All Installation Instructions for General Electric Refrigerator GDE21EMKFRES

Customer:: David from Simpsonville, SC
Parts Used:: WR23X37285
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Screw drivers

light switch quit working

removed the inside fridge electrical panel and swapped switches

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Customer:: Marco from Fallbrook, CA
Parts Used:: WR55X10025
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Nutdriver, Pliers

My fridge was colder than my freezer

I can't tell you how luck I feel after finding your website I ordered the temperature sensor after watching one of your videos on-line and the repair went just as on the video. I pulled the "bad" sensor out, and replaced it with the new one. Keep in mind that this is the first time I ever touch an appliance, needless to say I'm feeling pretty good about that! All in all it took me about 20 minutes to complete my repair and it now has been about 4 days and the refrigerator is working like new again!

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Customer:: joe from decatur, GA
Parts Used:: WR55X24064
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)

Freezer And Frig Both Warm And Compressor Would Not Run

I replaced the thermostat, temperature sensor, and the run capacitor. . . Refrigerator still not cooling. I checked the start relay and measured the input terminals on the compressor for the correct resistance. . . Everything measured correctly. In a last ditch effort before calling for service, I pulled the main board, inspected it and saw the problem right away. One leg on the compression capacitor had desoldered itself. Got out my soldering iron and applied a good amount of solder to that point. Put everything back together and turn it on. . . Problem fixed. The compressor kicked on right away and started cooling the refrigerator.

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Customer:: Peter from Saint Cloud, FL
Parts Used:: WR60X30922, WR60X10185
Difficulty Level:: Really Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Nutdriver

Howling/groaning noise from fan in rear of freezer

I decided to replace motor and fan, having previously altered/trimmed the fan which stopped the howling but caused a vibration. Unplug from mains. Clear out two top shelves in freezer. Remove light cover. Remove two screws(1/4 driver)at top of steel panel in rear of compartment and let it drop. Remove two screws above light. Pry up section above light/fan housing to access two screws retaining the light/fan assembly, loosen screws sufficiently so that assembly can be lifted and removed. Disconnect wiring plug by pinching in the sides of the plug and pulling out. Pull fan off motor shaft. Remove two screws clamping motor. Cut cable tie and molded wiring grommet to free wiring. The existing light wires can be removed from the old plug by carefully cutting around the old plug to free the pins and then pushing the pins into the new plug. Reverse procedure to assemble.

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Customer:: chol from Glenview, IL
Parts Used:: WR55X10025
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Screw drivers

refriger warm

replace sensor in refriger.

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Customer:: Greg from Rockwood, TN
Parts Used:: WR55X10025
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Nutdriver

Would not self defrost.

Remove the shelves then remove the back by removing the two screws at the top of the panel. Locate the temperature sensor on top of the coil. Cut the wires and replace with the new one. Use wire nuts and electrical tape to reconnect the wires.

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Customer:: lee from Frederick, MD
Parts Used:: WR60X10185
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Screw drivers, Socket set

Freezer was not keeping food frozen

The problem began when freezer thawed and could not keep food frozen. Initially, I thought the issue was the defrost heater (because I had seen similar symptoms previously and resolved the issue with a new defrost heater)and I replaced that part with a spare that I had puchased previously. The issue was still unresolved and I noticed the evaporator fan was not running in the freezer because it would not turn on when I closed the door. I checked to make sure I could hear the compressor working (and it was)and concluded that the evaporator fan motor was not running. I ordered the part and found a YouTube DIY video on how to replace it. While I was at work, my fiancee took it upon herself to watch the installation video and install the new evaporator fan motor and all is well.

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Customer:: Colby from Blanding, UT
Parts Used:: WR55X24064
Difficulty Level:: Really Easy
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Screw drivers

Starter/overload assembly and run capacitor were bad

Removed rer cover, unplugged starter assembly from side of compressor and replaced unit with a new one. Plugged fridge in and it works good.

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Customer:: Dan from Surprise, AZ
Parts Used:: MWFP
Difficulty Level:: Really Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins

We needed a new water filter.

We received the part just a few days after ordering, unscrewed the old filter by hand, and installed the new filter the same way.

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Customer:: W Craig from Diamondhead, MS
Parts Used:: MWFP
Difficulty Level:: Really Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins

Filter needed replacing

Folowed instructions

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Customer:: Richard from Waynesboro, PA
Parts Used:: MWFP
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins

replace water filter

Easy, with included video and instructions

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Customer:: GREGORY from SACRAMENTO, CA
Parts Used:: MWFP
Difficulty Level:: Really Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins

Change Filter

My 14 year old Son

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Customer:: terry from fort worth, TX
Parts Used:: MWFP
Difficulty Level:: Really Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins

did not need adapter

exactly as the instructions.......never did see anything about replacing the adapter...therefore i did not

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Customer:: Zachary from Decatur, GA
Parts Used:: WR55X10025
Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Pliers

Fridge was freezing food near the back, adjusting internal temp not fixing the problem

Unplugged the refrigerator first....then on the inside of the fridge, I popped the temp sensor cover off (upper LH side) and exposed the old sensor. I snipped off the old sensor about 3" down from the end and connected the new sensor (which I trimmed down to about 3" long) with some heat shrink wire nuts/connectors. Let the fridge run for a day or so and confirmed the problem was solved! Oh yeah, there was no way to tell the 2 wires apart (power vs. ground) on the sensor. However there was a manufacturer's stamp on the wires. So note the orientation of the text and mark one of the wires with a sharpie on both the old and new sensor before trimming. This will give you a reference for which wires to connect when adding the new sensor to the old wires.

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Customer:: John from Island Lake, IL
Parts Used:: WR55X10025
Difficulty Level:: A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers

frige too cold

changed sensors did not repair problem,replaced damper with mechanical damper fixed problem.

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GDE21EMKFRES General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions