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Handyman: Replace Icemaker Line Filter

  
  
  

handymanMany refrigerators with an automatic icemaker (or even ice and water in the door) have a filter for the water. As a handyman, I replace some foul water filters. The premium units usually have a cartridge inside the refrigerator compartment that just unscrews. For the rest of us, you will have to pull the refrigerator away from the wall to access the filter.

This in-line filter sits in between the valve at the wall and the refrigerator itself. Depending on the manufacturer, the cartridge will intercept the line so that water passes through it to be filtered on its way to the icemaker or water dispenser. These are easy to replace. Make sure you have the correct replacement by checking the model number on the existing cartridge.

Turn the water off at the wall valve and relieve the pressure by pressing the water dispenser in the door. If you don’t have this feature, disconnect the filter on the side closest to the refrigerator and allow any water to drain into a container. Then disconnect the other side of the filter cartridge.

The new cartridge will either screw on or there will be a fastening system that holds the cartridge in place. This will usually have a receptacle that the cartridge nipple slides into with a slide that holds it in place.

Connect the side closest to the wall valve first and place the filter in a bucket. Turn on the water and let the water flush out the filter cartridge. Turn the water back off and connect the other side of the cartridge. Turn the water back on and gently push the refrigerator back into place.

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