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I have a GE refrigerator model #ESL25XGPCBS. Water output from door is low. It takes a long time to fill a small glass. I have recently changed the filter and the water line is not pinched. Is it simply my water valve needs to be changed? Also, my icemaker makes ice, but the cubes are small. Any ideas? Thank you.
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I would check the saddle valve on your home cold water pipe, probably calcium buildup inside.
Very low water pressure at the fridg. valve could cause it to jam open, so I would fix it soon.
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Originally Posted by: richappy  I would check the saddle valve on your home cold water pipe, probably calcium buildup inside.
Very low water pressure at the fridg. valve could cause it to jam open, so I would fix it soon. Thank you very much for the help. I guess I should have added that the water pressure to the fridge is fine. It's from the fridge that is the issue. I have an R/O System hooked up to a sink tap and the fridge. The sink tap pressure is normal. Another question would be, could I bypass the fridge filter as it seems redundant in my system. Thank you. Dave
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On my refrigerator I traced it down to the filter head assembly that the filter is installed on. There is a little plastic valve that is pushed up when the filter or bypass is installed that opens the water flow. On mine, the cheap plastic likely wore down. I have only changed the filter 4 times so its not like there should be a lot of wear going on. I fixed it myself by installing a very tiny little screw into the tip of the plastic nub that sticks up far enough to allow the valve to be fully actuated. Works great now and can fill 8oz in 8 seconds. Ice cubes normal size now. Email me at Patl1@cox.net if you want pictures.
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I had the same issue as Pat with the little valve. Like you say it's hard to believe it was wear as it's about my 6th or 8th filter. I'm wondering if this filter did not fit as tightly so didn't press on the valve as hard as the previous filters. I think my other filters were harder to do that quarter-turn-and-snap-in whereas this one is easy to snap in. Maybe it's something about manufacturing tolerances. Anyway I used some thick food grade foil folded over a few times and kind of jammed it on top of the valve. Same effect as the screw a bit more crude. Hope it keeps working. I was reading a lot about old filters, low pressure on water input, and frozen lines and tanks and was pretty sure none of those were the cause since it worked just fine until I put in the new filter so any folks with the same exact symptoms should give this a shot. Thanks for the fix, Pat! Originally Posted by: Pat: On my refrigerator I traced it down to the filter head assembly that the filter is installed on. There is a little plastic valve that is pushed up when the filter or bypass is installed that opens the water flow. On mine, the cheap plastic likely wore down. I have only changed the filter 4 times so its not like there should be a lot of wear going on. I fixed it myself by installing a very tiny little screw into the tip of the plastic nub that sticks up far enough to allow the valve to be fully actuated. Works great now and can fill 8oz in 8 seconds. Ice cubes normal size now. Email me at Patl1@cox.net if you want pictures.
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You may be right, the mfg tolerances may be the culprit. I suspected cheap plastic that had some creep over time. Before did the fix, the 2 filters I installed had poor flow. Then I did the fix and it flowed pretty well. On the filter I just installed (a no name brand), it flows even better now. Could be less filtering material though which may not be a good thing. Either way, I am glad I don't have to stand there for a full minute to fill a cup of water
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Originally Posted by: DGS Thank you very much for the help. I guess I should have added that the water pressure to the fridge is fine. It's from the fridge that is the issue. I have an R/O System hooked up to a sink tap and the fridge. The sink tap pressure is normal. Another question would be, could I bypass the fridge filter as it seems redundant in my system. Thank you. Dave I have had very low flow rates with RO systems in the past. Check the flow rate without the fridge hooked up. It's damn near a trickle.
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