All Installation Instructions for General Electric Refrigerator GBSC3HBXARWW

compressor motor wouldn't start, so no refrigeration

My brother-in-law is a 15 year refrigeration technician who I called and described the problem to. He told me to put an "amp clamp" on the line side of the wires (black) that go to the starting controls on the side of the compressor. The motor has a label that has a number on it (LRA) that he used to determine the max amps it would pull. In this case, if the motor pulled 10 amps, then the motor was bad and I'd have to buy a new refrigerator. It was pulling less then 9 amps so he thought to buy a new overload, since the capacitor checked out (measured by multi-meter). As soon as the part came, I removed the back panel (4 screws removed by nut driver), removed the clip that holds the overload/capacitor assembly, detached the two wires from it, and removed the capacitor from the overload. I swapped in the new overload and repeated the above process in reverse. The only difficulty was that the new part was different in that the plug-in locations for the two wires were in different locations, and not marked. I had to disassemble the old part to figure out how it worked so I could deduce how the new one plugged in. Once that was solved, it was a quick fix. This was not a repair that just anyone could do; it required someone with a lot of experience to help me, and I am an engineer.

Parts Used:

Refrigerator Overload Ptcr Combo

William from Pasco, WA
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers

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refig light did not work

per your instructions

Parts Used:

LIGHT SWITCH

paul from east hanover, NJ
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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no lights in frig

killed power-gently pried out old switch using two screw drivers-replaced faulty switch-and tested OK.

Parts Used:

SWITCH LIGHT FZ

brian from coral springs, FL
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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shelf brackets holding meat/cheese drawer cracked.

I unscrewed two brackets on each side (Had to buy the correct little screw driver) and screwed in the new ones.Easy!

Parts Used:

SLIDE PAN Left Hand

Drawer Slide Rail - Right Side

ELIZABETH from BOULDER, CO
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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Left Slide Pan Broke Off, Needed To Replace It

Remove entire shelf from refrigerator and removed broke, set the replacement part in place, screwed it in and it worked perfectly, done infive minutes. Took me longer to take out the self that to do the replacement.

Parts Used:

SLIDE PAN Left Hand

Drawer Slide Rail - Right Side

JULIA from WARWICK, NY
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Socket set

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The old veg. pan was chipping along the track and was difficult to get in and out

The new pan arrived within two days, but, als, it was cracked also. I called immediately and with no fuss I was promised another pan. It arrived in perfect condition the next day. Count me as a satisfied customer.

Parts Used:

Refrigerator Crisper Drawer

Patrick from Fairfax, VA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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sticky switch

easy pry out, disconnect wiring, connect on new switch and press in switch.

Parts Used:

LIGHT SWITCH

ANTHONY from NEW EGYPT, NJ
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Pliers, Screw drivers

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Rat chewed up fan blades in refrigerator at our camp.

We just pried off the fan blades and pushed on the new part. Could not have been easier. The rat has been permanently dipatched and, hopefully, that is that.

Parts Used:

BLADE CONF FAN Assembly

Compression Ring

Wendell from Baton Rouge, LA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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broken slide drawer track

Took out shelf, unscrewed old track, screwed on new track. Only thing is not a standard flat or Phillips screw head so if you don't have a star head bit, you are out of luck.

Parts Used:

Drawer Slide Rail - Right Side

TREVOR from KENT, WA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Wrench set

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The plastic piece that holds the screw in on the pan of the refrigerator had broken

I took the pan out, replaced the bar with the new part - slide pan RH - and I was back in business. It couldn't have been easier.

Parts Used:

Drawer Slide Rail - Right Side

Kathleen from Burke, VA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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switch wouldn't come out anymore and turn light on

Gently pry out switch in door jam with screwdriver and pull both connectors off and put connectors on new switch then push switch back into the hole. Looked it up on the internet and video showed how to and also had link to new part, ordered and less than a week later the fridge is bright again. I have an older freezer also and it seems that they all use the same switches. Very Very easy

Parts Used:

LIGHT SWITCH

Cynthia from Seatac, WA
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers

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glass replacement

Everything went good.

Parts Used:

Vegetable Glass Shelf Insert

Debra from dearborn, MI
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
Less than 15 mins

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failed light switch

I started removing the switch by prying on the right side with a screwdriver, when it emerged enough I used pliers to finish removing it. I then unpluged rhe wires from the bad switch and pluged them on the new switch and "poped" it into the hole.

Parts Used:

LIGHT SWITCH