Water Filter for the Whirlpool GD5RHAXRL00 (EDR3RXD1)

GD5RHAXRL00 specifics — where the filter actually lives

Finding the bay is the easy part — this chassis puts it in the fresh-food compartment, placement dependent on the dispenser package — usually a kneeling-height or shoulder-height swap, not a teardown. Mechanically it is a quarter-turn twist-in seat: no tools, no housing removal, and the cartridge indexes in only one orientation despite looking symmetric.

Before you click buy, two things: carbon fines in the first pours are normal for a fresh bed, and the filter timer only restarts when you hold the reset. Whatever the badge on the door says, the parts reality is this chassis drinks from the EDR3RXD1 family, one of the most cross-referenced cartridges in the Whirlpool catalog. The two-digit 00 tail is revision bookkeeping. Badge position and shelf trim moved around; the bay geometry did not.

Reading the GD5RHAXRL00 model code — what the digits tell you

The GD5RHAXRL00 code suggests roughly 2005 to 2009 production — approximately right, which is all a parts search needs. Filter logic on this chassis: model-code suffixes track cosmetics; the EDR3RXD1 fit is invariant across them.

Swap it in 5 minutes

• Twist the old cartridge a quarter turn counterclockwise and pull it straight down — keep a towel in reach for the dribble.
• Fill the new cartridge with cold tap water so the chamber is not fighting an air pocket.
• Offer the new cartridge to the bay, push up, and twist a quarter turn clockwise until the stop catches.
• Run two gallons through the dispenser to flush carbon fines, then hold the filter-reset control until the status light clears.

What this filter takes out of your water

Coverage above lists what the standard addresses, not a performance claim for any specific cartridge — removal claims vary by certificate, so check the NSF listing for the exact part number you are buying.

GD5RHAXRL00 filter questions