Thank you for this quick fix. Saved me a ton of work and money guessing. All of this work was done without moving the refrigerator. I checked the water line at the bottom of the door by disconnecting the quick coupler fitting and checked for supply flow when pressing the lever , it had great flow. Then heated the water dispenser area for about two minutes and water started to drip from the hose , pressed the actuator with a glass and full flow , fixed ! Tip …… don’t hold the hair drier on things long enough to melt the plastic as I’ve read in others comments, it only needs to be warm to the touch. Move the hair drier around the whole area as you heat , don’t just let it burn in one spot . I didn’t damage mine one bit . The radiant heat from slightly warming the surrounding housing is plenty of heat.
Some great ideas here. Thanks so much. However the simplest idea I've found was the following: If you have a Waterpik, or similar, dental cleaning appliance, give it a try. Mine is a battery operated portable unit. I put a towel and a plastic storage bowl below the spigot to catch the water, then filled the unit with very hot tap water. When all was ready I inserted the tip of the Waterpik into the spigot and sprayed upward into the line. Yes the water ran back, but was easily handled by the towel and bowl. The portable Waterpik has about a 40 second spray at highest pressure.After the first try, no luck. So I refilled the Waterpik and tried again. Presto! Cold running water! No, the hot water didn't hurt or damage the Waterpik, or the water dispenser. Total time for the treatment: less than five minutes. I will in all likelihood apply some 1" foam insulation to the inside of the freezer door as others have suggested. The whole issue appears to be a lack of enough insulation inside the door. Quality control issue? Hope this helps.
Had the same issue, started yesterday. I turned up the freezer overnight and still the water dispenser wouldn't work, had a hissing sound when the water dispenser was pressed. I disconnected the tubing from the blue coupler under the freezer door and pressed for water, water flowed from the right side (supply side) of the tube. So that told me the problem was inside the freezer door tubing. I got out a hair dryer and ran it on hot for about 3 minutes on the inside of the freezer door and from the front of the water/ice dispenser and then pressed for water. It started to flow, my wife saw something shoot out and when she found it, it was a couple of pieces of ice. reconnected everything and all is working now. Thanks for video.
Checked the solenoid, OK, checked the line from solenoid to front door OK, You were right, line from bottom of door to dispenser was frozen. Used hair dryer and wire trick, worked great! THANK YOU!!
@@macdaddypimpping Hi may I ask how best do you determine if it is the solenoid or frozen water in the line? Also is the solenoid found on the water inlet valve? Thanks
Thanks so much for making this video and helping us all DIY the solution. I used a wood skewer and pushed into the spigot in the door for about 4 inches and then blew pressure from my mouth from the other end of the tube through spigot. Blower dryer on point!
I don't know why I didn't look up a solution for this sooner. I have gone a week without filtered water, finally looked up a solution. Yours was the first option so I clicked the video. A few minutes later, I HAVE WATER! Thank you!
I solved my issue by glueing a 1/2 inch piece of styrofoam insulation to the inside right behind the water/ ice dispenser. it hasn't frozen again...why they didnt add extra insulation at the factory to this location is beyond me.
I appreciate the tip, even though I almost melted the plastic parts with the hair dryer. But okay, the water started flowing again. Thank you very much.
The syringe and hot wire fix worked for me as well but I DID melt the plastic that holds the spring supporting the paddle. Fortunately, I was able to remove that piece, reheat it again and restore it to its original shape using needlenose pliers. Be careful to not overheat the spring and this solution works wonders!
I try both ways on my GE. Used dryer and injected hot water into water dispenser nozzle. The best method is disconnected water at the bottom then ejected hot water...fast and easy. The other method may cause damage to nozzle or dispenser and take too long.
MacDaddy - Got any idea as to what might be wrong with GE refrigerator that makes the ice continually come out? It will not stop. Nor does the water dispenser. It will continue to provide water too. I used the lock button to stop things from coming out. Is this a circuit board problem?
Be VERY careful using this method. If your hairdryer runs too hot, it might soften/melt plastic components around the water dispenser. An easy problem just became a much bigger one for me.
This might work if only the I could pull apart the waterline at the bottom. Verbal instructions on how things are done would be much more helpful than music.
Fantastico! Risolto grazie a questo video. In particolare ho collegato alla siringa una cannuccia per ossigeno al naso, infilata nel tubicino dell'erogatore e iniettato cosi' l'acqua calda direttamente nel punto gelato. Grazie!!
I'm personally tired of playing this game with my GE crap appliances. Time for a new fridge and I definitely will never purchase another GE product again.
Have you tried defrost your refrigerator? If you have done so then it might be your water inlet valve is bad or defective and need to be replace. I have a video on that too.
macdaddypimpping I think that’s the culprit. FaceTime with brother-in-law, I found a little copper peice broken. He said,”It appears to be part of the compression fitting. Might be the ferrule from the plastic tube. Pull the nut back on the plastic tube and make sure there is a brass ring around the tube.” Wish I could send a photo. I’ll just wait for him to get back with me. He was in the Houston Airport, lol. AND, in the meantime I will check out your video you mentioned.
If you never want to fool around calculate 5 inch down from your ice dispenser Edge half inch off center either way use your multi-max and cut an access panel scrape out all the insulation to you reach the tube remove the original dispenser tube shove the rest of the tube through the hole if you wish why you have the tube out drill tiny holes 6 or 8 through to the outside so that he can get into the tube but the two back but a piece of duct tape over the tube refill with foam the phone will not work under cold you must block off the cold from hitting the door big thick blanket are such hit with a hairdryer a little bit to get it warm put your foam in it trim the phone down replace your door Gorilla Glue trim down to look good I did this with my two years ago I got tired of fooling around those stupid heaters there is a heater underneath that dispenser tube inside under the foam good luck changing it you can't take the door apart but there is your fix
This just happened to me. Now the cup depressor or that switch you place the cup against to dispense the water is floppy and warpy. How did you fix yours after that happened ?
@@macdaddypimpping Sometimes I can unplug it over night then it will work. This time I worked on the water line and got the blow dryer out etc..still nothing. Only happens in colder weather if don't use it enough. Hard to when at work all day.
