Fridge Ice Maker FIX ! Quick & Easy

Fridge Ice Maker FIX ! Quick & Easy - Water Inlet Valve

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Күн бұрын

GE, Samsung, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Maytag it’s all the same DIY fix.
1. Clogged Water Filter - If not maintained this can stop water flow. You can usually purchase a new filter for between $30- $50. This should be changed out approx. every 6 months. If you have hard water you may want to change it even more often. (If there is a lot of new construction in your area, there can be more sediment entering the water system. This extra sediment can clog filter more frequently)
2. Water Supply Line - clogged, kinked, or broken water inlet house and valve. (unplug the refrigerator and turn off the valve’s water supply. Unhook the supply line from the fridge and point it into a sink or bucket and turn the water supply back on to make sure water is flowing) Check the filter at the point of entry into your fridge to make sure there is nothing clogging the line.
3. Faulty Water Inlet Valve - Frozen Water inside the supply tube, reservoir, down the back of your freezer, or an ice puddle at the bottom of your freezer. - Usually caused by a lack of water pressure due to a faulty Water Inlet Valve. This can be defrosted by turning off the freezer for about 20 minutes and using a hair dryer to make the process even quicker. Once line is thawed you can instal the new Water Inlet Valve and turn it back on.
I bought my specific one on Amazon Canada 🇨🇦 for $130 CDN
GE WR57X10086 Water Inlet Valve www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LQDI052?r...
Watch the video for a step-by-step on all of these fixes.

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@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR WATCHING AND LEAVING YOUR COMMENTS EVERYONE Hope this video was helpful! If so please LIKE + SUBSCRIBE !

@skeeterburke 22 күн бұрын

why can't I just run vinegar through the old valve? 70 bucks is a lot, bidenomics ya know

@gwendolynmorris638 3 ай бұрын

Really good video. I’m a 72 year old women. I’ve replaced my ice maker, now I’ll try the inlet valve

@mikebikercanada 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Good job!!

@trishjaggers 3 ай бұрын

You have saved me $$$, and I thank you! Late last year, I paid a tech to diagnose why my icemaker was not functioning correctly. (Ice waterfall in the back of my freezer would freeze the door in place and sometimes disallow its full closure--thus thawing ice, etc.). He popped in a new icemaker without any troubleshooting whatsoever. Problem NOT solved. Ice river formed again, etc., etc. After hours of narrowing my search (and learning the correct terminology), I landed on your video. THIS IS IT. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Excellent, clear, well-articulated video and instructions. Bravo!

@mikebikercanada 3 ай бұрын

So glad my video helped! Thanks for the kind words :)

@reatilekoketsomolatlhegi1068 23 күн бұрын

Mike, your stance is like that of an NPC 😂 like the farmer you talk to before going on a sidequest to retrieve his lost goats❤

@mikebikercanada 12 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@RudolphoLTD 9 ай бұрын

fantastic instructions and great tips, thanks so much

@johnd7904 6 ай бұрын

Mike, That was a terrific video. Thanks for doing it.

@user-wg2wz9ud2o 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very good explanation. Loved your video❤❤

@rajeshpuri8481 6 ай бұрын

Good one, Very helpful Thanks

@DIYManiacJohnP Жыл бұрын

So well explained and detailed.

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

Thanks Maniac !

@toddphipps5496 Ай бұрын

Mike, this is a very iminformative and helpful video. Thank you, sir.

@mikebikercanada Ай бұрын

Thanks!! You’re very welcome ☺️

@meganjoyce5351 Ай бұрын

Perfect video Mike!

@mikebikercanada Ай бұрын

So glad you liked it !

@kieranpearson 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@leeannfrankford3273 6 ай бұрын

My son replaced the intake valve, and it dispenses water in the door, but it does not dispense water into the ice maker. Could you tell me a couple of things that we might try to get the ice maker working? Thanks

@marcoortiz3620 5 ай бұрын

Thank sir!!!!

@OldAndGettingOlder Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure just yet if the inlet valve is my problem. I wanted to comment that you made a very good video.

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much ! I hope you have success like I did getting your problem fixed !

@DallasDC11 Жыл бұрын

Once you talked about the water freezing I'm hope it's the water valve because I had frozen water spit out on the inside wall and ice blockage. Thanks for the diagnosis.

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! So glad my video helped. Thanks for the comment!

@MrScubacat Жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks so much . Great presentation

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. So glad you found it helpful !! All the best! Mike

@timmitchell8784 10 ай бұрын

Hi Mike I have the same refrigerator. My ice maker appears to have the harvest paddles stopped pointing up. When I run the diagnostic nothing happens. Temp is at -4. Is this an internal failure? Whirlpool I have dealt with. But my first GE. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

@trishjaggers 3 ай бұрын

I have one question: I have a Kenmore 253.7041941C (French door, inside icemaker ONLY--no water to the door); however, all the parts lists on the Kenmore site show the piece that supplies water to the icemaker and the door. I don't want water shooting out from unused ports! :) Any suggestions?

@lloydporche4790 5 ай бұрын

Good video but make sure to clean your coils they are terribly dirty!

@nathangray-fu7cg 2 ай бұрын

how do i get an ice tray? for some reason it never came with my fridge, I have a Kenmore French door fridge.

@studawg66 3 ай бұрын

My 14 year old Whirlpool fridge recently stopped making ice so I found that the ice maker was completely coated in ice. Took it apart to melt it all out and dried it out, then put back in. First fill of water overflowed a ton of water, which is probably what caused the problem in the first place. Cleaned again and monitored this time. When I heard it fill the tray, the valve sounded like it stayed open for at least twice as long as it normally did in the past few years. Would a faulty valve be slow to close? Or is there some electronics issue telling it to stay open longer?

@adrianmireles6882 Ай бұрын

A storm knocked out our power after my ge fringe stoped dispensing water and making Ice. Would this valve be the problem?

@robertl1244 3 ай бұрын

Good video. Why did so much water come out when you removed the filter? Mine never leaked out that much water, ever! Just saying.

@szlyar Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I replaced the water inlet however I still don't see the water forming or ice being made. Any suggestions?

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

Hi! We’re you able to get the ice maker to run on a test phase like I did by doing the reset? Could be that it’s the ice maker itself that needs replacing?

@szlyar Жыл бұрын

@@mikebikercanada it ended up being the ice make

@margiev32 Жыл бұрын

If the internal water dispenser is working OK, can I assume the ice maker is getting water as well?

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

I believe the water inlet valve could be specific to the ice maker. Sorry my fridge doesn’t have the water function so I haven’t investigated this much.

@user-vu7lr3ym9m 11 ай бұрын

I have a kitchenaid kscs25inss01 ice maker. I replaced the ice maker with no problems, but i still can't get water to go to the ice maker. I have water coming out of the water dispenser. What else can I try??

@mikebikercanada 11 ай бұрын

Have you checked the water inlet valve? Is there one dedicated to just the ice maker?

@user-vu7lr3ym9m 11 ай бұрын

@@mikebikercanada no separate valve. It separates somewhere inside fridge somewhere. I just can't fide where and I'm not willing to take off the entire back of this old fridge

@dmbsituation 6 ай бұрын

I’ve got the same issues. Tried replacing the water Inlet valve and ice maker yet still no water to the ice maker… really frustrating. New water filter as well.

@visinedrip 3 ай бұрын

@@dmbsituationpossible clogged or bent water tube?

@cliftonturner5091 Жыл бұрын

mine stopped working right after i replaced the fileter but i got an lg any thoughts.. also reset it multiple times

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

Hi there! I’m not sure. Is the ice maker going through the motions when you do the reset?

@Tileguyy 3 ай бұрын

What if the drinking water works fine but the ice maker is not filling with water? Could that still be the water inlet valve? Thanks For the video

@TheKeyWestKid 3 ай бұрын

I'm having the same issue

@Tileguyy 3 ай бұрын

@@TheKeyWestKidmine turned out to be broken wires at the bottom of the freezer door. Fixed.

@TheKeyWestKid 3 ай бұрын

@Tileguyy you must have a different refrigerator. I only see the power cord for the ice maker. and it looks fine

@Tileguyy 3 ай бұрын

Mine is a side by side Kitchenaid. Under door behind the removable kick plate had to cut open the black cover over the wires to see the break. First I tested ice maker with meter and there was no power

@sheilameyer9196 20 күн бұрын

Same problem, I also have water leaking under the refrigerator tray and freezing up. I replaced the core 6 months ago and now starting to do the same again. I’m 69 lady, I’ll try this valve repair! FYI retired from GE, seen a lot of different parts 😂

@moonglow1158 Ай бұрын

Where do get the inlet valve? Part number ?

@mikebikercanada Ай бұрын

I bought mine on Amazon Canada 🇨🇦 GE WR57X10086 Water Inlet Valve www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LQDI052?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

@safvue1 24 күн бұрын

how many times did you say water inlet valve,,, thank you

@mikebikercanada 12 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Josh-fz9rh Жыл бұрын

I’m not getting any water into my fridge at all. I can see the nipple in the valve holding water after removing water line. When I removed the water line and tried dispensing water, it pushed the water out the inlet valve..

@Josh-fz9rh Жыл бұрын

Is this inlet valve responsible for sucking the water into the fridge? I disconnected the feed tubes at connects halfway up the fridge and still felt no suction while trying to dispense water.

@mikebikercanada Жыл бұрын

Hi Josh, I don’t have a water dispenser. Just an ice maker. But I would say that this sounds like the water inlet valve as the issue. I think it’s definitely worth trying to replace that first.

@Josh-fz9rh Жыл бұрын

@@mikebikercanada alright I will give that a try. Thank you for the response

@Josh-fz9rh 11 ай бұрын

@@mikebikercanada replacing the valve seems to have done the trick! Thanks again!

@ashleymarie6682 7 ай бұрын

My tray just wont turn. Ice sits in the tray wont dump

@verasmayhem 2 ай бұрын

I bought a refrigerator in 2019. I never had water connected to it. I connected water today and water was just continuously flowing out of the ice maker.

@verasmayhem 2 ай бұрын

Another source suggested as a trouble shooting step that if the power was disconnected and the water continued to flow the issue would likely be the water inlet valve. Would you agree with this and do you have any ideas why my valve would be faulty having never used water with my refrigerator before?