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PWE23KMKQES General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions
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both freezer and refigerator were warm.
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Harry from DURYEA, PA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
I watched the video online and it said there were three sensors in the refrigerator, two in the freezer and one in the refrigerator. I only ordered one sensor and was going to try the one in the refrigerator first. He said the upper one in the freezer is the most difficult, but is usually the problem. So, I replaced the upper sensor and
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tried restarting the unit. Everything went well and it fixed the problem.
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freezer stoped freezing
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paul from ENDICOTT, NY
- Very Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
my freezer quit freezing, it would freeze for one day, thaw the next, so I went online, found PARTS SELECT, LOOKED UP MY MODEL #, come to find out it needed three parts to keep my freezer to freeze, first part was a thermistor a small PART took me longer to remove all the covers, and shelving, PULLED THE
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OLD OUT, CUT THE WIERS TO SIZE, AND REINSTALLED, IT WELL! THAT WASN'T ENOUGH THE FREEZER STILL DIDN'T FREEZE IT THOUT IT WAS A COOL WORMING OVEN, HAD TO INSTALL THE THERMISTOR I, SO I DID, TEN MIN, NOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT BECAUSE IT STAYED FROZEN FOR A WEAK, HAVE YOU EVER EATEN SOUPY ICE CREAM? SO BACK TO PARTS SELECT, THIS TIME I BOUGHT ONE MORE PT, THE RUN CAPACITOR, FIVE MIN, THAT/S ALL IT TOOK TO INSTALL. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME YOU NEED THE THREE OF THEM TO RUN THE FREEZER ONE TO KEEP THE TEMP., ONE TO KEEP THE FAN RUNNING THE WAY IT SHOULD, AND THE THIRD TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER TWO KEEP RUNNING. NOW I CAN SET IT AT 4- 5 AND. FREEZE.
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Door alarm going off even with the doors closed.
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KENNETH from BRANDON, SD
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Socket set
Pulled the instructions up on U-tube and followed them. With the socket removed 5 small bolts. Took the old switches ( I replaced both switches being I had it apart), put the new switches in and then put the 5 bolts back in.
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The Refridgerator and Freezer were not cooling.
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Frank from VERO BEACH, FL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Installing the part repaired the fridge and freezer immediately.
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My light always stayed on and the icemaker stopped working.
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Jeremy from BYRON, MN
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
I diagnosed the sensors in my refrigerator by holding the sensor in and seeing if I could trick the sensor it partially worked. I then used a multimeter and did an ohm test on both sensors multiple times open and closed the switch to verify which switch failed because it worked a couple times but not always. It ended up being the switch
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on the left hand door with 3 terminals on it and after the replacement it has worked great for weeks now no issue. best 15 dollars and 25 minutes spent!
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Lights in the refrigerator were very dim
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Elias from PARKER, CO
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
I determined one of the five LED lights in the refrigerator was dead by swapping it with a working one. The refrigerator lights are wired in series and if one of the lights is dead the remaining ones turn on, but very dim. I called PartSelect.com and thanks to their help we determined the correct part to order which is the oval-shaped cov
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er LED assembly which includes the cover, LED, and female connector. The part from PartSelect arrived in three days. The oval-shape LED plastic Cover assembly is mounted on the refrigerator and held by a couple of side latches. First unplug the refrigerator and then proceed to lightly pry the oval-shaped cover side facing the rear of the refrigerator with your finger nail to remove it. With the LED cover removed you can then press on the LED connector tab to slide it off. Now slide the female connector of the replacement part to the refrigerator male connector and snap the oval-shape plastic cover onto the refrigerator receptacle and then plug it back to its outlet. Now all the lights in the refrigerator should light up brightly! That's all folks. Hope this helps. Good luck. Yours truly.
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The roller bearings on the Salad/ vegetable storage bins broke and the bins would not slide easily.
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Arthur from NORTH PORT, FL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Replaced both Crisper Drawers with new units which had the roller bearings attached. Very poor factory design of the roller bearings attachment which have not been improved in the replacement drawers. I expect this problem to repeat a few years down the road.
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Shelf on right Door Broke - Fell apart
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James from OAK FOREST, IL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Once I received that New Part, just place the 1 Piece from the old Shelf into the New Part and mounted the Shelf in the Door.
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Bottom Drawers started to freeze
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scott from Reseda, CA
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Replace fan . Fairly easy.
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Refrigerator not defrosting, ice tray clogging up in ice tray, refrigerator making loud humming noise, and compressed running all the time.
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Mark from ROSEMOUNT, MN
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
First, turn off power - since I did not want to pull the refrigerator out on my wood floor I tripped the circuit breaker to that circuit and opened door to make sure interior light was off (ensuring power was off). This unit has a bottom freezer, I took out all shelves, ice maker and all parts in the way of accessing back of interior of f
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reezer section. Removed back plastic section by removing one screw in middle top of back panel and prying it out. This was a bit difficult as it was in there a bit tight but once the plastic warmed up it pulled out ok. This revealed the compressor section and temp sensor that was attached to the copper coils with of all things - a zip tie! In pictures of this that I looked at on various web sites the sensor was on a metal bracket attached to the coil so it made me wonder if tf the factory took a shortcut? I cut the old sensor wire, stripped the two wires 1/2", and connected them to the new sensor wire with butt connectors, I put some silicone into the ends of the butt connectors to prevent moisture from entering into connectors and wrapped the connection in black electrical tape. I then "attached" the sensor to the coil using a zip tie, put the plastic back piece back on, inserted everything I took out and put power back to refrigerator. It's been 3 days and temp of refrigerator is stable, ice maker not clogging up, and compressor not running all the time! So far so good.
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Light would no longer turn on
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paypal_shipping_address from Ripon, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers
I watched the video online, followed the instructions and within minutes had the part installed. The frig light was working once again! I will say the original switch was very snug and I had to do some very minor scraping of the plastic to get the new part to slide in.
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LED (5) light system are in a series. 1 goes out, other 4 go dim.
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Robert from Liberty Hill, TX
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Locate the light that is completely out, remove the assembly. Unplug the wire harness in the back. Plug in the new assembly and snap into place in the cabinet.
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Light out
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Jodi from Benton Harbor, MI
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Turned off the breaker to the fridge because I couldn't reach the power plug to unplug it . Use small flat head screwdriver to pop out the piece, disconnected the rubber prong connectors, inserted the new piece into the rubber prongs snapped it back into place. Flipped the breaker back on and prayed it worked. It did and I saved myself $
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120 service call.
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Refrigerator not getting cold
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Dan from COLUMBIA, SC
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Socket set
Replaced Temperature Sensor and now it is getting cold.
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Broken light switch
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Deborah from BRADLEYVILLE, MO
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
This was so easy I think it took me 2 minutes. I am not very mechanically inclined but that didn't matter! Works perfect thank you!
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