5VMFX257AA00 Maytag Refrigerator - Instructions
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Replace ice & water Filter
Open and remove lower cover on filter holder by opening tabs that hold lower cover and remove lower cover.
Firmly hold back of unit and firmly hold and turn filter in counter clockwise to unlock and remove.
Install new filter by holdin back of unit and install new filter by turning in clock wise direction and then replace lower cover.
Firmly hold back of unit and firmly hold and turn filter in counter clockwise to unlock and remove.
Install new filter by holdin back of unit and install new filter by turning in clock wise direction and then replace lower cover.
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James from Whittier, CA
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Difficulty Level:A Bit Difficult
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Replacing filter
Really easy, simple instructions, and it was on my doorstep 3 days after I ordered. Much simpler than dealing with the appliance store, where I'd have to drive to the store, order the filter, wait 7-10 days, and return to pick it up. Ughh! Internet is the way to go!
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Eric from Noank, CT
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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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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Michael from McKinney, TX
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Difficulty Level:A Bit Difficult
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Total Repair Time:1- 2 hours
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Tools:Nutdriver
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Broken
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Lee from TAYLOR, AZ
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Light out.
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Carlton from CHICAGO, IL
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Drawer glide was broken on each side so drawer was not in properly
Remove damaged driver glides on both sides, save screws to reuse. Put right glider on right and left glider on left side of drawer and tighten screws with screwdriver.
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Denise from TROPHY CLUB, TX
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Difficulty removing old switch.
Everything went as planned except the cold temperature (freezer door switch located inside freezer) made deflection of the switch locking tab difficult to remove. Letting the switch warm up was not an option.
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Ronald from HUNTINGTN BCH, CA
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Difficulty Level:A Bit Difficult
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Total Repair Time:30 - 60 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Lost cap for filter
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Marybeth from VACAVILLE, CA
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Gasket was old and air leaking into freezer !
Took off old one and just replaced new, very easy and corrected problems!
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William from CAPE CORAL, FL
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Difficulty Level:Really Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Refer lights not working, there are two lights and neither worked. Decided the switch was the problem.
The switch fix but did not fix the problem. I assumed the wires go on the same way as on the old switch. Is it possible if one light Burns out, the other will not work either?
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John from AUBURN, CA
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Difficulty Level:A Bit Difficult
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Total Repair Time:15 - 30 mins
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Tools:Pliers, Screw drivers
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Wrong Part Sent (interior light)
I received the wrong part - had to pay returnin shipped and restock fee. Lost out on dealing with this company. Went to Whirlpool site and got correct light for my refrigerator
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JOE from BATON ROUGE, LA
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Difficulty Level:Very Difficult
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Total Repair Time:More than 2 hours
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The drawer glides broke
The parts arrived quickly and the repair was so simple it took less than 5 minutes to do, I do however wonder why one screw cost $15.00 though.
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Pamela from MOUNT JULIET, TN
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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broken light switch in the freezer
We removed the old switch, unplugged it, plugged the new one in and it was easy to do. But when we tried to put the switch back in we had a very hard time doing it. Eventually got it in, but if it had not been for the difficulty we had getting the new switch to snap in to place, it would have taken under 5 minutes.
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kathleen from GREEN VALLEY, AZ
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Difficulty Level:Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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Tools:Screw drivers
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Brand new refrigerator door switch for the light broke
The part needed was not available to me so I had to request a service call ... the service tech came out after a week long wait and did not have the switch ... he had to order it which added another 2 week delay to this very simple repair.
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Ronald from MURFREESBORO, TN
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:More than 2 hours
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No problems
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Richard from PORT JERVIS, NY
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Difficulty Level:Very Easy
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Total Repair Time:Less than 15 mins
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