Thank you so much! I am a 70 yr old grandmother on lockdown because of the Covid 19 virus. I am so proud of myself for fixing my refrigerator with a hair dryer. I can hardly wait to brag to my family 🤣. Again thank you very much!
It worked! I used hair dryer on high and heated dispenser tube and behind door water resorvior both for few minutes carefully not to damage anything, and saw some water droplets on leaver and heated again little more and tried to if water start to pour! And walla, it did start to dispense water! I filled few 8 oz glasses of water to flush out old frozen water and filed more glasses. It worked. Just be careful not to damage & over heat tube and resorvior. Take some time to do slowly! Good luck and thank you!
Thanks guy I just use a hair dryer to unfreeze my waterline by directing the heat inside dispenser and it works now. You got my thumbs up and save me money. 👍❤️
Hey thank you. 16 year old side by side GE with frozen line for the first time. After trying the blow dryer trick for 5 mins without success, I just laid down a towel, used a syringe with 20 mls of hot water (that my hands could tolerate) and slowly squirted in times 5. Then waited 2 mins and voila... runs like a champ. Thank you.
HEY! I did the same thing hair dryer didnt work or I was just impatient lol. I read your comment after about 10 times I was like ahh sqrew it. walked away poured the hot water down the sink and heard ice hit the floor lol, it shot the ice out of the tube and works perfectly now! Thanks for the idea!
you just saved me $100 in a service appointment. I did as one commenter said below, 30 seconds 30 seconds outside 4 times. I also left the door open for a few min and BOOM water. Thank you so much!!
I can't believe that this simple fix did the job. I did 4 minutes with the dryer in the front ,and 4 minutes in the freezer and heard a nose- and then I had fresh water coming out. Thank you so so much for this fix. You certainly saved me a service call. Be safe :)
Worked for me! It took about 2 minutes on the front of the dispenser, then a minute on the inside of the door, then back to the front for another minute. I checked periodically to see if it thawed. I didn't melt any tubing, but I didn't get too close to the plastic and watched it closely. When it thawed, it shot a little pressurized water out at me and the hair dryer, but it still works. Great fix, easier than taking everything out and thawing it for a day or two.
I am so happy to find your solution. I cruise a lot and this never happened before so I was dumbfounded when I went to run water from the fridge. My first go to is always UA-cam. My 10 day cruise took a bit of time and patience but it finally unfroze and I am one happy camper uh cruiser. Thank you ever so much!
Insane trick came in clutch. Our fridge did the same thing except it spontaneously did it just 5 hours before we last used it. This helped in 15 seconds. Thank you for taking the time to post this.
Thank you SO much!!! FIXED! Yay!!! My awesome 18 yr GE fridge had the water line freeze for the first time today. I used my hair dryer with the nozzle attachment for only about 20 sec on the inside door compartment then right under the spigot in front, kept freezer door open for about five minutes, still didn’t work (no biggie since only a little effort and no avail wire), then gently used tip of a metal skewer stick about 1/8” into spigot and voila!!!! Teeny chunks of ice and water came out and she flows perfectly now! Thank you to all the very helpful comments too!! You saved me a repair call and a lot of stress during the pandemic, thank you! I’m soooo happy this is fixed! 🙌💦🙌
Thank you so much for your video on how to do a quick fix. Our water wasn't coming out of our dispenser either. So I decided to look on UA-cam to see if anyone else has had the problem and low and behold there you were. You saved us a service call and some $$$.
I just tried you silly little quick fix, got to admit I felt a little silly trying your method, but it worked in about 5 minutes. I did EXACTLY as you demonstrated and I now have water! Thank you for saving me a service call!!!
I'd recommend taking apart the quick disconnect in the lower left corner of the door (behind the grill). Then blowing warm air UP not trying to force warm air down - also you won't be heating up the control board this way either. You can also take a long piece of trim line (like from a weed eater) and threading it up into the dispense end down to the quick disconnect to help move any semi frozen ice through faster. I fixed my GE this way in about 5 minutes.
Great advice on taking apart the quick disconnect and using the trim line. I did exactly this after 5 minutes of blow drying to no avail. I had to work it a bit to get it through, but after a few jabs alternating between both ends I was able to free the ice clog. This was of course after I replaced the water valve. :P
Thought the same thing. Just thought I would wait for the temperature in the freezer to rise at for some reason it was at -9. Not sure if the power outage here a half week ago but this did the trick. Just did the door in and out for about ten minutes total, five off and a few minutes off. I knew the problem as the -9 is crazy cold. Thanks for verifying my thought and not waiting for it to get back to 0 as it would be about two days waiting.
Same thing happened to me and your solution worked great! I went out of town for a few days and came back and it wouldn't work but I did the hair dryer trick outside and inside and water is now flowing no problem! Thanks for your help!
Be careful with the high heat hairdryer...plastic parts in side mechanism can deform from high heat. Happened to me! Had to replace some parts. Better to shoot very hot/boiling water up the water line to melt the ice. Use a NielMed Nasal Rinse bottle from any pharmacy (add an extension tube to bottle to fit up water line 4-5 inches..) May take several trys ...but works.
Yep! Amazon sells something called a Water Line Buddy that essentially does what you explained......MUCH safer and more effective. (I can imagine a melted fridge part would be $$$ to replace)
Brand new fridge unknowingly froze. Used the hair dryer on water dispenser and some copper tubing in the back that had some frost on it. Cleared it right up and back to working. Thank you.
Great. Hairdryer worked! Once repairman came and said we needed a whole new door! We actually got door but then water came back on due to power outage. They still have not picked up door that is in our laundry room! Lol
This so just worked for me!! I found it weird the line froze being I drink lots of water daily. I did melt my hose just a tad but not enough to need to replace. The 30 second alternating trick worked for me.
Worked for me in a few minutes. I alternate back-and-forth between the inside and the outside so the tube in the door never really got hot enough to melt. Thanks for a great repair, it save me from taking the door apart to see what was wrong inside. If it happens again I may add insulation to the inside of the door to keep that part of the door from freezing.
I have had the problem since I got the refrigerator. At the end I used the hot water-inject method. But one day I reason some science and opted for this: Get a solid metal, stainless small diameter wire (Gauge 18 will do). Shove it inside of the tube to about 5 inches and leave about half inch dangling. That's it. Come back next day and water flows! Why? You have to understand that the water freezes because the tube acts as an insulator, and the cold inside stays and freezes. But the wire transmit this cold outside and drains it, so it does not freeze. Hillbilly Science... I wish everybody, including GE will read this, as I am not going to make a video.
Thank you so much, I did the 5 to 10 min hairdryer and nothing, I came back and I pushed the cup holder and........water came out like crazy, thanks so much, after like 2 years of no water, finally we have water, thanks.
Perfect! A few minutes with the hair dryer and problem solved. I also installed a length of trimmer cord to clear future ice if it occurs. Thanks so much!
I have used similar method to fix my frozen water dispenser line many times. I like your method and video. It seems it takes more time than the five or so minutes you have estimated. I have always wondered where is the most effective location to start warming with the hair dryer. I have not found any info about where the water line is actually routed. I can see it comes into the freezer at the base through the hinge, but where from there? The location you indicate would seem to be taken up by the space for the ice and water dispenser on the outside of the freezer door. I suppose they might sneak in a coil of water line in there to cool. I always have to warm that area, the external dispenser and the entire internal side of the door, because I don't know where the blockage is. I also find it freezes up more in the humid summer weather (even though house is air conditioned). I have tried the wire tie or pipe cleaner method without results. Just curious about your thoughts on this.
I lived in the desert so mine may not have had as much moisture as yours. It may also depend on how they routed through the in door insulation. I never opened it up to look.
It's 3/3/2019 and i used your fix,took about 5 of heat and a little probing with a piece of old trimmer line but the water is flowing and i thank you very much.
I tried the hair dryer idea. I melted the entire dispenser apparatus. 50 bucks online to replace it all plus a water line heating element and I'm back in business. Don't put it on the highest setting even if alternating between outside and inside. Keep it on low and be patient.
No not too bad. Wiring-in the heating element was the trickiest part. Just follow the directions closely. The wiring clips provided are bulky and need to be installed in the exact location or it will impede re-installation of control panel.
This happened to me too. Took a 100+ repair visit to replace the melted apparatus. Beware! Use syringe and hot water. Does the trick quickly and without damage.
I did the same thing Jeff! Actually I was sort of glad, because when i took out the melted parts they were really gunked with scale. Nice fresh parts there now.
I found an even easier way for my GE side by side, bottom freezer: string trimmer line! I cut a 36" piece (mine happens to be .080 line) and ran it up the water spout line. The frozen part of the line was right about 28" in. Work it into that another 5 inches or so. Water dispenser worked just fine after that. Took that piece of line and put it in the cabinet for when it happens again.
i suspect the frig side door being ajar may have forced the frig (a older Kenmore), the freezer side, to work overtime. I never would have thought about using the airdryer on the inside door opposite to the dispense..
Worked in about 2 minutes. 30 seconds on the plastic tube then 30 seconds on the inside of the frig..repeat. Doing it this way will not melt the tube. Thanks.
ge fridges have a known problem of not being insulated enough,mine is now doing this about every 3 days. I call out to finally get it fixed...he did not charge me for the service call and advised me that it would be over 1000. to fix it ...no more GE for me.
We just found that ours is not working. Our water is not working nor the Ice dispenser. Will this work in this situation too. we are still under warranty. Thank you! If anyone knows please answer?
This morning I got a cup of water fine. Then it stopped flowing. I noticed water on the floor from bottom of refrigerator. I tried the hair dryer on it and water came out of the dispenser then I noticed water on the floor also. I guess I have a different problem.
I tried this and got impatient, then I put a syringe up with a little bit of hot water and it worked in about a half of minute. However, the water is spouting out too far away (on the floor). I am wondering if the heat of the hair dryer did something to the rubber spout. We tried turning it with a pliers and I also tried moving it down, but it doesn't budge and I don't want to break it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I think it happens when you have stuff pushed up against the door when it closes, mostly. It does have something to do with water flow being stalled as well. We have an RO system under the sink now so a lot of our water doesn’t flow through the fridge anymore. It has come back a couple times but remedied itself after trying it a couple times prior to me having to apply heat.
Should have read through ALL comments before acting- only read the successful ones! Melted my dispenser paddle and ice/water wouldn’t stop dispensing! Ended up with an expensive fix - should have just continued getting water from the tap! 😞
I think it is mostly when there is food right up next to that spot on the door. My assumption would be that if you took the door apart and put insulation in there that it may prevent the problem from returning but that seems like a lot of work for something that has only happened twice to me in 10 years.
Bad idea! The heat bent the plastic tubing at the tip and now the water shoots out onto the floor instead of straight down. I used a syringe with hot water and took about 5 sec for the ice to melt inside the tube and start working. But unfortunately this was after the use of the hair dryer which didn't work, only bend my tubing. Don't use a hair dyer, just a syringe. Free from CVS.
Thank you so much! I am a 70 yr old grandmother on lockdown because of the Covid 19 virus. I am so proud of myself for fixing my refrigerator with a hair dryer. I can hardly wait to brag to my family 🤣. Again thank you very much!
Go Linda! 👏👏👏 We are about to try this fix ourselves. 🤞🏻
It worked! I used hair dryer on high and heated dispenser tube and behind door water resorvior both for few minutes carefully not to damage anything, and saw some water droplets on leaver and heated again little more and tried to if water start to pour! And walla, it did start to dispense water! I filled few 8 oz glasses of water to flush out old frozen water and filed more glasses. It worked.
Just be careful not to damage & over heat tube and resorvior. Take some time to do slowly! Good luck and thank you!
😁
Thanks guy I just use a hair dryer to unfreeze my waterline by directing the heat inside dispenser and it works now. You got my thumbs up and save me money. 👍❤️
Great!
I spent about 5 minutes doing this. At first I thought it didn’t work. Came back a couple minutes later and the water is working again! Thank you!
Great!
Hey thank you. 16 year old side by side GE with frozen line for the first time. After trying the blow dryer trick for 5 mins without success, I just laid down a towel, used a syringe with 20 mls of hot water (that my hands could tolerate) and slowly squirted in times 5.
Then waited 2 mins and voila... runs like a champ. Thank you.
Think this helped me too!
HEY! I did the same thing hair dryer didnt work or I was just impatient lol. I read your comment after about 10 times I was like ahh sqrew it. walked away poured the hot water down the sink and heard ice hit the floor lol, it shot the ice out of the tube and works perfectly now! Thanks for the idea!
you just saved me $100 in a service appointment. I did as one commenter said below, 30 seconds 30 seconds outside 4 times. I also left the door open for a few min and BOOM water. Thank you so much!!
Carolyn Pierce is so glad it worked!
I resolved mine after watching your video. Your video still helping others after many years you uploaded it..Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I can't believe that this simple fix did the job. I did 4 minutes with the dryer in the front ,and 4 minutes in the freezer and heard a nose- and then I had fresh water coming out. Thank you so so much for this fix. You certainly saved me a service call. Be safe :)
Thanks for commenting!
Worked for me! It took about 2 minutes on the front of the dispenser, then a minute on the inside of the door, then back to the front for another minute. I checked periodically to see if it thawed. I didn't melt any tubing, but I didn't get too close to the plastic and watched it closely. When it thawed, it shot a little pressurized water out at me and the hair dryer, but it still works. Great fix, easier than taking everything out and thawing it for a day or two.
I am so happy to find your solution. I cruise a lot and this never happened before so I was dumbfounded when I went to run water from the fridge. My first go to is always UA-cam. My 10 day cruise took a bit of time and patience but it finally unfroze and I am one happy camper uh cruiser. Thank you ever so much!
Insane trick came in clutch. Our fridge did the same thing except it spontaneously did it just 5 hours before we last used it. This helped in 15 seconds. Thank you for taking the time to post this.
I’m glad it helped!
Thank you SO much!!! FIXED! Yay!!! My awesome 18 yr GE fridge had the water line freeze for the first time today.
I used my hair dryer with the nozzle attachment for only about 20 sec on the inside door compartment then right under the spigot in front, kept freezer door open for about five minutes, still didn’t work (no biggie since only a little effort and no avail wire), then gently used tip of a metal skewer stick about 1/8” into spigot and voila!!!! Teeny chunks of ice and water came out and she flows perfectly now!
Thank you to all the very helpful comments too!! You saved me a repair call and a lot of stress during the pandemic, thank you! I’m soooo happy this is fixed! 🙌💦🙌
Good job!
Thank you so much for your video on how to do a quick fix. Our water wasn't coming out of our dispenser either. So I decided to look on UA-cam to see if anyone else has had the problem and low and behold there you were. You saved us a service call and some $$$.
I just tried you silly little quick fix, got to admit I felt a little silly trying your method, but it worked in about 5 minutes. I did EXACTLY as you demonstrated and I now have water! Thank you for saving me a service call!!!
I’m glad it worked...even if you felt silly!😂
This absolutely worked and I inserted weed whacker twine in and out of the tube while applying heat. Clog was about 18” from the tap.
The weed whacked twine is a great idea to speed the process up. Thanks for the feedback.
I just want to say that I didn't think this would work but it did!!! It's the best feeling when water comes out. Thank you!!!
I'd recommend taking apart the quick disconnect in the lower left corner of the door (behind the grill). Then blowing warm air UP not trying to force warm air down - also you won't be heating up the control board this way either. You can also take a long piece of trim line (like from a weed eater) and threading it up into the dispense end down to the quick disconnect to help move any semi frozen ice through faster. I fixed my GE this way in about 5 minutes.
Great advice on taking apart the quick disconnect and using the trim line. I did exactly this after 5 minutes of blow drying to no avail. I had to work it a bit to get it through, but after a few jabs alternating between both ends I was able to free the ice clog. This was of course after I replaced the water valve. :P
Thought the same thing. Just thought I would wait for the temperature in the freezer to rise at for some reason it was at -9. Not sure if the power outage here a half week ago but this did the trick. Just did the door in and out for about ten minutes total, five off and a few minutes off. I knew the problem as the -9 is crazy cold. Thanks for verifying my thought and not waiting for it to get back to 0 as it would be about two days waiting.
Great!
I propped up a space heater for about 10 minutes on the inside panel. Worked like a champ thank you
Worked great. I also cut a piece of cardboard and taped it over the front of the freezer compartment. let it sit for 30 min. and it worked normaly
Same thing happened to me and your solution worked great! I went out of town for a few days and came back and it wouldn't work but I did the hair dryer trick outside and inside and water is now flowing no problem! Thanks for your help!
Great!
Be careful with the high heat hairdryer...plastic parts in side mechanism can deform from high heat. Happened to me! Had to replace some parts. Better to shoot very hot/boiling water up the water line to melt the ice. Use a NielMed Nasal Rinse bottle from any pharmacy (add an extension tube to bottle to fit up water line 4-5 inches..) May take several trys ...but works.
Yep! Amazon sells something called a Water Line Buddy that essentially does what you explained......MUCH safer and more effective. (I can imagine a melted fridge part would be $$$ to replace)
@@rh4702 thanks...bought one, works great!
Thank you 🌷. I followed your instructions and water is flowing now.
I’m glad it helped!
This is great, I refer to this video every few years. Thanks!
I’m glad it helps!
Worked for me. Had to direct the heat directly into the tube using a shopvac attachment.
Good job making it work!
Brand new fridge unknowingly froze. Used the hair dryer on water dispenser and some copper tubing in the back that had some frost on it. Cleared it right up and back to working. Thank you.
Had to also leave the door open for a couple of minutes and It worked. Awesome video. Thank you!
We used a Water Line Buddy from Amazon to thaw our frozen water dispenser line. Same concept, but fast and easy....and less than $15
It worked!!! I never would’ve thought of doing this!! Thank you for posting this video!!
Great. Hairdryer worked! Once repairman came and said we needed a whole new door! We actually got door but then water came back on due to power outage. They still have not picked up door that is in our laundry room! Lol
This so just worked for me!! I found it weird the line froze being I drink lots of water daily. I did melt my hose just a tad but not enough to need to replace. The 30 second alternating trick worked for me.
It WORKED!!!! Thank you SSSSSOOOOOOO much for posting this tip you saved us so much money!
I’m glad it helped!
I love you. I started to freak out because of the timing.
Worked for me in a few minutes. I alternate back-and-forth between the inside and the outside so the tube in the door never really got hot enough to melt.
Thanks for a great repair, it save me from taking the door apart to see what was wrong inside.
If it happens again I may add insulation to the inside of the door to keep that part of the door from freezing.
I have had the problem since I got the refrigerator. At the end I used the hot water-inject method. But one day I reason some science and opted for this: Get a solid metal, stainless small diameter wire (Gauge 18 will do). Shove it inside of the tube to about 5 inches and leave about half inch dangling. That's it. Come back next day and water flows!
Why? You have to understand that the water freezes because the tube acts as an insulator, and the cold inside stays and freezes. But the wire transmit this cold outside and drains it, so it does not freeze. Hillbilly Science... I wish everybody, including GE will read this, as I am not going to make a video.
Thank you so much, I did the 5 to 10 min hairdryer and nothing, I came back and I pushed the cup holder and........water came out like crazy, thanks so much, after like 2 years of no water, finally we have water, thanks.
Perfect! A few minutes with the hair dryer and problem solved. I also installed a length of trimmer cord to clear future ice if it occurs. Thanks so much!
I have used similar method to fix my frozen water dispenser line many times. I like your method and video. It seems it takes more time than the five or so minutes you have estimated. I have always wondered where is the most effective location to start warming with the hair dryer. I have not found any info about where the water line is actually routed. I can see it comes into the freezer at the base through the hinge, but where from there? The location you indicate would seem to be taken up by the space for the ice and water dispenser on the outside of the freezer door. I suppose they might sneak in a coil of water line in there to cool. I always have to warm that area, the external dispenser and the entire internal side of the door, because I don't know where the blockage is. I also find it freezes up more in the humid summer weather (even though house is air conditioned). I have tried the wire tie or pipe cleaner method without results. Just curious about your thoughts on this.
I lived in the desert so mine may not have had as much moisture as yours. It may also depend on how they routed through the in door insulation. I never opened it up to look.
This is totally brilliant! Saved us from a £70.00 call out bill so thank you very much.
Worked for me! And thankfully right before Irma so I can start hoarding drinking water. Thank you!!
I hope you are doing well in that storm!
The Heavy Truth yes, we got super lucky in Tampa. Thanks for checking :)
THANK YOU. Fixed in less than one minute.
Good!
Omg! It worked!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Great!
It's 3/3/2019 and i used your fix,took about 5 of heat and a little probing with a piece of old trimmer line but the water is flowing and i thank you very much.
Bingo! Hair dryer worked…thanks so very much!
I’m glad it helped😁
I tried the hair dryer idea. I melted the entire dispenser apparatus. 50 bucks online to replace it all plus a water line heating element and I'm back in business. Don't put it on the highest setting even if alternating between outside and inside. Keep it on low and be patient.
Was it a hard repair?
No not too bad. Wiring-in the heating element was the trickiest part. Just follow the directions closely. The wiring clips provided are bulky and need to be installed in the exact location or it will impede re-installation of control panel.
I may do that sometime but I don’t have this problem often and eventually we will want a new fridge so it may not be worth it at this point.
This happened to me too. Took a 100+ repair visit to replace the melted apparatus. Beware! Use syringe and hot water. Does the trick quickly and without damage.
I did the same thing Jeff! Actually I was sort of glad, because when i took out the melted parts they were really gunked with scale. Nice fresh parts there now.
I found an even easier way for my GE side by side, bottom freezer: string trimmer line! I cut a 36" piece (mine happens to be .080 line) and ran it up the water spout line. The frozen part of the line was right about 28" in. Work it into that another 5 inches or so. Water dispenser worked just fine after that. Took that piece of line and put it in the cabinet for when it happens again.
Good tip!
Thank you so much!! It hasn’t been working for months....but we still had ice. Never occurred to me it was frozen. 🙄.
Fixed my issue. Thanks for posting and saved some $$$.
I’m glad it helped!
i suspect the frig side door being ajar may have forced the frig (a older Kenmore), the freezer side, to work overtime. I never would have thought about using the airdryer on the inside door opposite to the dispense..
Thank you so much, God bless
Worked in about 2 minutes. 30 seconds on the plastic tube then 30 seconds on the inside of the frig..repeat. Doing it this way will not melt the tube. Thanks.
Thanks:)
Same problem.
thanks! we tried this today and it fixed the problem!
Good job!
My problem too.
You are a genius 👏
I’m glad it helped!
I melted the dispense lever by doing this. Please be careful not to blow the hair dryer too long.
Be careful. I melted the dispenser arm and tube where the water comes out, causing a way bigger issue than just the frozen water line
yes I melted my dispenser arm too. what did you do?
@@markpaper7304 Had to cut out the melted part and jam a metal pipe up there to create a new spout for the water to come out. PITA!
Dumbass
Thank you for sharing. That was a very helpful and easy solution to my problem! Big thumbs up bro!
We used a Water Line Buddy from Amazon to thaw our frozen water dispenser line. Same concept, but fast and easy....and less than $15
I wish I had read the comments first. I also melted the water tube & the plastic push arm. Now nothing works.
Must have been a really hot hair dryer!
You made me look like a pro. Thanks you sir.
ge fridges have a known problem of not being insulated enough,mine is now doing this about every 3 days. I call out to finally get it fixed...he did not charge me for the service call and advised me that it would be over 1000. to fix it ...no more GE for me.
Which brand do you prefer?
Thanks!
😀
Perfect. I will try it now. Thank you 🙏
Thanks a lot. Works great took me about 5 minutes.
Thank you so much!! This worked perfect
Great!
Thanks. Works like a charm. Guess there’s no way to stop it from refereeing.
Thank you! Just what i needed!
just be careful not getting to close to the Dispenser Paddle or it will melt the legs holding the spring. I know for experience 😂😂😂😂
Someone else said that too!
Thank you, saved me time and money.
So I have a kenmore when I press the water thing I hear a little bit noise. Should I use the hair dryer or no?
Can this still happen even if it's used every day? I noticed it also isn't making anymore ice.
We used ours everyday and it still happened multiple times.
Thank you sooooo much. This worked perfectly.
Awesome!
We just found that ours is not working. Our water is not working nor the Ice dispenser. Will this work in this situation too. we are still under warranty. Thank you! If anyone knows please answer?
Did you try?
This morning I got a cup of water fine. Then it stopped flowing. I noticed water on the floor from bottom of refrigerator. I tried the hair dryer on it and water came out of the dispenser then I noticed water on the floor also. I guess I have a different problem.
I tried this and got impatient, then I put a syringe up with a little bit of hot water and it worked in about a half of minute. However, the water is spouting out too far away (on the floor). I am wondering if the heat of the hair dryer did something to the rubber spout. We tried turning it with a pliers and I also tried moving it down, but it doesn't budge and I don't want to break it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Worked like a charm! Thanks so much!
This melted our whole dispenser. Wouldn't recommend doing this!
What is your fix? I have been able to do it multiple times without melting our dispenser, as have many others who have commented.
yes I melted my dispenser too. what did you end up doing?
Typically happens to me when I replace the water filter. I even had GE install a line insulator years ago. This freezes about once a year.
Mine will freeze if I don’t get water out of it for a couple days🤷♂️
Thanks, that worked perfectly!
So I'm curious if this problem re-occurs for you, especially during the winter when maybe you don't drink water as often?
I think it happens when you have stuff pushed up against the door when it closes, mostly. It does have something to do with water flow being stalled as well. We have an RO system under the sink now so a lot of our water doesn’t flow through the fridge anymore. It has come back a couple times but remedied itself after trying it a couple times prior to me having to apply heat.
Thank you so very much !
Great, it worked. Thank you
worked perfectly, thanks
Fixed! Thank you sir.
Great fix. I wonder why GE doesn't tell you this themselves in their videos. what crappy engineering!
They want you to buy a new one.
Thank you very much, it worked.
You fricking rock! Many thanks from the Southern least Town in Virginia!!!! (Lovettsville)
You’re welcome!
Should have read through ALL comments before acting- only read the successful ones! Melted my dispenser paddle and ice/water wouldn’t stop dispensing! Ended up with an expensive fix - should have just continued getting water from the tap! 😞
Success! Thank you!
Awesome!
I have a problem where the ice maker and the water won't come out. Any suggestions since it's not just the water?
Was it banging? Mine is.
No
Thanks the hair dryer worked
But why did it freeze? What about avoiding this to happen again.? Everytime you don't use it for three days it will freeze.
I think it is mostly when there is food right up next to that spot on the door. My assumption would be that if you took the door apart and put insulation in there that it may prevent the problem from returning but that seems like a lot of work for something that has only happened twice to me in 10 years.
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Bad idea! The heat bent the plastic tubing at the tip and now the water shoots out onto the floor instead of straight down. I used a syringe with hot water and took about 5 sec for the ice to melt inside the tube and start working. But unfortunately this was after the use of the hair dryer which didn't work, only bend my tubing. Don't use a hair dyer, just a syringe. Free from CVS.
I like the syringe idea. My tube didn't melt. How about you melt it back? Or stick a little rubber hose on the end so it hangs down better.
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Freezing cool. LOL:)
Ice cold
It melted the dispenser and now It’s can’t get water or water ice.
Your hair dryer must be pretty powerful. I did not run into that issue.
The frostiest
I de-frostied it:)