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Posted: 12/28/2006 1:29:44 PM EDT
First let me say that I've never considered torturing the eminent Dr. with You-Know-What. Mrs. aa is deathly phobic of those things herself!
 My Kitchenaid side-by-side has the ice/water dispenser in the door. Ice on the left, water on the right (as opposed to the combo dispenser). The stupid water dispenser has started being slow to shut off, so when you pull the glass away it pisses water onto the floor for a few seconds. Easy fix? Thanks, aa eta: gt rid of the the "D"!!!!111!!! |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 2:49:39 PM EDT
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Not Dr. Frige, but it sounds like the switch is just sticky. If you were to take it apart ad squirt some contact cleaner in it, I bet it would be fine.
Anyway, I also have a question for the good Dr. I've been looking at gas ranges. I'd love a 30" Wolf, but I don't have $2500 to spend, and I'm not sure the food would really notice anyway. I'd like to keep the price under $600. It needs to be available in black, and I'd prefer sealed burners, and ideally, simple knobs for the oven vs. an electronic control panel. Any brand/model recommendations? -Troy |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 3:18:01 PM EDT
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It doesn't act like an electrical issue. It acts more like a mechanical issue, i.e. the flow slows to half when the glass is removed, then slowly slows over the next few seconds.
Is there even any electrical part of that mechanism? |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 6:37:57 PM EDT
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Sounds like you have air in the lines. Did you just recently change the filter? Because what you discribed is exactly what happens after you change the filter and don't run enough water through the system to get the nitrogen out of the the new filter.
BTW i work for Whirlpool/Kitchenaid |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 6:46:10 PM EDT
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I have ice and water in the door..Water shut off awhile back..a few days later the ice shut off as well..any ideas?
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Posted: 12/28/2006 6:47:34 PM EDT
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Post a picture of a spider. Dr. Fridge always likes that.
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:03:22 PM EDT
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bad Water valve, or a clogged water filter, or you could possibly have a frozen water line in the fridge. give me the model # and i can tell you the part # for the valve |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:10:43 PM EDT
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I'm not sure he'll respond unless you get rid of the D in frige. Its a thing with him.
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:17:42 PM EDT
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Will do..I should be home in a few hours |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:26:33 PM EDT
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Done (or should I say 'one?)!!! Thank you!!!! |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:47:37 PM EDT
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OK Here we go, could be a couple of things...
1. a hole in the water line. Have you noticed any water on the floor that the air would get in and let it trickle? 2. Bad solenoid valve (I'll be a dollar that is it) sounds like it is not seating 100% at first and then slooooooowly closes to stop the water flow. Basically it is this easy Incoming house water ---->Solenoid valve--->Plastic water resevoir--->Dispenser' That is all there is. The solenoid is an electronic valve (like a gate) that is activated by a switch in the dispenser assembly. When you put a glass in the dispenser and push the doohicky, it depresses a microswitch that sends 110vac to the solenoid valve, opening the valve allowing the water to flow through the resevoir (located behind the bottom crisper of your refrigerator section) into the water line up to the dispenser. Now when you pull the glass away, do you notice a visual attempt at water flow stopping and slowing down or is it still running at full force and then abruptly stops? |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:49:42 PM EDT
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I like that... "It's a thing with him"Now THAT is sig line material!!! |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 7:56:50 PM EDT
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Well I'll be a dollar DrFrige is wrong! so there!
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Posted: 12/28/2006 8:01:14 PM EDT
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oooo...betting aDr. of Fri(d)ges that he's wrong about fridges.....things could get frigid. |
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Posted: 12/28/2006 8:04:17 PM EDT
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Its a kitchenaid, on almost all kitchenaids fridges incoming water goes to filter first before the water valve. I get at least 1 call per week for kitchenaid/whirlpool fridges doing the exact thing he describes, 95 percent of the time its air(nitrogen) in the lines from a filter replacement. |
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Posted: 12/29/2006 10:25:09 AM EDT
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OP didnt say he changed a filter so I didnt feel a need to go there. But now that you got me started on filters... I HATE filter calls... Hate them, hate them HATE THEM!
I have never seen such a racket on a product as filters. You get these people that have them installed and the icemaker STILL flakes and the customer says, "I dont understand, I bought a filter for it" or my OTHER favorite "Ma'am, if you buy this filter, it will make your icecubes clear like the kind you get in the restaurant" Then they call me thinking there is something wrong with the refrigerator... and now you have to explain to the customer WHY it will NEVER make clear cubes... EVER.  We had this water filtration guy come by my mother in law's house on a day that I was over there. He gave them the line of " this filter will make your icecubes clear like the kind you get in the restaurant" I said to him, "Will you put that in writing?" Surprise, he wouldn't. |
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Posted: 12/29/2006 10:32:48 AM EDT
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This thread just doesn't feel complete...
 That's better. |
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Posted: 12/29/2006 11:19:09 AM EDT
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OK, I spent some time with it today..Part of my problem was that I had removed the old water filter awhile back without putting a plug or new filter back in there..I got a plug in there and the ice machine started to produce after awhile..I still don't have water at the door..I disconnected the tubing under the freezer side door and pressed the water button and it pumped water..so somewhere in the last 2 feet of tubing to the dispenser there is a problem..I'm currently turning off the freezer side for awhile thinking that may thaw the tubing out a little |
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Posted: 12/29/2006 5:08:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2006 7:36:04 PM EDT
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Is it a frigidaire or GE fridge? those are the only 2 brands that i see the disp tube freeze up on. The fix for it is a new freezer door, if it is a GE fridge it could be covered under their current class action lawsuit. |
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Posted: 12/29/2006 8:02:31 PM EDT
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Its a Hotpoint (That's GE IIRC) and yes after turning the freezer side off for awhile the water started running again...everything's back to normal ...thanks for the tips |
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Posted: 12/30/2006 1:27:47 PM EDT
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JoeyP: you hit the nail right on the head! All fixed. Thank you!  This is kind of strange though. Is the solenoid valve one of those types that requires water pressure to stay closed? Dr.: you know, arfcom has probably provided you with better than the most expensive desensitization program available through any medical plan. Can you actually look at a real spider now? P.S. Sorry for the late response, I had a family emergency I had to take care of and haven't had a free minute to deal with the refrigerator until this afternoon. |
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