Cartridge code · GE
RPWFE: the other GE cartridge
Same unnumbered wording as the XWFE listing, and no aftermarket alternative here.
What the listing names
No standard number is named on the listing. Not named: 42, 53, 401.Three empty cells. The listing names NSF/ANSI standards without naming a number, and this site does not fill a cell from an adjective.
Genuine listings
Sold as original parts by the appliance manufacturer or under its brand.
GE RPWFE Refrigerator Filter
6 month life statedThe listing states certification to NSF/ANSI standards and reduction of lead, sulfur and 50+ impurities, 6-month replacement.
No standard number is named on the listing. Not named: 42, 53, 401.The listing names NSF/ANSI without naming a standard number, so no cell is filled here.
View the listing on AmazonThe RPWFE cartridge carries the same unnumbered certification wording as the XWFE listing and the same six month interval. It is a different cartridge for different fridges, and the listing gives no more detail on standards than its sibling.
Suits A GE fridge that takes the RPWFE cartridge.
Aftermarket listings
This page has no aftermarket section with anything in it. The aftermarket GE cartridges in this catalog state XWFE and XWF compatibility, and RPWFE is not on either listing.
No aftermarket listing in this catalog states compatibility with RPWFE. This site will not extend a compatibility statement from one cartridge code to another because the codes look similar.
Side by side
Only one listing in this catalog covers RPWFE, so there is nothing to compare it against. A table of one row is a table pretending to be an argument.
Claims beyond the certification
- Reduction of lead and sulfur, named as substances rather than as certified claims
- 50+ impurities, the same unattached count as the XWFE listing
- A six month replacement interval with no gallon capacity
Codes the listings name
No listing in this catalog names RPWFE as a code it replaces. The two aftermarket GE cartridges here name XWFE and XWF, which are different codes, and this site will not extend one to the other.
How to check yours
- Pull the cartridge currently in the refrigerator and read the code molded or printed on its body, not the code on the box it came in.
- Find the same code in the refrigerator documentation, which lists the cartridge the appliance was designed for.
- Compare that code against the code on the listing you are about to buy, character for character, including any suffix.
- If a listing states it replaces your code, treat that as the seller's statement about their own product and check it against your documentation rather than instead of it.
- Keep the old cartridge until the new one is installed and running, so there is something to compare against if the fit is wrong.
Notes
The temptation on a page like this is to say the XWFE-compatible cartridges are "probably fine" because both are GE. That is exactly the inference this site refuses to make, because the listings did not make it.
The genuine listing here is word for word the genuine XWFE listing on certification and claims. It is a different cartridge for different appliances.