How often should I change a Haier fridge filter?

Every 6 months for the Fisher & Paykel / Haier 868686 Water Filter (868686), the filter most Haier models here take. Each model page shows the interval for its own filter.

What happens if I don't change the filter?

Flow from the dispenser slows and chlorine taste and odour come back as the carbon saturates; the fridge itself keeps working.

Does Haier make a compatible filter?

Haier makes the genuine filter. Compatible filters for Haier models are made by other companies to the same shape and flow rate, and Australian sellers we track list both; each part page shows the genuine and compatible prices side by side and the certifications we could confirm.

Haier fridge water filter

Which water filter each of the 15 Haier fridges sold in Australia takes, with dated prices from 6 Australian sellers, genuine and compatible side by side.

Most take the 868686 (13 of 15 models), from $36.95. Check yours below.

Compatible · Water Filter Distributors$36.95 Genuine · Fisher & Paykel (Fisherpaykel.Com/Au)$69.95 All 6 sellers

Showing 15 of 15 Haier models · grouped by filter platform

Fisher & Paykel / Haier 868686 Water Filtertakes 868686

No water filter to replace

About Haier water filters

Haier Australia lists fridge water filters by six-digit or H-prefixed part numbers, for example 868686, which fits the Haier HRF580YP and HRF680YP and Fisher & Paykel models beginning RF500Q. Haier recommends a new filter every six months. Check the part number on your existing filter before ordering, as Haier and Fisher & Paykel share some filters.

Source: haier.com.au

Haier water filters these models take

Fisher & Paykel / Haier 868686 Water Filter868686 · 13 modelsfrom $36.95
Change it every 6 months; 4 steps, no tools.
After the change: HRF680YPS/YPC control panel has a dedicated Filter Reset selector (key D); the guide does not state a hold time. F&P models: press the two indicated buttons together for 4 seconds.

Where the model number is

Open the fridge door: the rating label is on the inside left wall of the fridge compartment.

How to change your Haier fridge filter

Steps for the Fisher & Paykel / Haier 868686 Water Filter (868686), the filter 13 Haier models take. Change it every 6 months.

How to install your external Fisher & Paykel fridge water filter · Statewide Appliance Spares

1Open the fridge door and find the filter housing at the top of the fresh-food compartment; on most models a small cover flips down.
2Turn the old filter a quarter turn anti-clockwise and pull it straight out. A little water may drip; keep a cloth handy.
3Take the caps off the new filter, push it into the housing and turn it clockwise until it stops.
4Run 4 litres of water through the dispenser to flush the carbon, then reset the filter light (hold the filter or reset button for 3 seconds).

Turn off the filter light

HRF680YPS/YPC control panel has a dedicated Filter Reset selector (key D); the guide does not state a hold time. F&P models: press the two indicated buttons together for 4 seconds.

Get a reminder when your Haier fridge filter is due

Most Haier models here change it every 6 months. One email two weeks before, no newsletter. Type the model from the sticker and we set the date for that model.

Common questions

How often should I change a Haier fridge filter?: Every 6 months for the Fisher & Paykel / Haier 868686 Water Filter (868686), the filter most Haier models here take. Each model page shows the interval for its own filter.
What happens if I don't change the filter?: Flow from the dispenser slows and chlorine taste and odour come back as the carbon saturates; the fridge itself keeps working.
Does Haier make a compatible filter?: Haier makes the genuine filter. Compatible filters for Haier models are made by other companies to the same shape and flow rate, and Australian sellers we track list both; each part page shows the genuine and compatible prices side by side and the certifications we could confirm.
How do I reset the filter light on a Haier fridge?: HRF680YPS/YPC control panel has a dedicated Filter Reset selector (key D); the guide does not state a hold time. F&P models: press the two indicated buttons together for 4 seconds.

All 15 Haier fridges we list, A to Z

Brand names describe compatibility only; FitMatch is independent of Haier. Fitment sources are recorded on every model page.