Posted on Jun 25, 2009

Ice Maker Works, Water Dispenser Doesn't

Water is no longer coming out from the door water dispenser (we have a side-by-side Whirlpool refrigerator/freezer).
We always replace the water filter and even removed it to see if the water would work, didn't help. I know that water is coming in b/c the Ice Maker is still working.
Is it possible that the water line for the water dispenser is frozen, but not for the ice maker? What can we do to fix this?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

Whirlpool model GC5SHEXNB00

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I have the exact same problem with my Whirlpool side by side refrigerator (ED22TEXHW00) no water but ice maker works fine. I took the front cover off of the ice/water dispenser and found that the plastic retaining pin/clip for the micro-switch that is actuated by the water dispenser lever was broken. I found the broken piece and tried gluing it back on with JB Weld and now I'm waiting on it to dry. Hope this works so I don't have to located and purchase the entire piece that the plastic retaining pin/clip broke off of.

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I have a whirlpool side by side. water and ice in front. ice working and water not. the hose is not frozen and it is not humming when you push the water dispenser. It would give us water and quit but now we have nothing.

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