GE Refrigerator Water Filters
GE refrigerators run on one of five filter lines, and one of them — the MWF twist-in bay — covers more machines than everything else combined: 4,643 of the 5,301 GE-family models in our fit library.
Type it — e.g. GSS25GSHJCSS — and the Filter Finder shows the exact filter for your fridge and its best price. The model plate sits inside the refrigerator compartment, left wall or kickplate area.
5,301
models in the verified fit library
5
filter lines (MWF·MSWF·GSWF·XWF·RPWFE)
88%
of the fleet runs the MWF bay
The GE filter system at a glance
| Bay / system | Part numbers | Models in fit library | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MWF twist-in, the workhorse bay | MWF · MWFAPF · GWF | 4,643 | |
| MSWF taller capacity cartridge | MSWF · GXF31D | 471 | |
| XWF / XWFE 2017+ generation — one-way replace | XWFE · XWF | 126 | |
| RPWFE RFID chip-locked premium line | RPWFE · PXRWF33 | 53 |
Counts from the verified fit library. XWFE replaces XWF on 2017+ machines but not the reverse; GSWF and MSWF are distinct bays — a GSWF fridge does not take MSWF despite the similar codes.
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Every GE-family refrigerator model below has a dedicated fit page — exact cartridges that fit, filter location, and change interval. Hotpoint twins are filed under their own model strings and resolve to the same bays. The model number is the short alphanumeric string printed on the rating plate inside your fridge (not the serial number). Browse by first character, or jump straight to your model with the Filter Finder.
GE Models 0–9 & A–F
327 models — showing first 100
GE Models G–M
2,095 models — showing first 100
GE Models N–S
1,959 models — showing first 100
GE Models T–Z
920 models — showing first 100
How to Find Your GE Model Number
On most GE units the rating plate is inside the refrigerator compartment — left wall near the crisper drawers, behind the lower kickplate, or on the door frame where the hinges sit. The model number is a short alphanumeric code (the longer string is the serial number, which you do not need). GE strings open with G, and the next letters name the cabinet: GSS and GSH are side-by-side, GFE and GNE French door, GTS top-freezer. PSS/PSC mark the Profile line and ZIS the Monogram built-ins; older top-freezer generations carry TFX prefixes that predate the MWF bay. Hotpoint models may skip the G entirely. Numbers like XWFE, MWF or RPWFE are filter part numbers — those go in the finder, not the A–Z index.
GE Water Filter FAQ
Start with the age. Machines built before 2017 almost always use the MWF twist-in bay (4,643 models in our library) or the MSWF/GSWF variants on specific lines. Machines from 2017 onward moved to the XWF bay, which XWFE then replaced — XWFE fits XWF bays, but not the reverse. If your fridge is a Café or premium Profile from the last few years, check for the RPWFE cartridge with the RFID chip. The model plate is inside the fridge compartment, usually on the left wall; type it into the finder for an exact match.
Three cartridges, three generations. XWF is the original 2017-era slim bay. XWFE replaced it — same mounting, updated flow geometry, and the replacement only works one direction: an XWF bay accepts XWFE, but an XWF cartridge won’t seat in newer XWFE-only machines. RPWFE is a different animal entirely: it carries an RFID authentication chip that handshakes with the fridge, and an unchipped cartridge is rejected with an error message. RPWFE machines (many Café and Monogram units) are the one place in the GE range where cartridge choice is genuinely locked.
Yes — Hotpoint is a GE Appliances badge, and the refrigerators share the same bay systems with different model numbers. A Hotpoint model that matches a GE platform uses the identical MWF or GSWF cartridge; the cross-reference works model-to-model. GE Appliances itself has been owned by Haier since 2016, which doesn’t change the parts — the MWF, XWFE and RPWFE lines carried forward unchanged through the ownership transition.
GE rates the MWF at 300 gallons or 6 months, and the XWFE generation at roughly the same cycle — whichever comes first. The fridge’s filter light is a calendar countdown, not a flow meter, so heavy households (constant ice production, hard water) should treat 5 months as the real ceiling. The RPWFE line is the exception in one respect: the chip tracks cartridge identity, and some machines nag sooner after a third-party reset. When in doubt, pull the cartridge and check for scale or slime on the end caps — visible loading means the media is done regardless of what the panel says.
Only if that’s the bay your machine actually has — the codes are similar but the cartridges are not cross-compatible. GSWF is the older, shorter cartridge for top-freezer and compact models; MSWF is a taller, higher-capacity cartridge for a different mounting. Neither fits an MWF bay and neither is “upgraded” by the other. If your paperwork lists a superseded number, the safe path is to search by refrigerator model number, not by the old part number — our fit library maps 5,301 GE-family models to their current cartridge.
Yes — type the part number off your old cartridge into the Filter Finder and it reverse-looks-up every GE-family refrigerator that bay fits, Hotpoint twins included. Often faster than finding the rating plate.