I have a GE GSH25S side by side that stopped dispensing water but is still making ice. I've confirmed that I can get water out of the line at the bottom of the unit where the water line enters the freezer door, which would lead me to the conclusion that the water line could be frozen inside the door.

The last time it stopped working it was due to debris (a rock) plugging the line at the wall outlet.

I've tried to heat the area of the dispenser with a hair dryer without success. If I insert a piece of wire up the line from the bottom of the door it stops about three feet in. The wire when inserted down the line from the dispenser opening stops about three inches in. Could it be some debris plugging the line here, and if so how would I clear it?

Should this just be an open line from the bottom of the door to the dispenser? (In other words no switches or valves). Should I attempt air or water pressure from the dispenser opening down to the open line at the bottom of the door?

Thanks, Dan.

Check the dispensing lever and the solonoid. You can switch wires on soloniod to see if water dispenses or ohm it out. It should read 200-500 ohms

Thanks for the tipes Esquire1, I appreciate it.

In my case I had water downstream of the water valve, and I found the line in the door to be frozen. Heated it up a bit and a half hour later I had water again.

Now the question is why did it freeze up after working fine for two years?

A quick search comes up with a lot of information about class action lawsuites against GE for their refrigerators!

Thanks again for the response.

Dan.

Dan, did you post a mast column repair article awhile back on catalina tech library site? If so I have a few questions as I have the same problem with my 1980 boat. If you still have your boat I may have some ideas for you that I used on my boat. I would be happy to share fixes etc. with you. [email protected] hope to hear from you.eddie

This is a common problem with GE side by side refrigerators where the water line freezes in the door. It happened to mine and I spent good amount of time trying to fix it. Ya, it stinks that GE won't fix it but fortunately they have a water line heater that fixes it for $30 and 15 minutes. I noticed a lot of other people having the same issue so I blogged the symptoms, part and the fix. You can read about it here. (http://bustedrefrigerator.com/ge-refrigerator-water-dispenser-not-working)