Sunday, November 3, 2013

Frigidaire Refrigerator Water Dispenser Actuator 241685703



Bad design by frigidaire, but best option for replacement from Amazon
Plastic piece does not have a "bottom out" position so if someone presses too hard on it, it will break. Hard to believe $75 is a good deal on this piece of plastic with 2 led's, but is the best deal I could find.

Might need it...but glue works for now.
When our actuator snapped into two pieces last week, I found this to be the most reasonably-priced replacement on the web. BUT, since it still means spending $70, I held off and went to Home Depot and spent 20 minutes comparing different plastic-fusing glues. I went with Henkel 681925 Loctite 0.07-Ounce Super Glue Plastic Bonder, which is also sold here on amazon.com

Following the instructions (applying the primer on both surfaces, waiting for 60 seconds and then applying the glue sparingly on one of the two surfaces you want fused together), I added another thin bead of glue to the joint then carefully held the two pieces together with blue masking tape. I left the tape on for about 24 hours, and it's been five days since and the glued together pieces are staying put. Feels like it never broke. Of course, our house has no kids--just my husband and I so we don't really slam the glass against the lever, which is something kids could easily do.

Note: I left the...

EASY To Install
I installed the water dispenser in less than 30 min. I went online and watched a video on how to install a water dispenser. I used a 3 inch wood screw to guide the plastic water tube into the water dispenser on the final phase of the installation. It was an easy installation.

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