Replacing water tank and lines on GE side by side refrigerator
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Handyguy Paul fixes his water tank in a GE Refrigerator purchased in 2005. The water tank developed a slow leak which was running down the back of the refrigerator and creating a puddle at the bottom. You can find GE water tank assemblies here: amzn.to/2pJGI2J
My water tank was leaking inside the refrigerator. I located and watched this short video about a week ago. Paul made it look way to easy. I ordered the part which came today... I did just as Paul did in the video and had mine replaced in about 45 minutes, from beginning to end. Paul, "Thank you very much!"
Perfect. Literally PERFECT. My fridge model is almost identical and it is seriously like this video was custom-made for me from start to finish. I watched once, ordered the part on Amazon and fixed it without a glitch. Thank you so much for taking the time to make and post this, saved me time and money without a doubt. Interesting to see that so many others experienced the same problems of water dispenser freeze-up and water tank leak (and I believe it happens in that order, as Dominic surmised, water pressure causing a tank blow-out). Obviously a design flaw. Hair dryer trick for (from another video) worked for thawing out water dispenser, but a little paranoid about drinking weed whacker water (solution from other video) until I can verify that it is probably made of the same material of any other plastic vessel or tubing that we drink from. Again, BIG THANKS!!!!!
Glad it helped!
Same here. Invaluable. Thanks!
Thanks a lot. I have looked all over internet to connect the dots for filter and these rest of the water tank mechanism and finally you clarified my doubt. so this water tank has nothing to do with ice making department. I'm newbie to these DIY activities. but your videos are really excellent explanations with clear demonstrations, Please keep up the good work. I really appreciate your time and effort on putting these valuable videos on youtube.
Video was great. I picked up the part at a local appliance parts store for $29.00. They are around the same price on Amazon, but it takes several days to get it and up to $12.00 for 1 day shipping. Thanks for taking the time to publish. Saved me some headaches.
Just did the repair. Could not have gone any smoother. THANK YOU for this fantastic video. This video is a master class in absolutely nailing a perfect DIY How To video. Thorough with just the right amount of detail, different camera angles to clearly show each step, no nonsense chatter. If only every DIY video on RUclips was created this thoughtfully with the viewer's experience in mind. You even included the Amazon link for this exact part. Bravo. Bravo.
Thanks for posting this. I had no idea how I was going to replace the leaking tubing between the solenoid and the water reservoir. Your video had all the info I needed for a successful repair.
Thanks a lot. I first noticed a slight delay in water coming out of the dispenser. I suspected an air bubble caused by a leak, and sure enough 2 weeks later the delay was long, and water pooled on the floor when I dispensed water. I pulled the unit out and took off the access panel and sure enough, a leak in the shorter tubing. With your video, it was easy to replace the whole tank system for only $30. I could not have replaced this without you..
Best Video. i didn't change my tank. hoses were broken. this video showed everything. i replaced the hoses. i had copper tubing laying around, using dremel tool and splitting disks i made tube smaller and forced into hoses, wrapped it with Stretch and Seal Self Fusing Silicone Tape. no leaks, water dispenser working. yes i changed water filter ended up cleaning fridge and freezer too.
My ice maker still works but the water dispenser line keeps freezing. I was about to purchase a new refrigerator but decided to check RUclips first and came across your video. I already removed everything then defrosted the unit once and that fixed it for about a day when the line froze back up. Watching your video I’ll try the back of the door defrost method this time and if that doesn't work I can replace the dispenser line just from the which your video showed the connector in the front that leads to the water dispenser. If that doesn’t work then the next purchase is the French Door unit with the Craft ice maker. Secretly I’m hoping that won’t work so I can at least tell the wife I tried - LOL. Thanks a bunch for the video.
Paul, Thank you very much, We had a leak in the water pipe leading to the front of the fridge creating a small puddle. We thought we would have to get someone out to fix but we ordered tank on line and just followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Feel very pleased with ourselves!
T Riggers Glad you were able to fix it!
Mine also started leaking at 6 years old. I've never posted a comment on youtube but have used it so often I thought I should start contributing. GREAT instructional video Paul. Thank You! The only small things I would add when doing mine is that a pretty good amount of water leaked out of my tank onto the floor when I disconnected the hose in the front (so have something ready to catch it with) and secondly, my old tank had some small white rubber bands that my new tank didn't come with. I put them on the new tank because I think they help hold the hoses in place when you run them through the refrigerator holes. Thanks again.
Many thanks. Viewed your video once and the tutelage was so good I didn’t need to refer back. Replacement works like a dream. I am not a DIYer by any stretch so am very happy to have achieved this with your help.
Thank you for this! Been struggling with fixing the water dispenser on our fridge, and showing these lines finally clarified what we were missing!
This is correct. The line in, which is loose behind the fridge, leads into the water filter before heading down to the water inlet valve to be distributed to the water dispenser and ice maker.
Seriously great simple instructional video! I was amazed that by following this step/step commentary, it took me not much longer to complete than the 9 minute video itself. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Thanks, Handyguy! Just fixed my fridge for only $30 with your awesome video. I think the tank blew out because the dispenser pipe kept freezing up and I guess the water pressure in the tank increased when trying to get it to run? Used the hairdryer and weed whacker line trick to fix that, then the new tank, and I'm celebrating with a frosty beverage. Great walk-through.
Dear, what a great Solution you have provided to me and all of us....
Very well explained and profesional.
Many thanks for sharing the knowledge
i had the exact same problem as you and attempted to patch the hole in the plastic and didnt work, watched your video -20$ and -1hour i now have drinking water again after about a year of putting this project off, great video and very specific thanks!!!
Just did this repair using this video, worked perfect.. Start to finish maybe 30 min. I had a weird taste in my water, thats what led me to this replacement. Thanks for the great video!!
I have the same fridge, also purchased in 2005. Mine's not leaking as far as I know, but the water from the dispenser has a slimy/moldy smell to it, so the tank and lines probably need to be replaced. Thanks for this helpful video!
Thanks for this, followed these instructions today and fixed my fridge
Thanks, Handyguy Paul, this is exactly what I needed to fix my refrigerator. I guess I need to replace the whole tank? The hoses were broken. I have the tank out, but it's 11:30 pm on a Saturday night, so I guess I'll have to wait until I get a replacement tank. Thanks again, man. Very well done video!
Can't thank you enough for this video. I'm going to order the part right now. It's amazing what you can accomplish yourself just by finding videos like this that will save you tons of money.
Thank you! I have a Older GE and it's been running great other than the water lines turning brittle and breaking. I found your video and even though I didn't need to replace the tank, it helped me to understand where the water tubes originate and end. I fixed my leaky water connection in less than an hour. I appreciated seeing all the dust at the bottom of the fridge too and I wasn't so embarrassed about all my dust! :D
Thanks Paul, your little video saved me countless dollars and time. I ordered the replacement part from amazon and had it replaced in less than 30 minutes.
agilani01 Glad we could help!
The Handyguys do you know where to find the manual to replace the fans, I am trying to help my dad fix the fan inside the freezer because the fance stopped working
Just replaced mine, wouldn't have been able to do it without this video, thanks!
Thanks so much...I thought at first I have to use can opener to open the back of the refrigerator to replace the brittle tube from my GE profile....You made my day...
Thank You for helping with this. My old tank developed an internal biomass. I'm glad I replaced it.
Great video, well done! Thanks! If you tape a feed wire on to the long hose before removal, you can just pull the new long tube back the way it came from the front as you feed the new tubes/tank into their respective holes. No need to fish around and find the new tube later.
Perfect video for our issue! Thank you! Now I need to find a discontinued part (WR55X10298) for our Dispenser Interface Control because the ice and water buttons are worn and you can see the circuit board.
Thanks for an excellent video. My model was a little different but the process was essentially the same. Replaced mine in about 30 minutes - only wish I had taken a photo before I started so I would have remembered exactly how to route the shielded electrical cable up to the light. I usually always take a photo before I start removing things - got in a rush and forgot today.
+1 exactly what Donald Douglas wrote. Thank you for this outstanding video! So clear and thorough. I was quoted $200 to repair this, but for $32 on Amazon (thanks for linking to the part!) and your perfect instructions, I'll definitely give it a shot myself first.
Thank you much-in my case, the short water line broke. This is exactly what I needed.
Thanks for the great video...fixed mine quickly and easily with your help. Again, much appreciated. For those of you that still have no water after fixing a leaky tank, you may have a frozen line in the freezer door...contained behind the water dispenser unit. Simply injecting hot water up that line, and finally...water coming out again. Hopefully the problem doesn't persist. Regards.
thank you so much for posting this! i saved hundreds of dollars on a repairman.
A very useful video for those of us with GE side-by-side fridges with water dispensers. Our problem was a water leak that started overnight on the floor under our 15-year old GE Profile refrigerator. Replacing the water tank along with the two plastic tubes as shown here fixed it. Looking at the one that failed showed numerous little cracks in the longer tube that had developed over the 15 year life of the fridge, from which water eventually leaked. Not a good design. This plastic tube was always going to fail over time, and it’s just dangling below the fridge. GE, how about warning customers ahead of time so their hardwood floors aren’t damaged by leaking water?
Hey, Man...this was perfect! Thanks for doing this! I especially would never have known to remove the little plugs in the tube ends of the new tube.
This was very helpful. Another video provided excellent instructions however failed to show that there was an insert on the short tube that has to be removed prior to inserting it into the compression fitting on the back of the refrigerator. If you don't remove the insert, it makes sense that you will not get any water to the dispenser! Thanks Handyguy Paul!
I don't have the same fridge as in the video but helps me understand more of why the one have has a water line bundled up on the bottom inside of the fridge. I would love to have a water tank like yours inside of seeing a bundle of water line. this will help me to at least replace the water line for the water coming out of it taste like plastic even after a brand new filter.
That was very helpful! An easy repair (about 30 minutes) and the tank was only $55 online. Thank you!!
geat video. very easy to do. bought the tank with tubing and it was a job that will take 10 minutes to do.
*PLEASE READ: When you run the line under the fridge, make sure it isn’t resting up next to the compressor. It will melt a hole in the line. Heard this from a friend. 🤦🏼♂️*
Thank you for the great video, followed your guide and completed the repair in 30 minutes
Thanks for posting. I just used your video to fix the leaky tank in my fridge. I've done a lot of DYI things but I've never really messed with appliances. Anyway good show.
mattlriddle Thanks for watching. More shows coming this Fall.
Thank you for posting...I will do it as soon as I find out where to get the part
Thanks so much. Same issue here and your video made the repair easy! Cheers.
Good question. If my memory is correct, the water input enters the filter first then comes back out of the fridge and down to the valve which branches out to the ice maker and the water dispenser. I could be wrong though but I remember having the same question myself and figuring it out while I was behind the unit.
Well done, Paul - I have exactly the same refrig..thx for doing the video
Peter
Thanks Paul - awsome.... you saved me a costly repair visit.
Thanks Paul - awsome.... you saved me a costly repair visit.
Thanks! This is a big help because I bought my house a few months ago and I have a similar model that's leaking. (Looks like yours just has stainless handels, not much else different about it I could spot.)
Thanks for the video! Sears wanted $435 to fix this, after paying $99 for the service call!
Yes, the tube is Permanently attahed. You will want to buy the entire part and replace as in the video.
Super easy i replaced mine and insulated it with pipe insulation tape so it wouldn’t freeze up, because mine froze. Insulate freezer door with dyno mat on interior to keep water dispenser line from freezing. I put in the ge wire heater element but it still froze up.
Thanks for the video. Just repaired my tank with $10 in quick connectors and 10feet of hose.
+Cory Stem Good idea!
Cory do you remember what size diameter the hose was?
Paul, Thanks! Great instructional video. Worked like a charm.
Hmm, yea you should hear something. May be an electrical issue. Did you check out our other video on addressing the electrical connection at the base of the freezer?
Yea thank you for this! Just did mine and it works like a charm. Quick and easy too.
Thank you so much for this instructional video!
I just removed the tank and made a jumper so no water tank. All it does is cool the water before it comes out of the fridge. I put about 30ft of extra hose coiled up behind the crispers. It cools the water, and I have ice if I want it colder anyway, and if the hose gets old and brittle again I just pull a little more hose thru and good to go in about 5 minutes.
Great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This info was exactly what i needed.
Great instructions with couple comments: 1) One may need a new water valve part WR57X10070. The teeth that hold the plastic tube in place when tube is inserted is probably destrolled as they get dislodged when tube is pulled out. I found this out the hard way and had to replace it even if it was electrically OK 2) Strongly suggest that the tank is filled as best you can before installing it as without water it will go on a "Hydraulic Lock" and will have difficulty filling after one is done. Other than that good instructions.
thank you so much for posting this very helpful video. This is exactly what I needed to remove my tank and clean it out. 2 thumbs up, way up!
Thank you so much for this video. I ordered this part and was quite lost until I saw your video. The only trouble I had was guiding the long tube under the refrigerator but I eventually succeeded. I wonder how much a repairman would have charged for this service?
Hey this was a great guide, worked like a charm!
TIP: If the water dispenser is STILL NOT WORKING AFTER YOU REPLACE the tank, take a hair dryer on hot heat to the back of the panel on the freezer side (below the "ice tunnel") for about 5-7 minutes and within an hour or so the line should unfreeze and start working again. This solved my own issue. Very poor insulation on the water line GE!
P.S. Now if I can just upgrade the girlfriends side of the family to ones who don't feel the need to open both fridge and freezer and stare at the food for minutes at a time (which has caused the frozen water line on three occasions now), I'll be set. :)
Great-thanks so much-gave me a Saturday afternoon project!
Well-perfect-although it took me a bit longer to do than the video :) Thanks so much.
Glad it helped!
THANK YOU for this video! So, our problem is moldy tasting water, and I want to change the supply lines as internet research shows is often a solution. I know that the lines you replace in your video are part of the exchange, but my question is this: to change the line for the actual dispenser, do we have to take the unit out of the door? And I'm assuming the supply hose at the wall as well as down in the basement would also need to be changed? Would that cover the entire loop?
Awesome video! it came in handy for me and my wife to fix ours. Thank you!
glad we were able to help
Thank you brother for this (and the others) video. Greetings from Greece!!!
thanks for this - was very helpful
Glad it worked out for you!
Thank you ! Thank you! Now I can do it myself
This video is extremely helpful, thank you! Our water dispenser stopped working. When we would press it, we would hear the water coming out underneath, on the refrigerator door side--is this the same issue, replace the water tank?
As an aside, could we say disconnect the filter, and empty the tank, fill it with bleach water and run that through the fridge a few times? That is assuming that the issue is the internal supply lines and not the lines going to the wall or from the main water supply, which at this point I don't know for sure. Thanks again for all your help!!
Thanks for this video. Very clear and helpful.
Thanks I had exact same issue and this was a great tutorial!
SO HELPFUL
make sure you take out the plugs. I’m a dope.
thanks for uploading this. This was extremely helpful.
Thanks! Very helpful.
Great video! Thank you so much for putting this together.
glad it was helpful!
awesome job mine was spraying out all over the place .... don't really know how it would get pin holes in it but oh well thanks again!!!!!
Mine just developed a pin hole in the line also. Right after it leaves the valve at the back of the fridge.
Thanks so much for the video. Everything worked just as you said.
Thank you very much, super helpful 👍
Was water/ice working before you replaced tank? if so, I would double check all of your connections and be positive water is turned on to refrigerator. could hose be kinked somewhere? you should be able to see water in tank. If no water is getting to tank, then I would focus on water supply and the valve in back.
Awesome video! This was really helpful.. Thank you!
Yes thank you very much .. exactly what I needed
how to replace a water tube inside the door, to water dispenser ? mine is leaking this tube. thanks
I have to replace the hose that goes from underneath the fridge up to the dispenser. is broken in the hinge and I can´t put a conection there. Any advice?
Great video. Thank you!!
If it’s one of the lines/hoses that connect front door to water tank that has a leak can I just replace the line/tubing or is it a whole unit only thing?
Thank you for this video!
What you can also do is completely bypass the water cooler and never have to replace it again. All you have to do is cut both lines at the cooler, pull them back through the underside of the fridge, dispose of the line that went between the cooler and the actuator and then cut the feed line coming from the freezer door to the correct length (will be about 2 feet too long) and push it into the actuator. The groundwater normally isn't that warm and you barely notice a difference in the water temperature coming out the freezer so bypassing the water cooler in the fridge entirely doesn't hurt anyting
Interesting!
We all know this dude got lucky replacing the tank
Thanks, I followed this video and had no problems replacing the water tank. But I have a problem. I can't get water to come out of the front water dispenser. The ice maker isn't filling either. I know you're supposed to hold the water down for a while before it starts coming out, but should I be able to hear or see the tank filling while holding it down? I'm not hearing anything other than the clicking from the water/glass button. Water and fridge are turned on. Not seeing any leaks. Any ideas?
Great job! Very helpful, thanks!
So helpful! Thank you so much!!
4:29 My problem is the tube going from the tank to the water dispenser is rotted. Especially where it curves like in your picture. Are the tubes PERMANENTLY attached to the tank? I see your new tank comes with tubes. Do I have to buy a new tank? Or do they detach from it somehow.
great video... the only thing I did not see you do was remove the front long tube on the refigerator.. everything else was great. by the was the item number for that GE part is #WR17X11440, cost around $18 to $22.00, depending on were you live in the country..
Herb
Great instructions - thank you!!
Hi there, great video!
I was wondering if you had a solution for the front coupling leaking a little bit after replacing the water tank? Thank you 🙏