38489KBSARSS General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Fr Kerry from Washington, DC
- Parts Used:
- WR22X28065
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Cracked Dairy Door
PartSelect shipped me the part and it arrived in less than 3 days. It took longer to unwrap the excellent packing than it did to pop the new door into place. Wonderful!
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- Customer:
- Deanna from Glendale, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WR17X11226
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Center slide missing on crisper drawer
Took out the drawers slipped the new track into place and replaced the drawers.
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- Customer:
- Victor from Fort Myers, FL
- Parts Used:
- WR23X37285
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
light in freezer section not working
Using plyers Pulled old switch down and out. Put new one in and pushed new switch up into position. The switch plugs into the contacts, no wiring needed. Worked like a charm. You saved me 200 dollars GE repair bill. Thanks
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- Customer:
- Country at from SAYRE, OK
- Parts Used:
- WR55X24065
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
A power surge made my side by side refrigerator stop working
I started at the compressor and replaced the overload and the Ptcr first and that did not make the compressor start running again, so I replaced the capasitor and it still did not start, so I bit the bulett and replaced the Main Control Board and that is what I should have checked first, when I removed the old one I found a little burnt spot on the back that I could not see from the front. The new one did not look exactly like the old one, it had two more wire terminals than the old one, but just leave them blank and everything will work just fine!
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- Customer:
- Erold from Alamosa, CO
- Parts Used:
- WR50X10025
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
frosting over and freezer not cold enough and not circulating cold air .
Defrosted the refrigerator,power off and cut the 2 wires on thermostat and sodered the new one on and shrink tube sealed the wires,refrigerator works like new!
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- Customer:
- Kevin from Morris, IL
- Parts Used:
- WR55X24065
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Compressor not coming on
Had to e-mail GE for electrical schematic. Checked voltages to compressor. Jumpered compressor to see if it would even come on. Found bad run capacitor. Fixed.
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- Customer:
- Reese from Coconut Creek, FL
- Parts Used:
- WR9X502
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
defrost timer was bad
repalaced the old one with the new one. easy
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- Customer:
- Leroy Neal from Andrews, SC
- Parts Used:
- WR50X10025
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
refrig.not cooling.freezer ok.
removed freezer panel,found the evap.iced up,put defrost timer into defrost. wated five min.no heat used hair dryer to defrost evap.found termination visually defective.replace defective part.no call back.Iam a EPA certified universal technician.
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- Customer:
- KIRK from Malibu, CA
- Parts Used:
- WR9X502
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Freezer work refierator compartment is warm
Defrost timer is hidden in the control panel in the refrigerator top middle. Turn to off and remove two screws which are hidden behind white tabs. I had to pry the old timer from the plug with a screw driver because it was tight. Try not to short across the terminals. Plug in the new timer. Replace it in the clip where you got old one and reinstall the controls. The freezer was still all frosted up so I had to remove the cover and defrost it with a hair dryer to get it to work. Then I turned it on and it works great.
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- Customer:
- Ken from Chapel Hill, NC
- Parts Used:
- WR60X10172, WR50X10025
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Socket set
Refrigerator section too warm
I followed advice from other posts on this web site. The only thing additional I'd recommend is to take pictures of assemblies before you disassemble them. A neighbor gave me that useful tip. It should be noted that I first noticed my refrigerator failure back on June 22, 2012. I hired a reputable local repair service to fix it. They replaced the Defrost heater (item 618) and charged me $ 208.14. Then on August 22nd, I noticed that the problem resurfaced. I decided to fix it myself using info from site. The repair went well, and I'm hopeful that it will stay repaired. Kudos to this site!
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- Customer:
- paul from east hanover, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WR23X37285
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
refig light did not work
per your instructions
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- Customer:
- William from Rockville, MD
- Parts Used:
- WR72X10086, WR72X10055, WR32X28066
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
install second set pan sliders
Because the kit did not include fasteners, had to use wood screws and superglue.
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- Customer:
- WILLIAM from CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Parts Used:
- WR72X10086, WR72X10055, WR32X28066, WR1X1763D
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Added a Second Snack Pan
My fridge came with only a single snack pan, and since the glass shelves are identical I decided to order the parts needed for installing the second snack pan. The glass shelf is secured in front by a round plastic pin protruding from the side of the fridge. Once the shelf is lifted upward and free of this pin, the rear retaining ears on the metal shelf side brackets can be released from the vertical-slotted metal track at the rear of the fridge. Make certain that you have the Right and Left snack pan slides oriented correctly, and positioned on the correct side of the metal shelf brackets. You’ll need to thread two self-tapping screws into each of the snack pan slides: one near the front, and the other at the rear. These screws extend through the metal side brackets into pre-aligned holes in each pan slide. When this is completed, you can test-fit the new clear plastic pan slide (drawer) into the slides to make sure it fits correctly. All that's left to do is insert the retaining ears into the appropriate pair of slots at the rear, then lower the front of the glass shelf until it's properly positioned over the plastic support pin. Now you're ready to enjoy twice the snack pan capacity as before!
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- Customer:
- Anthony from Riverview, FL
- Parts Used:
- WR02X10740
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
frig door kept slamming into cabinet
took the old stop off put the new stop on
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- Customer:
- Anthony from Painter, VA
- Parts Used:
- WR72X10086
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
broking slide
replace the bar lift top off
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