Whirlpool W10865826 Water Inlet Valve OEM Part

Replaced the water line and water supply solenoid valve (slight weeping at valve body also). This is a 3 year old whirlpool refrigerator, model WRX988SIBM00. A crack in the water line after only 3 years is a poor design. My intent was to replace the entire water line from the valve to the filter. But I could not remove the interior top trim piece to access the filter connection. I did not want to force the trim piece to hard and break it. So what I did was install a new water line at the solenoid valve and then cut the new line and old line at the back of the refrigerator and use a 5/16 union connector to tie the two together. Worked perfectly. I also added two clamps (not on the original design) to secure the copper supply line and plastic water line to the back of the refrigerator. This should greatly reduce any prying force at the water line connections at the solenoid valve. The plastic water line part number is W11209890. This had a 90 degree elbow at the valve rather than the 135 degree elbow on the original part. I had to route the line differently than the original and cut a clearance slot in the cardboard closure on the back. I have been monitoring for leaks and so far things look good.

Replaced valve inlet and solved problem.

Replaced valve

Once the part arrived it only took approximately 15 minutes to replace the part. The difficult part of the repair was moving the refrigerator from the cabinet to access the water valve.

With your tech, (Michael P.), It was a breeze! His expertise, knowledge, and patience was great. His ability to explain in detail made this project very successful. I usually find with many companies employees not knowable and not speaking clear English. You must be very happy with Michael P. I surely found him amazing!