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How To: Replace The GE MWF Water Filter In Your GE Refrigerator
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2015
- *Water filter location may vary by model
Learn how to replace the water filter in your GE refrigerator that uses MWF water filters!
Buy The GE MWF Replacement Refrigerator Water And Ice Filter At Abt: www.abt.com/product/18942/GE-M...
If you’re looking for an efficient water filter for your GE or Hotpoint refrigerator the GE MWF Refrigerator Water Filter is a safe choice. An enhanced version of the GWF model this water filter can be used with Smart Water GWF01 GWF06 and Hotpoint HWF. However with a reusable adapter this filter can also replace XRC FXRT FXRC and many Kenmore models. Eliminating most of the waterborne contaminants including mercury lead carbofuran p-dichlorobenzene toxaphene and benzene this GE MWF SmartWater Filter will give you safer and healthier drinking water. This filter features a check valve that prevents any kind of water leakage. Installation is made easy as it does not require any specialized tool. Its slim compact design makes for added ease. For better efficiency it is recommended that you replace the filter every six months. Precisely this GE Cartridge water filter is all that you need for safe great-tasting drinking water at home.
Features:
• GEs SmartWater MWF Refrigerator water filter fits all GE and Hotpoint Refrigerators with water filters and replaces part numbers GWF Smart Water GWF01 GWF06 HXRT and Hotpoint HWF. The SmartWater MWF Refrigerator water filter also replaces MXRC FXRT FXRC WR97X10006 and 46-9905 filters when used with a reusable adaptor (Part number: Adapter).
• The MWF water filter can also be used on select Kenmore refrigerators. Kenmore models where the model number begins with 363 are likely to use this filter. The MWF water filter replaces Kenmore part numbers 9905 469905 & 46-9905
• Improved version of the GWF filter
• Reduces more waterborne contaminates such as Mercury Toxaphene p-dichlorobenzene Carbofuran Alachlor and Benzene
• Also reduces lead crystosporidium and giardia
• Slimmer design allows for easy installation and removal
• No tools required for installation
• Replace filters every six months
Jim Halpert really can do it all. Salesman, Manager, & Service Tech.
😄 🤣 He does look like Jim
Dang beat me to the comment! 😂😂😂
Hahahaha you beat me to it
I need Jim! I changed out the filter and then it started gurgling and making a terrible noise so I replaced it with another filter thinking it was a bad filter and it still makes the same noise every hour or so when it’s supposed to run it gurgles and I cannot figure out what has happened?
Every 6 months? It has been 17 years. I guess it is time. I have the replacement and came here to make sure I knew how to put it in. Thanks!
Replacing every 6 months is definitely overkill. I've had mine in for 2 years and aside from growing a third arm everything has been totally fine.
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I'm eleven and i just ordered something for our washing machine and just watched this video of how to replace the thing and i did it its so easy anybody could do it thank you so much btw new sub
I know some of us are a little slow, but the open the refrigerator door priceless
Ah, here I am once again for my bi-yearly refreshment on how to change my water filter. Cheers all!
I can't find the comment again, but I'm pretty sure it was a comment on this video that suggested using two hands to remove the old filter if it gets stuck. That worked for me! I did have to get my tall husband to use his leverage to install the new filter, but other short folks could use a stepstool to get at a better angle.
Open the door first. That's where I kept getting stuck.....
Thank you for showing the water filter replacement for the GE refrigerator I had no idea what I was doing and thank you you did a great job
How to Change Your Water Filter with John Krasinski
LOL Awesome!!!!
I changed the filter and now it makes a vibrating sound
LOL!!!!
Exactly what I thought!
Thank you Carl, you remind me of my son! Hope everyone has a blessed day!
This video was so helpful! Thank you! This may sound silly, but we were searching the freezer side for what seemed like forever… no wonder we couldn’t find it. Haha! Once we opened the refrigerator, it was easy peasy thanks to your video. Thanks again!
helpful. easy enough, changed successfully. thank you
Hi Carl -- Thank you SO MUCH for this video. You are a genius.
Lmfao people that don't know what counter clockwise is, WTF. He's turning it counter clockwise! the perspective is from the object being removed IE if you were looking up at the filter.
No drama for the first time in 17 years!
Just changed mine and did not have to turn off water supply. Worked fine.
That was my exact question - Thanks
thank goodness cause I couldn’t find the way to turn mine off haha
You wouldn't need to turn off the water supply on any fridge that has the solenoid valve upstream of the filter, unless it's a rare event where the ice maker made a call to refill the very moment you had the filter off, and even then there may be a cutoff switch that senses when the filter is off.
That was helpful. Thank you@@stinkycheese804
CARL... SO GOOD TO SEE YOU
Thank you Jim Halpert!
Thank you sir! It seems that when the system is hooked up to water the pressure makes it a little tougher to "unscrew"
Using 2 hands it was easy
You make it look so easy but I'm a 6'3" and have a really hard time changing it and now it's leaking when in, I'm thinking I broke the gasket and that something is misaligned (the filter always seemed crooked). Makes sense? Is there a video on how to repare such things, I'm in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Thanks, that was so easy.
Thanks it worked well.
Excellent example!
This was great! Thank you!!!
This man is handsome and I appreciate this video for it
Thank you so much! Just did it! Wow ❤
Thank you, that was very helpful.
THANK YOU CARL!!
Thank you!
Thank you so much
Thank you! Very helpful.
Thank you...so simple and Straight-Forward approach! By the way, I get water without any problems, but it stopped making ice...could it have frozen up?
Pull your ice drawer out and see if the cube flippers are up, if they are push them down and reinstall drawer.
thank you very helpful
That was very helpful thank You
@Plant-based Recipes with Simone You're welcome! We're glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thank you!!!
Helpful video, however, our red light would not go green at all. Finally after several tries, husband continued to hold the button in. It flashes the seconds for you. But it NEVER went green. Just keep holding button past the 3 flashes until the light goes out entirely. Hope that helps.
I have had the same problem for over 4 filter replacements. I keep pressing the hold button and it hasn’t turned green. I wish they never had this feature on my refrigerator because I don’t want it. Everyone who gets water from the dispenser asks me have I ever replaced the filter. 😡
Thank god for this video
Lifesaver for a 89yr old recent widow!!! Tc
I did exactly as you said, but the water filter will not come drop down. It is stuck, after I turn it counterclockwise. It will not fall down.
Thanks 👍
Thanks big tuna!
I replaced the water filter and the water is coming out real slow. I have been running the water about 10 minutes and got about 2 glasses of water
everyone, the filter light is just a six month timer, you need to reset this light, it won't go out by just replacing the filter.
How do I reset the filter light?
Can you please check as to whether the rotation is counterclockwise or clockwise to remove the water filter. It’s a little confusing for me.
Hi
thanks for the easily explained video. One quick questions though. I moved into the new house on last July with existing refrigerator and filter. I haven't been using it and I was wondering if there is a way you can find if this filter is still usable or not.
Thanks,
Hi Ethan. It's hard to say. If the previous owners reset the filter light properly and it hasn't come on yet then you should still be able to use the filter without any problems, but there's no great way to tell. If you want to be on the safe side I'd say to pick up the replacement filter and install it. That way there's no doubt that it's good. Thanks for watching! -Carl
Thanks for kind reply! I will pickup the replacement!
Running two gallons through before drinking the water is unnecessary. One is more than sufficient. The black material that first comes out of the new filter is activated charcoal. It is harmless, but not pretty. Mine clears up in less that a gallon.
Ty
The refrigerator LED goes from a green light to a orange light then it supposed to go to a red light.
Currently it's on Orange and have my filters.
About how much longer does it take for it to go red. It has been orange for about a week.
It is very tricky to unscrew the filter. Please continue to show us more tricks like taking out the eggs from the frig.
What's a frig?
Also remember to remove the little placeholder!!!
Found out the hard way, that if the icemaker is turned off water will flow out while attempting to change filter. Turned Icemaker on and water won't come out while changing filter. It would have been nice if so stated in the above intructions.
Same here!!! Had a big mess to clean up!
It amazes me that we function as a society when reading these comments of people struggling to do this
ok...this may be obvious to most, but when it's the first time to replace a filter, it is important to know how to turn the water source off before removing the filter. I pulled the fridge out look behind it for a turn off valve only find it didn't have one to turn off!! water was pouring into the fridge. the faucet was somewhat hidden under the sink, and only on my second time closing off the faucets did I find the one to the fridge.....I had a huge mess to clean up in the fridge....Now I know how to do it!
I’m sorry 🤣😩😩🤣
Same thing happened to me. I had water everywhere. It would have been nice if they would have explained this in the video before I nearly flooded my kitchen.
What do you do when the “Replace Water Filter” message on a GE PSCS3RGXCFSS refrigerator won’t go away after you replace the filter ?
Why did my refrigerator gush water out of the port when I detached the filter? That was a real pain in the arse. Like, constant pressure until I placed the new filter on. Flooded my fridge and kitchen a bit because I was not prepared for that.
same thing happened to mine and when I finally got the new filter in the ice maker stopped working 🤦🏽♂️
cannot get the change water filter light to go out. Any suggestions?
Once the filter is loosened, is there any water loss? Do I need a drip pan underneath to prevent a mess?
Minimal loss, a towel placed on the shelf would be prudent.
Does this filter the water for ice alsi
Hi, not sure why but I've been replacing my water filter once a year as per my change filter light on my GE side by side 16 year old fridge. Isn't this the right way...to go by warning light?
Depends, not all people use the same amount of water and not all water has as many minerals or other impurities in it, so don't need their filter changed as often. Personally I would wait for the water to start tasting worse or if the flow rate decreases, but then I am not that picky about filtering the water here, had a fridge without a filter for two decades and was fine with that. They do make a bypass plug for some models if you don't feel the need for a filter.
Water sprayed everywhere soon as i loosened it and kept spraying till new filter went in, thanks for the wet fridge
Mine did the same thing. I flooded my kitchen. They don't tell you to turn the water off.
@@lisad9491 Even if you turn the water off, there is still enough back pressure to spray everywhere. You need to turn water off and drain the fridge or put bucket under filter whilst changing. All other fridges have a valve that closes when you remove filter, this one either doesn't work or is bad design.
I put mine in, but then accidentally jiggled it in the wrong way and it popped with a bunch of black liquid. Is this just from the filter particles or should I be concerned?
YO. I didnt know John Krasinski worked at GE 🤯
Didn't you need to shut off the water source, so no water is pushing through the filter?
Is it necessary to turn off the water supply to the refrigerator before changing the filter assembly?
Yes, yes, yes!! They did not say this in the video and I had a near catastrophe in my kitchen!! Dumb video!!
I cannot get the water filter out. It will not turn. Stuck tight. Any suggestion!?
Just changed my MWF filter. Previously, very little water came out when I removed the old filter. However, this time a strong stream came out continuously. I was finally able to install the new filter to stop the flow. My ice maker was on, so why did this happen? Do I need a repair person?
This just happened to me. What ended up happening for you?
I just replaced my GE MWF water filter. Do you happen to know how the reset on the water timer works? We cleared the notification prior to replacing the filter and after I replaced it I just held the button for 3 seconds to reset it. Hope that works!
+Kiss3sNCupcak3s It depends on the fridge, but usually it's exactly what you mentioned. Hold the button down for 3 or so seconds and the light will change from red back to green.
do you have to shut water valve of to the refrigerator
@@dancurrier6421 No you don't.
You didn't tell us what color the light is supposed to be when it needs to be changed. I just moved into a house with one and I have no idea if it is old or new, and what the light is telling me.
Does water need to be off? Thank you for the video.
Do we have to turn off main water
Hey Al! Any word on if the water needs to be off before replacing the filter?
@@jaket.mullery4105 no. no reply as of yet. I do have a valve shut off behind the fridge as I am a disabled vet and moving the fridge can be a challenge for me.
@@ChristKrew-Rev1.8 I read a bit further down the comments and someone.said they.needed to shut off the water. Do you have a main shutoff valve for the house water?
Also, semper fi brother.
@@jaket.mullery4105 it would be easier to just slide the fridge out... I am sure the wife will be able to help me do it. It does have rollers. Semper Fi brother.
The water filter does not lock into place when installed by turning to the right.
HOW DO i SHUT OFF THE LIGHT AFER CHANGING FILTER
I replaced the water filter but the filter reset light will not turn off. You're supposed to press and hold the button for 3 seconds then it's supposed to go out. Mine doesn't any idea why?
There is a plastic piece that is in the middle of the piece the filter screws into, not allowing the filter to go up into that piece. Help
He makes it look easy but it was difficult. When you remove the filter, you have to use some force because it gets sucked in by the water pressure. After that you have to fill the new filter with some water, so you don't get the air bubbles. After that you have to move the new filter around to look for the crevices to align. Please do look up more videos to get the right information.
I agree.... not that easy. I have tried 3 different filters and am still unable to get it installed and this is not the first time this has happened. UPDATE! My mechanical friend found the problem. The gasket?/ O ring? from the previous filter was stuck, thereby not allowing the new filter to fit. He removed the piece and the new filter went right on. So in the future I'll check the filter being replaced to be sure it is intact.
Is it necessary to put tap water in the new filter before installing it? What happens if you don't?
he said yes fill it with water before installing. the instructions on box say the same thing.
If you don't then the water displaces the air and it burps out while dispensing it initially.
I have a GE fridge that uses the MWF filter. The fridge is 2.5 years old and I replace the water filter every six months. I've never had a problem replacing the water filter until yesterday. After I replaced the old MWF filter with the new one inside the fridge's main compartment, I tried to flush the system by pressing the drinking water button on the outside of the fridge. Unexpectedly, no water came out. I'm guessing there is an air pocket in the water line because the problem remained when I put the old MWF filter back on. The fridge also stoping making ice last night. If there is an air pocket in the line as I suspect, how can I remove it?
Great question Rick,
I just replaced mine and I'm having the same problem, how did finally resolve the problem.
Hi
I replaced the filter but it doesn’t run water. It only makes ice. Can I fix this problem? Thanks
Marsha
It is probable that your solenoid had one of its two valves fail. Follow the water hose from the wall, where it goes into the back bottom of the fridge, probably connects directly to this solenoid.
Hello, I've replaced my water filter without problems for 3 years now. The time, the new filter is not catching upon turning to the right. I've been trying for over an hour now. Do you have any troubleshooting tips? Thank you
Me too did he ever answer?
easier said than done. it is a task to get the filter in and locked. several attempts are always required. question: can we NOT put a filter in the fridge and still have it work fine? or will water flow through the line and mess up the fridhe side with water damage?
Are you a midget? I watched 10 seconds of the video, unscrewed it, dropped it out, put the new one up, turned it to the right until it stopped, and then I ran the water until air stopped coming out. That was the easiest filter change of anything I’ve ever done in my life.
And no, dummy - anything with the line that runs through a filter cannot run without the filter...
I cant get my old filter off. Is there some kind of wrench/tool that would work? Don't want to damage anything.
I'd suggest you don't use ANY wrench to change the filter. This is a hands only maneuver. Get a nice grasp on the filter, firmly with one hand, push the filter up, slightly then turn it, to the left (counter-clockwise). It should come off with only one slight turn. Do this same procedure, BACKWARDS, to install new one.....voila!!!
@@williechan347 Thanks for the comeback. I had a friend with a big hand do it...All is well👍😊
How do I shut the red light off I tried to three second rule
I changed my filter MWF but red light is still on. There is no reset button. Help
I can't remove the GE MWF water filter because there is a shelf directly under it. The shelf can't be lifted up and out because the Filter is in the way. Help.
The filter indicator light is still red when I reset it. Do you know why this could be?
Same here. I replaced it and it's still red when I reset it.
the light is just a timer, six months, you need to reset it after changing the filter.
water filter light is red, changed filter, light after 3 secs is still red. Is there a problem
After replacing water filter and running thru necessary amount of water does light for replace filter go dark?
@Joan Bongiorno Most models will have a button on the dispenser that you'll need to hold down for 3-5 seconds to reset the filter light. It will depend on which refrigerator you have. If you purchased it from Abt you can send your information to youtube@abt.com and we can take a look.
Hi I have a GE refrigerator but when I remove the plastic part where the filter goes I found this
What do you when you changed the filter and there no water coming out.
Can you replace an WMF filter with one that says "AWF-MWF"?
I have the same question, did you figure this out?
I’ve got the new filter in place , but the water will not flow when I push the button on the front of the fridge. What did I do wrong?
Same thing is happening to my fridge. How did you get the water running?
Why is my refrigerator making a vibration sound after changing the filter
I just replaced my filter (the MSWF kind, but very similar to this) and now the water line seems to be "burping" as if there is air in the line... is this normal?
+chambchan It's a pretty normal. Manufacturers suggest simply running a couple gallons through whenever you put a fresh water in. This purges out the air bubbles, and also helps clear out any loose particles of the filter material.
You were turning it clockwise when removing
Someone must’ve installed mine with vice grips 😓
do i put the filter in dry or fill it with water then install it
@danielclark5049 You can install it dry. Just remember to run a few gallons of water through it before you start drinking the water. That allows any loose sediment to filter out of the line.
I cannot open the package! I dread replacing the filter every six months, because it is virtually impossible to get the package open. I'm sure there's a trick, but I've enlisted several people, and no one has figured out what it is!
Thanks Carl but my brother Jason is still having difficulty understanding how to change the filter. He’s watched your video several times and can’t get the hang of it . Do you have any other pointers , we are not experts
@rachaelvreeke433 They can be difficult to remove sometimes if they've been in for a long time. If this method isn't working you may need to wrap a towel around the bottom of the filter and use a larger channel lock wrench to twist it so you can get more torque. Just double check to ensure it's being turned the correct way. Hopefully this works for you!
Do I soak the water filter to clean it? Or do I have to get a whole new 1 ??
Why?
buy a new one
It filters several things, so if you don't care to lose the ability to trap certain things and just want it to flow better again, then you can try a soak and flush with vinegar, then soak and flush the vinegar out with water. If you don't care if it's filtering at all, some refrigerator models have a (bypass) plug you can put in its place so the filter is not used, not installed.
Mine it says ERR in the screen, and no water is coming out...any help please
What if the light won't reset and turn off?
That’s what I’m trying to figure out
@@PRYNCESSJO After holding button for three seconds, the red light stays on. Push it once more and let go. Do not hold it down, and light will go off.