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GE GFE28GYNFFS refrigerator water filter: RPWFE
For exact refrigerator model GFE28GYNFFS, GE's case-parts diagram lists RPWFE at item 127 and a separate water-filter bypass plug at item 128. GE's RPWFE product page gives a 170-gallon rated capacity, six-month filter life, 25–120 psi operating-pressure range, and contaminant-reduction claims with a stated certification scope. RPWFE is for select GE-family refrigerators; this exact-model listing does not make it interchangeable with XWFE, MWF, or other GE filter families.
Safety boundary
- Use the exact refrigerator manual for the housing location, removal, installation, purge, and filter-indicator reset; do not force a cartridge that does not seat normally.
- Follow the filter's potable-water and operating-pressure guidance. Certification applies only to specified claims and may vary with incoming-water conditions.
- If the housing or connection leaks after replacement, stop dispensing and correct the leak before further use.
Compatibility requires a direct model listing, explicit supersession, or equivalent manufacturer evidence.
Required identifiers
- Complete GE model from rating label: GFE28GYNFFS
- GE filter marking: RPWFE
- Distinguish the filter from GE diagram item 128, bypass plug WR01X29059
- If the rating label or installed filter differs, look up that exact model in GE's Parts & Accessories system
Compatibility rules
- GE's exact GFE28GYNFFS CASE PARTS diagram lists RPWFE as item 127.
- Item 128 in the same model diagram is a separate water-filter bypass plug, WR01X29059; it is not the water filter.
- GE describes RPWFE as fitting select GE-family French-door refrigerators, not every GE appliance or every GE refrigerator.
- GE's RPWFE spec page lists six-month filter life, 170-gallon rated capacity, and 25–120 psi operating pressure.
Never assume
- RPWFE and XWFE, MWF, MSWF, or GSWF are interchangeable because they share the GE brand.
- The bypass plug WR01X29059 filters water or is a replacement cartridge.
- An aftermarket cartridge has GE's genuine-part fit guarantee or the same certified reduction claims.
- The filter makes microbiologically unsafe or unknown-quality water safe to drink.
Exact model-to-filter receipt
- Appliance model: GFE28GYNFFS.
- GE diagram section: CASE PARTS.
- Diagram item 127: GE RPWFE refrigerator water filter.
- Diagram item 128: separate bypass plug WR01X29059.
- Apply this record only when the appliance label reads GFE28GYNFFS.
Filter service limits
GE lists RPWFE rated capacity as 170 gallons and filter life as six months. The product spec lists operation from 25–120 psi and NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 fields; GE's RPWFE support page discusses additional independently tested claims. Certification and contaminant reduction apply to the stated claims, not every contaminant or water source.
Avoid the wrong substitute
GE describes RPWFE as a filter for select French-door refrigerators. A similar dispenser layout or part-family name is not sufficient proof. If the old cartridge says a different part number or the appliance suffix differs, re-run GE's complete-model lookup instead of substituting the RPWFE shown here.