Hamilton Beach Water Filters & Coolers - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

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My cooler is leaking, and I believe is missing the spill resistant piercing valve. Where can I purchase a valve.

Hello, this is going to be a bad thermostat. This is located behind the grill in the back. It has 2 electrical wires and a metal wire that goes to the tank, you should replace it. Hope this helps! Mike

I have a hamilton beach water cooler with storage cabinet # 87330. The cold water is not cold and the cooling light stays on. What is the problem and how can I fix it? Thanks!

I am looking to purchase this 87307. Do you still have it? My e-mail is [email protected]

Check to see if fans are working i just bought a used one and one of the fans was not working and i fixed it and sems to be working

The drain in the freezer behind back lower panel
needs opening. You can see it at the bottom of the back panel
underneath the evaporator coils. (The cold coils)
Run Hot water in the drain until it clears or use a hairdryer.
When the defrost melts the water it goes down the drain
If the drain is clogged with Ice or ? The defrost water
overflows into the ref. or freezer
Run Hot water in the drain until it clears or use a hairdryer.
Also check fan undernearh Ref in the rear
Clean condenser coils underneath
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The thermostat has become defective or it has lost freon or the compressor has failed.

Unless it is the thermostat, It may not be cost effective to repair so check the cost of a replacement.

HI.UMMM WELL i would think is not a problem but normally tap water has fluoride and clorine which gives a bitter tate and cloudy water.sooooou. u make your mind up...plus the ready bottle is sealed as well as one way ticket in and out.good luck hope this helps ali

If by coolant you mean freon, and if by motor you mean compressor, then no, you can not do it without special equipment. It requires a technician. Usually cheaper to replace the water cooler.

check manufactor website for help

Using one cup of bleach Per 5 gallon jug. Find the drain plugs on the bottom of the unit there are two. Drain unit of any water that is in it now. Replaced drain plugs. Place 5 gallon jug on top of unit and allow unit to fill. Be sure that heated water is off. Open spigots and allow a gallon of water to drain. After about 15 minutes open the drain plugs and allow all of the solution to drain out. Proceed to fill the 5 gallon jug with clean Clear filtered water and allow that to drain thru the unit, do this five more times.

my water cooler worked yesterday,today I get nothing from either the hot or cold water? Is this a simple fix or di I start with a new one?

No Cold Water

Hi. I have a Hamilton Beach Model 2202 and it's been working fine until last week. Now I have no cold water.

Check the fans

To resolve this problem, unplug the dispenser and let it sit for about 24 hours. I had this problem happen to me and I took the unit apart to find out the cause. I discovered that the the water cooling mechanism developed a big chunk of ice inside of it and it basically blocked the flow water. Allowing that ice to melt should resolve this problem. It did for us.

I have same problem keeps running till freeze up so i put a timer on the power cord it shuts off at 11.00 pm till 6am in morning the water keeps pretty cold and a lot cheaper then a new board or scrapping the cooler after starting for about an hour water is cold

Sounds like the thermostat is your problem. That would be the only thing that will allow the unit to continually run.

NOTE: This
is a multi-solution answer since I don't have all the tech from your question to pinpoint your problem
But the solution is in here generically, if you read and study the solutions very,very carefully.
First I would check cold control. Thats where you turn it off, if your temp is not warm. it can
be defective and not shutting off. If your temp is warm proceed with the following.
I would check the fan in the freezer. Listen to see if it is running
It moves air to the ref from the freezer
Then check to see if FREEZER CONTROL is turned WARMER WHICH MAKES THE REF COLDER AND VICE-VERSA. SEE?
The ref. temp should be about 33-35
The Freezer temp should be 0 to 10 Any thing below these temps is overkill and a waste of elect
The higher the number you turn it up to is the coldest
But is probably a common defrost problem The ice build up
is not being melted by the defrost system.The fan can't blow through the coils into the fridge.
Take out back panel of freezer to check for ice buildup. The coils should be clean.
There are three components to a defrost system- a heater,heater thermostat, and a timer unless you have a defrost electronic card.
Its best handled by a Technician but you could possibly do it by taking your model number to the nearest appliance parts store and asking for the parts. They are mostly located in freezer ,behind back panel on freezer coils.except the card which is usually located in ref The parts store will have info
Also check fan undernearh Ref in the rear
Clean condenser coils underneath
Make sure back cover is on the fridge. Some take them off and throw them away.
make one out of cardboard if its gone, using the holes of the old one.
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WATER SPLASHING IN FREEZER AT ICEMAKER
THE FILL TUBE IN BACK OF REFRIGERATOR CAN SLIP
AGAINST THE FILL RESERVOIR CAUSING A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE
OR BECOME CLOGGED WITH ICE.
REMOVE THE ICEMAKER AND INSPECT THE FILL TUBE.
RUN WATER IN TUBE TO ELININATE BLOCKAGE AND CHECK
TEMP IN FREEZER. IF TEMP IS BELOW 0 DEGREES, THATS
OVERKILL AND USUALLY A WASTE OF ELECTRICITY TO KEEP IT THAT COLD, NOT TO MENTION THE FILL TUBE FREEZING UP
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