I have a GE MWF water filter that is dripping water into the refrigerator. Fridge is about 8 yrs old and have changed many of the MWF water filters. 1st time with this problem.

Same thing happened to my GE Hybrid Geospring Water Heater. Luckily, I bought the extended service plan from Lowes. The problem is a leaking evaporator coil in the heat pump (top portion) of the water heater. Believe it or not, the evaporator coil may be freezing up due to low refrigerant levels, which triggers the filter alarm. GE knows all about this problem, and it is covered by the 10 year warranty FOR PARTS. Labor is not covered, even though this is a big defect. Unless you bought the extended warranty... You will need an HVAC service tech to fix this problem, preferably one who works for GE Appliance services. Last, but not least, owners need to report this to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC.GOV), as in my opinion A RECALL IS IN ORDER HERE. After all, the thought that 410A refrigerant is leaking into my home (my water heater is in our multi-purpose room) is ANYTHING BUT SAFE!

GE knows there is a problem with this and will send a serviceman out with parts to fix free of charge even if you are out of warranty as I was. Just call them at 888-443-4394

That is what is called a purge valve. It removes the Air from the filter housing when you press and hold it until just water comes out.

These replacement filters (GXRLQR) are FLAWED straight out of the factory. The problem is in the 2 little "teeth" nubs that stick up near the center circle of the filter. When the filter is twisted and inserted, these teeth push up on a tiny black spring loaded valve in the body of the filter, alowing water to pass through up and out the spigot. The flaw is that the "nubs" are too short and do not push open the spring valve far enough, reducing flow to a semi-trickle, even with a brand new filter. GE seems to think this is not a problem.

Solution=stick a $0.25 garden hose rubber washer in the top of the filter and screw it in. You may have to try a few times to get it to work and seat properly. When it works, you'll immediately get a nice super flow of water. Better than upgrading to a $200 filter system recommended by GE...

take the origional filter in to home depot or lowes or a plumbing supply place and have them match it up for you. you can't cut them or it wont work right

The red button is a pressure relieve valve. If the system is leaking from the valve, try pushing the valve up from the underside of the cap where the valve is located. If this does not work the housing needs to be replaced. You do not have to replace this with a name brand like GE. All you need to do is make sure the housing that you are purchasing is the same size.

Example of Replacement Filter Housing: http://www.freshwatersystems.com/c-107-filter-housings.aspx

FreshWaterSystems.com: The Water Super Store: 1-877-335-3339

before putting cover on, chk the button to make sure it isn't staying depressed and see what the button is doing when depressed. The cover may have to be in a certain position. with the cover in place, gently rotate untill button pops up

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.