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Bleed valve on my gxwh40l GE house filter is leaking. Tried cleaning it, no change. What is the simplest fix without tearing the plumbing apart and replacing the entire unit ?

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SOURCE: Slow water flow from GE SmartWater under sink water filter.

I solved the problem! The system's manifold (the plastic base you put the filter in) has small black conical shape button. When you tight the filter in, one of the two small triangle-shaped cams (located close to the filter's central hole) pushes the manifold's button, and this opens the water flow. The problem is that the cams are too low and do not push the button all the way in. Take a pliers and squeeze (not too much!) the cams, so they will raise a little: it will be enough to push the button to open the flow completely.

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SOURCE: I just installed 2 new GE-GXWH40L filters

This is proabably not the case but I have seen it happen, Have you checked the outlet side of the filter to make sure it was drilled when it was made. Thank you

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SOURCE: GE Heavy Duty Household Filtration System

It sounds like there is quite a bit of sediment in the water. The filter you are using may be a very fine micron 5-10. Try using a 30-50 micron filter.
RJ

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