Ice maker in my Hot Point refrigerator works fine but my ice water dispenser keeps freezing up. The inside temperature in the refrigerator seems to be OK. I must continue to let the refrigerator door open and thaw out the water cooler before I can get any cool water to flow. After a few hours it is frozen up again. I stopped using the water dispenser. Does anyone have an idea what I can do to fix the water dispenser problem?
Ice water stops running in Hot Point refrigerator
Aug 20, 2006
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I had a similar problem on my GE Profile Arctica refrigerator that started with intermittent freezing of the water chiller and progressed to freezing items in the crisper bin. I eventually tore into it and found the problem was a broken motorized damper door that controlled airflow from the freezer section into the refrigerator section.
The damper motor was ok, it was the plastic damper door that was broken. I checked and it was not available as a separate part, only as part of a $150+ assemble. I tried repairing the plastic door with suitable solvent cement, but that only lasted about three months before breaking again. I got annoyed at that point and took the broken plastic door out to my shop where I fabricated an all metal replacement. It's been running just fine for a couple years now.
Pete C.
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