596379243017 Kenmore Refrigerator - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Catherine from BROOMALL, PA
- Parts Used:
- W11396033
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
The door switch was broken so the interior light would not come on.
The instructions in the package were not helpful. They wanted me to cut the wiring harness and described where to cut based on the wire colors. My wires were not the same color! I removed the light mechanism using a combination of a screwdriver, putty knife, and plain old muscle with my fingers! The wiring harness unplugged easily and the new one inserted. It was easy to push the whole assembly back into the door. I spent more time looking for something to cut the wiring harness with (and never did find it) than the whole job actually took without needing to cut anything!
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- Customer:
- Gregory P from EXPORT, PA
- Parts Used:
- W10882923
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Ice would stick and not dispense
Removed the ice tray with nut driver underneath after removing and unplugging ice machine. Then by remembering, unplugged the necessary electric connectors because electric worked well(replaced electric last time I got a new assembly). Plugged in electric needed, not all (again I'm saying that), then fit back assembly with nut driver underneath.
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- Customer:
- Joan from SILVERDALE, WA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10671238
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
the rail broke from overloading the drawers
got the new part, took the old part out and snapped the new part in! Very easy. Thank you.
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- Customer:
- HARRY from FSTRVL TRVOSE, PA
- Parts Used:
- W11396033
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Freezer drawer light switch failure.
Disconnect plug from wall. Insert putty knife between light switch.and trim panel , apply pressure to depress plastic spring holding switch in place. Apply a slight twist too putty knife releasing switch from trim piece. This wil expose plug connected to switch. Disconnect plug from switch. Connect new switch to plug. Insert switch into trim. Plug refrigerator into wall socket.
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- Customer:
- Donna from Oro Valley, AZ
- Parts Used:
- W11396033
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Light switch on door broke
Popped out broken switch with blunt flat edged instrument. Disconnected switch from unit . Plugged new piece in and reinserted into side panel of refrigerator. Very easy.
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- Customer:
- Kenneth E from AUGUSTA, KS
- Parts Used:
- W10882923
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Icemaker quit
Watched you tube video,.....followed,....went very well.....picked the right wiring harness,.....no problems.......making ice in 1 hour
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- Customer:
- William from PKS, NC
- Parts Used:
- W10882923
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Ice maker stopped making ice .
Turn ice maker off
Remove ice tray
Remove side panel cover
Unplug ice machine
Slide ice machine out remove bottom section
Install new ice machine
Very good instruction videos on you tube.
Remove ice tray
Remove side panel cover
Unplug ice machine
Slide ice machine out remove bottom section
Install new ice machine
Very good instruction videos on you tube.
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- Customer:
- Michael from McKinney, TX
- Parts Used:
- W10619951
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Water pooling on the floor.
This problem is caused by a "Duckbill" rubber grommet attached to the bottom drain tube of the freezer. This duckbill opens up during the defrost cycle and allows water to drain down the "water slide" to the evaporator pan. It doesn't take much to gum the Duckbill. Once gummed up the defrost water is trapped. The Defrost Cycle eventually makes the water flow out of the coil area to the bottom of the freezer then eventually to the floor. The repair involves unplugging the unit, removing the bottom back cover with a 1/4 nut driver, pop the power clip out to give you room, reach in and pull the duckbill grommet and the water slide, then installing this replacement drain kit. This is a p trap replacement that actually fixes the root cause of this problem. A tricky part is removing the water slide, you can see the white snap that holds the slide in place. Using a small flat blade from the top releases the snap and the unit is pulled upward rather easily. This replacement drain clip snaps in the same place. If I had to do this again it wouldn't take more than two minutes to replace. Oh, one major thing, you need to manually defrost the unit. I pulled the front door off, it is held with 4 screws ... don't remove them just loosen them and it pops off easily. I pulled the bottom tray out an it gave me room to squirt hot water with a baster into the back freezer area. Eventually everything thawed out. If I had it to do over I would have waited on connecting the tube to the evaporator pan and placed the bottom of the tube into a small sauce pan or something to collect the drain water and easily dump it into the sink. I used a sponge and that took forever. BTW, just to reiterate, use this item and not that Duck Bill for replacement, this actually fixes the root cause of this problem!
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- Customer:
- John from Ketchikan, AK
- Parts Used:
- EDR4RXD1
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Low Water Pressure
Followed directions on filter unit
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- Customer:
- Dan from WATERVILLE, MN
- Parts Used:
- WP67006878
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
Clean the glass and asked my wife to install the glass. She is less likely to brake the glass
Removed the plastic frame, washed the frame and fridge, set new glass into the frame.
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- Customer:
- Arthur from WYNNEWOOD, PA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10671238
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Rail snapped
Followed video
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- Customer:
- John from PHOENIX, AZ
- Parts Used:
- W11613295
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
The refrigerator was working for just 1 minute and breaks, I discovered that the fan was not working , I understood that there wsa something wrong with the condenser fan motor. I just order a new one.
The installation video for condenser fan motor helped a lot to know how to disconnect the old fan motor and connect the new one. So easy just know how to remove and put back the fan gently, observe carefully where is the center and the connector position; 15 min after everything was done and the unit works well to date.
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- Customer:
- Barbara from MANTON, CA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10534160
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Piece of cake
Took me longer to get down on the floor than it did to install the Grille-Frt.
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- Customer:
- Howard from Jacksboro, TN
- Parts Used:
- WP67006331
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
Tab on water filter cover broken off
Removed the shelf below the cover to allow plenty of room to work spread apart the old cover at the pivot point toward the back installed the new one in reverse order
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- Customer:
- Richard from PORT JERVIS, NY
- Parts Used:
- W11396033
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
No problems
Just plugged it in
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