All Installation Instructions for General Electric Refrigerator GCA23LBYDFSS

Broken Shelf Stop

Removed the shelf from the fridge. Cleaned it, removed the broken stop, slid in the new one. Put the shelf back in the fridge. VOILA! 2 minutes.

Parts Used:

Shelf Stop - white

nancy from Bangor, ME
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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Rat chewed up fan blades in refrigerator at our camp.

We just pried off the fan blades and pushed on the new part. Could not have been easier. The rat has been permanently dipatched and, hopefully, that is that.

Parts Used:

BLADE CONF FAN Assembly

Compression Ring

Wendell from Baton Rouge, LA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Dropped a glass bowl hitting and breaking off the light switch.

Ordered the part and within three working days the part was delivered. It took two minutes to pry off the broken part and one minute to snap in the new one.

Parts Used:

REFRIGERATOR DOOR LIGHT SWITCH

Joseph from Titusville, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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light switch was broken

replaced with new one

Parts Used:

REFRIGERATOR DOOR LIGHT SWITCH

Roman from Fort Worth, TX
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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Fridge was freezing food near the back, adjusting internal temp not fixing the problem

Unplugged the refrigerator first....then on the inside of the fridge, I popped the temp sensor cover off (upper LH side) and exposed the old sensor. I snipped off the old sensor about 3" down from the end and connected the new sensor (which I trimmed down to about 3" long) with some heat shrink wire nuts/connectors. Let the fridge run for a day or so and confirmed the problem was solved! Oh yeah, there was no way to tell the 2 wires apart (power vs. ground) on the sensor. However there was a manufacturer's stamp on the wires. So note the orientation of the text and mark one of the wires with a sharpie on both the old and new sensor before trimming. This will give you a reference for which wires to connect when adding the new sensor to the old wires.

Parts Used:

Temperature Sensor

Zachary from Decatur, GA
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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Broken light switch - refrigerator side

It really was as simple as the other folks noted. Slid a screwdriver into the edge of the broken switch and it popped right out. Disconnected and reconnected each of the two wires and just slid the switch back into the slot. Truly a DIY fix.

Parts Used:

REFRIGERATOR DOOR LIGHT SWITCH

Jerry from Spring, TX
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Refigerator light intermittent/ice build-up on evaporator

Replaced light switch. Defrost cycle remains suspect but refrigerator has worked OK for about 10 days.

Parts Used:

REFRIGERATOR DOOR LIGHT SWITCH

Roland from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers

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Broken light switch cause lights in fridge to remain on the fridge became warm enough to brown hammer

Things fall out of my refrigerator frequently thus the broken lite switch. Thought tape would solve until new part arrived. Thank goodness part came the next day as even with tape on and door close and light bulbs removed fridge read door as open and would not cool It is programmed not to run with door open. Within 24 hours part was delivered, unbelievable . It was that fast. Easy insertion and plugged in to the wiring and my refridge once more recognized the door was shut and began cooling. Thanks again

Parts Used:

REFRIGERATOR DOOR LIGHT SWITCH

Carolyn from Pekin, IN
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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no shelf

Installed shelf.

Parts Used:

Refrigerator Module Shelf

Module Shelf Insert - Clear

Richard from Phoenix, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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missing Door bin

I just installed the bin in the door.

Parts Used:

Refrigerator Door Shelf Bin

Richard from Phoenix, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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upper rear of fridge too cold

I removed the light and cover, then removed the lower vent cover. This required a bit of pinching and pulling. Then I removed the Fresh Food Air Inlet Cover. I looked inside and saw that the flap/dampener was unseated and flopping around. That would explain why all the cold air was coming in from my freezer and freezing the food in my fridge. Replaced old with new, plugged in, reinstalled all covers, and Voila! My fridge is working correctly again. Thanks to the first review which was the one I followed. And Thanks to PartsSelect!

Parts Used:

Air Inlet Cover Kit

Stefan from Middle Island, NY
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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freezer and refrigerator wasn't cold

Replaced all the sensors in both the feezer and refrigerator.Even though it colder now it still is not cold enough.Freezer won't freeze items but is cold and refrigerator still not real cold

Parts Used:

Temperature Sensor

Laura from Brentwood, MD
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Wrench set

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Food in refrigerator freezes

Ordered part that website recommended. When I received part it was for a lefthand refrigerator, I have a righthand frig. I determined that it was the servo operated door that was broken and so I had to completely disassemble the part that I received, which meant removing the servo door off of the motor and installing it on the old servo door assembly. So make sure you order the correct directional part, which sometimes is not spelled out on website.

Parts Used:

Air Inlet Cover Kit

Todd from Glendora, CA
Difficulty Level:
Very Difficult
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Defroster stopped working and iced up evaporator coil

I have a GE Profile French door refrig. It's only about 4 yrs old and the defroster stopped working. I read the other repair stories and was able to narrow it down to either the temp sensor, defrost timer, or main board. The refrig section was up to about 47 degrees and freezer was around 25. I could tell it was trying to cool but couldn't. So I tried the temp sensor first. I cut and spliced the new sensor on the outlet of the Evap. Coil and it took about 15 mins. Turned refrig back on and waited. The coil started to ice over after about 5 hrs I left the back panel off so I could see if and when then heater kicked on. After about 8 hrs I looked in and saw a faint glow and water trickling down and running out the drain. Turned out the sensor was bad and wasn't telling the main board it needed to defrost. I would try the sensor if you are having the same issues before spending a lot of money on the main board, defrost heater and or timer.

Parts Used:

Temperature Sensor

Brandon from Bruceton Mills, WV
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set

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Ice dispnser worked intermitently. My diagnosis led me to the freezer door light switch. Switch operated the light but stopped the ice dispenser. After replacing the switch the dispenser operates every time now. problem solved.

Little difficult getting the switch out, had to pry wth some force. New installation was real easy.

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