Not to be a smart a$$, but buy anything other than appliances made by GE. Myself and my parents had several rounds with GE products. I will never own anything made by GE again.

Maybe place one of these just below the fitting on the hose, using a self tapping screw (short enough to not penetrate fridge). Then put some silicone around the fitting? Is there a clog in there that is causing pressure to blow it off?

Edit: just realized I put "screw, penetrate, and blow it off" in one post. Oh well.

 

Edit: just realized I put "screw, penetrate, and blow it off" in one post. Oh well.

You have set the bar pretty high but several members here are up to the challenge.

Ash, it does sound like the fitting is worn (unlikely) or pressure is causing the disconnect.

 

it sounds like you've done everything humanly possible to fix this. if the duct tape didn't work, then its ready for the trash heap. lol

 

Would it be possible to get something like this on there?
https://www.zoro.com/value-brand-ho...245jASJAD1ZqHOIpkQBSnmUk27PIxB29-iG2rHYQQl-hsJNLPDlep5UBoCIZDw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

View attachment 144812 It's my icemaker this time. The water line for the icemaker on the back of this GE Profile just pops off and soaks the floor. I put an 8 inch strip of duct tape over it the first time it did this a couple of weeks ago thinking maybe it just worked its way loose over time, but it managed to pop off last night in spite of the duct tape. Fortunately the solenoid switch (or whatever it is) inside the fridge cuts the water off so I only get about an ice tray's worth of water on the floor.

At some point the hardwood floors and the subfloor are going to get unhappy about it if this keeps up because it's leaking straight through into my basement workshop below.

What gives and how can I resolve this?

Get some ice trays. Then...

Remove the icemaker, take it into your backyard and torch the bitch.

 

If I'm not mistaken the clear tube that is popping out should have a brass tube, ferrule, insert, something like that in it to keep it from collapsing.


A drilled out 22LR might do the trick..

 

Also check that the tube coming into the ice maker isn't stopped up with ice.

 

FG, I have the same setup. Mine has a U shaped sheet metal clamp over it with a screw, yours is missing or never had it. Unless it is partially plugged with ice, there should be zero pressure on the fitting anyway, it just allows the water to dribble into the ice tray. Mine will freeze up from time to time and not make ice, but because of the clamp it can't pop out. When it happens I take it off and poke the ice out with a phillips screwdriver, it wont be in the black fitting but will be in the tube inside the freezer that empties into the tray.

Also check that the tube coming into the ice maker isn't stopped up with ice.

Turns out I can pull the plastic pipe out the back and thaw it out under the sink, slide it right back in, attach the water supply pipe and back in business, although once the ice bucket is full I'm going to turn the icemaker off so it doesn't freeze up again.
Hopefully.

 

We use very little ice, since all the beverages are already in the fridge. I just turned off the ice maker, and told the wife that when the ice gets low, turn it on for a day and make some, then turn it back off.

 

No Noooo gotta fix it now that you got us all involved and stuff.

 

How did you make it this far in life, brother?

Dont let that little thing kick your ......

 

How did you make it this far in life, brother?

Dont let that little thing kick your ......

Here's some wisdom according to Fieldgrade. Anytime I discover I can simply "turn off" a problem with the flick of a switch, I always choose the path of least resistance.

I've got ice, and it ain't leaking. Voila'

 

You a funny man, fo shooo.

 

the adhesive failed....

use some grey silicone..

GE product RTV 157

we use it to hold pressurized door seals on aircraft.. it will never come off again without cutting it.

 

View attachment 144812 It's my icemaker this time. The water line for the icemaker on the back of this GE Profile just pops off and soaks the floor. I put an 8 inch strip of duct tape over it the first time it did this a couple of weeks ago thinking maybe it just worked its way loose over time, but it managed to pop off last night in spite of the duct tape. Fortunately the solenoid switch (or whatever it is) inside the fridge cuts the water off so I only get about an ice tray's worth of water on the floor.

At some point the hardwood floors and the subfloor are going to get unhappy about it if this keeps up because it's leaking straight through into my basement workshop below.

What gives and how can I resolve this?

FG, I have the same setup. Mine has a U shaped sheet metal clamp over it with a screw, yours is missing or never had it. Unless it is partially plugged with ice, there should be zero pressure on the fitting anyway, it just allows the water to dribble into the ice tray. Mine will freeze up from time to time and not make ice, but because of the clamp it can't pop out. When it happens I take it off and poke the ice out with a phillips screwdriver, it wont be in the black fitting but will be in the tube inside the freezer that empties into the tray.

 

There is a clamp on mine but it's a foot or two below where the hose line terminates at the top. Your explanation makes as much sense as any.

We use so little ice that I am going to see how many days (or weeks) I can go with the ice maker off. I usually end up dumping a giant block of ice out of the tray periodically because so much just sits there.

 

I love a good sequel!

This one is threatening a pretty anticlimactic ending, though. "Turn it off" just seems so mundane.

Can you rewrite it like a choose-your-own-path story?

 

I agree, good idea. Fieldgrade should say:

"I've spent six hours concerned about my ice maker and changed nothing about how the ice maker works. I've suddenly realized there are more important things in life. It's time to realize the metaphysical parts of my life have much more importance. If God had ordained that life must include ice, I would have been born further North or South. Water is necessary, but not ice. No one has ever said on their deathbed, I wish I'd fixed my ice maker. After I'm dead, my wife won't say that my lazy husband didn't fix the ice maker. She'll be mourning my lose while rounding up the life insurance policies and calling the funeral home for my death certificate. Ice makers only have importance to the refrigerator salesman because he makes another 200.00 on the sale and the repair man that makes 145.00 on it when it quits. It is of inconsequential importance to me. The best thing I can do is use my ice trays to freeze fruity ice cubes to mix with Gentleman Jack to make really good fruity drinks so I won't give a damn about ice makers!

I've taken my own path and all is good in my world."

Or just say "screw it" and drink Gentleman Jack straight on a Sunday night, it works for me.

 

these fixes are getting wayyy to complex, i think what is actually needed here is something a bit simpler.....some stronger duct tape.

 

Only at CSC can a DIY post turn into a Dime Store novel.

 

AND make you a star!

 

Dude. It's your fetzer valve. Easy fix.
I can fix it for ya easy. I'll need some 30 weight ball bearings and some WD-40.

 

There was about 2 years there where all GE/Frigidaire/Kitchenaid and Electrolux fridges had horrible problems. I bot a used Electrolux where the icemaker continually froze over and stopped up the line. I had to wind up take a piece of #8 copper wire and hammer it flat, and attach it to the heater/defrosting manifold to get the defrosting unit that is supposed to keep the water line from freezing. When the temp hits a certain level, the manifold cuts on, but the ice gets so thick it never unthaws, unless you literally build a heatsink to move the heat over. It is so bad that every used appliance store has loads of these fridges... all with warnings that "ice maker doesn't work"

I literally thought about going around Durham and Raleigh fixing these things for used appliance stores. Not enough money in it, though. Better to wait till they are bought and then charge the owner

 

silicone....or maybe try gorilla glue....it expands and then hardens, works wonders in some applications

 

I've had this fridge for over ten years and it just started doing this. I think the problem is that we rarely use ice anymore since all the beverages are already refrigerated and the ice maker just sits there and eventually freezes up. I used about half of the ice in the bin for the cooler yesterday so it has been happily making ice all night. I'll shut it off once the bin is full.

 

I think the problem is that we rarely use ice anymore since all the beverages are already refrigerated and the ice maker just sits there and eventually freezes up.

This IS when mine acts up too. I use about gallon of ice per morning as a rule for iced coffee and filling my 2 gallon water cooler. It has no issues unless we go away 4-5 days and it just sits. I don't think that the problem is the water coming in the line but is the slightly warmer line meeting the cold interior of the freezer causes condensation to slowly freeze and build. Mine happens fairly rarely but when it does it takes me 3-4 minutes to fix it. I keep the 5/16 nut driver and skinny Phillips screwdriver in the kitchen drawer for this.

 

Check for mineral deposits inside the tube.

 

The clear-ish tube just had a plug of ice in it. I get that "high quality" city water. No deposits, just withdrawals to pay for it. Pricey stuff.

 

Also, I bet a little piece of foil backed insulation and foil tape over the line back there may help the line to stay colder and not have buildup.

@tanstaafl72555 's idea sounds good too. Where is the manifold you were talking about tans? Have a pic?

 

If not using enough ice is the root of the problem, why not just dump the ice every couple of days so the icemaker will run and keep the plugging flushed out?

 

Because that requires effort

 

I meant deposits in the aluminum tube about 1/2'' in diameter that the water flows down to the icemaker through.

Does yours have such a tube? I'm thinking about the ones from the 80's now.

 

I meant deposits in the aluminum tube about 1/2'' in diameter that the water flows down to the icemaker through.

Does yours have such a tube? I'm thinking about the ones from the 80's now.

Mine are all plastic tubes