Water Dispenser Slow Options  Email this topic  Watch this topic  Print this topic » Normal Threaded
Model: 596.9500910	Brand: Kenmore	Age: More than 10 years
Previous Topic Next Topic

Ed60062		#1 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:26:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/5/2010(UTC) Posts: 8		The in-door water dispenser on my Kenmore side-by-side has gotten progressively slower. I am thinking it might be corrosion at the point where the copper line attaches to the iron pipe. Or, maybe it is the valve at the dispenser end. I would appreciate any ideas as to what the problem is most likely to be. Thanks.
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Sponsor
	See inside of your appliance - diagrams and part photos for virtually every model. By Model Number By Part Description By Part Number powered by AppliancePartsPros.com

txrott		#2 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:30:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/23/2010(UTC) Posts: 30		Does it have a inline filter?
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Ed60062		#3 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:45:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/5/2010(UTC) Posts: 8		Yes it does have an inline filter and I changed it with no effect on the water flow.
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

txrott		#4 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:46:57 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/23/2010(UTC) Posts: 30		Sounds like the water valve is going out
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Ed60062		#5 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:51:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/5/2010(UTC) Posts: 8		Thanks, I was hoping maybe just some corrosion blocking the needle valve on the cold water pipe. I hadn't thought of the valve until reading some posts here. I guess checking the connection on the iron pipe is the easiest thing to check first.
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

txrott		#6 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:55:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 2/23/2010(UTC) Posts: 30		Sometimes that is it...Being a plumber have not had that be the problem very often
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Ed60062		#7 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:04:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/5/2010(UTC) Posts: 8		Thanks, now I just have to figure out where the valve is located and how to get to it.
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Qtip		#8 Posted : Saturday, March 6, 2010 7:02:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 11/2/2009(UTC) Posts: 176		you will need to pull your fridge out enough to get behind it.. follow the water supply line to where it connects to the fridge. you'll need to remove the cover on the back of the fridge and your water supply line will connect directly to the water valve
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Ed60062		#9 Posted : Friday, December 17, 2010 9:29:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/5/2010(UTC) Posts: 8		Problem solved. We had our house totally re-piped and flow is back to normal. Apparently corrosion at the valve was restricting the flow.
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Users browsing this topic

Guest (3)

Similar Topics

GE fridge water dispenser slows to trickle, speeds up when filter is twisted (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair) by Guest 1/11/2024 5:03:35 AM(UTC)

kenmore water dispenser slow (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair) by scmb 3/3/2013 6:42:32 PM(UTC)

Water Dispenser Slow to Shut Off (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair) by chip11 2/18/2012 1:13:37 PM(UTC)

GE Profile Water Dispenser Slow (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair) by Jesse_Edw 8/26/2011 4:08:39 AM(UTC)

Amana Water Dispenser slow (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair) by qglasspa 2/28/2011 2:57:14 PM(UTC)