All Installation Instructions for Hotpoint Refrigerator CST25GRYAAA

The light inside the oven had burned out

0. As a safety precaution, unplug the range or hit the relevant fuse breaker before you start. You might also want to grab a flashlight. Definitely do not try to do this while the oven is hot.
1. Pinch the wire over the light bulb cap to remove it. This is inside the oven at the back.
2. Pop off the hemispherical glass cap.
3. Unscrew the old light bulb, and screw the new light bulb in its place.
4. Put the cap back.
5. Secure the cap by putting the wire back in its slots on the cap.

No tools needed, the cap is just held in place with pressure from the wire.

Parts Used:

Light Bulb - 40W

Catherine from SEATTLE, WA
Difficulty Level:
Very Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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Ice maker discharge was slow and jammed with ice and frost. The cause was a distorted flapper that did not seal properly, admitting warm air into the dispenser chamber.

Excellent video was available on the Parts Select website. It was simple. The selector panel pulled out by hand from the bottom. The subpanel was removed with the four screws. The flapper snapped out of the holder with two clips. The new one was inserted in reverse order.

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

Al from River Edge, NJ
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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flapper gaskeet dried out

The video to replace the flapper looks easy, howerer the first step is to remove thestic cover of the icemaker. In my refrigerator model (as oposed to teh one shown n teh video) teh coved if firmly attached and goes under the refrigerator external plate so I was never abel to take it oot (so step 1 failed).
I was able to replace the flapper TROUGH the whole whre te ice comes from! this took lots of patients and someone with small hands!

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

salomon from dallas, TX
Difficulty Level:
Very Difficult
Total Repair Time:
1- 2 hours
Tools:
Pliers

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Ice crusher did not work, Ice would plug in tub chute on discharge end.

Pulled ice tub, removed auger rotation motor and solenoid housing, removed solenoid and replaced with new one and reinstalled. Checked solenoid was working by holding freezer door open and closing switch to door an activating ice switch-- solenoid picked up. Put ice tub with auger back into freezer.

Parts Used:

Ice Dispenser Solenoid Service Kit

clayton from TUCSON, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Screw drivers

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In-Door Dispenser Didn't Work And Leaked Water

1. Use skewer to press plastic tabs under control panel, 2. Remove control panel and unplug solenoid, 3. Unscrew dispenser assembly and solenoid screws, 4. Press in tabs on lamp and remove assembly - unplug, 5. Replace lamp assembly, 6. Replace solenoid assembly and fasten screws, 7. Replace flapper. 8. Replace other parts in reverse order.

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

Jabe from Little Torch Key, FL
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Frost collected in the ice dispenser shute clogging it

Replace the flapper and this solved it. The video provided was excellent and allowed me to do this repair myself.

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

George from HOSCHTON, GA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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replaced water tank, to the water dispencer

son did the work BUT ONLY AFTER- trying to order the part from Sears parts online, in which they never from the right part and i spent 1 and 1/2 hours on chat and finally gave up. THEN i called sears replair, made appointment for two weeks later requesting 1st repair time of the day, was asured the repair would take place between 8-12 and beacuse it was 2 weeks away it should be the 1st repair. The day of the appt I received a phone call at 11:38 saying they would be here about 12:20, I SAID NO THANK YOU< OUR AGREEMENT WAS BY 12:00. THen I got online typrd in water tank your company come up, showed photo, and price which i ordered it can in my son fixed it and all was complete within an hr.

Parts Used:

Dispenser Water Reservoir

Barbara from Frankfort, KY
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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Change bulb

Easy

Parts Used:

Light Bulb - 40W

Louis from LEAGUE CITY, TX
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver

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Only crushed ice. No cubed.

Found a step by step video on YouTube made replacement very easy. Cubed ice is back. Time for a cocktail to celebrate!

Parts Used:

Ice Dispenser Solenoid Service Kit

JACOB from COLLEGEVILLE, PA
Difficulty Level:
Very Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver

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Broken plastic on ice hopper that helped stabilize the auger

Emptied hopper
Removed screws to remove auger from existing
This was so easy I impressed my wife

Parts Used:

Ice Dispenser Bucket

Phil from MADISON, WI
Difficulty Level:
Very Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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froze in freezer

unclipped and replace with new part.

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

Ken from Wesley Chapel, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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Ice Maker Clogging up from frost build-up

Turn off power
Remove operator faceplate by pullling out on outer lower corners
Disconnect wire connectors from circuit board
Remove four screws from dispenser and pull out dispenser assy
Replcae Door ASsembly
Put everything back in place
Power up
Job Done

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

GARY from LIVONIA, MI
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Ice Building Up In The Ice Dispenser Chute

Under the control panel there are three small holes. Insert ballpen or small flat screw driver on both outer holes to push a tab lock that holds the control panel in place. Then pull out control panel and three set of wires will be exposed and disconnect wire connectors (connectors have different sizes so you wont get confused in reconnecting). Unscrew four screws on each corner that holds the ice dispenser assembly (a part where you push your glass against to dispense ice or water. The flapper is exposed and easy to replace.

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

joselito from riverview, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Ice dispenser chute icing up

Replaced dispenser flapper

Parts Used:

Dispenser Door Assembly or Flapper

Robert from North Topsail Beach, NC
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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I had a soleniod and the crank assembly to got bad.

First, I had to remove the face plate where the ice and water was dispensed remove 4 screws holding the electrical circuits, disconnect circuits ,remove 2 screws holding soleniod and one screw holdin crank assembly. repace parts and screws.

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