CHARLES C
September 11, 2019
Verified Purchase
Fast and easy
The part came in quickly and was easy to install.
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Robert R
October 8, 2021
Verified Purchase
Perfect fit. Works as expected.
Some people reported difficulty fitting it into the opening. What I did was I left the part in another fridge to bring its temperature in line with the fridge I was repairing. My thought was that cooling it would contract the styrofoam and allow it to fit in easily. Seemed to work. Everything connected properly, and the valve opened and the fridge started to cool right away.
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Andrew A
October 1, 2020
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Clips too short - modification needed - otherwise works great
Just installed this into a 2002 KichenAid KSRA25ILSS01 where the fridge section had started to freeze food placed there even with the temperature setting at max (5°C). While this has solved the temperature control problem (I also replaced the fridge thermocouple at the same time) the install was not as smooth as it should have been. Just like the review by "Henry F" and "Richard M" I too found that the 4-pronged clips were about 1/8" too short and no matter how hard I pressed the diffuser unit into place the clips would not extend far enough into the freezer section to engage. My solution was to use a dremel on the freezer side to gradually shave off plastic from the rectangular piece that is mounted between the fridge and freezer, that the diffuser slides into and the clips should engage onto. I shaved off a few millimeters at a time from each of the four corners where the clips would latch onto. After a few attempts I finally shaved off enough for the four clips to latch on and hold the diffuser in place. There has clearly been a design change over the years and this should be made clear to purchasers beforehand. None of the installation videos mention this problem.
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Richard M
September 23, 2020
Verified Purchase
Works great but needed a modification
Works great and still working great. I had to change this air diffuser on my kenmore elite. Be prepared to shave or cut some styrofoam at the base were the diffuser housing touches the wall of the fridge. I had to cut it down to let the latches through to the freezer side.
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Henry F
July 29, 2020
Verified Purchase
Some trouble due to wrong size, see below
The part arrived safely and did indeed fix the problem, though not without some trouble. When following the detailed installation instructions I found that the 4-pronged clip was approx 1/4” too short and so did not engage on the freezer side. I ended up cutting open the styrofoam boxes on the original and new parts, then sticking the (thinner) original half to the new half with silicone. After this modification the new part fitted correctly and is now operational. It seems the interior wall between the freezer and fridge sections of my Kitchenaid KSRW25CRSS01 side-by-side refrigerator is 1/4” thicker than the model for which the replacement part is designed. Please update your compatibility info accordingly.
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