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rebelyelljr  
#11 Posted : Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:58:23 AM(UTC)
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And with them hooked up in reverse (the electric on the valve) water is intermittently coming out of the water dispenser on the front, is that because that is how the ice maker would call for water in different intervauls?
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#12 Posted : Sunday, May 10, 2009 10:57:12 AM(UTC)
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Ok. I filled the ice dispenser with water and it made ice. Manually. but i need to fix the water supply line inside the freezer. it is not feeding the water inside the freezer itself...but is making ice, and feeding water through the line, and calling for water...it must be blocked at the top or something? what should i do next?
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#13 Posted : Sunday, May 10, 2009 1:58:33 PM(UTC)
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The water inlet valve on the back of the unit where the water supply comes in can have a slow leak and will cause ice to buildup and block the fill tube. Disconnect the ice maker line from the valve and watch to see if it has a slow drip. It doesn’t take much to eventually block the fill tube.
The valve can leak because of sediment in the water preventing it from closing or low water pressure.
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#14 Posted : Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:31:39 PM(UTC)
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Ok. Just to be sure cause i'm a total novice at this. there is a clear water line that goes up the back of frig/freeze that goes in a little rubber white piece in the back of the freezer. Your saying to pull the clear tube that goes up the back of the fridge out of the little white rubber thing? right? and wait and see if it has a slow drip? How long we talking here? i had it disconnected for about an hour this morning and didn't notice any leak? Do i take it apart alittle more than just pulling the clear water line down out of the rubber thingy? the problem is clearly in that rubber thing or inside the freezer, cause it makes ice if i pore it in manually, and it calls for water if i switch the wires, and it pushes water up the clear water line.
can i pull it apart? should i?

let me know..i'm waiting on your response buddy.
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#15 Posted : Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:04:20 PM(UTC)
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I'm talking about taking the line off at the bottom where it comes out of the water inlet valve. When you have it disconnected you'll be able to tell within five minutes and it doesn't take much to cause the problem.

Have you seen the fill tube to see if it's blocked.
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#16 Posted : Monday, May 11, 2009 5:36:40 AM(UTC)
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I don't think that the problem is down there is it? There is no block because the valve pushes water through the tube all the way up when i disconnected the tube at the top, water would cycle and push water out the top. But when its connected...water doesnt go into the freezer?

Or do you mean a leak at the bottom would push water all the way up the top and then that little bit of water would freeze and cause a problem. this is hooked up to a reverse osmosis machine so there isn't a great amount of pressure...however it was working it just stopped out of nowhere.

I tested the valve and it pushes water up the line to the freeze, but the water just doesn't come out on the inside on the freezer into the ice tray. So there is no blockage in the fill tube. The water flows fine right up into where it goes into the back of the freezer.
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#17 Posted : Monday, May 11, 2009 11:07:09 AM(UTC)
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Woodchuckie...any thoughts...you've been very helpful so far...just wanted to know if you had ideas i could try tonight when i go home...or if i need to stop and get a part on my way home from work..did you see my latest post?
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#18 Posted : Monday, May 11, 2009 11:42:25 AM(UTC)
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Or do you mean a leak at the bottom would push water all the way up the top and then that little bit of water would freeze and cause a problem.



Yes, it can eventually block the entire part of the tube which is in the freezer.
The fill tube is a short piece of pipe which is not attached to the water line. You can remove it by twisting and pulling it with the ice maker out of the way. If fits in a hole behind the ice maker.
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#19 Posted : Monday, May 11, 2009 11:55:46 AM(UTC)
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WC- so should i now pull the ice maker out completely and check this fill tube? or can i pull it apart from the back?

and if so, how do i get the ice maker out most easily. So you think that the fill tube may be frozen and i should take out the icemaker and pull out the fill tube and see if that is frozen from a slow push from the lower water feed tube. Correct?
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#20 Posted : Monday, May 11, 2009 1:33:15 PM(UTC)
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Yes, it's much easier to get out from behind the ice maker.
Look for two screws on the freezer wall the ice maker is mounted on near the top of the ice maker. Just loosen them. Look for another screw near the bottom middle to the ice maker and loosed it. Now you should be able to lift the ice maker off the bracket and unplug the wiring harness and then twist and pull the fill tube out. You may be able to see if it has ice in it without taking it out.
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