fridge water leak

[KEliasz]

Oh and to pull the fridge out. There is a trim panel in front bottom of fridge. Take that out. Remove two mounting screws to fridge. Roll it forward. But you need a platform to roll it onto.

[Tbonz]

I bet if you pull that drawer under the bunk out you will see the icemaker water shut off way back in there.

[KEliasz]

I have a 351ds the drawer under the bunk is on the slide. I doubt the water line travels in and out with the slide. To the left of the fridge under the cabinets is a water line to the fridge that I can shut off. That's the whole fridge water line not just the icemaker. Because I shut that off prior to winterizing so I don't get the pink stuff in my fridge water dispenser/water filter

[wrapperman]

Originally Posted by Monroeu

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Here are some pics of the platform I made with adjustable feet.
The adjustable feet made it easy to raise our lower the platform to the right height.
The refridge pics shows how to lower the rollers so you can pull the fridge out onto the platform. The cover at the bottom of the fridge pulls up then remove. You must open the freezer door to lift up the grill. Easy procedure. Once you have the fridge out you will notice how the fridge is secured in place when the roller are raised.
Hope this make since.

[Maxwell32]

Originally Posted by wrapperman

Here are some pics of the platform I made with adjustable feet.
The adjustable feet made it easy to raise our lower the platform to the right height.
The refridge pics shows how to lower the rollers so you can pull the fridge out onto the platform. The cover at the bottom of the fridge pulls up then remove. You must open the freezer door to lift up the grill. Easy procedure. Once you have the fridge out you will notice how the fridge is secured in place when the roller are raised.
Hope this make since.
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The pictures and platform look great wrapperman. Very creative idea. Any chance we could get the dimensions to help with the cutting?

[wrapperman]

Originally Posted by Maxwell32

The pictures and platform look great wrapperman. Very creative idea. Any chance we could get the dimensions to help with the cutting?

Sure, when I get home from niece's soccer game today.

[DSurette]

I also have a fridge leak caused by the ice maker over filling. This is a Whirlpool residential. I ordered a new valve but haven't replaced it yet. Doing research on some appliance forums I discovered that the valve needs at least 20 PSI water pressure to close fully. I don't have a way to measure the pressure at the fridge but I would imagine that a clogged filter could cause such a problem. I have a whole house filter in the water bay and also one in the fridge. I may try replacing those before pulling out the fridge to replace the valve.

[wrapperman]

Originally Posted by Maxwell32

The pictures and platform look great wrapperman. Very creative idea. Any chance we could get the dimensions to help with the cutting?

I just used scrap wood I had lying around.
Platform size 38" X 32" X 5"
2 - 2" X 4" X 32"
Enough plywood to cover the top. I had 2 pieces of 3/4", 16" wide and 8' long. I cut the plywood into 2 pieces 16" wide by 38" long. That made my top. Then I cut 2 pieces 4" wide by 38" long for the bottom to keep the weight down. I also had 4 felt covered feet that are screw adjustable. I mounted them on the bottom so I could adjust the height of the platform.
Just measure the height of the refridge off of the floor. Mine was about 5.5" off of the floor which made the platform a perfect height.
After lowering the refridge it just rolled right on out onto the platform.
The reason 32" wide platform is because that was all the room I had in front of the refridge to the counter were the sink is. I have the 378 XL.
I had to take off the freezer door (simple 5 minute job and 1 refridge door).
If you have more room in front of the refridge I would recommend making your platform 48" wide so you could pull the refridge out 48" and I would think you could use 5/8" thick plywood.
Don't know why they couldn't have installed the refridge on the floor itself. But then again I don't build them, just buy them.
I plan on removing my refridge this week because the water is not dispensing from the door and it might be the water valve.
Good luck.

[Darmo15]

Originally Posted by KEliasz

I have a 351ds the drawer under the bunk is on the slide. I doubt the water line travels in and out with the slide. To the left of the fridge under the cabinets is a water line to the fridge that I can shut off. That's the whole fridge water line not just the icemaker. Because I shut that off prior to winterizing so I don't get the pink stuff in my fridge water dispenser/water filter

When you shut the valve off how did you get the water out of the lines to the fridge ? If you didn't drain the lines you might have a busted water line to the ice maker.