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The supply tube into my ice-maker freezes and the pressure builds in the water line and leaks at the plastic

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Old 04-16-2009, 07:04 AM
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The supply tube into my ice-maker freezes and the pressure builds in the water line and leaks at the plastic tube where it goes through the fridge wall. When I thaw the tube the ice-maker works fine until it freezes again.
According to the manual I have, it could be the valve is leaking by and this is what I suspect. The problem is, I have a valve before and after the filter. Both are a double valve but do not have the same part number. If they were inter-changable I would just replace the one before the filter and if it still froze-up I would swap them, but I don't think they are inter-changable and I don't want to buy both valves if I don't need to. How can I tell which valve is the culprit?
Thank you, Jerry

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Old 04-16-2009, 01:55 PM
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Disconnect the water line from one and watch to see if it drips. It doesn't take much to cause your problem. It shouldn't drip any.
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