The pre-2019 GE cartridge, still found in a large installed base. It has no chip and is superseded by XWFE.
About this cartridge
XWF is the cartridge GE fitted before the RFID change. It is mechanically identical to XWFE, so an XWFE will always fit where an XWF was — but not the other way round.
The practical advice for anyone still running an XWF refrigerator is simple: buy XWFE. It costs about the same, fits the same housing, and remains valid if you replace the refrigerator with a newer GE.
Certified to 42 and 53; it does not carry the 401 pharmaceutical claim that XWFE does.
Also sold as
These part numbers refer to the same physical cartridge. If the number on your old filter is in this list, this is the right replacement.
Superseded by XWFE. There is no reason to buy XWF unless a specific listing requires it.
Which refrigerators it fits
GE has not published a model-level list for this cartridge that we can verify, so we do not publish one either. The number on the cartridge you are removing is the reliable check.
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Open GEReplacing it
- Turn the old cartridge a quarter turn counter-clockwise and pull it straight out. Keep a towel under it — a few ounces of water will come out.
- Remove the protective cap from the new cartridge and check that the O-rings are seated flat in their grooves.
- Push it in and turn clockwise until it stops. Run two to three gallons through the dispenser to flush carbon fines, then reset the indicator.