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"plastic" retainer/bushing in rear of ice bucket damaged
22 of 25 people
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Lawrence from Wilmington, NC
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Replaced plastic part and it immediately tore up.
Ordered entire assembly, icebucket and auger. Replaced and is working fine.
Ordered entire assembly, icebucket and auger. Replaced and is working fine.
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Main circuit board wouldn't allow the compressor to come on
22 of 26 people
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Leonard from Keller, TX
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
Removed old circuit board and replaced with new
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Freezer and fresh food section getting warm due to inside coils frosting over.
23 of 29 people
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John from Windham, NH
- A Bit Difficult
- 1- 2 hours
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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
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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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while cleaning the fridge my pan cover glass shattered
21 of 23 people
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Tondalaya from Chicago, IL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
I simply did a google search search for my model number, found the part, thanks to the schematic that is on the site and ordered it. It fit perfectly where the old glass shelf was and now I have restored my shelf space. Thanks PartSelect
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Tube feeding ice maker leaking.
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Richard from The Villages, FL
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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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
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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
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Curtis from Corona, CA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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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
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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.
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
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Carlos from Whittier, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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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
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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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Water from door dispenser had slowed to a trickle
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Richard from Mount Pleasant, SC
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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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
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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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Replace ice maker
21 of 28 people
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Gary from Glendale, AZ
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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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
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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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Fan To Cool Condenser Not Working
19 of 22 people
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Wilbert from Fort Lauderdale, FL
- A Bit Difficult
- 1- 2 hours
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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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Frost in ice chut, flapper hanging partially open.
36 of 74 people
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John from Oxford, IA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed control panel, snapped out pretty easy. Removed flapper assembly (4 small screws). My spring was broke but it ended up being the solenoid assembly after I replaced the spring, door crank, micro switch and flapper it was obvious the solenoid was hanging up. I had to go back an order it but it was at my door 2nd day (quickly). I too
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k the time to clean the area with Tylex (some mold), and everything went in easily. I didn't really need the new flapper, crank, and micro switch but they were fairly cheap and then all is new. We use our ice dispenser a great deal so I didn't want to have to go back in and fix a part I "should have" replaced. I used Part Select for my washer motor as well. Doing both repairs myself probably saved 3 or 4 hundred dollars easily.
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evertthing in frige was freezing
19 of 24 people
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justin from brownsville, OH
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
went online to an appliance repair site and found out that this model has problems with the damper malfunctioning. went to partselect and ordered what I needed and it arrived in two days. to replace the damper you just remove the light at the top of the frige and the cover around it . the damper assembly only has 2 screws and is easy to r
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emove.
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no problem
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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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Cracked Housing Mount - water leak
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Richard from Chandler, AZ
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
Turned off the water. Removed the maintenance cover plate on the back of the refrigerator and disconnected the tubing. Removed the tubing cover plate on back of refrigerator. Removed two screws from filter hosing mount on the inside of the refrigerator and pulled the old tubing out. Simply inserted the new tubing and mounted the housing a
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nd reconnected the tubing using plumber’s pipe compound. Then re-installed the cover plates on the back of the refrigerator, installed the filter and turned on the water. It was a very easy install.
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old unit was worn out from over use
18 of 22 people
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Neal from Haverhill, MA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
simply push new ice bucket into position and your done. works better than new! saved 200.00 from calling in a tech for the repair. the part sent is a original GE part not an aftermarket part.
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