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COMPONENT ACCESS
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French-Door Boom Mount Refrigerator
Thermistor and Possible Frost Build-Up (Continued)
9. For Water Filter Replacement / Water leak from lter
area:
• Check that Filter Cap is securely aached to lter Cartridge.
Ribs on Filter Cap must be aligned to grooves on Filter
Cartridge to allow Filter Cap to securely “Snap” on the Filter
Cartridge.
• Inial arrow posion on the lter cap must point upward to
push the lter into the housing.
• Push AND Rotate the lter 90 degrees clockwise.
• Verify that lter arrow indicator on lter aligns with “Lock”
symbol on lter fascia.
• If arrow on Filter Cap does not align with “Lock” symbol
(shown in above picture) then connue rotang lter past the
resistance point to the nal 90 degree installed posion.
If Filter Cap connues to rotate on the Filter Cartridge replace
with new Filter Cap.
NOTE: Filter Replacement Instrucons and Cap installaon video
link: 
10. Filter housing replacement:
For Water leak from lter area / Water Filter Replacement
and Water lter housing replacement.
1. With pantry system removed, remove 2 screws holding
lter bracket in place.
2. Remove lter housing from lter bracket.
3. Remove Heater from lter housing.
4. Disconnect the inlet and outlet tubing at the push to
connect ngs.
5. Reinstall tubing to new housing.
6. Re-aach heater to housing.
7. Re-install housing into bracket.
8. Secure bracket feet into back mounng holes and then
with 2 screws removed in step 1.
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1. The water lter should be replaced every 6 months based
on a ow rate of 0.50 gpm—0.60 gpm that lters 200
gallons of water.
2. To order a replacement lter, contact us. See “Accessories”
secon in the User Guide for informaon on ordering.
NOTE: If the lter is not installed correctly, water may
dispense at a lower ow rate and there will be slower ice
producon. Improper lter installaon may also cause the
water lter housing to leak.
3. Push the water lter door to open, located boom le of
refrigerator compartment.
4. Twist the water lter and turn 90° counterclockwise to
unlock.
5. Pull the lter out of the housing.
6. Remove the water lter cap from the water lter.
7. Install the water lter cap onto the new lter. Be sure to
align the arrows so the groves in lter align with ribs in
lter cap. Insert the lter into the housing.
8. Twist the water lter and turn 90° clockwise unl it locks
into place and that arrows are aligned.
9. Push the water lter door closed.
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