I installed a line to my icemaker in my fridge and it is only making ice in half of it. I was looking at the valve that I had tapped into the water and was thinking I didn’t have it open all the way. But I cannot remember which way is open. Is the valve turned in all the way open or the other way around? TIA
Wayne
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clock wise to close
counter clock wise to open
but did you flush the line to the ice maker out, that is before you connected it to the fridge
you had a pail held the line pointed at the pail and had some one open the valve to flush any water and debris out?
Yes I flushed it out. I just checked it and thats the way I had it. But it wasn't turned out all the way. I backed it out more and I'll see what it does. Thanks
Wayne
wayne is this hooked up to a saddle valve or is it connected to a real valve.
It's a saddle valve. I just hooked it up last fall and it's been doing this from day one. I didn't bother with it before because I didn't use the ice much but I had shoulder surgery a month ago and I've got a ice pack that runs out of a cooler and I can't get enough ice the use this thing. Basicly the back half of the ice maker is only making ice. I should get 8 cubes and I'm only getting 4. The fridge is aWhirlpool.
Wayne
take the icmaker out or inspect it to see if
- it is installed level
- there is no flashing or obstruction that keeps the water from flowing to all sockets- the water comes in the back and then flows to all sockets because each socket has a channel cut in it at the top
Wayne it is one reason I do not like saddle valves, if it is attached to plastic pipe and self piercing you may have some debris at the needle on the valve. If the pipe is metal and you drilled through it you can have debris there too. You can turn the water off undo the valve stem not the saddle and re drill. OR Put a tee in with a real valve. Saddle valve do have very low flow mine does. Some ice makes do have a flow control as said, I think most these days do not.Wallyo
Edited 1/30/2009 10:54 am by wallyo
If the icemaker is only filling the cube making area half way, it can't be the supply. If any water can get there, then it should fill up all the way. You may have a bad ice maker, which, according to Consumer Reports, is the leading refrigerator failure. If it's GE, even more reason to suspect the ice maker.
There's probably a way to adjust the fill amount.
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the fill vales are usually on a timer.....
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And an orifice.That makes the fill rate independent of pressure over normal ranges.You could have some trash restricting the orifice.But as the others said check the valve first..
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they are adjustible for fill time but that does not fix only 4 of them filling
If you should find the flow to the water in the door (if you have that) slow, here's a trick that could help you fill a glass of water in a reasonable amount of time. Shut off water to the piercing valve. Remove nut and piercing part. Figure how short you can cut the tip of the part and still be able to shut the water down. Nip it off with sidecuts, reinstall.
Don't know if it would speed up ice making, but the cube should be more clear, rather than milk white.
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