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Remove the kick plate
Can you see where the door wiring harness attaches to the fridge harness
Then all you have to do is unhook the connectors. If the wires are not color coded make sure to mark them
Take the door apart
Get a soldering gun, rosin core solder and some of the same type of wire (size and insulation thickness)
Does not have to be the same colors as the original as long as you mark them re: buy white and mark them with felt pen as to color. Why buy 4 rolls of wire.
Splice in about 8 inches to a foot of wire to each original wire with the soldering gun. You want one splice in the door and one in the fridge cabinet with the new wire at the hinge
You probably will not be able to get the wire connectors through the hole in the fridge door so when you splice one splice is in the door the other is outside
Can use electrical tape or heat shrink tubing to insulate you splices
If using tape wrap each splice 3 or 4 times, then wrap over all of them at a diagonal, then back again at a diagonal, then use a cable tie or twist tie around the end of the tape. This will ensure that your tape will never come loose.
If the original wire had a wire protector sleeve for the gap replace it. Often the holes are too small. If there is room I would put one in some clear plastic tubing from a hardware store will do. Remember to slide your wires through it before doing your splices
Now in the door wrap tape or do something to ensure the splice stays in the door with at least a couple of inches to spare. You do not want the splice to work its way out the door so it becomes the pivot, it will not last long if constantly flexed.
You could do without the solder, just twist at least 1/2 inch of bare wires together
and tape over tightly. I would use solder but I am an electronics tech.
Hope this makes sense and is helpful |