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GE Refrigerator: Why won't my GE refrigerator dispense water?

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:36:46 -0700

When I try to dispense water the refrigerator makes a noise, but nothing comes out. I also noticed water slowly leaking from in the bottom corners of the unit. I've checked the hoses and there doesn't seem to be a problem. The ice maker/dispenser still works fine. I've tried two different brand new water filters, but get the same result. What else should I try to get the refrigerator to dispense water again?

⟐ Answer edited January 23, 2026 at 9:36 MST

GE Refrigerator: GE refrigerator gsh22sgress Freezer is cold but fridge is not

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:19:31 -0700

It's that simple. Freezer is cold but fridge is not. Adjusting temp doesn't seem to matter. The flap between the two is open but air not circulating into fridge.

⟐ Commented October 14, 2024 at 23:19 MST

Refrigerator: Freezer on bottom- floor filling with water & freezing/leaking out

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:57:49 -0700

freezer is on the bottom and the freezer floor fills with water and freezes. Occasionally it is leaking out ruining my cabinets on each side. The ice maker still makes ice and I don't see the tube leaking?

⟐ Answer edited February 11, 2026 at 14:57 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator WRS325FDA 0: Whirlpool Refrigerator Interior Lights Flickering

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:29:38 -0700

My Whirlpool WRS322FDAW01 is just over a year old and all of a sudden the interior lights on both the fridge side and the freezer side are strobing when the door is open. From what I've gathered the lights are LED and may have to be replaced in their entirety. Not sure. Please help!

Also, all of the lights on both sides of the fridge are in sync regarding the strobe effect. I'd even be ok with just shutting them off completely instead of the strobe. Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented February 03, 2026 at 17:29 MST

GE Profile Refrigerator PFSS9PKY: Refrigerator Will not dispense water after replacing filter.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:50:39 -0700

After replacing the filter on a GE Profile PFSS9PKY French Door water would not dispense. I put the old filter on and it worked fine. I have tried the Ge brand as well as another brand filter and had the same result. I followed the directions for filling the filter first with out success. The fridge would make a hammering noise only with the new filter which would then stop however no water would come out or sometimes very little water would come out at first then nothing. After a couple months with the old filter I tried again with the new filter and now water will not come out with either the old or new filter.

⟐ Commented February 14, 2026 at 15:50 MST

GE Refrigerator: Why are my fridge and freezer not cooling?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 02:23:33 -0700

Earlier today I noticed that a bottle of juice I put in the fridge last night wasn't cold. The temperature control for the freezer said -10 (should be 0) and the fridge said 57 (should be 37). I've tried to reset the controls, to no avail. I unplugged it, vacuumed off the back (although there wasn't much to vacuum) and plugged it in again. It's only getting warmer. Any ideas? I don't remember exactly when I bought the fridge, but I believe it's less than 10 years old.

UPDATE: The fridge is 7 years old. Also, the freezer is now at 2 and the fridge is at 63. So the temp of the freezer is moving in the right direction, but the fridge is definitely not.

I sure hope AB Cellars sees this. He was amazing when I posted about my clothes dryer.

ANOTHER UPDATE: The GE Technician just arrived. It's the freezer sensor (aka thermistor). I'm getting 50% off parts and labor, so my total cost is $146.77 (including the service call).

Thanks everyone for your help! Mayer... you nailed it. The evaporator coils were covered in ice.

⟐ Commented July 14, 2025 at 2:23 MST

GE Refrigerator: Why is my G E refrigerator cool but not cold?

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:30:58 -0700

Both the refrigerator and freezer are blowing cool air on the coldest setting. The ice maker is still making ice but some food is starting to thaw out. What could be the problem?

⟐ Answered March 16, 2026 at 10:30 MST

Kenmore Refrigerator: Kenmore side by side ice maker not working

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:38:25 -0700

New unit, but will not make ice. Or fill with water.

⟐ Commented February 10, 2025 at 13:38 MST

LG Refrigerator: Why is my refrigerator not cooling?

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:03:57 -0700

We have an LG Fridge that's been with us for about 6 years. It's one of those 3 door fridges with the water dispenser on it. Our freezer compartment broke, and we have not used it since. The refrigerator itself was working about 2 weeks ago. Then we noticed that the fridge is slightly warm—like almost room temperature warm. What can I do to make our fridge cold again? I don't want to spend $100 + for the repairman to come and fix it. Is there a DIY guide that I can do?

⟐ Answer edited April 30, 2025 at 7:03 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RF261BEAE: Ice Maker Stopped Dumping Ice

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:56:13 -0700

I have a 2.5 yo Samsung RF261BEAEBC/AA french door refrigerator. The icemaker has suddenly stopped dumping ice. The temperature is set to 2 degrees and the icemaker button is 'On'. When the reset button is pressed, the motor kicks in, the perfectly formed ice drops and the tray refills.

I've replace the water filter and the icemaker module, all to no avail. I've turned everything off, then back on. I'm not sure what to try next. Any help out there?

⟐ Commented December 26, 2025 at 11:56 MST

GE Profile Refrigerator: Why won't water dispenser and interior lights work on GE Refrigerator?

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:30:56 -0700

I have a GE PROFILE SERIES ENERGY STAR 22.1 CU. FT. COUNTER-DEPTH FRENCH-DOOR ICE AND WATER REFRIGERATOR BY GE APPLIANCES. Our refrigerator will dispense ice, but not water. Also, the interior lights in the refrigerator and freezer won't turn on when the doors are opened. We unplugged the unit last night and plugged it back in and it "reset" the refrigerator. Everything was working again, but then this morning the water again would not work and the lights inside would not turn on. We don't want to have to "reset" the fridge every 12 hours, so trying to figure out what the problem is. Going to have to call GE service, but we've heard bad things about them. Help!

⟐ Commented April 02, 2026 at 1:30 MST

Frigidaire Refrigerator: Refrigerator isn't cold in fridge or freezer

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:42:08 -0700

Hey, need some help on my fridge. I have an old fridge that is a side by side Frigidaire. I noticed the other day when I open both the fridge and freezer that it wasn't cold anymore. So now its hot in both the fridge and freezer, I already clean and vacuum the back part of dust. Does anyone might know what the problem is? I have not vacuum the bottom front behind the kick panel, but I looked in that area and didn't see any dust down there. Need help please Chris

⟐ Answered July 13, 2025 at 13:42 MST

Samsung Refrigerator - RF28HDEDT: Ice Build-Up in Back Wall

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:39:23 -0700

We have a Samsung french-door, twin cooling refrigerator (RF28HDEDT model) that has ice build up in the back wall of the refrigerator. Fan noise is our first clue to the ice build up, and with a lot of online research I’ve learned how to remove the shelves, pull the back panel, and defrost the ice build up on my own…often in less than an an hour. We live in Wisconsin, and during the dry winter months I seem to get more longevity out of the fix…but when the humidity rises in the summer we are now opening up the back panel every 4-6 weeks to defrost the ice build up with a steamer.

About a year ago we had a Samsung tech out to our home and he replaced the heating element that runs along the sides/bottom…parts and labor ~$200. As you can see from the attached picture, the bottom portion seems just fine, so it’s not the drain jamming up, for which I’ve seen some parts that can be bought to conduct more heat to the drain hole. Something is happening to quickly accumulate ice in the upper portion…assuming it’s a leak of sorts? The noise is starting to brew again today, so this week I will be back into the fridge for a defrost…any recommendations for a more permanent solve? Thoughts on a copper wire wrapped around the heating element and extended to the upper portion to conduct some heat up there to avoid the ice build up? Sorry if this is a naïve question, but is low freon a potential issue here? If so, how to diagnose and/or recharge?

The fridge works fine otherwise…some freezing of the upper ice maker a few times a year…but general cooling is working…so I’m hopeful that there’s a simple MacGyver fix here that will keep me from clearing the contents of the fridge and defrosting every 4-6 weeks in the summer months. Thanks in advance for the help.

As an update, we are experiencing the re-occurrence of fan noise routinely around every 4-5 weeks...I'm getting rather swift with the removal of contents/shelves from the fridge and hair-dryer defrost of the back wall...can usually have all put back together within 40-60 minutes. Build-up seems faster in the summer months where the humidity is higher here in WI...it gets dry in the winters and I'm expecting that we can go months if I can gut through the summer. With inspiration from the video linked below I've purchased an SH502 heater for ~$20 from Amazon and intend to install one of the next times we open up the unit...unless someone advises otherwise in this thread. Condensation is appearing quickly even while I defrost...so maybe a little caulk on the entry point near the top will be in order too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtcU0XNi...

⟐ Answer edited January 22, 2026 at 15:39 MST

Refrigerator: Water leak in refrigerator?

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:48:36 -0700

I read the previous post about unblocking a water draining tube from freezer. I can't find any tube to unblock! Where do I look? I looked on the back, inside, etc. Also vacuumed underneath and behind. Thanks.

⟐ Answered November 21, 2024 at 13:48 MST

Refrigerator: ice maker stopped making ice and water is slow

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 08:55:18 -0700

The water dispenser works, but water runs slow. Now the ice maker stopped making ice all together

⟐ Commented November 03, 2024 at 8:55 MST

Kenmore Refrigerator: Kenmore elite frige not cooling

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:14:55 -0700

Hello. I have a Kenmore elite fridge, that isn't cooling. It's a little over a year old, shouldn't be anything major.

Called local repair guy, paid a $30 service call, said was out of freon. I ordered bullet piercing value and got can stop leak with freon. After hooking everything up, the gauge was reading it has freon. So paid service call for nothing lol.

Looking for advice on what to do next. No error codes, fan and compressor are running, just not cooling.

Model number is 795.74023.411

Thanks in advance, great site. Been reading a lot of articles on here.

⟐ Commented December 30, 2024 at 8:14 MST

Amana Refrigerator: My freezer stop freezing

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:19:31 -0700

My amana freezer and fridge stop getting cold

⟐ Edited December 19, 2023 at 5:19 MST

Samsung Refrigerator RS265TD: Cooling problem with refrigerator

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:58:47 -0700

Refrigerator is not cooling at all,freezer is at correct temperature. Compressor is working & fan cooling it was not but running now.It is a Samsung side by side.

⟐ Commented February 18, 2026 at 9:58 MST

Kenmore Refrigerator: Kenmore Elite 76572 Refrigerator Fridge and Freezer not cooling?

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:26:44 -0700

My Kenmore Elite 76572 refrigerator is not cooling properly. I set the freezer and fridge temperatures to 0 deg F and 37 deg F respectively, as recommended but they go back to 12/14 deg F and 50/52 deg F, needless to say it is not making ice. The light, compressor etc. are on. So far I tried shutting it off for over 5 minutes but in vain. I also saw some frost that I scrapped off and left the fridge disconnected from electricity and doors open for few minutes to get rid of all the frost but no improvement. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answered July 27, 2024 at 5:26 MST

GE Refrigerator DFE29JSD: GE DFE29JSDDSS What does code sa66 mean?

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 06:23:01 -0700

what is the problem??? display lights keep going around in circles??

code sa66 keeps coming up.

⟐ Edited July 19, 2025 at 6:23 MST