The GE refrigerator only remembers 1 RFID tag, so if you buy 2 of the xwfe filters, you can alternate the tags and keep the filter replacement notification while using the cheaper non RFID filters
@@gotitdone that way you can alternate RFID tags and filter replacement notifications will work just as if you were buying the expensive filters all the time. Once it reads the new tag it resets the usage counter and does not store the previous RFID tag, so you only need 2 RFID tags for it to operate normally
@@gotitdone I'm still on my first filter. When that expires I'll swap with a 2nd and back to the 1st to test. I'll update this thread with the results. I've found multiple postings saying that old RFID tags are not stored by the fridge, that it doesn't keep a history
@@darkoresnik75 thank you very much. That would be a great test and finding. So the theory is that every time the fridge scans a new RFID tag, it resets everything and allows you to put a generic filter. The fridge will count down as it normally would do. When the counter goes to zero, you scan the first RFID tag to reset it again making the fridge forget the second RFID tag. Then you put another generic filter and so on. Did I get it right?
Just did this and it WORKED like a charm. My RED Filter Status is hidden behind the closed door so I only see it when opening/closing the door. Got my 3 filters this past summer for $21.99 from Amazon! Much better than paying $55 for a single!
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Great idea. I did use the RFID small circle in an adhesive square on the free bypass plug you can call and get from GE. I heated the sticker up up with hair dryer and removed a little at a time, more heat, remove a little more, etc.. Just like you said. I placed it where you did higher up on the refrigerator filter area . Bypass plug has a much smaller RFID on bypass plug than on the GE filter (just a small circle in an adhesive square, I then pressed it against my carpet and such to make it less sticky on purpose). So refrigerator now says BP on the display with the XWF filter and all works well. Now if you put the GE filter back in while you still have the bypass RFID sticker on, I guess that has a stronger signal, and then you have the refrigerator reading like you used to with the number of days. I just did this as a test. Cool, thank you
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Thank you! The first time Intried to take the sticker off I ripped the RFID and had to buy another over priced filter to get a filter tht worked with an RFID. I saw your video and this time I used the heat gun and it worked! Note to others. Don’t let the sticker get to hot, it will melt and contort. So go very slow
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VERY GOOD!!! Mine just turned red and I'm NOT going to pay $50 for something that should be $10. My indicator is inside the top panel so I will never see the red display light from the outside -- only when I open the door. And it's very faint, as it is...
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After watching your video, researching this, and other Googling, I learned I do not need the XWFE or WFE filters because my GE Refrigerator water & ice maker is supplied by my Reverse Osmosis H2O filter system. I called GE Parts and ordered my model refrigerator's GE Bypass Filter Plug. The cost came to $42 with tax & shipping.
@@dalehorkey9540 that is great! Somewhere in the comments, someone said GE provides the bypass for free if your water comes already fingered. But you may know that better than me.
@@dalehorkey9540 that is great! Somewhere in the comments, someone said GE provides the bypass for free if your water comes already fingered. But you may know that better than me.
There are 2 RFID boards for my model GSS25IYNFS refrigerator, the old model GEWR55X35485 and the current model GEWR55X43866. It's only a guess, but it's possible that the old board didn't have memory to store tag numbers and the new one does. Again, this is only a guess since I couldn't find schematics for either board. It's also possible but I haven't tested this yet, but disconnecting the power connector from the RFID board itself may if we are lucky wipe out the memory. Depending on how difficult the board is to get to, this may be my next experiment. In some models, the board is behind the water filter and held in by a plastic cover and 2 screws. Mine of course is not that simple.
Yes. I'll probably make a sleeve that fits over the filter that holds the RFID tags. I'm going to also test if i can have 1 sleeve with both tags on opposite sides so I can just move 1 sleeve from filter to filter and rotate the correct tag in position. I don't know what the range of the reader is if 2 tags that close will confuse it. I think the mass of the filter should block the tag that is not facing the back of the fridge.
I like the way you think. You must be an engineer 😂 I will test if the tag on the opposite side can be read by the fridge. That will prove if your prototype is feasible.
I have just tested it. The RFID tag has to be extremely close to the reader on the fridge, otherwise you get “err” when you press the button to check how much life is left. Therefore the sleeve with two opposite sides can work. There is no way it will be reading the two tags at the same time.
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This worked. Thank so much brother. Ridiculous we have to go thru this to get fake filters to work. And I bought real GE filters too. Makes me wonder if the filter is actually a filter....
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Helpful video but I have a newer or older version of filter. Mine had a tamper sticker connecting the ends of the label and when I try to remove the sticker there is also a layer of delicate paper halfway down the label, conveniently splitting the important stuffs in the label in half. Any suggestions are welcome -- I've used a blow dryer but no luck. I do not believe the paper portion will stay stuck to the sticker upon removal, no matter how much heat is used.
Bummer. I guess they are trying to avoid people using this trick? Check my video on minutes 5 that shows where the components are inside the label. If you can salvage that you should be OK
I successfully removed the label. (a rather tricky process, but take your time.) However, I tried to replace the filter with a glacier fresh model, (which is identical in all ways except the rf tag) I followed the video instructions, but just got an error. I then decided to wrap the old label on the new filter along with the sticker ( that has its own rf tag) that was joining the label ends just as it was on the original filter. Important to get this old label and tag place just as the original. I reinstalled the new (non-ge) filter and success! I suspect the fridg is looking for that second small tag because GE is on to this hack of just sticking the old labels.
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I just tried this but it didnt work and I Kept getting the Err code whenever I pressed the water button. The work around for me was, I took the XWFE label and applied it to the new XWF filter and it worked. Fridge is only 6 months old so I'm wondering if the newer models will not read the chip since it's backwards.
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Or u can call ge and ask for a bypass plug, the will ask for the serial number and send u a free one then take the chip out of the bypass plug, and stick it over he reader. Works forever
@@Whileuslept that is awesome. I used the chip from the filter that came with the fridge. Have you done the method you explained? You called GE and they sent you the bypass plug?
Same issue here and it burns me. GE screwing the consumer. This has the same bad taste that Keurig coffee makers gave their loyal customers when they introduced Keurig 2.0 which basically was the same thing as their original coffee pods but they added a chip so you gad to but their 2.0 pods. That went over like a bad dream and they discontinued their 2.0 system. That is the power of the consumer rejecting their money grab scheme. Unfortunately a refrigerator and the stores that sell them are most time ill trained and this filter money grab is not know until after the fact. As if GE doesn't make enough Profit from all its different divisions that they find a need to screw the consumer..
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I agree. I bought 2 Ge dishwasher and 1 refrigerator 6 months ago. One of the dishwashers does not work already and the filter thing really angers me. I will never purchase another GE product. 6 month filters at $50 each....$100 a year to own this refrigerator. Crazy.
In 2024 it worked for my 2007 matrix. There's another identical wire further up so don't confuse it. As in the video it's next to the bottom thicker wires.
I didn't have the patience when removing the label, and I ended up destroying the tamper-resistant trace that is embedded in the adhesive; F**k. however after noticing how the electronics are structured it was an easy fix. I used copper tape to rebuild the antenna trace that I destroyed in order to restore the RFID antenna. A little more info about the structure of the label: the round-ish area is the RFID receiver coil, it is formed mostly on a durable layer but has a trace exposed between the 2 round 'pads' that is formed with foil embedded in the adhesive which is typically destroyed when peeling the label (this is the tamper-proof feature I destroyed) The rectangular feature is the 'leak detection' sensor, which is based on sensing capacitance. the RFID chip/die is embedded onto the plastic in the area between the rectangle and the circular area and interfaces with the RFID antenna (circle) and the leak detection sensor (rectangle)
Ive replaced my filter done exactly as instructed putting the old chip sticker in place. But the new non chip filter is leaking water? What am I doing wrong? I’ve installed, uninstalled & installed again 2 or 3 times. Still leaking. 🤷♀️
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Got the error code after hurricane Milton...changed the filter cause it was due...got rge Err code tried to unplug, put the old one back... no go. I will see 8f I can fool it. Dont know what else to do.
@gotitdone sorry...lost phone reception for quite some time. During that time I put the old filter back and the fridge recognizes it... not the new one. I may have a bad filter... to say the least.
Question after you use an XWF filter.... Ok so I will to pull off the wrapper carefully with a hair dryer and perhaps some solvent at the edges an carefully. Some people even said to sort of try to steam it off by putting it in a crock pot and letting steam rise up. **MY QUESTION: Ok so you get the sticker off and put it on an XWF filter. And lets say it works. 1. For how long? 2. And then what do you do when it reaches zero on the filter status? I assume you cannot put that same RFID label on another new XWF since the GE stores it in memory. So perhaps you still have to buy XWFE filters now and then? Thanks for an explanation.
The refrigerator remembers one RFID at a time. When the counter for that RFID reaches zero it will start blinking the light to tell you to change the filter. But if you keep the label attached to the reader like in my video you can keep changing generic filters for ever. You just have to remember to change them after six months. The light will keep blinking for ever as well. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.
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It works as long as you want. The red light will be there indicating that RFID tag reached the end but you will continue to filter using a generic one. If you could have a second RFID tag, you could fool the fridge and use the counter with generic filters. The way it works is that every time you scan an RFID it forgets the previous one. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.
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Hey did any of you guys have a recent GE model GSS25GYP GCFS. I'm trying to make sure this trick works on recently sold model GE 25.3 cu fridges. thanks.
Mine is GSE25GYPFCFS and it was made on October 2023. Serial number starts with TV. So it would work on yours. Use this link to decode how old is your fridge: products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=37871 Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.
@@gotitdone I just ordered the Waterdrop (WD-F48) filters on Amazon for only $27+ 3 pack and will let you know in another week or 2 how it goes. So after you use a heatgun/ hair dryer to get label off and put on fridge, now you can use any filter interchangeably (including your original xfwe filter without the label)? ...hopefully I get the label off successfully...I've also heard you can use alcohol to loosen the label glue off. Did it take you a good while (over an hour or less?) since you had to be very careful.?....I will take my time doing this so I don't risk tearing the label....
@@abcdq2 removing the label was a lot easier that you can imagine. Once you stick the label on the fridge, it will think it has that filter until eternity. At that point you can use the original filter where you got the label from or any other filter. Once the counter reaches 0% the light will turn red but you can will keep changing the cheap filters every 6 months.
@@gotitdone That's good to know. When you reach 0% let me know if it still outputs water for you? I'm probably going to do more testing 2 or 3 weeks from now after my original filter runs out --- comparing the taste and function between the 6 month old original xfwe filter and the newer waterdrop xfw filters.
Just don't be POOR!! I bought my GE knowing full well it uses these better more expensive filters that prevent the waters from turning Frogs Gray! It's an investment in one own health, cost like Two~Fifty a week, peanuts really🤷🏼
I discovered that taking out the board with the RFID reader wasn't so difficult. You remove that plastic cover above the filter, then unscrew the 2 screws holding the filter socket, then that rectangular bit behind the filter can slide upward enough that you can pull the piece back. That rectangular bit hold the RFID board. I had hoped unplugging the board would erase the memory of codes scanned. It didn't. I think the memory isn't located on the RFID board. The board has a manufacture date of 1/3/24 and is labeled Next Gen RFID Board rev 10-11-2019. The cable that connects the board has 3 wires, 1 is a ground wire. on the side of the board there is also an unused 6 pin edge connector with 2 contact pads, then a slot followed by the remaining 4 contact pads. In 6 months when the new overpriced filter expires I'll try to put the old filter back in, in the hopes that expiration of a second filter replaces the memory of the first expired filter. I won't be betting money on it though.
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@@gotitdone This doesn't work for me, it seems there was the smallest bit of silver that i didn't get off. But RFID seems in tact. is it possible those small pieces screwed me up here? Thank You,
@@gotitdone Thank you for your response and your video. I am young so this will be the first time I try to fix something in the house but I promised my Father I would try to find a solution so I am trying to help.
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@@gotitdone Yes! Thank you much mister. My Dad told me it is important to keep promises so that is why I am doing all I can to try to help him figure out the issue and fix it. I have to keep my promise and you are helping me with that so thank you!
@@mazdarxvin1 We knew the filter would still show 0 because it is still reading the same RFID tag and that one reached the end but you put a generic one that filters just fine. So we fooled it. Now, if you get your hands on another RFID label and you make the fridge read it, it will forget the first RFID and reset the counter. In other words, having two labels so the fridge can read one and forget the other one (repeat the cycle) can allow you to use generics AND utilize the percentage counter. Please consider subscribing to my channel or a $thanks. It will help me on doing more videos like this. I am regularly fixing things around the house and adding videos about it.
@@gotitdone Cool thank you for the extra advice will do. My generic filter is working just fine now. Yes please do more videos with home fixing content will watch. Again thanks for the advice.
I should have watched this first to realize the antenna portion of the RFID was so wide. I accidentally cut it, so I had to give in and buy one more $50 filter. This will be the last one ever, as I will use a heat gun to take the whole label off next time. BTW, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GE PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THIS SCAM.
This should be illegal! But… since I paid $400 for a $1500 fridge (at HD on the floor in a box, must have been a special order for a customer that didn’t take it, and it’s SS too!), I’ll put up with their crap! So, peel the label off, stick it to the panel behind where the filter mounts, and twist in the non-RFID replacement. My fridge doesn’t have a reset button, just a “filter status” which is a button. I press and hold that and get “0” displayed, BUT when I selected water, I got air until the filter was filled. Then water was dispensed. So, resetting means nothing to my fridge evidently. The red filter status light comes on when I dispense anything, but I can feel it running through the filter! The fact that I had to get the air out of the replacement filter is telling…. Oh, the manual says to press the “reset” button, which mine doesn’t have, either. Good job GE(Haier). If I have to, I’ll just pull the RFID circuit board and bypass it!
Thank you for all the information I pulled out the board but don't know exactly how to bypass it it's three cables in the connector of the board do you know how to bypass it thank you
@user-rv3kr3zv8q Thank you for all the information I pulled out the board but don't know exactly how to bypass it it's three tables in the connector of the board do you know how to bypass it thank you
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The GE refrigerator only remembers 1 RFID tag, so if you buy 2 of the xwfe filters, you can alternate the tags and keep the filter replacement notification while using the cheaper non RFID filters
Why do you need to buy TWO xwfe filters?
@@gotitdone that way you can alternate RFID tags and filter replacement notifications will work just as if you were buying the expensive filters all the time. Once it reads the new tag it resets the usage counter and does not store the previous RFID tag, so you only need 2 RFID tags for it to operate normally
@@darkoresnik75 I see what you are saying now. Are you sure about it? Have you tested it?
@@gotitdone I'm still on my first filter. When that expires I'll swap with a 2nd and back to the 1st to test. I'll update this thread with the results. I've found multiple postings saying that old RFID tags are not stored by the fridge, that it doesn't keep a history
@@darkoresnik75 thank you very much. That would be a great test and finding. So the theory is that every time the fridge scans a new RFID tag, it resets everything and allows you to put a generic filter. The fridge will count down as it normally would do. When the counter goes to zero, you scan the first RFID tag to reset it again making the fridge forget the second RFID tag. Then you put another generic filter and so on. Did I get it right?
Just did this and it WORKED like a charm. My RED Filter Status is hidden behind the closed door so I only see it when opening/closing the door. Got my 3 filters this past summer for $21.99 from Amazon! Much better than paying $55 for a single!
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Great idea. I did use the RFID small circle in an adhesive square on the free bypass plug you can call and get from GE. I heated the sticker up up with hair dryer and removed a little at a time, more heat, remove a little more, etc.. Just like you said. I placed it where you did higher up on the refrigerator filter area . Bypass plug has a much smaller RFID on bypass plug than on the GE filter (just a small circle in an adhesive square, I then pressed it against my carpet and such to make it less sticky on purpose). So refrigerator now says BP on the display with the XWF filter and all works well. Now if you put the GE filter back in while you still have the bypass RFID sticker on, I guess that has a stronger signal, and then you have the refrigerator reading like you used to with the number of days. I just did this as a test. Cool, thank you
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Huh?
Gne25jykhffs ice maker won't work, I think it needs a new water filter. Could you respond to my question?
If the ice maker doesn’t work, it is rarely the water filter. Its water still flowing through the water filter?
This works! Thanks!
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Thank you for the amazing advice!
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Thank you! The first time Intried to take the sticker off I ripped the RFID and had to buy another over priced filter to get a filter tht worked with an RFID.
I saw your video and this time I used the heat gun and it worked! Note to others. Don’t let the sticker get to hot, it will melt and contort. So go very slow
Exactly. Slow but sure.
I am happy it worked for you.
Read other comments since you could have two RFIDs and alternate between each other to even make the counter work with generic ones.
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VERY GOOD!!! Mine just turned red and I'm NOT going to pay $50 for something that should be $10. My indicator is inside the top panel so I will never see the red display light from the outside -- only when I open the door. And it's very faint, as it is...
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Worked perfectly. Thank you
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Just did this, and it worked!!! Thanks so much!
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As advertised! Thanks for sharing.
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After watching your video, researching this, and other Googling, I learned I do not need the XWFE or WFE filters because my GE Refrigerator water & ice maker is supplied by my Reverse Osmosis H2O filter system. I called GE Parts and ordered my model refrigerator's GE Bypass Filter Plug. The cost came to $42 with tax & shipping.
@@dalehorkey9540 that is great! Somewhere in the comments, someone said GE provides the bypass for free if your water comes already fingered. But you may know that better than me.
@@dalehorkey9540 that is great! Somewhere in the comments, someone said GE provides the bypass for free if your water comes already fingered. But you may know that better than me.
There are 2 RFID boards for my model GSS25IYNFS refrigerator, the old model GEWR55X35485 and the current model GEWR55X43866. It's only a guess, but it's possible that the old board didn't have memory to store tag numbers and the new one does. Again, this is only a guess since I couldn't find schematics for either board. It's also possible but I haven't tested this yet, but disconnecting the power connector from the RFID board itself may if we are lucky wipe out the memory. Depending on how difficult the board is to get to, this may be my next experiment. In some models, the board is behind the water filter and held in by a plastic cover and 2 screws. Mine of course is not that simple.
Yes. I'll probably make a sleeve that fits over the filter that holds the RFID tags. I'm going to also test if i can have 1 sleeve with both tags on opposite sides so I can just move 1 sleeve from filter to filter and rotate the correct tag in position. I don't know what the range of the reader is if 2 tags that close will confuse it. I think the mass of the filter should block the tag that is not facing the back of the fridge.
I like the way you think. You must be an engineer 😂 I will test if the tag on the opposite side can be read by the fridge. That will prove if your prototype is feasible.
I have just tested it. The RFID tag has to be extremely close to the reader on the fridge, otherwise you get “err” when you press the button to check how much life is left. Therefore the sleeve with two opposite sides can work. There is no way it will be reading the two tags at the same time.
its near field so only very close range, tens of mm distance max. and the transmitter and receiver coil need to be co-planar & co-axial :)
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You are genius ! Great idea !!
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Thanks. It worked! But it was so hard to get that label off!
Really? It wasn’t that hard for me. Maybe the glue was weak on mine.
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I got the bypass for mine, taking the rfid from it allows any filter any time.
That is great. I am happy for you
How do you get the rfid off the bypass plug?
@@ramzyabu-ramadan3327 with the same technique… applying heat to the label and slowly pulling it out.
Thank you for this video, it worked flawlessly for me.
Worked like a charm, thank you!!
This worked. Thank so much brother. Ridiculous we have to go thru this to get fake filters to work. And I bought real GE filters too. Makes me wonder if the filter is actually a filter....
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Ge sent me a free filter bypass plug...i wonder if i can just try to remove the rfid from that instead of from the old filter
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You are genius thanks for share!!
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Helpful video but I have a newer or older version of filter. Mine had a tamper sticker connecting the ends of the label and when I try to remove the sticker there is also a layer of delicate paper halfway down the label, conveniently splitting the important stuffs in the label in half. Any suggestions are welcome -- I've used a blow dryer but no luck. I do not believe the paper portion will stay stuck to the sticker upon removal, no matter how much heat is used.
Bummer. I guess they are trying to avoid people using this trick?
Check my video on minutes 5 that shows where the components are inside the label. If you can salvage that you should be OK
I successfully removed the label. (a rather tricky process, but take your time.) However, I tried to replace the filter with a glacier fresh model, (which is identical in all ways except the rf tag) I followed the video instructions, but just got an error. I then decided to wrap the old label on the new filter along with the sticker ( that has its own rf tag) that was joining the label ends just as it was on the original filter. Important to get this old label and tag place just as the original. I reinstalled the new (non-ge) filter and success! I suspect the fridg is looking for that second small tag because GE is on to this hack of just sticking the old labels.
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I just tried this but it didnt work and I Kept getting the Err code whenever I pressed the water button. The work around for me was, I took the XWFE label and applied it to the new XWF filter and it worked. Fridge is only 6 months old so I'm wondering if the newer models will not read the chip since it's backwards.
@@masterdilligaff thank you for reporting your experience. That is a good theory. I don’t know if the RFID has one “proper” way. Anyway, wrapping it you a generic worked right? 😎
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Or u can call ge and ask for a bypass plug, the will ask for the serial number and send u a free one then take the chip out of the bypass plug, and stick it over he reader. Works forever
@@Whileuslept that is awesome. I used the chip from the filter that came with the fridge.
Have you done the method you explained? You called GE and they sent you the bypass plug?
Do you still use a xwf or other filter using the bypass plug method?
Same issue here and it burns me. GE screwing the consumer. This has the same bad taste that Keurig coffee makers gave their loyal customers when they introduced Keurig 2.0 which basically was the same thing as their original coffee pods but they added a chip so you gad to but their 2.0 pods.
That went over like a bad dream and they discontinued their 2.0 system. That is the power of the consumer rejecting their money grab scheme. Unfortunately a refrigerator and the stores that sell them are most time ill trained and this filter money grab is not know until after the fact.
As if GE doesn't make enough Profit from all its different divisions that they find a need to screw the consumer..
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Were you able to use this trick on your refrigerator?
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I agree. I bought 2 Ge dishwasher and 1 refrigerator 6 months ago. One of the dishwashers does not work already and the filter thing really angers me. I will never purchase another GE product. 6 month filters at $50 each....$100 a year to own this refrigerator. Crazy.
@@stacey6166 I understand you. Were you able to use this trick?
In 2024 it worked for my 2007 matrix. There's another identical wire further up so don't confuse it. As in the video it's next to the bottom thicker wires.
I didn't have the patience when removing the label, and I ended up destroying the tamper-resistant trace that is embedded in the adhesive; F**k. however after noticing how the electronics are structured it was an easy fix. I used copper tape to rebuild the antenna trace that I destroyed in order to restore the RFID antenna.
A little more info about the structure of the label:
the round-ish area is the RFID receiver coil, it is formed mostly on a durable layer but has a trace exposed between the 2 round 'pads' that is formed with foil embedded in the adhesive which is typically destroyed when peeling the label (this is the tamper-proof feature I destroyed)
The rectangular feature is the 'leak detection' sensor, which is based on sensing capacitance.
the RFID chip/die is embedded onto the plastic in the area between the rectangle and the circular area and interfaces with the RFID antenna (circle) and the leak detection sensor (rectangle)
Wow!!! You must be an expert in this area. Thank you very much. Now I will make more sense of all the circuitry I saw.
Ive replaced my filter done exactly as instructed putting the old chip sticker in place. But the new non chip filter is leaking water? What am I doing wrong? I’ve installed, uninstalled & installed again 2 or 3 times. Still leaking. 🤷♀️
@@ritamiller932 it must be something wrong with the generic filter… defective.
What brand is it? Can you get another one from Amazon and try again?
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Got the error code after hurricane Milton...changed the filter cause it was due...got rge Err code tried to unplug, put the old one back... no go. I will see 8f I can fool it. Dont know what else to do.
@@BarrettL1970 does the fridge work? What doesn’t work? What is the error code?
@gotitdone sorry...lost phone reception for quite some time. During that time I put the old filter back and the fridge recognizes it... not the new one.
I may have a bad filter... to say the least.
Great works perfect
Dealing with this now, any way to turn off or bypass it altogether? Such a ridiculous thing
@@Hitman-316 No. if you want to bypass it, you have to get a “bypass” from GE.
Question after you use an XWF filter.... Ok so I will to pull off the wrapper carefully with a hair dryer and perhaps some solvent at the edges an carefully. Some people even said to sort of try to steam it off by putting it in a crock pot and letting steam rise up. **MY QUESTION: Ok so you get the sticker off and put it on an XWF filter. And lets say it works. 1. For how long? 2. And then what do you do when it reaches zero on the filter status? I assume you cannot put that same RFID label on another new XWF since the GE stores it in memory. So perhaps you still have to buy XWFE filters now and then? Thanks for an explanation.
The refrigerator remembers one RFID at a time. When the counter for that RFID reaches zero it will start blinking the light to tell you to change the filter. But if you keep the label attached to the reader like in my video you can keep changing generic filters for ever. You just have to remember to change them after six months. The light will keep blinking for ever as well.
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@@gotitdone Thank you
@@gotitdone I thought that the smart chip shuts off the water to the frig and icemaker after a time of blinking red? Not so?
@@JTDesign1 I don’t think so
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This is great! How long does the hack work for?
It works as long as you want. The red light will be there indicating that RFID tag reached the end but you will continue to filter using a generic one.
If you could have a second RFID tag, you could fool the fridge and use the counter with generic filters. The way it works is that every time you scan an RFID it forgets the previous one.
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@@gotitdone Great, thanks so much for the quick reply. Subscribed!
Worked for me perfectly!
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Hey did any of you guys have a recent GE model GSS25GYP GCFS. I'm trying to make sure this trick works on recently sold model GE 25.3 cu fridges. thanks.
Mine is GSE25GYPFCFS and it was made on October 2023. Serial number starts with TV. So it would work on yours.
Use this link to decode how old is your fridge: products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=37871
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@abcdq2 good luck! Please let me know if it worked for you
@@gotitdone I just ordered the Waterdrop (WD-F48) filters on Amazon for only $27+ 3 pack and will let you know in another week or 2 how it goes.
So after you use a heatgun/ hair dryer to get label off and put on fridge, now you can use any filter interchangeably (including your original xfwe filter without the label)? ...hopefully I get the label off successfully...I've also heard you can use alcohol to loosen the label glue off. Did it take you a good while (over an hour or less?) since you had to be very careful.?....I will take my time doing this so I don't risk tearing the label....
@@abcdq2 removing the label was a lot easier that you can imagine. Once you stick the label on the fridge, it will think it has that filter until eternity. At that point you can use the original filter where you got the label from or any other filter. Once the counter reaches 0% the light will turn red but you can will keep changing the cheap filters every 6 months.
@@gotitdone That's good to know. When you reach 0% let me know if it still outputs water for you? I'm probably going to do more testing 2 or 3 weeks from now after my original filter runs out --- comparing the taste and function between the 6 month old original xfwe filter and the newer waterdrop xfw filters.
God bless yousir!!!
The design of this filter should be illegal, and the people who designed it should be in prison.
You funny
Just don't be POOR!!
I bought my GE knowing full well it uses these better more expensive filters that prevent the waters from turning Frogs Gray!
It's an investment in one own health, cost like Two~Fifty a week, peanuts really🤷🏼
@@ChroniclesofKToyodaTurns frogs GRAY???
@@Jake_0219 it's an Alex Jones reference🤣
I discovered that taking out the board with the RFID reader wasn't so difficult. You remove that plastic cover above the filter, then unscrew the 2 screws holding the filter socket, then that rectangular bit behind the filter can slide upward enough that you can pull the piece back. That rectangular bit hold the RFID board. I had hoped unplugging the board would erase the memory of codes scanned. It didn't. I think the memory isn't located on the RFID board. The board has a manufacture date of 1/3/24 and is labeled Next Gen RFID Board rev 10-11-2019. The cable that connects the board has 3 wires, 1 is a ground wire. on the side of the board there is also an unused 6 pin edge connector with 2 contact pads, then a slot followed by the remaining 4 contact pads. In 6 months when the new overpriced filter expires I'll try to put the old filter back in, in the hopes that expiration of a second filter replaces the memory of the first expired filter. I won't be betting money on it though.
@@darkoresnik75 thank you for all this information
what replacement filter did you buy?
Waterdrop XWF Water Filter for... www.amazon.com/dp/B07QK53YP4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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When I took the filter out water came out like a hose.....why do you 🤔
@@Mena-dz5ln it could come out a little bit but not like a torrent. That is not normal. You are supposed to change the filter…
Dang. Can’t seem to get my lines up right. Won’t work for me. Error message won’t clear.
Really? Did the label come out easy and intact?
@@gotitdone This doesn't work for me, it seems there was the smallest bit of silver that i didn't get off. But RFID seems in tact. is it possible those small pieces screwed me up here? Thank You,
@@bfast14 it is possible. I was very careful while removing the label
@@gotitdone appreciate it, guess I have to buy a GE one.
Tried this and part of the tag stayed on the filter so it didn't work. Be very careful when removing the label.
@@Madyrules thank you for your comment
Did it work?
@@mspionage1743 yes. I have been using the generic filter since July
@@gotitdone Thank you for your response and your video. I am young so this will be the first time I try to fix something in the house but I promised my Father I would try to find a solution so I am trying to help.
@@mspionage1743 that is great you are helping your family. Starting young is the way to go. Congrats!
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@@gotitdone Yes! Thank you much mister. My Dad told me it is important to keep promises so that is why I am doing all I can to try to help him figure out the issue and fix it. I have to keep my promise and you are helping me with that so thank you!
I have a 2018 GE, I don’t see a scan code
That is fine. You are lucky then. Do you use XWF (no E) filters?
@@gotitdone I feel like a fool. I just looked up my refrigerator, it takes XWF, and for the past 5 years, I’ve been using XWFE!! 🤦♂️
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Mine worked but it only reads 0 filter lol
You mean it says the filter is at 0%?
@@gotitdone Yup
@@mazdarxvin1 We knew the filter would still show 0 because it is still reading the same RFID tag and that one reached the end but you put a generic one that filters just fine. So we fooled it.
Now, if you get your hands on another RFID label and you make the fridge read it, it will forget the first RFID and reset the counter.
In other words, having two labels so the fridge can read one and forget the other one (repeat the cycle) can allow you to use generics AND utilize the percentage counter.
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@@gotitdone Cool thank you for the extra advice will do. My generic filter is working just fine now. Yes please do more videos with home fixing content will watch. Again thanks for the advice.
I should have watched this first to realize the antenna portion of the RFID was so wide. I accidentally cut it, so I had to give in and buy one more $50 filter. This will be the last one ever, as I will use a heat gun to take the whole label off next time.
BTW, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GE PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THIS SCAM.
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This should be illegal! But… since I paid $400 for a $1500 fridge (at HD on the floor in a box, must have been a special order for a customer that didn’t take it, and it’s SS too!), I’ll put up with their crap! So, peel the label off, stick it to the panel behind where the filter mounts, and twist in the non-RFID replacement. My fridge doesn’t have a reset button, just a “filter status” which is a button. I press and hold that and get “0” displayed, BUT when I selected water, I got air until the filter was filled. Then water was dispensed. So, resetting means nothing to my fridge evidently. The red filter status light comes on when I dispense anything, but I can feel it running through the filter! The fact that I had to get the air out of the replacement filter is telling…. Oh, the manual says to press the “reset” button, which mine doesn’t have, either. Good job GE(Haier). If I have to, I’ll just pull the RFID circuit board and bypass it!
@@JeffMiller-i6v thank you for your comments. So your generic filter is working now right?
Thank you for all the information I pulled out the board but don't know exactly how to bypass it it's three cables in the connector of the board do you know how to bypass it thank you
@@geogeo5160 no. I don’t know…sorry. But I heard GE can give you a free bypass device for those that have a whole house filter already.
@user-rv3kr3zv8q Thank you for all the information I pulled out the board but don't know exactly how to bypass it it's three tables in the connector of the board do you know how to bypass it thank you
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@@jkwfo it seems you can call GE, provide the serial number of your fridge and they will send a bypass plug for free. Then you can take the RFID of it using my technique and use a generic filter.
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