windham, NH
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 1- 2 hours
  • Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
No self defrost. Measured heater coil with ohm meter which was OK (not open). Ordered 2 temp sensors (there are 2 in freezer, 2 in fresh food sections). The original and the new all meaured ~150 ohms. Replaced one by one. This did not fix problem. Ordered defrost thermostat. Original measured ~150 ohms - new one was ~100 ohms. Unpluged r efridgerator. Removed coil panel (4 nut screws) in freezer and light cover (1 small phillips screw). Locate defrost thermostat clipped to top of coils (orange / pink wires). Cut wires and unclipped thermostat. Stripped insulation off of wires and reconnect using wire nuts. Clipped thermostat back to coils. Ran refridgerator without panel on coils to see if coils frosted up again and listend for fans/compressor to stop ( took hours). Opened freezer and viewed glow of defrost heater. Problem resolved.
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my wife was putting a gallon of milk in to the refrigerator and hit the light switch with the container of milk ,breaking the light switch
22 of 28 people found this instruction helpful.
  • randall from danville, IL
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
i used a small slotted screw driver to gently pry the switch from the door casing ,once out i unpluged the switch and out the new switch from parts select it worked great.thank you for your prompt service.i will use you guys if i need any more parts.thank you
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part of auger broke
22 of 28 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Gary from Spring Hill, FL
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
We ordered the basket with auger and all I had to do was take the old one out and slide the new one in. EASY !
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Tube feeding ice maker leaking.
23 of 31 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Richard from The Villages, FL
  • Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Screw drivers, Socket set
Moved refrigerator out from wall. On the back of the refrigerator at the bottom there is a metal plate. Removed this plate with a socket wrench to expose where the end of the tube pluged in. The grommet securing the tube, white on my unit, had to be pushed up to release the old tube. I pushed the new tube into where the old one was and it self secured the tube. The other end of the grommet I pushed through the hole feeding the ice maker,first pushing out the broked part with a screwdriver,and securing that end with the attached sticky tape already attached to the grommet. I cleaned the area around the hole with alcohol before attaching the grommet.Replaced metal plate and done. No leaks.
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Water dispenser won't always dispense water
27 of 45 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Curtis from Corona, CA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
I followed the instructions found on this website. I removed the control panel by inserting a small Phillips screwdriver in the three holes at its bottom. I used the same screwdriver to pull the dispenser assembly down but could have used a larger one. The microswitch could be seen in the assembly at that point and was easily removed b y opening the "fingers" that held it in place. I attempted to pull one of the terminals off without using a pair of needle-nosed pliers and ripped the wires right out of the terminal(I was able to find a replacement at Radio Shack). Low and behold after reinstalling the new part, it did not take care of the problem.

My problem is the water dispenser does work intermittently. When we place the glass in position and hit the lever, the lights in the control panel go off and no water is dispensed. My next guess may be the water valve or the control panel. The icemaker makes ice but I have had problems with it dispensing for nearly a year now.
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water leaking from grommet tube assembly at back of fridge
22 of 30 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Carlos from Whittier, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Nutdriver
After thawing out freezer pushed water supply tube out from inside freezer diconneted the supply line from the valve assembly by pushing in the bushing with my finger and inserting the new line. Sadly that wasn't the problem!For anyone with the same symptoms of ice building up on your ice maker, to the point where it clogged the water sup ply line and started leaking from the grommet assembly. The problem is the valve not closing when the ice maker does not need any water. so I ordered a new valve and hopefully that will fix my problem.
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Replace ice maker
21 of 28 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Gary from Glendale, AZ
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers
New ice maker only used 2 screws and the old one had 3. This was no problem. The old ice maker had already been removed. Just loosen the 3 screws and unplug the cord to ice maker. Only problem with ice maker was with the cord, which I had to use the supplied adapter. It was too long and in the way when reinstalling the ice bin. The ice b in had a small notch area on the bottom left. I used a plastic tie to bundle the cord into the notch. Carefully placed ice bin and no problem. The first part I received was damaged and was replaced 2 days later by a brand new part. Customer service charged for the replacement part but said they would credit my charge card within 2 to 3 weeks for the damaged part. Its been a week and if they follow thru like the said I woild give Part Select 5 Stars for service and Parts.
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Water from door dispenser had slowed to a trickle
21 of 28 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Richard from Mount Pleasant, SC
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Nutdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Wrench set
Initially, the diagnosis arrived at through the help of the "Parts Select" website was that the valve solenoid had failed. I ordered the valve solenoid and replaced it, which was easy to do based on the video help guide located on the "Parts Select" website. But, the problem persisted. In order to verify that the new solenoid worked p roperly, I removed the output lines from the solenoid and breifly activated the water dispenser. Based on the significant water flow, I was convinced that the solenoid was in fact operating properly. I did not reinstall the original solenoid but I am confident that it was operating fine. So, I have a spare solenoid now. At this point, I moved downstream which took me to the water filter housing. I removed the housing from the refrigerator and reconnected it behind the refrigerator which allowed me to "play" with the assembly. I do not know what the problem was but by pressing the filter harder into the housing assembly, I could improve the water flow. I ordered the new filter housing, which comes with tubes, changed it and the water flows like new.
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Fan To Cool Condenser Not Working
19 of 22 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Wilbert from Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • A Bit Difficult
  • 1- 2 hours
  • Screw drivers
1. Unplugged the refrigerator 2. Vacuum inside of dust 3. Unscrewed motor and fan 4. Replaced motor then fan 5. Plugged refrigerator bingo! :)
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Dairy Door Cover had cracked
21 of 29 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Stephanie from Tampa, FL
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Repair took about 5 seconds. No directions necessary. Super easy.
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no problem
18 of 21 people found this instruction helpful.
  • William from West Union, SC
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
I had lost the provided bypass filter plug. I decided to replace it with your part.
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Stripper on the icemaker broke into pieces.
18 of 23 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Tracy from Yuba City, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Nutdriver
Remove the two nuts holding the top of the unit to the side of the freezer using a 1/4 in nutdriver. Pull the unit out and unplug it from the back of the freezer. Remove all pieces of the broken stripper. The replacement part fits onto a peg on the back of the icemaker and into a slot. Bend into place and slide into position.
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A piece of the crusher cover broke off into the ice bin
18 of 23 people found this instruction helpful.
  • David from Woodland Hills, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
I removed the ice bin, removed the metal rod off the bottom, unscrewed all screws holding things together and then carefully pried the crusher assembly out of the ice bin. I made the mistake of doing it when the bin was still frozen and ended up cracking it where the "clips" from the crusher are inserted. It was much easier after the bi n warmed up.

Replaced and put everything back together.
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The Ice Bucket Was Cracket And The Auger Also Broken.
18 of 23 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Sharon from Glendale, AZ
  • Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Screw drivers
I was able to order the correct parts . Needed my son in law (who in an engineer) to put it together. It was sort of a challenge forhim too. W the persons that I spoke to were very helpful and very nice and the parts came quickly. Thank heavens for the internet. The part that was broken was inside the freezer part of my frig.
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Icemaker supply hose leaking at freezer entrance
18 of 24 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Michael from Meridian, MS
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver, Wrench set
I did it the way you recommended except rather than removing the existing tube from the water valve at the bottom of the fridge I cut the existing and new tubes and then spliced the new tube to the old tube. I already had the splicer nut so it was quicker and easier. By the way, shipping was very quick and you prices and your website are excellent!
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