Just came back from a 2 weeks vacation. Last night it seemed the water pump sounded OK while pushing onto the water dispenser but of course with water barely trickling down. I tried this morning, no water tickles down and I can’t hear the pump working either.
I turned off the freezer for a couple hours and used a hair dryer to warm up the water dispenser area from both front and back door. No improvement was detected.
Any suggestion what to do?
Model: GE TPS24BPDABS
Thx for your help
[SIZE=3]There are a few things that may cause this. [/SIZE]
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*][SIZE=3]Sometimes the water reservoir inside the fresh food section (behind the vegetable bins) will freeze especially if the refrigerator stays off for long periods of time, which can happen if no one is opening and closing the doors. Remove the vegetable bins and use your hair dryer on the reservoir. [/SIZE]
*][SIZE=3]Make sure you have good water pressure coming to the refrigerator.[/SIZE]
*][SIZE=3]If you haven’t changed the water filter recently replace it and it may fix your problem. [/SIZE]
*][SIZE=3]If none of these are your problem the water valve is most likely the problem. [/SIZE][/LIST][SIZE=3]Refrigerator repair guide[/SIZE]
I installed a brand new filter and that did not make a difference. Note that it gets filled with water after installing it
This fridge is sie by side, so do you mean the water reservoir is behind the fresh food bins toward the back of the fridge or to the side toward the freezer section?
The parts guide for this fridge mentions 2 valves [AP2071736](http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/ctrfs.aspx?part_id=2071735&&model_id=229517&diagram_id=21269630"]AP2071735[/URL]
[URL="http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/ctrfs.aspx?part_id=2071736&&model_id=229517&diagram_id=21269630) . Which one could be the culprit?
I will follow the steps noted in the guide which also mentions the possiblity of a bad control board.
Thx for your help
[SIZE=3]The water reservoir is in the fresh food section behind the vegetable bins. With you gone for a while I would look at this first. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Your refrigerator is too old for the main board. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Oh I didn’t think to ask if it will dispense ice or is it just the water that is not working? [/SIZE]
No problem with the ice maker, it still dispenses ice.
Sorry I was out for a few days.
I turned off both fridge & freezer compartments and still teh dispencer does not work. I don’t hear the hissing sound of the water dispencer anymore and it looks like it is dead.
Before I dig into the valve, Are there 2 valves for this fridge, one for freezer and one for fridge?
Please advice
Thx -
your water line thogh the door may be frozen.
I pulled the kick plate off under the fridge door. Then I twisted off the coupling dnf long and behold no water came out when I pressed onto the water dispencer.
This leads to me to believe the water valve is bad.
I pulled the water valve out but I can’t fingure out how to unscrew the water line coming out of the valve into the fridge. I read to unscrew the water line. I tried that but I can’t seem to do it. I am not sure if I should unscrew all 6 screws on the plate instead
Please advise
Applianceman,
I replaced the second water valve, dispencing water is back to normal
Thx for your help
I also had this problem and ended up replacing both valves as water would not stop flowing into the ice maker tray. i relaced that valve a second time and now have no ice. When i pour water into the tray everything works fine; just wont supply water to the tray. I already checked the fill res/cup and it is empty and not frozen. What else do I need to check before replacing the ice maker as a whole ?