Joey wrote:
Thanks for taking the time to read my posting.

I have a Whirlpool Refrig with a built in freezer door water
dispenser
and ice dispenser (crushed or cube).

The ice maker is working fine but the water dispenser stopped. I
could
hear the hum of the water valve when the dispenser lever was pushed
but
no water came out. So, I thought that part of the valve was bad and
I
replaced the water valve with a new one. This is the valve that the
water supply attaches to and has two water outlets--one to the ice
maker
and the other to the water dispenser. Well, that didn't cure the
problem. Still get the hum when the dispenser lever is pushed but no

water comes out. I checked the water outlet tube in the door as far
as
I could see and it is not obstructed.

From the water valve located at the bottom left of the refrig that
water line enters the bottom of the refrig and comes back out at the
same spot in a smaller diameter plastic tube. It then goes to the
bottom of the freezer door and upward to the water dispenser. Since
the
main water valve is good and the dispenser switch is good I feel
there
must be an obstruction somewhere between the water valve and the
outlet
tube. Anyone know where this could be or what the problem is ???
There
are no leaks anywhere and absolutely no water comes out of the
dispenser
tube.
Any assistance will be appreciated. The refig is about 5 years old
and
has had no other problems.

Joey

Hi,

Model#?
http://www.applianceaid.com/model.html
Some model# helps.

Very possible the water reservoir/tank is frozen. Clogged is rare but
frozen is common.

The water tank/reservoir is normally behind the lower crispers in the
fresh food section. A couple of simple ways that usually works....grab
the chilled water coil and sqeeze...hear scrunching/crunching it is
usually ice. Can also open the tubing connector entering the freezer
door bottom and try running water into a cup or pail there to see if
the water tank is frozen, no water flow is often a frozen water
tank/reservoir. Usually a little heat with a hair dryer ( carefull of
plactic or faom part! ) thaws it out quickly.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/