I read on this site that others have used part #WR49X10173 (water line heater) to remedy frequently freezing water lines for the dispenser. I called GE and this part is not compatible with this model (CFCP1NIYC - french door, freezer on the bottom, with internal water dispenser). GE said they would pay for parts if I had an authorized repair person order them, or I could have my frig replaced on a pro-rated program for an additional $1400. That didn’t seem like a logical ‘fix’ to me so I set out to once again get the water line thawed.
What I ended up doing was this:
- Remove the crisper drawers
- Remove the cover of the internal water dispenser
- Poke a weed-eater trimmer line into the tubing from the dispenser as far as it would go (it eventually went in farther as the ice thawed)
- Fill 2 quart-sized freezer bags with very hot water and prop them up on the coils in the back of the frig (that are exposed when you remove the crisper drawers)
- When hot water begins to cool, refill them and prop up again
- Work the trimmer line in as far as you can
- Remove the water filter, make sure it is not frozen up also (mine was not)
- Engage the dispenser motor every few minutes, I started to hear the ice breaking up in the lines in about 10 minutes
- When water begins to flow, remove the trimmer line and dispense a gallon or so to make sure the water is flowing well
- Replace the dispenser cover and crisper drawers and remove the hot water bags
I know it can be a pain to do this but it is a cheap fix to get the water flowing again. Until GE designs a water line heater for the internal water dispensers that frequently freeze I’ll repeat this when it freezes!
Hopefully this is helpful to others with Cafe refrigerators waiting for a re-design 
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