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CltFlyer  
#1 Posted : Saturday, February 5, 2022 6:41:09 AM(UTC)
CltFlyer

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Hi all,

My GE gsl25jftft side by side has had (so I thought) the problem of a frozen feed line and I'm okay with that. Or I was until last week when I replaced the main board - suddenly it started working and I decided to see if I could actually use it.

It worked until the unit got cold again (go figure, known issue) so I stopped. BUT - this is the strange thing to me - there was/is water pressure at the filter post all the time. I thought (and I may have read the schematics/repair guide wrong) that water only flowed to the filter and the door when a request for water was made at the door, energizing the water solenoid in the back. Am I wrong on this? Tangentially, the water line coil behind the fresh foods drawer is not frozen - I thought that would freeze since the freezer exhausts cold air directly onto that coil (who designed this?).

Reason I asked is that it's been leaking from the filter inlet on and off since then, and I don't want to risk a flooded fridge.

I'd love to have the water actually working, but that's a stretch goal - keeping the thing from leaking is primary right now.

Thanks for any/all of your help!
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CltFlyer  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, February 15, 2022 5:34:26 AM(UTC)
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Circling back here so any future reader has an answer. For some reason I thought that the water filter was *after* the water dispense solenoid. It's not, the water from the main line runs directly to the filter, meaning it will always have pressure.

I replaced the filter housing yesterday (it took all of 15 minutes start to finish), no more leaks. But it has me wondering how changing filters works - the old housing was wide open when pulling the old filter off, necessitating turning off the main valve. It can't really be that way, right?

I still have no water at the door, looks like I have the frozen water line problem (we keep the freezer at the coldest setting). I guess I need to order the heater kit for it next. I wouldn't be doing all of this if it was still possible to buy a new fridge at decent prices. But since things are so whack, spending ~$200 for repair parts makes a good investment.
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