Appliance Repair Aid wrote:
pkmicro wrote:
Hi,

I have an old GE 24 Cu. ft. Side-by-side Refrigerator. Lately it
has been dripping water under the front freezer door
and the Front water dispenser is not working (no water coming out).
But the Ice maker is still working. I could see
a thick layer of ice build up on the bottom of the freezer under the
meat tray. Can anyone here tell me if I can fix
this? I have read the manual and it says that the water supply line
might be clogged with sediments.
But it did not show me how to remove and replace the plastic tube.
Can this be done by my self or should I call
the repair technician. Does it worth fixing or it's time to buy a
new one. It's 20 years old. Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I could see
a thick layer of ice build up on the bottom of the freezer under the
meat tray.

A plugged/restricted defrost drain is common for doing
that...something that may help...
http://www.applianceaid.com/frig_leaking.html

the Front water dispenser is not working (no water coming out).

Probably an ( another ) seperate problem.

Lately it has been
dripping water under the front freezer door

That is posssibly from the ice inside the bottom of the freezer and
related to the defrost drain issue.

I have read the manual and it says that the water supply line might
be clogged with sediments.

Rare! Then the icemaker would likely not work as well.

Does it worth fixing or it's time to buy a new one.

If the unit is still cooling and freezing properly, why not as it
would be much cheaper than replacing it.

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

I think you may be right about the drain issue after re-reading the
original message. I was personally skeptical about the filter, but it is
something a user should be able to replace themselves at little cost.

The only think I might disagree with you about is the economics of
replacing vs repairing a 20 year old machine. It has been my experience
(likely more limited that yours which is why I am asking) that machines of
that age are more likely to start having problems. So one expensive repair
may be followed by others.

In addition it seems to me that efficiency has improved over the last 20
years so that must also be factored in. the cost of operation of a frig is
often greatly underestimated and the savings of an increase in efficiency
can be a lot. For that matter the choice of a more efficient style machine
(like top freezer vs side by side) can make a very large difference in life
time cost.

I am sure I will find your comments interesting and informative.

--
Joseph Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math