59679423411 Kenmore Refrigerator - Instructions
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- Customer:
- John from BOONSBORO, MD
- Parts Used:
- W10830162
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
door no longer stayed shut
repair was extremely easy.
Whether it was magnets weakened or seal getting stiff with age not allowing it to seal well, these gaskets improved it. Still not as strong a magnetic pull as it could be though. I will also say that the seals didn't pull tight at first. It seems the seals needed to flatten a bit before the magnets did their job.
Whether it was magnets weakened or seal getting stiff with age not allowing it to seal well, these gaskets improved it. Still not as strong a magnetic pull as it could be though. I will also say that the seals didn't pull tight at first. It seems the seals needed to flatten a bit before the magnets did their job.
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- Customer:
- John from WASHINGTON, DC
- Parts Used:
- W11291138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Light switch that causes light to turn on when door is open was nroken.
Truth is, this took a couple hours of cursing, but that was due to poor information and no prior experience. I imagine the next one would take 20 minutes. The issues are these: videos tell you to use a putty knife to pry the old switch out. That is harder than it seems because each switch has a plastic spring that pops open to hold the switch on, and you can't access the spring when the switch is installed. So it is important to use the knife on the side of the switch (left or right of spring -- look at the new switch), and back and forth until the switch is worked out. Then it can get worse. The new switch has to plug in electrically before it can be installed mechanically. In my case, with the switch on the fridge wall rather than the top, the outlet for the plug was encased in foam insullation. That gives the appearance that the plug was fixed, immovable, which makes it impossible to plug it in electrically before the switch is in place, and of course once it is in place you can't then plug it in. The problem here was poor instructions. Just scrape out a lot of the foam around the plug and you find that the plug is really not fixed, but attached to reasonably long wires that allow you to plug it in with the switch a couple inches from the wall, and then insert the switch. None of the online instructions tell you this about the wires.
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- Customer:
- Edward from Muncie, IN
- Parts Used:
- W11024089
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Refrigerator section wasn't getting cold.
Took out the drawer and upper rack out of freezer removed back wall from freezer took out fan motor housing and replaced motor and thermostat. Works like new now.
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- Customer:
- Susan from BLOOMINGTON, IN
- Parts Used:
- WPW10371194
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
needed a Door Bin to replace the old one
just pop the old one out popped the new one in its replace.
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- Customer:
- Allan from Tucson, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WPW10671238
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Broken center crisper rail
Total time 10 minutes. 9 minutes to clear out the food and 1 minute to install the part. Installation was self evident and could have been done blindfolded. Part just snapped in.
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- Customer:
- Rose from OCOEE, FL
- Parts Used:
- 67003900
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Broken clips on old part
Snapped in new part
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- Customer:
- David from Blairsville, GA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10284685, WPW10284684
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Parts ordered on Sun Arrived Tues (local stores closed)
Talking with the service tech and youtube video it was a snap... Saved a service repair and a 25% parts mark up..
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- Customer:
- Rodolfo from SAN LEANDRO, CA
- Parts Used:
- W10830162
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
There’s moisture inside the refrigerator and there’s a section in the gasket that was broken.
Easily pulled out the gaskets off the refrigerator doors and replaced them with the new ones. The installation video was also a big help in the process.
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- Customer:
- John from ATLANTIC BCH, FL
- Parts Used:
- W10443315
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Freezer Compartment Gasket Replacement
My freezer compartment gasket was torn and needed replacement. This was on a bottom freezer Kenmore refrigerator. I couldn't find directions for how to take the freezer compartment door off, and figuring out how was the hardest part. Here are the instructions:
1. At least 24 hours prior to starting, remove the gasket from the packaging and lay it out in a warm area, to allow the creases to come out.
2. Unplug the refrigerator.
3. You will have to take BOTH doors off, so put at least the freezer compartment contents in a cooler so they don't thaw. Also remove all items from the refrigerator and freezer door.
4. Remove the refrigerator door first - remove the plastic cover from the top hinge, then remove the 3 metal screws holding the hinge in place. Lift the door up, and it will come right off. Set it aside.
5. Now remove the freezer door - there is one bolt head, for the top hinge pin. Remove it, and lift the door up and put it down on a table.
6. Towards the center, pull up on the old gasket, and use a pair of diagonal cutters to cut it in half. It will take a few cuts, but eventually you will get it out and cut in half. Then remove the old gasket.
7. The new gasket simply presses in. Start at two diagonal corners, then press the other two corners in, then do the straight sections.
8. Now replace the freezer door, then the refrigerator door, plug in the refrigerator, and put the contents back in.
1. At least 24 hours prior to starting, remove the gasket from the packaging and lay it out in a warm area, to allow the creases to come out.
2. Unplug the refrigerator.
3. You will have to take BOTH doors off, so put at least the freezer compartment contents in a cooler so they don't thaw. Also remove all items from the refrigerator and freezer door.
4. Remove the refrigerator door first - remove the plastic cover from the top hinge, then remove the 3 metal screws holding the hinge in place. Lift the door up, and it will come right off. Set it aside.
5. Now remove the freezer door - there is one bolt head, for the top hinge pin. Remove it, and lift the door up and put it down on a table.
6. Towards the center, pull up on the old gasket, and use a pair of diagonal cutters to cut it in half. It will take a few cuts, but eventually you will get it out and cut in half. Then remove the old gasket.
7. The new gasket simply presses in. Start at two diagonal corners, then press the other two corners in, then do the straight sections.
8. Now replace the freezer door, then the refrigerator door, plug in the refrigerator, and put the contents back in.
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- Customer:
- Dale from MECHANICSBURG, PA
- Parts Used:
- W10619951
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Freezer iced up
Let the ice in the freezer melt while installing P trap drain tube
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- Customer:
- Richard from DANBURY, CT
- Parts Used:
- W11197396
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Broken hinge on crisper door
Followed the video on the web site and proceeded in a slow to moderate speed. Didn't rush the job. It went smoothly
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- Customer:
- Judy from BALD KNOB, AR
- Parts Used:
- W10830189
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The rubber liner around the refrigerator door was splitting and cracking
I watched the video and it took away my trepidation. I did what it said and it went right in!!
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- Customer:
- Frederick from HUDSON, MA
- Parts Used:
- W10884390
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Ice maker not making ice.
Got the right part on the second try but am so happy I did it myself. Easy install 3 screws and a plug. A little hard to reach in bottom drawer freezer but making great ice now.
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- Customer:
- Beverly from RIO RANCHO, NM
- Parts Used:
- W10884390
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
difficult to reach mounting screws without removing top freezer rack
Loosen the 2 mounting screws on the top about 2 turns; take the one mounting screw on the bottom all of the way out. The top part of the ice maker drops down on the loose top screws. That holds the ice maker while installing the bottom screw. No need to shut off water to the ice maker, just shut off electricity to refrigerator.
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torn gasket
gasket pulls out of groove in the door very easily. insert new gasket in the groove. very groovy!!!!!
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