I purchased a home that was vacant for over a year. I replaced the filter, but the water flow was SOOOO slow. It took about 6 minutes to fill up a liter. Also the ice cubes were hallow and wispy. I checked the water pressure going into the unit and it was excellent.
I read online that if you removed the o rings, the water would move faster. After paying someone to blow out the lines in and out of the unit, I found no difference, so I removed both of the o rings, one at a time. Removing one did nothing. Now my flow is GREAT, but I notice a funny taste in the water. Is it not filtering the water without them?? I need advice…I don't want unhealthy water or it at a SNAILs pace. Ann
Best Answer
After replacing the water inlet valve and the water filter in my refrigerator, the water flow was still very slow with no improvement. So, I took out the water filter, shined a flash light into where the water filter goes, and found some plastic wrapping (trash)...apparently from the nozzle at the end of the water filter that inadvertently didn't get removed before inserting a filter. After "fishing out" the plastic with a wire, I inserted my water filter and bingo...the problem solved.