You’ve probably never given much thought to changing your refrigerator water filter, especially since it’s small and tucked in an out-of-the-way spot. But the family certainly takes advantage of it: filling up sports bottles for the gym or football practice, cooking favorite meals or keeping the crew’s drinks cold game after game.

But in order to keep your water and ice cool, crisp and fresh, it needs to be routinely changed — we recommend once about every six months. A good way to remember? Replace your refrigerator filter every time you reset your clocks. Changing your Whirlpool® refrigerator water filter is so simple, it can be done in under five minutes. Here’s how.