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Originally Posted by Jason B
What's your opinion of me removing the valves and shaking it, then installing
it back in, and the drip stopped for a while.
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Coincidence. Maybe it dislodged some internal obstruction temporarily?
BTW. Shaking many appliance parts can damage them. It is usually best to avoid it.
Not from a service standpoint, no.
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testing the flow in a bucket of water, which is seemed fine.
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That's not really a "test", just an observation which is relative at best. A test would
be timing how long it took a specific amount of water to flow through it and then
calculating the GPM to make sure the rate was (preferably much) higher than the
minimum usually necessary for the such valve. 20 GPM is likely the absolute minimum
the valve needs to function properly but many fridges with built-in water filters need
35 GPM or better water pressure to them.
Even if the water pressure was borderline, replacing the fridge's water fill valve
might alleviate the symptoms... for the immediate present. You can then just
worry about the rest the next time it acted up as such problems only get worse,
never better when left on their own.
But I suggest you do a job once and do it right!
JMO
Dan O.
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