IVS2 - Instructions

Remove back side cardboard access cover. About 6 dcrews need to be removed. Remove 9/16” bolt and lower compressor tray frame down to slide out wheel axel. Place wheel in slot and replace axel. Lift compressor tray and replace 9/16” bolt. Replace cardboard cover. Remove 2x4.

The refrigerator light in our Kenmore fridge has been flaky for a number of years. The slightest bump would knock it out of the hole it fits into leaving the bulb dangling. Usually since we were used to it, we could avoid bumping it so it was no real problem, but a recent visitor bumped it and it once again was hanging. I decided this time, to take a serious look at it and fix the problem for real. I had options, duct tape, hot glue gun, goop...or a new part! A quick search on the internet, and I found www.PartSelect.com I entered my model # , quickly found the correct part number. The part came 1 1/2 days after I ordered it. The repair was very simple, I unplugged the fridge, removed the wires from the spade connectors on the old light socket, and attached them to the new socket. I then pushed the socket into the hole, and with new spring clips, it snapped snuggly into place. The socket came with extra wire connectors which I didn't need, the socket fits multiple brands of appliances. It also came with a bulb protector, but that wasn't needed for my fridge either. I was very pleased with the speed and ease of the repair. No more dangling light bulbs!

Super-easy... First, empty refrigerator door. Then, just remove the bolt that goes through the cover over the top hinge. This exposes three more small bolts. Remove these and the top hinge assembly will lift off. Lift door off. Remove cam from door and lower hinge, slip new cams on, and reassemble. The hardest part was pulling all of the junk stuff out of the refrigerator door. Who know you could accumulate so much salad dressing?

Searched my issue on the internet then chose part select to see if bi-metal thermostat was available and it was so I ordered part which was under $30.00 incl. shipping. I then went to You Tube to watch how to replace the part but most importantly to find out where it was located and degree of difficulty. Replacement was rather simple and it fixed our 22 year old fridge. I must add that when I looked up the part it also told you what percent of the time that particular item actually fixed the problem based on others experience. I thought that was neat info. as I felt better about ordering something that may or may not fix my problem. Thank you,

The repair video was a great help in this specific repair and matched my refrigerator model exactly. The only issue was an apparent design change in the thermostat that I received. The location of the electrical leads has changed. It might be worth mentioning this in the video. Polarity is not an issue in this case, but if it was, it would be worth noting in the video. So far the refrigerator has been operating normally.

I had to remove the underside sheet metal (two separate parts) by unscrewing the screws securing them to the hood. The sheet metal piece that covers the fans had to be fully removed to be able to access the sheet metal part to which the light sockets are attached. There are vertical legs that connect this second assembly to the roof of the range hood so this part could not be removed to work on it. I was able to move this part enough to get vision on the brackets that held the light sockets In place. I removed the old light sockets and the rivets securing the internal electricity conduction parts of the socket were loose and trying to solder them did not improve their ability to make good contact and keep the bulbs lit. I therefore had to order replacement sockets. The shipment of these sockets was delayed and I had to put the range hood back together for Christmas Eve party so I found a different type of ceramic socket at the local hardware store and I was able to use those to replace the defective sockets that came with the range hood. I was actually happy with this different socket because I felt that the quality of design and materials in the factory socket would lend itself to malfunction again in the future. The new design socket that I installed seemed far more sturdy and less likely to fail in the future. Unfortunately these new sockets were slightly shorter in length than the ones I was replacing. As a result I had to modify the Dacor light trim rings to allow the bulb to screw in about a 1/4" further than the stock socket required. All in all about a 4-5 hour job with a trip to the hardware store and lots of research on line. I will say that despite contacting appliance repair companies all around the Bay Area, I did not find one that was willing to work on my Dacor Range Hood. That's why I had to do the DIY thing. Now I'm an expert.

remove old crisper pan
install new crisper pan
dispose of old crisper pan

Pot the part on

It took just a few seconds to snap the shelf into place. Thank you for sending the part so quickly.

Removed old thermostat and replaced with new one. The video link in the shipping email was great - really detailed even though it was a simple fix.

First defrosted it to makes sure all Air flow was opened. Tested the Defroster heater with omh meter, it was OK. Found the location of the defrost timer on the online diagrams. Used nut driver to remove cover.
Replaced timer. The hardest part was decieding how to wire it up, tis was a universal kit and depending on how it was wired as to how often the defrost ran. The firt choice was every 8 hours. Since this was going to be opened often, I picked that one.
Plugged it with in 24 hrs freezer wall mesured -5 and the fridge was at 30, so had to warm it up a bit.
Now all complaints gone, Ice making has been doing better also.

Replacement handle was not molded/routed far enough down the handle to slide into place. I had to extend the grooves to get it to fit but the length was right on.

My fridge was not cooling properly as I would have to tap the thermostat at times to get it to kick on again. Ordered the temperature control thermostat from this site t and watched video on how to install. Not hard at all and did it in under an hour. Fridge is working like new..

Emptied door of food jars etc. Used socked on top plate. Removed door and placed on a flat surface. Used socket to take out cam on the bottom of the door. Replaced worn cam. Replaced nylon sleeve on the top of the refrigerator door with needle nose pliers. Placed door in the bootom slot with the new cam in place. Placed top plate in the new nylon sleeve on the door. Replaced screws with socket wrench.

easy -- removed broken shelves and replaced with new ones