Whirlpool water filter problems
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2016
- My old filter is quiet but dispenses water very slowly. The new every drop filters make a loud pulsing sound and spits water out. I've run about 10 gallons through each filter and it doesn't work any better.Any idea what could be wrong?
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Holy Shit! Finally, got it fixed-water wouldn't dispense and no ice. In my case it was the small pin on the end of the water filter (where the water inlet and outlet are) that activates the bypass(?). Anyway, it was too long. I snipped 1/16th off the end of the pin with wire cutters and that's all that was needed,,,,,,After buying a new water solenoid thinking that was the problem, tracing the water flow through the whole fridge, taking apart each connection to make sure the water would flow/no obstruction in the water line, and a few more things. BTW !!!! the water solenoid was $99 from whirlpool, $96 from another online parts store and $29 through Amazon for the EXACT same part-same brand, part #, same manufacturer.
Thanks to whoever suggested snipping the pin a little and yes my whirlpool ice and water dispenser works without a filter in it. Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.
Good to know. Thanks!
Steve Zelev: Thank you for posting the pin clip idea. I had been working on my filter, trying several iterations of the "paper towel trick" without success. Examining the new and old filters side by side, I could see no visible external difference. Swapping the old filter, water flowed fine. New filter, NO GO. -Clipping about 1/16 of an inch off the activation pin made the new filter start working at full flow. Thank you so much for posting (or re-posting as the case may be). Everything is now copasetic! 😊
@@byronsmith5314 "one small step for man, one giant step for mankind" LOL
Hi Folks I would like to try this as well . Where exactly is the activation pin located ? Is it the small needle sticking out at the top of the filter on the outer edge ? Also to take off 1/16 of an inch can i just use a filer and file it ? Please help.
THANK YOU! The pin trick worked like a charm- I kept stuffing more and more paper towels and for the water to flow I had to put more than the filter door could handle. I got so frustrated that I screwed the door shut to force it. This saves me hours of pain I would have experienced in the future. Thank you!
I came here because my whirlpool water filter door kept popping open after I installed a new filter. I've used the same every drop filters, changing every six months, for the last four years and everything has been fine. But today, TWO brand new filters kept causing the filter door to spring open when we would attempt to dispense water, and water would pour out everywhere from the filter compartment.
I didn't see anything here from anyone experiencing a similar issue, but I did take note of how many people were trying this "paper towel trick". Even though the thought of inserting MORE space between the filter and the filter door seemed illogical in my situation, I decided to give it a try. And, it worked! Geez. (I folded about 1/4 of a full paper towel in half over and over until it was about the size of a half-dollar, and stuck it in right before I shut the filter door)
I suspect that the change in water pressure when dispensing water was causing the filter to pop out. But the addition of the paper towel must add the additional space needed to create a better fit or seal, and the system is now able to stay closed and function properly.
I hope this information is helpful to others!
Thank goodness ! Thanks a lot,
Don’t laugh, but I had the filter inserted upside-down and the door kept popping off. Then someone in the house pointed out the little arrows on the back of the filter were pointing down. Duh 🙄
Rob thank you for posting the directions on using the paper towel trick, it worked like a charm ; by the way those filters can be awfully expensive when you keep trying to replace them and I was at my wits end figuring to just leave the darn thing off but now we have a new situation which is working fine.
@@salvatoresireci2450 My pleasure!
Thank you, thank you again thanks.
Thanks for posting about the paper towel trick - worked for us after trying 4 new filters and being totally frustrated!!
Having the same problem after replacing the water filter. Tried the paper towel and it almost worked. Then looking through my “junk” drawer, I found a felt pad stick on chair coaster and stuck it on the end of the filter. Worked perfect! Didn’t move around. Thank you for posting on here🙌
Thank you for posting, this worked me for as well!
I had the same problem with my whirlpool Drop filter not allowing water to flow after a filter change. I even returned one thinking it was defective. The folded paper towel trick worked for me too. Thank you for this easy fix.
Whats the paper trick?
I've been having the same exact problems with the same brand new Drip filters from Amazon. I tried the folded paper towel hack and it is working fine. Thanks!
Man! I was so frustrated replacing the water filter everydrop1 that I have been using. Finally packing quarter-folded peper towel worked for me and water is dispensing with full flow. Thanks for this great suggestion.
Amazing! The paper trick worked just fine! Thanks for the tip!
IF THE PAPER TOWEL TRICK STOPPED WORKING READ THIS!
So the paper towel trick worked for my fridge for 5 minutes but then stopped and I couldn’t seem to get the right amount of layers. So I found an easier trick.
NEW TRICK: All you need is a tiny piece of tape and a water hose rubber gasket/seal. Tape the seal to the back of your filter, replace the filter and close the filter door as normal. That should work a lot more effectively without the guesswork of folding enough paper towels.
PERMANENT SOLUTION: For those with older fridges like me. I think our permanent solution is to eventually replace the filter head in the fridge. Either that or whirlpool has figured out a way to make us all upgrade refrigerators by slightly changing the size of filters so our older model fridges aggravate us to death.
The paperwork tower trick worked, I don't know what's going on with these filters, I was about to call a technician!!! Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the folded paper towel trick. Unbelievably worked!! This after I changed out both H2O inlet valves 😬
I put a little folded up paper towel in the door that pushed the filter in just a tiny bit more. It worked. Many thanks M Tardiff.
Wow just worked for us!
My fridge would dispense without the new filters but not with it in. The piece of paper towel solved my problem. And I already threw away a few new filters smh. THANK YOU!!!
The folded paper hack works., I folded a piece of paper several times, and put that against the filter as I closed the door. Worked like a charm.
Paper towel trick for the win. I tried pushing the filter in as much as I could with my finger, then shut the door, but that only worked for a few days. I guess the fittings aren’t holding the filter in place, so thank you Brawny!
2 years later the paper towel trick stopped working. Not giving up…
Thx for the paper towel trick; works perfectly! Honestly I hate this fridge; this issue plus the metal bar on the ice maker that falls off and the mold on the door seal. Can’t wait until we can replace this fridge - I guess the time when they lasted 20 years has passed...
New filters on mine were not allowing water to flow. Paper towel behind filter door trick worked! I suspect over time door not seating filter to same point as when new. Thanks for that suggestion!
I had purchased 2 from amazon as well. They wouldn't dispense water at all. The old filter functioned normally. I tried the paper towel trick and now have water with the new filter. However I have to wonder if the additional depth could also be bypassing the filter as the pressure is exactly like the pressure when there is no filter installed. Does this ring true with anyone one else?
I have returned the Drop filter back to Sear's where they reluctantely gave me a refund and said that if the seal is broke they won't take it back. Well how am I suppose to know if it works or not. Also asked the sales person to pass on that the Drop filters won't work it is the second one I have tried.
I was having the same issue with my water filter until I saw the comments about applying a small piece of paper towel at the end of the filter door. Works great now. Flow is back to normal! Thanks for the tip.
I've tried the folded paper towel trick and the extra thikness causes the filter door to pop open. There looks to be a bit of a bend to the door latch (hook) so I may have to buy a new door just so it holds the filter and paper towel "fix" in place.
My old blue filter worked great, but they don't make it and every Drop filter I have tried will not work. The water trickles out and then stops. Any suggestions
OK, I just changed my filter in this same fridge. I tried the paper towel trick, I tried another filter and keeping it in water so it fills up. The sound is still happening. The filters appear to be the exact same size and model: W10295370A. Any help is greatly appreciated
This paper towel tricked just worked for me. Folded up at least 1/4 inch thick. I did notice housing cracked almost all wall thru at bottom by door. Got a new housing coming, but crack was probably enough to keep it from being pushed all the way forward. Bugged me for a week!
For everyone that tried the paper towel trick and it didnt work, I partially closed my water supply valve to the fridge and the reduced pressure/flow seems to make the noise stop. The newer filters seem to allow much more flow than the older ones. In bypass mode my system still made the noise until I partially closed the valve. It still makes a slightly loud noise at the very beginning but after that 1/16th of a second it's fine. Guess my water pressure is too high for this refridgerators water filteration system.
I had this problem with an everydrop (3) filter. I cut up and old drivers license and duct taped it on the top of the angled part (left side). Top meaning towards the fridge front. Works like a charm.
Zack Russell are you talking about the little tab piece that sticks out from the cylinder of the filter body? You taped the piece of the driver’s license to the “base” of that triangle or the long part? I guess the base as that’s what faces the front of the fridge. So silly we have to do these things. I get a trickle of water or no water when the filter is locked in place, perfectly fine water flow if it’s unlocked and out of place by just a hair, but then need something (like a driver’s license?) to keep it from popping out lol. Hoping you check this thread still.
Guys help me! I got the same issues with the same filter. I folded a pice of paper towel and put it on the door compartment to push in the filter but I still got the issue.
I have the same issue. I read on another thread that it's the water pressure
I have this same issue with mine. My fridge uses the #3 filter. The blue filters made by PUR worked just fine no problems at all, when it came time to replace it in 2018, instead of having the blue PUR filters, they have these white everydrop filters. So I chose the same model that’s for my fridge, installed it and flushed it. It worked fine for 2 years until the pandemic happened. It started to make the same noise. I assumed the filter was clogged so I replaced with a new everydrop filter. But then couple weeks later it started acting up again. I was confused as this was a new filter not even a month old. My mom then found a video that said to take the filter and re-install it, so I did the same thing and it worked, but the filter always acts up sometimes making a slight whistle when dispensing water and making the same clicking, so I kept on doing the same thing taking it out and re-installing it. Until today, I had to put up a bigger fight with it, I took out the filter and re-installed it about 4 times until I took it out and ran some water through it from the tap. Re-installed it and it worked. Then I said enough is enough, I had enough with these everydrop filters. I’m choosing a different brand until they start using the tried and true blue PUR filters. I still don’t know why whirlpool hasn’t done anything about it.
The folded paper towel trick worked for me also. The new filters must be a fraction smaller than the OEM parts
After paying top dollar for inline filters several times a year, we pulled the original filter and installed a 5 year inline filter into the hoses in the back of the fridge. Voila- cost dropped from $400 over 5 years to less than $40. And no clogged filter.
Did you put a bypass?
I switched from the everydrop filter to the HD # 4 ( whirlpool) filter. I actually have a kitchen aide fridge, but that’s irrelevant here. The HD filter is a lot lighter in weight and may not “pull away” from the fitting as much. This is where the paper towel came into play. I knew it had to be the filter as my bypass plug stopped the vibration/noise as well. Hope this helps someone sometime.
I have been having the pop up issue every time I change the filter. I decided to add the paper towel to the filter door and voila, it worked immediately! Thank you.
Tamara Tuchmajer thank you. It really worked. I got the same problem.
I wish I have but unfortunately I don’t. I’m also going nuts on my whirlpool fridge not dispensing water after replacing every drop filter.
Yes the folded paper towel work for me as well what a god send to come across this on none other than RUclips.
Thankfully my water line has a shutoff valve....once I turned it off, the filter popped right into place, and no noise
Dang - I wish I knew about the folded paper towel before my door broke off from trying to readjust. Mine was a new fridge too. Now there is no filter door and my filters will not work when put in. It dispenses fine without a filter but I refuse to drink the water and the ice tastes funny. What is the point?!
Also - my ice dispenser started spitting out sharp pieces of plastic! I noticed these when I was trying to serve my kids some juice! That would have been a trip to the ER if I had not caught it sooner!
My model number WRS325FDAM02. Please reconsider buying these side by side stainless steel model!
Try taking the new filter and soaking it in water for at least 10 minutes. That sometimes does the trick. Make sure that it is completely submerged during this time.
Had the same problem with this filter even with after market ones. It seems that even after flushing 4 gals the water would chatter in spurts. My fix was to remove the filter and hold it vertical under a fast running water faucet then I could see small amount of water finally coming of one of the orfices. It must have had an air pocket still in the filter causing the chatter. work fine now!
Thanks Charles, running the filter under water faucet and seeing the water come out of the orfices worked!
Thanks. Worked for me
We’ve had the same problem. Apparently they changed the size of the filter a little and it hasn’t worked right since
When the new water filter is inserted I can not close the water filter door
My fridge takes the same filter and once it's in it makes a noise. I never heard a noise from a filter before. Also not filtering the water at all. Water runs fine without the filter. NEED HELP!!!
Had the same problem. I took a paper towel and folded it up. I put it in the door for the filter compartment and closed it. It must have made the valves seat better because I have not had the issue since. Before it was making the pulsing sound and would stop working. No issues for over a week. Must be a flaw in the manufacture of the PUR filters.
This totally worked. Just a little folded up paper towel in the door that pushed the filter in just a tiny bit more.. works just like my old one now! Thanks!
Thanks - nice solution!
I can’t believe it. We did this and it worked.
Holy shit. The paper towel worked
Thanks ... did the trick :)
I have had this problem for several years now not only is it making the sound my filter will pop out and get water every where. I am going to try the paper towel thing!! I am so aggravated!!!
My 3 filter replacement doesn’t allow for the flow of water either,Purchased multiple filters ,Looks to be a universal design issue
I ordered 3 different brand of filters, around $20 each on amazon. And every single one that i received was doing the same noisy pulsating sound. So i ended up folding a paper towel into a small square and put it between the filter and the little compartment door and problem solved. No more noise or leaks
I tried the paper towel trick and it didn’t work. I got frustrated and put the filter back in with no paper towels. After I snapped the door shut, I pressed on the door again right in the center and heard another click and it started working. All of this seems to suggest the filter is a fraction smaller than the original and it needs to be pressed in further for it to seat properly and work.
It works for me!
Hi...I'm having he exact same problems as all of you. Just wondering if anything ever came of this. Worked perfectly with the old blue filter (which I can't find anywhere now) and when I installed the Everydrop filter (exactly like the instructions say to) it started all of this pulsating garbage and won't stop. Super frustrating. Any updates on this as of late?
Filter is not properly sealed.Paper towel folded and put infront of the filter and close the door or put the paper towel folded and put on the door and tightly close the whole thing inside.It should work and it did for me.New Pur Filters are a mess where ever you buy those from.Fit is not perfect.Thanks.
Folded paper towel in door to push filter in further worked. If 1 doesn't work keep adding more until it does.
Folded paper towel in door did the trick for me. Thank you!
Do anybody know how to get the filter out if it’s stuck
Did you ever find a fix to this? I'm having the same problem, and the paper towel trick doesn't work for me. It is worth noting that, sometimes when I push the new filter in, it actually pops back out with what sounds like a puff of air or water. This seems to support the idea that it might be water pressure based, but then what's the fix?
Kevin Kinyon I tried everything and never got mine fixed. I think it's bad filters and the manufacturer could careless. You could run an inline filter behind the fridge. I bought a berkey filter and made my own water filter system like they show on RUclips. When this fridge dies I will be buying anything other than Whirlpool. This is a perfect example of planned obsolescence
OK
so I just got a brand new filter for my whirlpool fridge from Amazon. I got to replace it, arrows lined up and filter door closes and everything. I go to run the 5 gallons and it starts making a noise like it has a hernia from doing some heavy lifting. Also, no flow.
I go to remove the filter to try to reinstall it, and water comes gushing out the filter door. Wtf. So this has never happened in the last 5 yrs I've had this thing.
I come to RUclips before I call a guy and see mention of the "paper towel trick". I try it, it fuckin works! No fridge complaining like it's got covid noise and Flow is back to normal. I'm guessing they're making the filter size wonky for some reason to fuck with us.
Anyways, Thanks for saving me money, RUclips citizens.
Edit: NEW DEVELOPMENT
SO the Paper Towel Trick stopped working. Every time I close the filter door, the filter pops out and no water dispenses from the fridge. The only way it will work now is if push the filter in all the way, and leave the filter door open. What the hell is this cheap shit whirlpool is putting us through
I had the EXACT same experience as you where the trick stopped working. BUT I HAVE A SOLUTION!!
Instead of paper towel. I used a tiny piece of tape to tape an extra rubber gasket I had from a water hose to the back of my filter and it works great now. Hope this helps.
Is there a diffrent type of filter that fits?
Filter is not sealed completely in the mechanism.. add a paper towel into the door to push it a tiny bit more into the compartment.. worked perfectly!
I have the same problem..new filter from Sears and another from Amazon..didn't do much..just a trickle..So you mentioned..paper towel ..? How much..one sheet or wrap the filter or what..Help !
I tried one sheet and it didn't make much of a difference folded up to be pretty thick over the water filter. So I am not sure either...
Raj Amin I folded a half sheet tightly into a small rectangle. It worked perfectly. Apparently the cheap filters don't seat properly and need to be pushed in consistently with the pressure the paper towel provides. I hope it works for you.
I fold an A4 4 times and insert the folded paper into filter‘s bottom. It works now.
Thanks for the paper towel tip, it solved the pulsating problem that we’ve been having on and off for years with these filters! I think the little plastic pin on the filter needs to push into its spot in the fridge far enough to completely turn off the filter bypass valve.
TY RUclipsrs! 😁👍🏾I had same problems w/ exact same replacement filter (no flow, weird sound, etc.), and paper towel trick worked. Glad there were so many comments on this, however the fact this is the 151st comment for the same doggone replacement filter model is ridiculous. Not cool Whirlpool/ Kenmore.😒
I have the same problem. I believe it is due to a higher flow rate through the new filter that causes cavitation.
I am going to install a needle valve in the supply line to the back of the refrigerator. They're only about $7. It might be possible to throttle flow to reduce the filter flow rate therefore preventing the cavitation.
Try trimming a few millimeters off the centering peg on the bottom of the filter and trim the corner off as well. Mine worked great after doing that. The peg might stop filter from seating all the way in.
I tried the paper towel trick and it did not work for me. At most I got a trickle, which told me that the two inputs weren't seating all the way in to the filter head. So I trimmed that center post about an 1/8 of an inch (maybe slightly more I cut just a little bit off at a time until it worked properly) and reinstalled the filter and water came pouring out! FIXED! Didn't even need to put the paper towel in. Thank you Mike for adding your comment because it was the only one on here that worked for me.
Do you sand or use Dremel? Does this allow the door to stay shut. My door shuts without filter but pops open when filter is in place. Your idea makes sense. Ty
This one worked for me. A few millimeter trim with some wire cutters did the trick. Went from no flow to perfect in one step!
This worked for me! I guess they made a batch that had wrong settings for the injection mold. Thanks for the heads up!
Seemed to fix mine too.
I’m going to use the tip 2.0 by using a washer instead of paper towel. Paper towel tend to not hold its compressed size. This trick may damage the door over time, so be careful.
I have been having the same issue, and tried the paper towel tip too. It seemed to work a bit, but then the water dispenses slow again. Also my ice maker is not getting any water into it, and it’s not making ice. This all happened when I changed the filter. I have been through 3 filter (2 from EveryDrop) and I’m still having issues with the ice maker and water pressure not being as strong as months back. Any suggestions? Thanks
It’s a design flaw and whirlpool knows about it. It’s called planned obsolescence. I just use a Britta water filter. If you find a solution let me know
I just went back and added the filter the new filter I had before the EveryDrop brand. I still have to do the paper towel trick, but this one actually works and produces ice. Strange thing is I had the same kind that I used last year (2 pack) and the first unit worked perfectly (no paper towel needed). I think I may just go back to Sears and find the older brands I have used in the past. Thanks
I have bought 4 filters. The first 2 from amazon they didn't work. I thought maybe it was a an aftermarket problem. Then I ordered one from walmart it didn't work. I thought maybe it was the wrong filter. (After a smart*#s comment from my husband).lol
So I went to a whirlpool appliance store. THIS ONE DOES WORK EITHER! I HAVE TRIED every FIX FOUND ON THE INTERNET. The #3 pure life filter is not working and should be put on recall.
cheryl jenkins Hi, I am having problems with my filter too, I bought it from Amazon . The problem with mine is that water doesn't comes out of the dispenser. I wonder if the filter is defective. I had bought the same filter 2 or 3 times before, and never had this problem, only the noise problem. Has anybody encountered the same problem as well ?
Virginia Luna-Berry 4 filters by the same manufacturer and they all have the same problem. No water or ice. Keep me posted if you find anything out. Last night the refrigerator leaked water all over my hardwood floors. $$$$$.
Ok, thanks for replying. I checked the water pressure without the filter in place, and it was ok, I place back the filter, and no water came out. I checked the pressure again, and the pressure went down. It's very frustrating and I don't know what to do.
I have the same fridge and the same problems. Got pack of filters from amazon. The first one worked the second one didn't. I tried the other one to see if it worked and nothing. I tried the paper towel but it doesn't work. I reinstall the old filter back on and it work like a charm. WHAT is going on?
I folded a paper towel and mine worked; got it from Amazon and it wasn't working. Thx!
Paper towel behind the door works, seems to force the filter in just a little farther, so far so good!
I tried it but no luck. Whirlpool should have a recall but that would cost them $$$$
Each of the two extended tubes in the filter (where water enters and leaves the filter) have a slanted end in the center designed to push in a perpendicular direction a small plastic pin that opens the water valves to the filter. In my case, it seems that when I installed the new filter, it bent back one of the pins instead of pushing it in. This, of couse, damaged the part where the filter connects. Fortunately, the fridge dispenses water without the filter installed, so I'll fix this with an external line filter.
Man! I was so frustrated replacing the water filter everydrop1 that I have been using. Finally packing quarter-folded peper towel worked for me and water is dispensing with full flow. Thanks for this great suggestion.
Just installed a new filter and another. Crappy thing is super slow. The brand is Every Drop (3). Frustrated!!!!
The skinny little stem above the 2 nozles, cut that in half. That's all I did and mine doesn't pop out anymore
Well I'm glad I'm not the only one; old filter (which also is everydrop) worked fine, but I've tried 2 new ones, and both caused the pulsating sound (from the sink area) and barely put out any water (no way could I get 4 gallons out to clear the filter). Has anyone had any success finding a different filter that works?
same issue exactly!!! whats the fix??
Thanks the paper towel worked great no more noise
We have the exact same fridge with the exact same problem. I can not figure out why the new filters don't work like the old blue filters. I read your previous comment about whirlpool wanting to sell you a new filter or have someone come out to look at it...they said the same thing to me. Have you figured out what the problem might be yet?!?
Mine is still pulsing. I've tried 3 of the white filters and they all did the same thing. I even bought a new plastic housing that the filter fits in and it didn't help. I gave up and bought one of those Britta water filter pitchers from Home Depot. It's a little more work but I go through at least 2 gallons a day. They don't build refrigerators like they used to
I have the same problem as you do. Have you been able to find a solution yet?
d c nobody has told me a solution. Its been like this for 6 months now and I just use a separate filter for drinking water. My next fridge will not be a whirlpool
I got the same problem guys.. but i did what other people said here in the comment.. just put a paper towel inside the filter door and close it. That will do it.
Well I have replaced the water inlet valve, the water filter housing, folded up a thick amount of paper towel in front of the water filter door, and still get the same sound with my water filter....
Any other ideas? I do not believe it is water pressure as the house has a pressure regulator.
My filter is stuck as the spring on door detached. Pls help.
My frig uses the #3 filter and I had not been replacing the filer as recommended. Actually left the last one in since 2016. Some time in the last two years, the water dispenser would chatter when dispensing water so we stopped using it. (Sounded like the inlet valve chattering to me as the ice maker water valve did not chatter when the ice maker filled.) The ice maker continued to work and I could hear it when filling. This week we ran out of ice and realized that the ice maker had stopped making ice. I see that the ice maker water inlet sluice has a frozen plug of ice. Removing the plug did not help as a new plug developed over a week. I decided to order a new water valve to fix the abandoned water dispenser and hopefully the ice maker fill problem (this all might be the result of the 7 year old filter). Unfortunately, I did not test the water dispenser after removing the old filter when I installed the new water valve. After I replaced the water valve, the water dispenser dispenses water but at a slow rate without the old filter (15 to 20 seconds to fill 8oz glass). After about 30 minutes, the ice maker cycled and I see that the ice maker is full of water. Deciding to put in a new filter (I can't find the original PUR #3) I purchased the #3 every drop filter and installed it but it popped out. On one insertion attempt I heard a chattering and water flowing (possibly into the filter as none leaked out). With the filter installed and clicked in, I get no water flow at all at the water dispenser when I tested it. Removing the filter I get the 15 to 20 second fill rate. I put the Every Drop filter back in and again - no water at the dispenser. After dinner, I tried the dispenser again and water flowed about 4 oz into a glass and then slowed to a drip. I suspect that water is slowly moving through the filter and collecting in the cooling reservoir, I see other comments where it is suggested that the short pin between the water connections be trimmed back about 1/16 inch. I'll try putting in the old filer just as a test before I hack on the new filter.
Let me know if this works. My fridge light started strobing today. 😳 I’m surprised the compressor hasn’t died yet
@@opichocal
After the filter was installed at 17:30 on Sunday, I returned to it at 14:20 on Monday and tried the dispenser before taking any other action. Lo and behold I got a solid stream that filled a 13 oz glass in a 10 second count. I ran 48 13 oz glasses and the water flowed solidly for every one. The water is clear and tastes good. Additionally, I could hear the dispenser valve cycle and hear the water "rushing" through the valve. I can't explain it. All my previous experience was with replacing with the PUR filter and I never had a problem with the filter clicking in and water would flow immediately without the flow issue.
@@stevefabac1096 that’s awesome! I gave up on my water dispenser and bought a separate water filter. Now I have to use a flashlight to see what’s in my fridge. I had to put foil tape over the lights in the fridge and freezer because of the flickering.
I also had a chug chug chug noise coming from my whirlpool ref. Put a folded paper towel at the end, and tried to close the door. Once it was pushed (would pop open though) I could hear the swish of water as the filter seated. Took the paper towel out and everything is perfect.
Did you figure it out. my fridge doesn't even dispense water now.
Not yet. I called whirlpool and all they want to do is sell me a new filter or schedule a repairman because the fridge is out of warranty by 2 months. That company is a joke
I'm having the same problem now; I had bought 2 or 3 filters like those before, and the only problem I had was the sound, which I thought was normal, I just changed the new one, but water barely comes out of the dispenser. And I changed the filter because the water pressure of the dispenser started to get very low , so I thought that it was time to changed the filter . And now the new one made it worse. Have you resolved your problem? Any suggestions ?
It’s a Air pocket. Remove the filter and run without the filter to remove air from the lines. Soak the filter in a sauce pot at night then reinstall.
🤦♀️ Same problem, just tried the paper towel trick after the second filter purchased from Lowe’s...was about to purchase and replace filter housing...paper towel trick worked!!! What the heck??? From the looks of the comments, This has been going on for 3 years and they still can’t fix it???
Explosives fixed mine 1-800-hold-my-beer
I have the same problem. Tried all the suggestions. Nothing worked. Then I turned down the water pressure for the refrigerator and shazam that did it.
I found the filters you buy in Home Depot and Lowe’s are terrible filters and you should buy from local water filtration delivery services (the guys who deliver 5 gal water to peoples houses) you can buy 6 filters for the price of one.
Edit: NEW DEVELOPMENT
SO the Paper Towel Trick stopped working. Every time I close the filter door, the filter pops out and no water dispenses from the fridge. The only way it will work now is if push the filter in all the way, and leave the filter door open. What the hell is this cheap shit whirlpool is putting us through
Small tab on top needs to be trimmed its not fully seated
Sounds like the is a clogg in the line possible calcium.
Next time buy the extended warrenty might be an idea.
The extended warranty doesn’t apply if the filter is at fault. In that case an $89 service fee is due!
Remove filter. Works and tastes great. You may ask: But what’s in the water? But I ask you: What’s in the filter?
When I was a kid I drank directly from a garden hose(no filter), as most kids did back in the day. No issues, as far as I can tell😁
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How to take filter out