Customer Support 7 days a week

Welcome Guest! You can not login or register.

Notification

Icon
Error

Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
Ed60062  
#1 Posted : 15 years ago
Ed60062

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.
Sponsor
See inside of your appliance - diagrams and part photos for virtually every model.

powered by AppliancePartsPros.com
 
txrott  
#2 Posted : 15 years ago
txrott

Rank: Member

Groups: Registered
Joined: 2/23/2010(UTC)
Posts: 30

Does it have a inline filter?
Ed60062  
#3 Posted : 15 years ago
Ed60062

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.
txrott  
#4 Posted : 15 years ago
txrott

Rank: Member

Groups: Registered
Joined: 2/23/2010(UTC)
Posts: 30

Sounds like the water valve is going out
Ed60062  
#5 Posted : 15 years ago
Ed60062

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.
txrott  
#6 Posted : 15 years ago
txrott

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
Ed60062  
#7 Posted : 15 years ago
Ed60062

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.
Qtip  
#8 Posted : 15 years ago
Qtip

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
Ed60062  
#9 Posted : 14 years ago
Ed60062

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.
Users browsing this topic
Similar Topics
GE fridge water dispenser slows to trickle, speeds up when filter is twisted (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair)
by Guest about a year ago
kenmore water dispenser slow (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair)
by scmb 12 years ago
Water Dispenser Slow to Shut Off (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair)
by chip11 13 years ago
GE Profile Water Dispenser Slow (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair)
by Jesse_Edw 13 years ago
Amana Water Dispenser slow (Refrigerator & Freezer Repair)
by qglasspa 14 years ago
Forum Jump  
You can post new topics in this forum.
You can reply to topics in this forum.
You can delete your posts in this forum.
You can edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You can vote in polls in this forum.