GI5FVAXVB03 Whirlpool Refrigerator - Instructions
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Cracked bin
Remove existing bin by lifting up and out of refrigerator door. IInstall new bin by sliding into the door and pressing down onto the "clips" or attachments in the door. Done.
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Cynthia from SHERMAN, TX
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Freezer drawer light switch failure.
Disconnect plug from wall. Insert putty knife between light switch.and trim panel , apply pressure to depress plastic spring holding switch in place. Apply a slight twist too putty knife releasing switch from trim piece. This wil expose plug connected to switch. Disconnect plug from switch. Connect new switch to plug. Insert switch into trim. Plug refrigerator into wall socket.
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HARRY from FSTRVL TRVOSE, PA
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Light switch on door broke
Popped out broken switch with blunt flat edged instrument. Disconnected switch from unit . Plugged new piece in and reinserted into side panel of refrigerator. Very easy.
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Donna from Oro Valley, AZ
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Ice machine was not making ice
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William from Grafton, MA
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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The door switch was broken so the interior light would not come on.
The instructions in the package were not helpful. They wanted me to cut the wiring harness and described where to cut based on the wire colors. My wires were not the same color! I removed the light mechanism using a combination of a screwdriver, putty knife, and plain old muscle with my fingers! The wiring harness unplugged easily and the new one inserted. It was easy to push the whole assembly back into the door. I spent more time looking for something to cut the wiring harness with (and never did find it) than the whole job actually took without needing to cut anything!
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Catherine from BROOMALL, PA
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Difficulty Level:Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Replacing filter
Really easy, simple instructions, and it was on my doorstep 3 days after I ordered. Much simpler than dealing with the appliance store, where I'd have to drive to the store, order the filter, wait 7-10 days, and return to pick it up. Ughh! Internet is the way to go!
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Eric from Noank, CT
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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timing contact wheel was not making reliable contact
Repair was replacing motor kit. I did not use the plastic parts - ejector arm and separator. Went same as others described. I had removed ice maker from refrigerator although this was not necessary to replace motor unit(Please unplug refrigerator whether or not you remove the entire ice maker).
Removed three screws, removed old motor unit, inserted new unit making sure the ice level wire arm end was in slot. Ejector is D shaped so can't go in wrong. Replaced screws and replaced ice maker in freezer. Note - be sure the water tube is in the trough before trying to refasten ice maker.
Added note: If for whatever reason you need to remove ice maker note that there are three mounting screws (others have mentioned this) Completely remove one under middle of ice maker. For the two at top of ice maker - just loosen a few turns. The ice maker can be lifted and pulled away from the wall without removing these screws. Also there is a tab on the electrical wire connector for ice maker at back wall of freezer. Tab must be depressed with a flat tip screw driver while pulling out to remove wire connector. Tab is on wide side of connector facing inside of freezer.
Repair worked. Have lots of ice again.
Removed three screws, removed old motor unit, inserted new unit making sure the ice level wire arm end was in slot. Ejector is D shaped so can't go in wrong. Replaced screws and replaced ice maker in freezer. Note - be sure the water tube is in the trough before trying to refasten ice maker.
Added note: If for whatever reason you need to remove ice maker note that there are three mounting screws (others have mentioned this) Completely remove one under middle of ice maker. For the two at top of ice maker - just loosen a few turns. The ice maker can be lifted and pulled away from the wall without removing these screws. Also there is a tab on the electrical wire connector for ice maker at back wall of freezer. Tab must be depressed with a flat tip screw driver while pulling out to remove wire connector. Tab is on wide side of connector facing inside of freezer.
Repair worked. Have lots of ice again.
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Robert from Pebble Beach, CA
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Nutdriver, Screw drivers
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Replace ice & water Filter
Open and remove lower cover on filter holder by opening tabs that hold lower cover and remove lower cover.
Firmly hold back of unit and firmly hold and turn filter in counter clockwise to unlock and remove.
Install new filter by holdin back of unit and install new filter by turning in clock wise direction and then replace lower cover.
Firmly hold back of unit and firmly hold and turn filter in counter clockwise to unlock and remove.
Install new filter by holdin back of unit and install new filter by turning in clock wise direction and then replace lower cover.
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James from Whittier, CA
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Difficulty Level:A Bit Difficult
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Broken
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Lee from TAYLOR, AZ
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Ice maker quit making ice
I took the cover off, and noticed the tabs holding the timer wheel were broken off on one side. after removing the wheel, I noticed the shaft from the ice lifters was broken. Since the only way I could repair it was to buy the entire module, which I did. I received my part in 3 days. When it came, I began removing the old module by taking out the three screws holding it. After replacing the module which took about 10 minutes, my machine was making ice within about an hour. My ice holder was full in 3 days. Albert Moran, Milton, Fl
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Albert from Milton, FL
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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No cold
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Jacqueline from LEXINGTON PK, MD
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Nutdriver, Pliers
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Clip cracked on back of kickplate and would not attach.
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Joseph from MT PROSPECT, IL
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Drawer glide was broken on each side so drawer was not in properly
Remove damaged driver glides on both sides, save screws to reuse. Put right glider on right and left glider on left side of drawer and tighten screws with screwdriver.
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Denise from TROPHY CLUB, TX
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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freezer and refrigerator compartments not cold enough
Used the suggested problem list here to narrow down that the repair was most likely the run capacitor. Poped the new one in and I now have better control of my compartment ranges. I have a temperature gauge in each compartment. Check them every opening of the doors.
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Michael from Colorado Springs, CO
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Nutdriver
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Light out.
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Carlton from CHICAGO, IL
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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