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ZISS480DRESS General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions
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Getting ice but not water from the dispenser
75 of 98 people
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Gary from North Salt Lake, UT
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
On the web site I explained the problem and the solution was immediate. I went to the installation video and was instructed how to install the double outlet valve. It took about 10 minutes to take out the old part and install the new one. I didn't have water immediately so I viewed comments by others and learned that I may have a froze
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n line in the door. I tried thawing out the line and in about 3 hours and I had water. I figure I saved about $200.00 by doing it myself. Thank you partselect.com
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fan not running
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Ray from Bensalem, PA
- A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Socket set
Removed rear and front grills,brushed and vacuumed area- probably caused the fan motor to fail- unplugged fan, removed fan,motor,and shroud in 1 piece, carefully slipped fan off motor shaft, unscrewed shroud and motor. assembled in reverse order. Frige is in tight area, .I'll now roll it out and clean often
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The evaporator fan motor stopped running, freezer was warmer than normal
66 of 88 people
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David from Romeo, MI
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers
First ,I placed all the frozen food from the freezer into the lower fridge compartment. Removed the main shelf. Removed the ice cube tray shelf. Removed the center plastic covers using a nut driver. Removed the complete inside back wall of the freezer to get access to the fan. Simply removed about 5 screws, and cut 3 tie straps that held
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the wiring in place. Unplugged the fan connector and removed fan with its brackets and placed them on the kitchen table. Then used the nut driver to remove 2 screws which hald the fan to its bracket. Simply pulled off the fan blades and pressed them onto the new motor. Mounted new motor onto the bracket. Reinstalled the fan assembly back into freezer. Reconnected the wiring and the fan began to run... BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE FAN WITH YOUR FINGERS!
Finally replaced all the covers, panels, and shelf etc. and everything is once again nice and cold.
Finally replaced all the covers, panels, and shelf etc. and everything is once again nice and cold.
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Water Leaking @ Quick Releases (Blue and White)
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randy from vancouver, WA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench set
Had previously replace the plastic Water Tank, but when installing it I didn't realize how the quick connects worked. Instead of simply pushing inward in the direction of the blue part of the disconnect, I had pulled out the white ring on the outside of the disconnects. This ruined the inside connections and caused them to leak thus req
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uiring these repairs. Had I known that I wouldnt have bought these parts too. Just Always REMEMBER to push in outside white ring on the quick disconnect and as you push it in pull out the hose when you remove it. To put the hose back in, just push it back in without pushing on ring this time at all and it will lock in place, and shouldn't be leaking. I had to run water into a glass to test if it was leaking, otherwise the line had no water pressure.
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fridge side freezes some items
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Anthony from Murfreesboro, TN
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
went to your website and viewed exploded view to find the sensor( there are two I just picked one to replace for now), pried the cover off carfully and pulled out the sensor. I snipped the wire in the middle leaving plenty to work with. I shortened the wire on the new piece, spliced the wires together and with some 3M rubberized, tape wr
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apped them up, replaced the sensor back into the cover and snapped in place.
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freezer cold / fridge warm
46 of 54 people
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Mark from Mancos, CO
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
put fridge into test mode, failed One sensor. Took it out, Tested it, Ordered part also picked up splice kit from electric store spliced it truned on and good to go
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Water dispenser leaked - tubing broke
48 of 65 people
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Thomas from Poway, CA
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Ordered parts from another vendor - got wrong parts (1/4 in parts instead of 5/16 in parts). With your parts, I just cut out the bad portion of the tubing, and replaced it using the 2 union connectors. Thanks.
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The freezer was whining and growling like a baby
43 of 54 people
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James from Madison, CT
- A Bit Difficult
- 1- 2 hours
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Nutdriver
I replaced the motor that runs the fan in the freezer compartment. Had to remove a number of shields to get to the fan and then some wires and screws to get at the motor. It came with a plug with 4 wires in it and I was supposed to pull 2 wires out of the old plug and place them in the new plug. Long story short the pins would not extr
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act from the plug and the wiring harness was molded in solid plastic, so I ended up cutting the 4 wires to the motor and splicing in the new one and taping them with electrical tape. So far no more moaning and the ice cream is still hard, so I think we nailed it.
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Halogen bulb beneath microwave lighting the stovetop burned out after 9 mo.
41 of 52 people
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Edward from Averill Park, NY
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
Unscrewed the light cover beneath the microwave with a phillips head screwdriver. The bulb is very tiny and has 2 straight parallel prongs that slide into 2 small holes. Grab bulb from both sides with each hand firmly and slide STRAIGHT out (no twisting or pushing). Don't worry about breaking even though it may take a fair amount of pr
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essure to pull out. New bulb arrived within a couple of days. Due to high shipping cost, suggest buying 2 or more bulbs at once. Bulb is often used as a kitchen night light so that is probably why I only got 9 months out of it.
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Ice maker dispensed crushed ice but not cubes
44 of 62 people
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James from Greenville, NC
- Difficult
- More than 2 hours
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Removed the ice bin and maker, then removed cover from the rear that covered the solenoid that controls the dispensing mechanism. Replace solenoid. The tricky part here is that there is a styrofoam cover around the solenoid pin that needs to be superglued into place and oriented properly during replacement. All electrical feeds snap ou
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t neatly and are easily replaced. Reassemble ice dispenser and bin, and viola, your back in business.
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Trying to defrost the water line in the refrigerator door I melted (deformed) the plastic parts.
47 of 71 people
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STEVEN from CLARKSVILLE, TN
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
I carefully removed the trim from around the dispenser area then freed the catches in the top of the electronic card. I leaned the card forward and disconnected the electrical connections, then removed the card. I removed the four screws holding the shield to the door and removed the shield. Then I removed the funnel from the shield an
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d removed the spring from the old funnel and placed it on the new one. I removed the light and socket from the old shield and installed the in the new one, then installed the new funnel on the new shield, used the four screws to install the assembly on the door and replaced the trim piece.
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Ice maker quit making ice
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Jeffrey from Bluefield, WV
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver
the first thing i did was replace the water valve at the bottom of the refrigerator but that didn't work so then i spent more time researching the problem on your site and your diagnostic said to replace the ice maker so i ordered it, took the old one out, plugged the new one in and we had ice the next day.
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Replace broken ice funnel dispenser cradle
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David from Sparks, NV
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed outer trim by pulling it carefully out of its clips. Then disengaged the electronic display card by grabing the bottom of the card to disengage the card from the upper clips. I leaned the card forward and disconnected the wire connectors. Removed the 4 screws to take off the frame that contains the funnel. Remove the broken fun
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nel from clips. Note study how the spring is engaged. Note position of the rubber funnel how there is a gap for the water tube. Removed the rubber funnel and attached to new funnel dispenser. Start at one end of the rubber flap and work around engaging the rubber into tabs. Replace the Funnel dispenser back into frame. Make sure the longer wire of the spring sits flat on the plastic frame and that the right elbow of the spring raps around the edge of the funnel. Secured the frame assembly back into the Refig using 4 screws and attached out trim starting withe bottom tabs engaged first.
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Water if refigerator door is really slow. Ice making is really slow.
41 of 60 people
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Fred from Edgartown, MA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Used by pass filter and problem disappeared. Of course wayer is now unfiltered. This is a GE design flaw. Also replacement filters are outrageously expensive and do not last long. We have good water here and I'll stick with the bypass.
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Freezer would not defrost correctly
32 of 34 people
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Michael from Milton, FL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers
Took panel off back of inside of freezer section, took off old sensor from the evaporator, spliced new sensor into the existing wires, waterproofed spliced connections, snapped sensor back onto evaporator, then put panel back on the inside of the freezer. Really, it took only 10 minutes to fix. Now refrigerator defrosts like it used to,
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and temps have settled in at specified temps.
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