I have replaced my old water filter with a new one, and now water only comes out in a very little, slow stream.
It sounds as though it is trying to function, but then it makes a rattling sound at the back of the fridge and then the water just trickles.
Any ideas??
Filter installed incorrectly
SOURCE: we changed the water filter, now we have a blast
Hi and welcome to FixYa, I am Kelly. If this just started after a filter change then the problem is right at the filter. Here is what I suspect has happened. The filter is supposed to depress a flapper in the housing where the filter locks into. If by chance you got a filter that has the lock tabs in a slightly different positon or the tip is shorter than the previous one it may not be going into the housing far enough to open the flapper.
Remove the filter you currently have installed again. Then when you reinstall it
push very HARD in before rotating it to the locked postion. This should ensure the flapper opens and stays open. If you have the same symptom after doing this the tip of the filter may very well be too short to open the flapper.
To be honest I have seen this symptom often where the user has purchased the incorrect replacement filter and they experience the exact symptom you described. There are several different lock in type cartridges and the locking ends vary in length and the position of the locking tabs so if the wrong filter gets installed the end result is as you described.
If you pass your model number I will respond with the correct filter for your unit.
Thanks for choosing FixYa,
Kelly
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