CSX20BABGWH Hotpoint Refrigerator - Instructions

when temp in frig rises above 40 and does not cool back down, check your coil behind the back panel of freezer. to remove panel, look for 2 phillips heads on either side of top of panel and remove. then gently slide top of panel out from under lightbulb - then, swing left side of panel out first and panel will then come completely out. if coil is full of ice, use hairdryer to defrost completely. before using hairdryer, put a couple of sponges in catch tray below defroster at bottom of panel area. as the water melts during hairdryer use, take sponges out and wring water into bucket. once the coils are ice free, look at defrost heater. to do this, remove screws on either side of heater. then, GENTLY pull out 2 or 3 inches and STOP. look at tube in center of heater - if it's black or unclear in any way, the heater is bad and will need replaced. now that heater has been pullled out a couple of inches, GENTLY remove the 2 wires by pulling out each from it's socket - then take faulty heater completely out and throw away. take new heater and reconnect the 2 wires - put screws in each hole then slide heater back into place and reconnect the screws with screwdriver - take out sponges in catch tray - reinstall the back panel and you're done! when doing this repair it isn't necessary to disconnect power to frig by unplugging - but i do it anyways.

Remove shelves and back panel of freezer section, Defrosted coil assembly. removed old defroster assembly and replaced with new one. Did not have to cut wires on my unit just reroute existing wires.

First, depending on when you find out your problem, be prepared to toss out spoiled food. Unplug the unit. Since you must allow the ice build up on the coil to melt, be prepared for water. Use towels placed under the coil in the freezer to soak this up or it will end up on the floor. Remove ice maker bucket as the ice will melt, that is if there is any. In my case the defrost timer was bad but I later learned that my defrost heater was also bad. Do yourself a favor and change both the defrost timer and defrost heaters. This issue is generally an age issue so replacing both will give you peace of mind. Also, clean the whole freezer as this is the time to do it. You will be surprised at the ice maker bucket cleanliness. Time to prepare and clean is what takes additional time. Time to repair is short and simple. One last thing, when replacing the defrost timer try not to mess with the temp. control slides as you will have to put them back in the proper positions for reassembly of the cover.

Removed drawers, glass shelves and old slide rails.Installed new slide rails with a crew driver. Put glass shelves and drawers back in the refrigerator. Everything worked great and it took less than 15 minutes.I'm excited to be able to pull the drawers out without a struggle.

With normal wear and tear over the course of ten years both of the side rails for the VC were broken. One side I successfully glued together with super glue and it has lasted more than a year. The other side kept breaking so I ordered a replacement part. Very easy installation just removed two screws (save them you will need them) and then put in the new part. Customer Service rep had no idea if the part I needed for the CSX20BA was the same as what I presume is the newer model with a longer ID code. She suggested I call GE. Not wanting to spend any more time on the phone I took a gamble and indeed it is the identical part.

I did exactly what the instructions on the e-mail stated and saved myself about 350.00! Thanks so much for the incredible service instructions and ease of getting the part needed.

I just followed the video instruction supplied by PartSelect and the whole thing was a breeze.

Removed freezer door, put a blanket over the opening to keep food frozen. Installed hinge and replaced door.

Followed the u tube video that was on the Part select website. Very easy install when following the video.

Did the repair jut like the instructions on the web site stated. There was a good video for doing this repair. Looked at it a couple of times and did the repair right off the bat. Thanks folks.