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Whirlpool refrigerator water dispenser not working (by 12 users)

posted by MIKEBLACK45 on Jan 17, 2008

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I have a Whirlpool side by side model ED22TQXGN00 with a thru the door water/ice dispenser. The ice maker is working fine but when I depress the adjacent water lever, I hear a humming noise but no water comes out. Can you tell me what part needs to be replaced? I have replaced the water inlet valve in the past when the ice maker wasn't getting water, so I hope that is not the problem. Could it be the bracket control (Whirlpool part number AP2988571)? I appreciate an email response to me at Michael.D.Hauser@BGE.com One last thing, can you explain how I can remove the front panel to get access? I'm told that it's easy to break and expensive to replace.

Comment by MIKEBLACK45, posted on Jan 18, 2008

dvdpartsguy- If the water inlet valve is bad, would the icemaker still get water? I would think that there would be problems with both. I appreciate your response.

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Comment by chefmoey, posted on Aug 07, 2008

I have the exact same problem and I've looked over the entire panel looking for access to the inside of the front door panel.

Comment by atherj6, posted on Jul 27, 2008

same problem: ice is fine but no water

Comment by cyclesblood1, posted on Apr 12, 2008

I have the same problem. If I hold the cup in place the water will come out after about 30 secs.

Comment by Guest, posted on Apr 01, 2008

My Whirlpool refrigerator door ice maker dispenser does not work. The light does not turn with a good bulb and its seems no electricity is flowing through. The ice maker inside the freezer is operating well.

Comment by jpva, posted on Feb 17, 2008

how to get the face plate off. I've done nothing. I'm afraid it will break

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posted on Mar 03, 2008

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If you are still curious as to how to remove the face plate... There are 2 small slots on the bottom of the faceplate. Pry out on those and the plate slides up and off from there.

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posted on Feb 09, 2008

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My ice dispenser lever stopped working. I took the face plate off by first removing the tray, grabbing the bottom face plate and pulling straight back. I found that the internal switch was displaced because the retention pins (plastic) were broken. This caused the switch to be set back from the dispenser arm. I'm ordering a new bracket that holds the switches. Hope this helps.

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posted on Jul 11, 2008

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I too found that the internal switch was displaced because the retention pins (plastic) were broken. This caused the switch to be set back from the dispenser arm. Bad bad design!
Instead, I replaced the pins with screws.... never coming apart again. Now how long before the Ice side breaks?!?!?!?!

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posted on Jan 17, 2008

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REPLACE THE VALVE AGAIN.

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