Thank you for the video! There are two ways to release the control panel on GE refrigerators. Some you have to remove the trim piece to get to it (like in the video). Others, like my GE Profile, you just have to give the bottom of the control panel a little tug and it detaches. I figured this out when the trim piece absolutely would not budge and I saw no tabs holding it on
Good information but I had a few issues. The trim panel did not come off as easily as shown here. I had to work at it. My “mounting assembly “ did not remove easily as shown here. Turns out the heat from the light bulb slightly melted the plastic housing causing it to stick to the inside frame. Yanked and pulled for an hour and it finally came out. I thought it broke, but no. Otherwise, replacing solenoid solved problem of door ice flap not fully closing and causing heavy frost buildup in the chute and ice bin.
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AppliancePartsPros thanks. Changed mine yesterday. Your verbiage doesn't mention that this also controls the ice flap, which was the root of my question.
Mine is all rusted out. This is the second time I will have to replace. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the moisture getting on this solenoid and rusting?
@@fredj4Mine was rusted completely. I think my problems started when the round black rubber piece of the flap came off the round white piece of the flap. It's like it got stuck to the ice chute and when the door activated, it separated. I didn't know that until today when I tore everything down. The detached black rubber flap allowed cold freezer air to escape and condense everywhere inside the housing. Screws rusted, mildew, etc. You might want to double check that your black rubber piece is securely attached to the flap.
Thank you for the video! There are two ways to release the control panel on GE refrigerators. Some you have to remove the trim piece to get to it (like in the video). Others, like my GE Profile, you just have to give the bottom of the control panel a little tug and it detaches. I figured this out when the trim piece absolutely would not budge and I saw no tabs holding it on
Good information but I had a few issues. The trim panel did not come off as easily as shown here. I had to work at it. My “mounting assembly “ did not remove easily as shown here. Turns out the heat from the light bulb slightly melted the plastic housing causing it to stick to the inside frame. Yanked and pulled for an hour and it finally came out. I thought it broke, but no. Otherwise, replacing solenoid solved problem of door ice flap not fully closing and causing heavy frost buildup in the chute and ice bin.
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Is there another solenoid valve that fills the ice maker? Ice maker still runs but no water seems to come in.
What is your model number of the fridge and we can take a look into this for you.
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The selenoid also opens the ice door, correct?
If you need additional help with the repair outside of what's demonstrated in the video, you can give us a call at 1-877-477-7278 or you can chat us at our website: www.appliancepartspros.com/. We’re here to help 7 days a week.
AppliancePartsPros thanks. Changed mine yesterday. Your verbiage doesn't mention that this also controls the ice flap, which was the root of my question.
Mine is all rusted out. This is the second time I will have to replace. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the moisture getting on this solenoid and rusting?
@@fredj4Mine was rusted completely. I think my problems started when the round black rubber piece of the flap came off the round white piece of the flap. It's like it got stuck to the ice chute and when the door activated, it separated. I didn't know that until today when I tore everything down. The detached black rubber flap allowed cold freezer air to escape and condense everywhere inside the housing. Screws rusted, mildew, etc. You might want to double check that your black rubber piece is securely attached to the flap.
@@bretmaxwell1892 Yes I've checked that in the past. I replaced the entire flap assembly and the spring.