Whirlpool Refrigerator Water Filter Replacement
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓Over time, a refrigerator’s water filter becomes old and needs a replacement to keep your water clean and healthy. If your water filter replacement light is blinking. Luckily, replacing the water filter in a Whirlpool Side By Side Refrigerator is not difficult at all!
This guide will work for most Whirlpool refrigerators. This guide is written with a model WRS325FDAM04 refrigerator. If you have a different model, you may encounter some minor disassembly differences, but the overall repair process will be the same.
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As the door opens, the filter gets ejected out.
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When the filter is fully ejected, pull the filter out.
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Get the new filter out of its packaging.
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Remove the covers from the filter inlets. Make sure the O-rings stay on the filter.
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Close the filter cover door completely to snap the filter into to place correctly. You will hear a snap!
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Flush the water system by holding the water dispenser for 5 seconds and releasing for 5 seconds repeating this step until water begins to flow.
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After water flowing, get at least a total of 3 gallons dispensed in order to see full flushed water results.
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You may need to reset the filter indicator by pushing the switch 5 times in a row.
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When the filter indicator is reset, the light should change from red to green.
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After flushing the water system completely, get ready to have some refreshing water with a cup of ice freshly made with the new installed water filter.
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