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KBLS3 KitchenAid Refrigerator - Instructions

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Ice Maker quit working, I could manually cycle unit but then the water would overflow when unit was re-filling.
596 of 639 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Max from Green Castle, IN
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
I backed out the 2 top screws about a quarter inch and then removed bottem screw with a quater inch nut driver. I then lifted Ice Maker clear of the two top screws and lowered it enough to unclip the power connection with a small screwdriver. The new Ice Maker was wired correctley for my refrigeator so all I had to do wea reconnect the power connection and mount new Ice Maker on the two top screws and install the bottem screw. It took e while for the new Ice Maker to start it's cycle but after it did, it worked GREAT. Part Select service was OUTSTANDING, ordered part one day and received the next. THANKS!!!!
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No ice
567 of 688 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Daniel from Suwanee, GA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers, Socket set
removed flap door in front of icemaker...removed 3 screws with bolt heads...removed one additional screw with bolt head and ice unit slid out. I removed motor unit (pops out no screws). Replaced and had ice within 3 hours.
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there were directions
754 of 1282 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Kate from Jacksonville, FL
  • Very Difficult
  • 30 - 60 mins
We didn't know where the product went and it was very difficult to install.
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six months the light turns red. time to replace filter
310 of 392 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Leroy from Perkiomenville, PA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
First I shut the water off to the refrigerator.then i pushed the big button in the middle of the grille below the refrigerator door. pulled out the old filter, took the front cap off the old filter put it on the new filter. took the two red caps off the new filter. pushed the filter in till it locked in place. all done! Turned the back on .
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Change ice/water filter
307 of 403 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Nora from Bethesda, MD
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
It was really easy. Took off grill at bottom of refrigerator, turned existing filter to get it out and then inserted the new one.
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No Ice in the Ice Maker
201 of 237 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Chris from Duluth, GA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Socket set
I am NOT a handyman, and my family laughed at me when I said I was going to fix the ice maker all by myself. I ordered a replacement ice maker. When it arrived, I opened the box and read the instructions. It seemed easy. I removed the old ice maker, with a socket set. I then took off the shut off lever from the old one and placed it on the new one, since the new one didn't come with it. I then put the new one in place. All the parts fit perfectly. The ice machine was making ice within an hour. My family was amazed... and I got the last laugh!
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Ice Maker stopped working
135 of 154 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Robert from Port Washington, NY
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Screw drivers, Socket set
With socket wrench un-screwed the 3 screws and pulled out the ice maker assembly.

Pulled off white plastic end-cap and noticed the plastic gear disk had snapped off (sub part # R0167202)

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Unscrewed the motor assembly (3 screws) with phillips head screw driver.

Screwed in the new unit.

Placed ice maker back into location and tightend the bacing srews.

1 hour later ice was falling!
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Water filter replacement
141 of 185 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Victoria from Beaverton, OR
  • Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
It's simple enough in theory: read the side of the box and follow the instructions. BUT you need to really push the knob in pretty hard (I am a girl, and my hand strength isn't that good). If you don't, when you turn the knob, the filter won't come out, then it's tougher. So: make sure the knob pops before you turn!
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Replace Ice & Water Filter
144 of 228 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Redentor from Daly City, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Just turn old filter counterclockwise, pulli it out, insert the new filter from "Part Select" clockwise and WALLLA!!!!...we have fresh clean water.That easy a caveman can do it.
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The Bearing Cup Assembly was broken and ice would jamb against it during the ice making cycle.
110 of 140 people found this instruction helpful.
  • David from Chester, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
I removed the ice maker from the refrigerator, by removing one screw on the underside bracket and loosening the two screws at the top side, then lifting the ice maker off the loosened screws. I then unplugged the electrical harness that supplies power from the refrigerator to the ice maker. I then disassembled the ice maker by removing the front cover which is snapped in place, then removing two recessed screws at the front. I removed the broken part, I then reassembled the ice maker with the new part. I replaced the two recessed screws at the front and snapped on the cover. Then I reinstalled the ice maker in the refrigator by plugging in the harness, slipping the ice maker over the loosened screws in the refrigerator and replacing the screw that was removed from the underside bracket. Tightening all the screws completed the project.
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icemaker leaking infreezer compartment
103 of 131 people found this instruction helpful.
  • John from Oberlin, LA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Nutdriver
first I backed off top two screws and removed bottom screw. unplugged wire harness. removed old icemaker. harness on new icemaker was the same. plugged in hung new icemaker on top two screws installed bottom screw. turned water on job complete and very easy. I was very satisfied with the whole process.
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change the water filter light was on.
101 of 125 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Kenneth from SAn Francisco, CA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
It was ridiculously easy. Push the button on the filter canister holder at the base of the refrigerator and the spring-loaded mechanism came out smoothly. I unplugged the old filter, took the cap off the new on and plugged it in. After reinserting the filter canister holder and locking it in place, I heard the whoosh of water once agai n moving through the filter. Very satisfying and very easy to do.
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Noisy Evaporator Motor/Fan
94 of 110 people found this instruction helpful.
  • CYNTHIA from ALPHARETTA, GA
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Pliers, Socket set
Our 48" Built-In KitchenAid Frig (1999 model)started getting very noisy about 3 years ago. Two different repairmen plus KitchenAid said 'that was the way it was'. I figured out the noise was coming from the evaporator motor/fan but the repairmen said it was just because moisture was freezing on it and replacing the evaporator motor/fan p robably would not make a difference plus it would be very expensive. When I discovered PartSelect and that I could order the parts (about $80) myself I thought why not. It was simple to replace. Removed cover inside freezer compartment - detached bracket and electrical wires - replaced with new motor and fan. Now you can hardly hear the frig running and it runs half the time - more efficient. I can't believe we lived with that noise for so long. Thanks to PartSelect I proved KitchenAid and the repaiirmen wrong and did it myself! Thank you PartSelect!
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Lights inside refrigerator not working
137 of 257 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Clint from Rayville, MO
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Screw drivers
I used a flat-head screwdriver to pop out the old light rocker switch. Then, I unplugged the wires, plugged them into the new light rocker switch, and then popped the new switch into the hole. That's it! Lights began working again.
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Icemaker made a clicking noise then quit making ice
77 of 96 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Ryan from Layton, UT
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Motor from Part Select was 185W instead of 260W that came out of unit. After a bit of searching online, I found out the 260W had been obsoleted for lack of torque when harvesting ice.

Removal instructions: Unplugged fridge. Then I removed the screw on the bottom right rear of the unit. Then removed the plastic cover that covered the power connector. Pulled out the icemaker by pushing in the tab on the bottom left middle of the icemaker unit and pulling unit toward me. Unplugged the connector on the back right hand side. Removed the cover on the left side covering motor. Took out 3 philips screws and removed old motor with broken axle that spun freely (the source of the clicking noise). Put new motor in aligning harvest arm (the thing with the fingers) and did reverse of removal. Then plugged fridge back in and it started a harvest and the next morning I had a half tub of ice.
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