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How to Replace a Fridgidaire Water Actuator

Many Frigidaire refrigerator models have an ice and water dispenser on the freezer door’s front, which is a convenient way filling a glass with ice and water. The dispenser ensures that your entire ice bucket is not contaminated by placing your hands inside of it. Depending on the refrigerator model, there is either one or two actuator paddles that when pressed engage the ice or water dispenser. The actuator paddles are made of heavy plastic and may break with regular use. To replace the actuator, gain access to the dispenser module.

Things You'll Need

  • Screwdriver
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Instructions

    • 1

      Unplug the refrigerator from the wall outlet or turn off the circuit breaker in your home's service panel.

    • 2

      Remove the drip tray from the dispenser’s bottom. Slide the tray away from the dispenser housing and remove it.

    • 3

      Remove the screws at the dispenser’s bottom, and then slide the front cover up toward the refrigerator’s top. Move the front cover away from the dispenser.

    • 4

      Disconnect the wire harness on the cover’s rear, and then set the cover aside.

    • 5

      Remove the control module screws, and then pull the module away from the dispenser housing.

    • 6

      Remove the screws at the top of the actuator paddle that you are replacing.

    • 7

      Remove the retaining brackets from the top of the actuator paddle, and then remove the actuator paddle.

    • 8

      Insert the new actuator paddle into the dispenser module. Reinstall the retaining brackets and screws.

    • 9

      Slide the water supply tube into the dispenser module. Secure the module to the dispenser housing using the screws that were removed.

    • 10

      Connect the wire connector to the front panel’s rear, and then reinstall the front panel using the screws that were removed securing it to the dispenser housing’s front.

    • 11

      Replace the drip tray.

    • 12

      Restore power to the refrigerator by plugging it back into the wall outlet or turning on the circuit breaker.

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