Whirlpool US style water dispenser problem

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  • #16993
    cardiffguy
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    Hi I have a whirlpool side by side fridge that has a water dispenser and ice dispenser. After moving the fridge (house move) i now have no water coming from the dispenser. It is plumbed in correctly and is making all the usual noises so after taking the back off i find out that there is a hose sat in the evaperation tray that is dispensing water when the lever is pushed. My problem is that i can’t seem to find where the hose needs to be attatched, the other hoses are all firmly in place and no nipple is showing anywhere to attatch it. If someone can point me to a picture or diagram this would be great, model #S20BRSB21-A/G Many thanks in advance

    John

    #172460
    gegsy
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    Re: Whirlpool US style water dispenser problem

    If you remove front plinth, and look in the bottom left corner, you will see pipe coming out of door hinge and this should be connected to a push fit connector on the pipe you are talking about.
    Power off first of course :plug:

    Greg

    #172461
    cardiffguy
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    Re: Whirlpool US style water dispenser problem

    gegsy wrote:If you remove front plinth, and look in the bottom left corner, you will see pipe coming out of door hinge and this should be connected to a push fit connector on the pipe you are talking about.
    Power off first of course :plug:

    Greg


    Wow, now that sounds perfect as the doors were indeed taken off to get in the doorway of the new house. Only problem i have is how do i take off the front plinth/grill i tried to get it off earlier but couldn’t see how it came off.

    Many thanks

    #172462
    gegsy
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    Re: Whirlpool US style water dispenser problem

    Look throgh slats in plinth there will be 2 pozi screws at either end, mid position. 😉

    Greg

    #172463
    cardiffguy
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    Re: Whirlpool US style water dispenser problem

    Here is the update.

    Greg was spot on with his diagnosis, it was indeed the tube under the door that had come apart.

    Problem number 2 now the water flow is at a near trickle and it doesn’t shut off right away. I have done the idiot tests already the water supply is fully turned on etc. This never happened before so i am puzzled by it. The only thing i can think to mention is that the fridge hasn’t been connected to the water for about a year so is there some connection here?

    Thanks Again

    John

    #172464
    cardiffguy
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    Re: Whirlpool US style water dispenser problem

    Well this is very frustrating to say the least. The new pipe that was installed for the fridge wasn’t cleared properly so after another check to make sure water preassure was good i saw a piece of solder stuck in the screw on connector i took it out and reconnected hoping i had cured the problem. There must be some more solder that has travelled up the inlet tube that is now trapped somewhere. Can any one shed some light on this? short of replacing the whole hose system. If thjat is my only alternative is this a job i can do or do i need to call out an engineer?

    I am so angry over this because i specifically asked if all the “crud” had been cleared from the new pipework and was told yes, i guess i should have checked my self before connecting the fridge to it 😳

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