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Originally Posted by pmalyak
water continues dripping after is should have stopped.
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That is most often caused by too little water pressure to the water valve on the fridge. That could be the result of a plugged sediment screen at that water valve, a kink in the water line or a problem at the water tap on the house plumbing for the fridge supply.
The latter case is often caused by the use of a 'self piercing' saddle valve or any kind of saddle valve mounted on the underside of a water pipe where its aperture can more easily clog up with lime and scale residue. Only a
drill type saddle valve should be used (if not a regular plumbing valve) and only mounted on the
side of a vertical pipe or the
top of a horizontal pipe.
A problem in the fridge's water valve could also cause it although less likely than the other possibilities IMO.
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I decided to take your recommendation and buy entire new ice maker.
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I never recommend that
to you as I have just now heard the complete details to enable me to comment on them. In fact I can't see how your symptoms could be caused by a problem in the icemaker itself. If you happened to also replace the water valve that came in the icemaker kit, it might have actually been the cause or if you turned off the water supply, you might have temporarily dislodged any blockages which might have been present.
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Installed and it is working great.
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Glad to hear it. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you but I suggest you keep an eye on it.
JMO
Dan O.
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