In order to get a new side by side fridge into my kitchen, they have to
remove the doors to get it thru an opening and then reinstall the doors
like the LAST TIME 14 years ago on the old fridge.

Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?

Does power somehow travel thru the metal door like the chassis of a car
being the NEGATIVE ?

If so, what kind of VOLTAGE are we talking about ?

I called Whirlpool customer service and the girl had NO answer except
to say that there was SIMPLY A WATER HOSE to be disconnected and a
couple of bolts to remove the door.


TIA

"Zing" wrote in message

Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?

Does power somehow travel thru the metal door like the chassis of a car
being the NEGATIVE ?

If so, what kind of VOLTAGE are we talking about ?

I called Whirlpool customer service and the girl had NO answer except
to say that there was SIMPLY A WATER HOSE to be disconnected and a
couple of bolts to remove the door.

Magic. It has to be. I just looked at my KA and it has no wires. I do
have a light at the ice/water dispenser and the light goes out then the door
is opened. It goes back on when the switch on the freezer is pushed in. I
don't see any connector, wires, strings, only the door hinges. Gota be
magic.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Zing" wrote in message

Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?

Does power somehow travel thru the metal door like the chassis of a car
being the NEGATIVE ?

If so, what kind of VOLTAGE are we talking about ?

I called Whirlpool customer service and the girl had NO answer except
to say that there was SIMPLY A WATER HOSE to be disconnected and a
couple of bolts to remove the door.

Magic. It has to be. I just looked at my KA and it has no wires. I do
have a light at the ice/water dispenser and the light goes out then the
door is opened. It goes back on when the switch on the freezer is pushed
in. I don't see any connector, wires, strings, only the door hinges.
Gota be magic.

Remove the plastic cover over the top hinge. Most have the wires at the top
and the hose at the bottom.

"Zing" wrote in message
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In order to get a new side by side fridge into my kitchen, they have to
remove the doors to get it thru an opening and then reinstall the doors
like the LAST TIME 14 years ago on the old fridge.

Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?


Unless your buttons are totally mechanical, there must be as set of wires
and connector.
On my fridge the water line passes through the bottom hinge and wires pass
through the top hinge.
Mine has a 'molex' type connector like you would find in an automoble. You
must remove a plastic hinge cover in order to access the wires/connector.


Does power somehow travel thru the metal door like the chassis of a car
being the NEGATIVE ?

No. But if it did use a chassis negative then you would still need more
wires to do something, just like anything in your car would.

If so, what kind of VOLTAGE are we talking about ?

Well my fridge has a night light so I assume it is 120V. It could be
anything up to 120V.
Kevin



I called Whirlpool customer service and the girl had NO answer except
to say that there was SIMPLY A WATER HOSE to be disconnected and a
couple of bolts to remove the door.


TIA

"PanHandler" wrote in message
Remove the plastic cover over the top hinge. Most have the wires at the
top and the hose at the bottom.

Bingo! Well hidden, they come down into the door there.

Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?

Uhm... where does the power connect to your kitchen sink faucet? It works
without electricity.

"Noozer" wrote in message
news:RLTsf.208681$ki.192498@pd7tw2no...
Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?

Uhm... where does the power connect to your kitchen sink faucet? It works
without electricity.


He was asking about where the power for the buttons and lights in the door
come from. Others already pointed out that the wires are well hidden in the
hinges.

"Rich256" wrote in message
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"Noozer" wrote in message
news:RLTsf.208681$ki.192498@pd7tw2no...
Since there is ONLY A WATER HOSE CONNETION in the door that needs to
be disconnected for the ice and water THRU THE DOOR mechanism, WHERE
does the power to the buttons come from since there is NO electric
connection to be broken ?

Uhm... where does the power connect to your kitchen sink faucet? It works
without electricity.


He was asking about where the power for the buttons and lights in the door
come from. Others already pointed out that the wires are well hidden in
the
hinges.

Ya... I noticed afterwards.

Many that I've seen are simply mechanical... But it's been a while since I
took one of these things apart.