MWF MANIFOLD

Followed the following video:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ge+filter+housing+and+tubes&docid=608040388014115374&mid=CC699BA38E977D456A62CC699BA38E977D456A62&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Pulled the fridge away form the wall, took everything off of the top shelf, turned the water valve on the wall off. Removed the plastic shroud around the water filter, removed the water filter, using a socket & ratchet with a long extension, removed the two screws inside the fridge holding the filter head on, A little Vaseline in the so ... Read more cket will keep the screws in the socket until you want them to fall out. Behind the fridge removed the two screws on the top left holding the shroud around the water tubes coming from the filter head assembly. On the rear bottom of the fridge unscrewed all the screws holding the fiberboard screen in place. Place an old towel on the floor, break both water connections on the old tubes using two wrenches. Pull the old filter head and tubes out from the front. feed the new tubes through the hole from the front, fasten down the new filter head with the tow screws removed earlier. Go around back, fasten the shroud back in place covering the tubes as the exit the fridge from the top left rear corner. This bends the tubes down, go slow don't pinch anything. Fasten the tube end connectors in place. They just need to be good, and snug, you don't have to reef on them very hard. Open the water valve, look for leaks around back. Wipe up around the back with the old towel, get it out of the way. Go around front using the dispenser run water into a pitcher until all the air comes out. Go around back, check for leaks. Vacuum out all the lint that you can reach from under the back of and behind the fridge. Replace the fiberboard screen. roll the fridge back in to place being careful not to roll over or pinch the tubes. Go around front replace the plastic shroud around the filter head, Replace the supplied plug with a new filter. Run water out of the dispenser until all the air is out. Put the stuff back on the top shelf and yor are done.

Turned off the house water valve. Removed cover at the bottom rear to get to the refrigerator dual valve that the filter manifold hoses go to. Loosen the nuts and removed the hoses. Removed two cover plate screws at the top rear off the refrigerator that secures the two poly hoses. Remove the putty that seals the hoses. Save it you need t ... Read more o put it back. Open the front refrigerator door. Remove the plastic cover just above the water filter. It just pulls out. Remove the two screws that attach the filter manifold to the back of the refrigerator. A 6" long 1/4" extension made that much easier. Pull manifold and hoses out. Reassemble in reverse order.

As simple as it can get. Turn water supply off. 2 hex-screws hold filter assembly in place. Remove those. Disconnect the 2 hoses on back of refrigerator and pull the whole assembly out from inside.. Put new Filter head assembly in place by doing everything in reverse. Even with using the opportunity of having the refrigerator pulled ... Read more out to vacuum the back of the refrigerator I was still done in 20 minutes. Works great!