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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairKitchenAid Refrigerator Air Tower Replacement W11373777 
KitchenAid Refrigerator Air Tower Replacement W11373777
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$142.25Estimated Savings
$112.5009:29
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the air tower on a KitchenAid Refrigerator (Model KRFF507HPS02). The most common reason for replacing this part is if it is damaged or missing.
All of the information for this video is applicable to the following brands: KitchenAid
All of the information for this video is applicable to the following brands: KitchenAid
Step By Step Instructions
1
To replace the air tower assembly in this kitchenaid refrigerator, you will need a quarter-inch nut driver and a flat-head screwdriver.
2
Before you begin the procedure, unplug the appliance’s power cord.
3
Your first step is to remove all four glass shelves by lifting the front of each shelf up then detach the bracket tabs from the shelf support to remove.
4
Next, pull the platter shelf forward and lift the platter shelf glass up from underneath to remove.
5
Open a crisper drawer, reach in and push the crisper cover glass up and forward from underneath.
6
Close the drawer and remove the glass.
7
Now fully uninstall both crisper drawers by pulling them forward then hold the side support brackets as you push the drawers back to fully detach.
8
You can now lift up the entire platter shelf and crisper cover assembly and pull forward to remove.
9
Next, lift up the front of the left crisper drawer glide assembly and pull forward to remove.
10
Do the same to remove the right crisper drawer glide assembly.
11
Open the pantry drawer and lift up the pantry cover glass from underneath to unseat it, then remove.
12
Pull the drawer forward then hold the slide rails as you push the drawer back and lift up to remove.
13
Lift up the rear of the pantry cover glass frame and pull back to remove.
14
Next, open the water filter cover and use the quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the two screws securing the upper cover panel.
15
Detach the panel and disconnect the led light wire harness to fully remove the panel.
16
Now use the flat-head screwdriver to depress the six retaining tabs to release the old air tower assembly.
17
Next, use the quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the screws securing the air damper control cover.
18
Depress the retaining tab to detach the thermistor cover then release the thermistor from the cover.
19
With the damper control cover out of the way, you can fully remove the old polystyrene insulation.
20
To install the new air tower assembly, first position the new insulation.
21
Feed the thermistor through the hole in the air damper control cover, and snap the component into place in the thermistor cover.
22
Realign the cover on the air damper control cover and snap it into place.
23
You can now fully realign the damper control cover and rethread the mounting screws to secure.
24
Now align the insulation behind the new tower, then position the top edge of the tower and snap the middle retaining tabs into the sides of the shelf support.
25
Reinstall the upper cover panel by first reconnecting the led light wire harness.
26
Align the three rear upper cover panel tabs with the housing brackets and snap the panel into position.
27
Rethread the two screws to secure.
28
Close the water filter cover.
29
Reinstall the pantry cover glass frame by first aligning the damper arm with the slider control then set the rear of the frame into place.
30
Confirm the pantry drawer slide rails are pulled out then insert the support bracket tabs into the slots in the side channels of the drawer and push the drawer in.
31
Set the pantry cover glass into the frame.
32
Now reinstall both the left and right crisper glide assemblies by aligning them on the liner’s rear mounting posts first then lower them onto the front mounting posts.
33
Fully reposition the platter shelf and crisper cover assembly in the refrigerator.
34
To reinstall the crisper drawers, pull the side rails out then insert the support bracket tabs into the slots in the side channels of the drawers and push the drawers in.
35
Reinsert the crisper cover glass in the space between the platter shelf and crisper cover and push back until the glass is fully seated in the cover.
36
Realign the platter shelf glass in the frame.
37
Finally, reinstall the glass shelves by hooking the upper bracket tabs into the appropriate slots in the shelf support then lower the front of the shelves.
38
Plug the power cord back in, and the refrigerator should be ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the air tower on a KitchenAid Refrigerator (Model KRFF507HPS02). The most common reason for replacing this part is if it is damaged or missing.
All of the information for this video is applicable to the following brands: KitchenAid
All of the information for this video is applicable to the following brands: KitchenAid
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
To replace the air tower assembly in this kitchenaid refrigerator, you will need a quarter-inch nut driver and a flat-head screwdriver.
2
Before you begin the procedure, unplug the appliance’s power cord.
3
Your first step is to remove all four glass shelves by lifting the front of each shelf up then detach the bracket tabs from the shelf support to remove.
4
Next, pull the platter shelf forward and lift the platter shelf glass up from underneath to remove.
5
Open a crisper drawer, reach in and push the crisper cover glass up and forward from underneath.
6
Close the drawer and remove the glass.
7
Now fully uninstall both crisper drawers by pulling them forward then hold the side support brackets as you push the drawers back to fully detach.
8
You can now lift up the entire platter shelf and crisper cover assembly and pull forward to remove.
9
Next, lift up the front of the left crisper drawer glide assembly and pull forward to remove.
10
Do the same to remove the right crisper drawer glide assembly.
11
Open the pantry drawer and lift up the pantry cover glass from underneath to unseat it, then remove.
12
Pull the drawer forward then hold the slide rails as you push the drawer back and lift up to remove.
13
Lift up the rear of the pantry cover glass frame and pull back to remove.
14
Next, open the water filter cover and use the quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the two screws securing the upper cover panel.
15
Detach the panel and disconnect the led light wire harness to fully remove the panel.
16
Now use the flat-head screwdriver to depress the six retaining tabs to release the old air tower assembly.
17
Next, use the quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the screws securing the air damper control cover.
18
Depress the retaining tab to detach the thermistor cover then release the thermistor from the cover.
19
With the damper control cover out of the way, you can fully remove the old polystyrene insulation.
20
To install the new air tower assembly, first position the new insulation.
21
Feed the thermistor through the hole in the air damper control cover, and snap the component into place in the thermistor cover.
22
Realign the cover on the air damper control cover and snap it into place.
23
You can now fully realign the damper control cover and rethread the mounting screws to secure.
24
Now align the insulation behind the new tower, then position the top edge of the tower and snap the middle retaining tabs into the sides of the shelf support.
25
Reinstall the upper cover panel by first reconnecting the led light wire harness.
26
Align the three rear upper cover panel tabs with the housing brackets and snap the panel into position.
27
Rethread the two screws to secure.
28
Close the water filter cover.
29
Reinstall the pantry cover glass frame by first aligning the damper arm with the slider control then set the rear of the frame into place.
30
Confirm the pantry drawer slide rails are pulled out then insert the support bracket tabs into the slots in the side channels of the drawer and push the drawer in.
31
Set the pantry cover glass into the frame.
32
Now reinstall both the left and right crisper glide assemblies by aligning them on the liner’s rear mounting posts first then lower them onto the front mounting posts.
33
Fully reposition the platter shelf and crisper cover assembly in the refrigerator.
34
To reinstall the crisper drawers, pull the side rails out then insert the support bracket tabs into the slots in the side channels of the drawers and push the drawers in.
35
Reinsert the crisper cover glass in the space between the platter shelf and crisper cover and push back until the glass is fully seated in the cover.
36
Realign the platter shelf glass in the frame.
37
Finally, reinstall the glass shelves by hooking the upper bracket tabs into the appropriate slots in the shelf support then lower the front of the shelves.
38
Plug the power cord back in, and the refrigerator should be ready for use.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
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$142.25
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