Refrigerator water filter — write a bypass-plug reminder sticker

If you seated a bypass plug while waiting on the right fridge filter model, write a small reminder sticker on the grille or filter door. That note stops unfiltered water from becoming the new normal after a refrigerator water filter change.

Bypass-plug reminder sticker after a refrigerator water filter swap

1. When you install a bypass plug (or leave one in temporarily), write “BYPASS — unfiltered” plus the date on painter’s tape or a blank sticker.
2. Stick it on the filter door, grille edge, or inside the compartment where you will see it next grocery week — not buried on the cartridge box.
3. When the matching refrigerator water filter arrives, remove the plug, seat the filter, flush, and peel the sticker the same day.
4. If taste seems off later, check for a leftover sticker or plug before you chase a new fridge filter model.

Honest stop: a bypass plug is temporary — never leave unfiltered ice for infants, immunocompromised users, or any household that relies on the fridge filter for safety claims.

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