KATR1816MS2 Kelvinator Refrigerator - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Greg from Hanover Township, PA
- Parts Used:
- 5303918202
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
evaporator coil kept freezing up, refridgerator warm.
This was the second part I tried. The defrost timer was first, but that did not fix it. To do this I had to remove the ice maker and the back plate of the freezer. Then I defrosted the coil and cut the wires. stripped them back and installed the new thermostat. re-assembled and tested. has been working great ever since.
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- Customer:
- Bruce from Alton, IL
- Parts Used:
- 241537103
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Refrigerator would not run but interior light was on.
I unplugged the refrigerator, then opened the door and removed four screws holding the plastic electrical panel to the interior top of the main refrigerator compartment and noticed the cold control was corroded badly, apparently from moisture in the panel. I ordered a new one from partselect.com. When it arrived the next day, I then pulled off the control knob, unclipped the cold control, unplugged the three wires to the control, then removed the styrofoam insulation blocks holding the thermocouple wire and then removed the thermocouple wire to complete the removal. I then reversed the process to install the new thermostat and control. That is repositioned the thermocouple wire, put the insulation blocks back to hold the wire, then replugged the three electrical wires, clipped the control back and pushed the control knob back on and finally screwed the panel back to the top of the main compartment and plugged the refrigerator electrical cord back in to provide current to the refrigerator. It immediately started up and ran fine. Total time - about 8 minutes.
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- Customer:
- Milton from Camp Hill, PA
- Parts Used:
- 240524102
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Wrench (Adjustable)
Broke a blade off of the fan
When cleaning the coils on your refrigerator always remember rule number 1, unplug it first. I was cleaning the coils and hit the fan blade while it was moving with a brush, thus breaking off one of the fan blades. I ordered a new fan and installed it in about 15 minutes. Very easy repair.
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pan-crisper broke / drawer support rail broke
pan-crisper pan was easy because is just slide in. the drawer support rail just took a screwdriver to unscrew the screw and replace it with new rail and put the screw back in. The thing I like the best is the fast service of the parts to me.
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- Customer:
- Lannie from Buffalo, WY
- Parts Used:
- 240534701
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
door rack was broken
pulled broke rack off, snapped new one in place. Yeah!! No more broken jars on the floor.
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- Customer:
- Cynthia from Long Beach, CA
- Parts Used:
- 240534901
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The retainer door shelf broke 3 years ago
I just snapped the new shelves in place and !voila! I should've done this years ago.
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- Customer:
- Les from Fenton, MO
- Parts Used:
- 241872512
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Refrigerator door gasket was torn at bottom.
The gasket pops into a channel could not have been easier.
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- Customer:
- wendy from sandown, NH
- Parts Used:
- 240530701
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Drawer rail was snapped so it would not support the drawer
Took whole shelf out. Unscrewed the old rail, screwed in the new rail. Female 55yrs old. I broke it myself and fixed it myself! Very easy!!!!
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- Customer:
- Ernesto from Porter, TX
- Parts Used:
- 240350608
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The Crisper Drawer Glass Shelf slid out of the frame while being cleaned and shattered.
The repair didn't require any tools at all. Just simply slide the new glass shelf carefully into the the frame and while holding it horizontally slide the frame back into the rails. This took less than a minute to accomplish. Very satisfied with the results.
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- Customer:
- Vimpun Jay from Charlottesville, VA
- Parts Used:
- 241872512
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
Old gasket needed replacing
This was a really easy replacement job, but it did not have any directions. The main thing to know is to really "warm" up the new gasket before installing so that it can easily be fit into the door of the refrigerator. Some recommend putting it in warm water, but it's pretty big & I didn't have anything to put it in, so I used a hairdryer to soften it up. It also takes a few days for it to "form" to the door. When I received it, the top right had a seem split, not an actual "rip" but it looked like the glue did not stay to connect the edges very well. I called and Part Select issued a refund and got a new one out to me the next day! Great company!
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- Customer:
- John from Morgantown, WV
- Parts Used:
- 240524102
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Wrench (Adjustable)
Brand new refrigerator, but evaporator fan blade broken, causing considerable vibration and noise.
Really, really, really easy:
1.Unplug refrigerator (electrical safety).
2.Remove cardboard cover at bottom of refrigerator (two short self-tapping bolts) with a wrench.
3.Pull old fan blade off fan motor shaft (just held on by a compression fitting--no tools needed).
4.Push new fan blade on shaft.
5. Replace cardboard cover.
6. Plug in refrigerator, write nasty letter to Frigidaire.
1.Unplug refrigerator (electrical safety).
2.Remove cardboard cover at bottom of refrigerator (two short self-tapping bolts) with a wrench.
3.Pull old fan blade off fan motor shaft (just held on by a compression fitting--no tools needed).
4.Push new fan blade on shaft.
5. Replace cardboard cover.
6. Plug in refrigerator, write nasty letter to Frigidaire.
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- Customer:
- Adona from Gretna, LA
- Parts Used:
- 240350608
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Glass shattered
Don't ever tell your 11 year old to clean the refridgerator. Something will almost definetly get broken like the glass shelf, but luckily I had parts select which in no time assisted me to find the exact part. I ordered the part, it came quickly and I replaced within seconds.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Kids Broke The Retaining Bar On The Frige.
Simply snap the old ones out and install the new ones. Piece of cake. . . . . And saved some $$$.
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overloaded the meat tray with a 3 lb package of cheese slices the right side rail broke
removed the screws in the piece of the rail that was still attached and replace with new one - hardest part was the screw it was so little I started it without the magnetic screw driver - it took about 20 minutes
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- Customer:
- Rebecca from Gautier, MS
- Parts Used:
- 241559801
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Light Socket short
- Unsnapped old light socket from top of Frig
- Disconnected elect wires
- Reconnected elect wires to new light socket
- Snapped new socket in place
- Done in less than 2 min.
- Disconnected elect wires
- Reconnected elect wires to new light socket
- Snapped new socket in place
- Done in less than 2 min.
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