Refrigerator - How to Locate Filter Installation Instructions

Instructions for installing or replacing your refrigerator water filter are, in most cases, found on the filter, the packaging or on an insert inside the filter packaging. You can also find the instructions online. Listed below is information on the various water filters used in our refrigerators as well as videos that show how to replace them.

Replacing the Water Filter Inside a Refrigerator

MWF/MWFP//MSWF/GSWF Filters

Since about the middle of 2016, the instructions are found on the filter label. Prior to mid-2016, the instructions were in an insert in the box or were found online.

• See below for an online copy and video on replacing the filter:

   

  • MWF (Now MWFP): About the MWFP Water Filter Cartridge

     

    Video - Replace and Install MWF Water Filters

     
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• • MSWF: About the MSWF Water Filter Cartridge

  • GSWF: About the GSWF Water Filter Cartridge

RPWFE Filter

The instructions are on an insert in the package. See below for an online copy and video on replacing the filter:

• About the RPWFE Water Filter Cartridge

   

  Video - Replace and Install the RPWFE Water Filter

   
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XWFE (formally XWF) Filter

The instructions are found on the filter label. See below for an online copy and video on replacing the filter:

• About the XWFE Water Filter Cartridge

   

  Video - Replace and Install the XWFE Water Filter

   
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