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Customer Questions and Answers for Control Bracket by Whirlpool

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Part Number: OEM18017904
Manufacturer Part Number: WP2180226

The Control Bracket is an OEM part for Whirlpool refrigerators. It serves as a foundational component within the refrigerator's control panel, securing and supporting various controls and electrical components. 

Causes of a bad Control Bracket can include physical damage from impact or excessive force, corrosion due to moisture or chemical exposure, and general wear and tear over time. A compromised control bracket can lead to misalignment of control components, difficulty in setting controls, or even failure of the refrigerator to respond to control inputs properly.

Symptoms of a bad Control Bracket include:

  • Loose or unresponsive controls
  • Difficulty adjusting refrigerator settings
  • Visible damage or warping of the bracket
  • The refrigerator not maintaining set temperatures correctly

This OEM Whirlpool part can also be used on Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore/Sears brand appliances.

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Hello Kyler. Heres the information you need for replacing the bracket WP2180226. "1. Unplug the refrigerator power cord. 2. Remove the overflow grille from the housing. 3. Unsnap front cover at the bottom of the housing(use a large flat blade screwdriver, insert the end into the slots molded into the bottom edge of the faced and pry out or twist the blade, until the bootom trim snaps out).4. Disconnect the front cover switch harness connector and set the cover aside.5. Disconnect the power wire harness connector (BL/BK and W wires) 6. Disconnect the flapper door heater wire harness connector (if one is present). 7. Release the dispenser microswitch retainers and slide the switches off of their locator pins. Carefully handle the switches so they do not come apart. 8. Disconnect the wires from the terminals of the lamp holder. 9. Remove the two 1/4? hex head screws from the control bracket and remove the control bracket. 10. Remove the 1/4? hex head screw to remove the water fitting (fill spout) from the water dispenser lever. 11. Unsnap the ice guide and remove it from the ice dispenser lever. 12. Remove the air pot by sliding the rear of the air pot out of the slot molded to the dispenser housing and slip the linkage out of the flapper door mechanism assembly. 13. Unsnap the flapper door and remove it from the ice dispenser lever. While you remove the flapper door, carefully guide the flapper door heater wire and connector over the door mechanism assembly. 14. Remove the 1/4? hex head screw securing the dispenser levers pivot retainer to the dispenser housing and remove the retainer. 15. Remove the water dispenser lever. 16. Remove the ice dispenser lever by maneuvering it around the door mechanism assembly. 17. Pull the pin from the door mechanism assembly and remove the spring and mechanism assembly. 18. Reassemble in reverse order." Hope this helps.

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Dwight, Heres the information you need : "1. Unplug the refrigerator power cord. 2. Remove the overflow grille from the housing. 3. Unsnap front cover at the bottom of the housing(use a large flat blade screwdriver, insert the end into the slots molded into the bottom edge of the faced and pry out or twist the blade, until the bootom trim snaps out).4. Disconnect the front cover switch harness connector and set the cover aside.5. Disconnect the power wire harness connector (BL/BK and W wires) 6. Disconnect the flapper door heater wire harness connector (if one is present). 7. Release the dispenser microswitch retainers and slide the switches off of their locator pins. Carefully handle the switches so they do not come apart. 8. Disconnect the wires from the terminals of the lamp holder. 9. Remove the two 1/4? hex head screws from the control bracket and remove the control bracket. 10. Remove the 1/4? hex head screw to remove the water fitting (fill spout) from the water dispenser lever. 11. Unsnap the ice guide and remove it from the ice dispenser lever. 12. Remove the air pot by sliding the rear of the air pot out of the slot molded to the dispenser housing and slip the linkage out of the flapper door mechanism assembly. 13. Unsnap the flapper door and remove it from the ice dispenser lever. While you remove the flapper door, carefully guide the flapper door heater wire and connector over the door mechanism assembly. 14. Remove the 1/4? hex head screw securing the dispenser levers pivot retainer to the dispenser housing and remove the retainer. 15. Remove the water dispenser lever. 16. Remove the ice dispenser lever by maneuvering it around the door mechanism assembly. 17. Pull the pin from the door mechanism assembly and remove the spring and mechanism assembly. 18. Reassemble in reverse order." Good Luck and Thanks

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