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How to fix a Samsung dual-evaporator refrigerator where the beer compartment keeps icing up

This fix is for the Samsung-built refrigerators (includes some GE's) with two evaporator coils: one in the freezer compartment and a second one in the beer compartment (most refrigerators just have a single evaporator coil in the freezer compartment). The problem here is that ice would be left in the condensate drain pan after defrost (see below) which would build up to a solid chunk of ice. Here's a clever, low-cost solution: Source: defrost failure samsung model RS2555SL

How to replace the defrost heater in a Samsung refrigerator

This is the kind where the engineers were smokin' some goot sheet and decided to make the defrost heater and integral part of the evaporator coil, I guess under the delusion that the heater would never burn out. I gotta git me some o' dat! Anyway, the replacement procedure is a bit more involved that in most other refrigerators. Now, for the first time ever in the Universe, Sublime Master of Appliantology Certified Tech Group 51 reveals his patented technique. Source: Samsung Ref Model #RS265LA

How to install a new water inlet valve in a Bosch WFMC front-loading washer

- unplug washer - turn off water supply at shut off valve on the wall - unscrew the water fill hoses from the washer - remove three torx screws in the back of the top panel - panel pull back and lifts off - water inlet valve is right there, remove obvious screws and wire harnesses and install the new valve Cold water valve: Click image to purchase. Hot water valve: Click image to purchase Source: Bosch WFMC3200UC Washing Machine

How to replace the lid switch in a Whirlpool VMW washer

Example model number: WTW5640XW Here's part link to the replacement lid switch... http://www.repaircli...0404050/1938607 And here's how to replace it: - Tape down the lid - Remove the top screw from both hinged in back of the control panel. - Slide the top panel forward about 1/2" - Raise the front of the top panel up a bit - While keeping the front lip lifted, push it back a bit - Now tilt the top panel up on the rear hinges. Click for large view - Uploaded with Skitch Source: Whirlpool Washe
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