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CTF21ERB Hotpoint Refrigerator - Instructions

All Instructions for the CTF21ERB
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The motor was making a thumping out of balance sound.
  • Alan from Spring Valley, IL
  • Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Nutdriver, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Naturally you have to push the frig from the wall and unplug it form the wall outlet and while you are removing and installing the old motor and installing the new motor. Do not open any of the frig and freezer door untill you are finished and you plug the power cord back into the wall outlet. Remove the lower back panel with a screw driv er or a 5/16th hex driver. It is a kind of carboard. Once all the screws are out of that panel pull the top out from behind the steel above and then pull it out from the bottom and set it aside. Unplug the power line off of the motor. There are 3 separate brakets holding the motor in place. 1st remove the fan from the motor by romving the finger nut off the motor shaft and then remove the 1st bracket screw from the bracket all the way. Then use a light to see the other 2 screws and you will see that you do not have to take them all the way out like the first one. Just loosen the other 2 and then turn the motor and brackets counter clockwise and then pull the motor and brackets all out as one from the right hand side of where the brackets were mounted. I took the motor and brackets to the counter and removed te brackets from the motor and installed them to the new motor making sure that the bracket with the one screw hole in it is mounted at the right place so that when you reenstall the motor and brackets will let the motor wire connector be the closest to the outside where you can replug the power cord back onto the motor. Install the fan onto the new motor with the new finger nut that comes with the new motor. replace the back panel and pkug in the power cord fot the frig and let it run. Mine ran a lot quieter after the new motor was plugged in. Have fun if you have to do it. It is worth it.
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Ice maker not working
  • Derek from Baton Rouge, LA
  • Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable), Wrench set
Went well. Changed the Ice Maker and then the Water Valve. All good and it is making ice.
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Ice maker was leaking
  • Robert from Pampa, TX
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver
Watched the video that showed how to disassemble the ice maker. Then went right in and replaced the part and turned it on. It immediately started filling up the ice tray. I still have not been able to find out why it does not make as fast as the original ice maker. The tempeature for the freezer is set pretty cold.
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Icemaker stopped making ice
  • James from North Billerica, MA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver
I just followed the directions carefully, loosened the screws with a nutdriver removed the unit from the screws, unplugged the unit from the freezer plug, took out the new unit, used the adapter supplied with the unit to match up with the plug in the freezer, carefully attached the icemaking unit to the screws, carefully slid the cord beh ind the unit, lightly clinched down the screws, checked it with a level and then did the final snug down. turned the unit on and it worked fine. Pretty easy, just take your time, don't rush and it will come out fine.
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Ice maker went to sleep and forgot to wake up.
  • Harold from Abilene, TX
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Followed the instructions. Smooth as silk. This part is better than the original. There appears to be a sensor that beeps when the ice reservoir is full.
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Icemaker plastic piece had broken causing ice to not make properly and loose water to freeze things into chunks
  • Paul J from Niceville, FL
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers
I spent 15 - 20 minutes just hunting/deciding which of several sets of parts & directions to follow. The provided directions were not bad; but none of them quite matched my GE ADORA side-by-side model. Once I came up with the actions I would need to take...I was done in 5 minutes! The kit , as I said, came with all the parts one could need (and one or two un-needed parts included for other model GE refrigerators) I am very happy with PART SELECT...altough GE doesn't rate as high with me for their declining reliability.
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Replacement Of Ice Maker
  • Craig from Eagle, CO
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Removed old ice maker, then screwed in new ice maker. Only thing that was a little difficult was to hold the auger motor, while trying to unplug the clipped in plug on the old ice maker. I could have used an extra pair of hands.
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Ice maker failed. Easy to diagnose cooling coil was very hot
  • Al from Coto de Caza, CA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Seemed simple and intuitive B U T the water tube receiver fooled me. Seemed to be on backwards. So, like my wife suggested, I D I D then read the installation instructions. Yeah! It's amazing what you can do when you just RTI. :-0
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evaporator fan wires separated and shorted out
  • Gary from Porter, ME
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver
I removed the back of the refrigerator access panel disconnecte the 3 bolst holding the motor to the fan shroud assembly and removed the burned wires from the recepticle end at the wring harness. The fan motor comes with wire nuts but I chose to use the same style of connector as came with the OEM motor. I purchased the new connectors fro m NAPA and they are an exact fit. The new motor fit perfectly and has run flawlessly since the installation. It is in an awkward location and that takes time to get yourself into position but once there the assembly is very simple and it is rewarding to be able to use the appliance again. The ordering from the website and phone order are very easy to do and you have what you need in a timely and expeditious manner.
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Inside of refrigerator very hot
  • Edward from Mechanicsville, VA
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers, Socket set
Noticed the fan was not working properly and went online and found out that was the cause. I immediately ordered the part that night at 8:21pm and received the motor and fan blade the next day. I flipped the refrigerator on its side and removed the 3 hex bolts, took off the fan blade first and removed the wires from the motor. I put in t he new motor and then added on the new blade and put the 3 hex bolts back on and the wires. The whole process took about 30 minutes. Piece of cake.
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Buildup of ice on coil -timer not working
  • joseph from wall, NJ
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers, Socket set
Removed floor grate,romoved screw holding timer,push timer back,removed hex-screw holding bracket,removed ground wire.Removed connectors from old timer and put on new timer,pushed back new timer,mounted bracket,screwed new timer to bracket. Set timer to defrost at 11pm,put back floor grate.
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ice maker was leaking water. Cubes were sticking inside tray.
  • Carl from Abilene, TX
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers
Reviewed video which was very helpful. Loosened two philips head screws, lifted up ice maker, unpluged power suppy and reinstalled. One of the easiest replacements ever!!
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Old Icemaker Stopped Making Ice
  • Larry from Wildomar, CA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers
Instructions that came with the part were useless. I would have created new problems if I had attempted to follow the instructions. However, once I had the old part removed and put it beside the new part, required repair process was obvious, easy and quick. Frig now makes ice better than it ever did.
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Compressor fan bearing worn. Refrigerator was manufactured 9/78/
  • Edmund from Bethel Park, PA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Socket set
I followed the instructions verbatim as others explained. I did it step by step exactly as instructed, The timing was almost exact no more than 30 minutes. I removed the fan the night before the delivery of the new fan and used a small desk fan to cool the compressor. It worked fine in one half hour my freezer read a perfect zero. Tha nks for all the help
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would not "dump" ice cubes
  • Phayo from Lake Charles, LA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver
I am more than 80 yrs, always thought I could fix just about everything--but, this looked complicated. Once I received the new icemaker; took a good look where the screw-holes, etc. were, then removed the "old" one. Took about 20 or 30 minutes, then the "new" one was easily installed.
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All Instructions for the CTF21ERB
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