How to Replace Refrigerator Water Filter?

Having a refrigerator with filtered water and ice dispenser is a great convenience, and the family certainly takes advantage of it. From filling sports bottles to the gym, keeping the crew drinks to daily hydration for the family, your filter is working hard to keep your drinking water clean and with a fresh flavor.

A family of four who use their water dispenser and ice machine should often obtain a new filter every six months; while a couple without children only needs to replace it once a year. If you have not replaced your refrigerator filter in several years, you are not drinking filtered water, but something completely different.

Buying a refrigerator filter from the original manufacturer can be expensive. Aftermarket refrigerator filters cost less, but sometimes they have a quality risk. Changing the water filter in your refrigerator is crucial, so we will help you to solve the problem by replacement filter to find the best option for your refrigerator and budget.

Unless you know the brand and the precise model of your refrigerator, it is often easier to take the filter to Whirlpool Refrigerator Repair Service Center to find a suitable replacement filter.

Working of refrigerator water filter:

Most of the refrigerator filters are designed to eliminate bad tastes and odors using a combination of sediments and carbon filtration. Refrigerator filters contain a carbon block core wrapped in a material such as polypropylene. Water flows mechanically through the outer material to remove debris and suspended solids. Other unwanted particles adhere to the surface of the carbon block.

Contaminants in the water adhere to the carbon in a refrigerator filter through a process called adsorption. They do not penetrate the absorption of carbon, but rather adhere to a point within the huge carbon surface.

When to replace the water filter:

Most of the refrigerator models will have a replacement indicator light on their dispenser or temperature control panel. This light will indicate when it is time to replace your water filter.

When there is no filter replacement indicator light, we recommend changing the filter every six months, or if the flow of water to the water dispenser or ice machine decreases, whichever comes first.

These indicator lights vary by model. See the manual for details of your refrigerator.

Twist-On Filters

Rotating refrigerator water filters are usually located at the front of the refrigerator or inside the refrigerator near the bottom or in the upper right corner of the refrigerator compartment.

Change rotating water filter:

Turn the filter 1/4 turns counterclockwise and removes the filter directly from the housing.

Remove the old filter cover and place it on the new filter.

Push the new filter directly into the housing and turn it 1/4 turn clockwise to lock it in position.

Push-in filters

To locate a push-in refrigerator water filter, look behind the bottom grill at the front of the refrigerator or inside the refrigerator in one of the drawers, or at the top of the compartment toward the back.

Change push-in filter:

Press the button to release the filter and remove it from its housing. If there is no button, press the filter to release the spring latch that holds it in place.

Remove the old filter cover and place it in the new filter.

Insert the new filter into the filter housing, pushing it until it clicks into position.

Flush the new filter

Most of the refrigerator water filters are carbon filters that are filled with black carbon granules. When water flows for the first time through a new filter, it removes some of the carbon and the water has some black spots or a gray color in general. This is not harmful to drink, but you probably don't want a glass of gray water or ice with black spots.

After trying all these, if you think you need an professional technician for your refrigerator repair, contact HaierRefrigerator Repair Service Center nearby you or book the service from the Doorstep Hub Website or through DoorstepHub App.