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38041-2 General Electric Refrigerator - Instructions

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end cap to bar of freezer door broke
Snapped end cap onto bar and installed bar onto freezer door.

I considered going to an appliance parts store but found the part very easily on the internet and had it within 2 days. I am very busy which was very helpful.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Kimberly A from Columbus, OH
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Not cooling and freezer freezing up
I removed the condenser cover removed old fan blade defrosted the condenser section installed new blade and reassembled
Parts Used:
Fan Blade with Clamp
  • kenneth from carmel, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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Cap on the door retainer bar broke.
The replacement cap fit perfectly. Unfortunately when the orinigal cap broke it tookout a small piece of the surrounding plastic leaving nothing for the new cap to catch. I have the piece and tried several kinds of glue but nothing holds it securely enough. I would however readily recommend your company. The service was terrific.
Thank you.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Mary from New Milford, NJ
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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I didn't know if I could get a replacement part, but I googled "replacement parts" (or some such), and since this website looked easy to navigate, chose it. (Actually, I did my ordering via telephone). The sales rep. helped me clarify which part I needed, I ordered it, and received the part the very
I simply snapped the two end pieces into place, attaching the guard rail. It was like putting the pieces of a very easy puzzle together‚ especially for someone like myself who is mechanically challenged.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Kaye from San Francisco, CA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Old end cap broke.
Put the new end cap on and snapped it into place, took about 5 seconds.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Travis from North Quincy, MA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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The above door End Cap broke.
The repair just required snapping the new part on to the door shelf and then snapping the shelf in to the door.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • John from Northglenn, CO
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Broken shelf retainer bar end cap.
I ordered 2 end caps just to keep one as spare. Turned out I had ordered a size larger than the one already on the refrigerator. So I replaced both ends and it worked fine - with increased shelf space. Now I can even fit a gallon container with ease!!! Took about 20 seconds. I just wish there was an easier way to measure parts before ordering. Otherwise, the entire process from order to finish took about 3 days.
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Ruchik from Bronx, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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light wouldn't come out of socket
It just unpluged and the new one plugged in. Simple. The part was reasonable and arrived very quickly. It sure is nice to have a light in the frig again.
Parts Used:
Light Socket
  • Joyce from Tacoma, WA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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broken shelf end caps- right side of 2 shelves.
After watching video I took off end shelf caps. It took close to 10 mins to replace them.
Parts Used:
Shelf Support End Cap - Right Side
  • William from PRESQUE ISLE, ME
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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freezer stoped freezing
my freezer quit freezing, it would freeze for one day, thaw the next, so I went online, found PARTS SELECT, LOOKED UP MY MODEL #, come to find out it needed three parts to keep my freezer to freeze, first part was a thermistor a small PART took me longer to remove all the covers, and shelving, PULLED THE OLD OUT, CUT THE WIERS TO SIZE, AND REINSTALLED, IT WELL! THAT WASN'T ENOUGH THE FREEZER STILL DIDN'T FREEZE IT THOUT IT WAS A COOL WORMING OVEN, HAD TO INSTALL THE THERMISTOR I, SO I DID, TEN MIN, NOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT BECAUSE IT STAYED FROZEN FOR A WEAK, HAVE YOU EVER EATEN SOUPY ICE CREAM? SO BACK TO PARTS SELECT, THIS TIME I BOUGHT ONE MORE PT, THE RUN CAPACITOR, FIVE MIN, THAT/S ALL IT TOOK TO INSTALL. I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME YOU NEED THE THREE OF THEM TO RUN THE FREEZER ONE TO KEEP THE TEMP., ONE TO KEEP THE FAN RUNNING THE WAY IT SHOULD, AND THE THIRD TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER TWO KEEP RUNNING. NOW I CAN SET IT AT 4- 5 AND. FREEZE.
Parts Used:
Run Capacitor
  • paul from ENDICOTT, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Very Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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The Refridgerator and Freezer were not cooling.
Installing the part repaired the fridge and freezer immediately.
Parts Used:
Run Capacitor
  • Frank from VERO BEACH, FL
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    15 - 30 mins
  • Tools:
    Pliers, Screw drivers
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The light inside the oven had burned out
0. As a safety precaution, unplug the range or hit the relevant fuse breaker before you start. You might also want to grab a flashlight. Definitely do not try to do this while the oven is hot.
1. Pinch the wire over the light bulb cap to remove it. This is inside the oven at the back.
2. Pop off the hemispherical glass cap.
3. Unscrew the old light bulb, and screw the new light bulb in its place.
4. Put the cap back.
5. Secure the cap by putting the wire back in its slots on the cap.

No tools needed, the cap is just held in place with pressure from the wire.
Parts Used:
Light Bulb - 40W
  • Catherine from SEATTLE, WA
  • Difficulty Level:
    Very Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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The plastic parts that hold the brackett to the shelf were broken.
The part just snapped into the shelf bar. Extremely easy to fix. Since you show the part in a grid I was able to tell, by holding my old piece up to the screen, that the new part would be the correct size. We have rentals and are always needing parts for appliances. Impossible to find locally.
Also the part came so quickly it was almost as good as buying it here in town. Thanks. Donna Bingham
Parts Used:
Door Shelf Retainer Bar End Cap - Left or Right Side
  • Sammy from Farmington, NM
  • Difficulty Level:
    Really Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Light burnt out.
Turned the wire protector to the side. Turned out the old bulb and replaced it with the new. Turned the wire protector back in place and I'm like new.
Parts Used:
Light Bulb - 40W
  • Roscoe G from ROCHESTER, NY
  • Difficulty Level:
    Very Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
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Lights did not work, bulbs were good
Took out the light sockets, plugged in the new ones. I found the manual on line to find the part numbers. Parts select parts were perfect
Parts Used:
Light Socket Light Bulb - 40W
  • Donita from O FALLON, MO
  • Difficulty Level:
    Easy
  • Total Repair Time:
    Less than 15 mins
  • Tools:
    Screw drivers
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