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LG water leak near the the filter

Just bought house with LG Refrigerator using LT500P water filter. When I use the water dispenser, water drips *inside* the refrigerator behind the filter. It then drips down the walls. It's a new filter and has been reseated many times. Same when I use the filter plug. No visible cracks. Lrsc26922tt more pics available

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Take the filter out and examine the seals that are on it. Make sure there are no burrs or gouges. Put some shortning on it for lubrication, reinsert.

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  • moayer Sep 20, 2019

    Still leaking. I tried the plug and that leaks the same way when I use the dispenser. I wonder if the housing above it needs to be replaced.

  • Brad Brown Sep 27, 2019

    Sounds like the receptacle for the filter is cracked or damaged. If you posted the make and model you can more assistance.

  • moayer Sep 30, 2019

    LG model LRSC21934TT. I'm ordering this part: ADQ72911008 Should this be sufficient or are there more parts to replace. I can't find any instructions on how to replace this so any tips would be welcome.

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Double check the "o" ring on filter

  • moayer Sep 20, 2019

    O-ring looks just fine. The filter is in pristine shape. I have a second filter that I could try I guess.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 05, 2008

SOURCE: LG Refrigerator

  • the drain line in the freezer may be clogged forcing water to drip into the freezer. clean out the freezer and pour some hot water in the back of the freezer to unclog the drain.
  • another cause of this would be if the door is not sealing properly then the inside of the refrigerator will build up condensation.

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John Tripp

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  • Posted on Apr 27, 2009

SOURCE: water is dripping inside refrigerator

This ia a common problem that indicates the drain from freezer is clogged or blocked. I will send you to another link to help explain how to resolve this, Thanks, Sea Breeze

http://appliancejunk.com/forums/index.php?topic=22.0

Michael Koronka

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  • Posted on Jun 14, 2009

SOURCE: Refrigerator leaking water

This sounds like the water line from the icemaker and the cool water reservior inside the refridgerator side. The line is a rigid plastic hose and could be a leak at one point that is small enough to allow water to run along the line. Also sounds like you have a humidity problem. Check the door seals and wipe them off and apply a thin coat of die-electric grease to the seal. this will help keep it pliable and soft.
The water in the bottom leaks into a trough that is made into the fridge. This usaully evaporates, This is for the auto-defrost. It keeps the water from getting on the floor.
Check to see if the outer door gets hot at the edges. If not, It may not be auto-defrosting.
I would first check the water line first as this seems to be a more serious issue right now. The line is probably loose at one of the connections between the ice maker and water reservior.

spankyII

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  • Posted on Mar 21, 2010

SOURCE: LG refrigerator won't dispense water any more

The water line is freezing in the door due to deteriorated insulation. The only fix I have found to work on my fridge was to defrost the inside door with a blow dryer. Then place a weedeater replacement line (the orange 10" or so size you find at Lowes' or Home Depot) up through the dispenser nozzle, If the line only travels about 3-4 inches up the nozzle, then ice is still in the tube. Blow dry it until you are able to get water to dispense. After the tube is ice-free, place the weedeater line up throuth the dispenser nozzle leaving about 1/8" sticking out. The dispenser will still work with the line stuck in it. The dispenser will probably freeze again in about 8 hours, But all you need to do each time this happens is to pull the weedeater line out, dispense the water to unclog the ice, and place the weedeater line back in the nozzle. I have been using this method for about a week now and it works great. My GE Side-by-side is also 4 years old and this seems to be a problem with all of them. There is a part you can order to fix the problem, but I have heard it may not work.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 19, 2010

SOURCE: Refrigerator has water dripping inside the unit down the back

The problem is the drain is clogged. Remove the back panel in your freezer and at the bottom of the evaporator coil you will see a hole about ½” in diameter this is the drain tube. You might need to use some warm water to melt the ice and then run a wire being very careful not to puncture the hose and run it down the tube to free up the drain. This tube travel down to the bottom of your refrigerator to a pan sometimes located on top of the compressor or somewhere else down there. It collects the water there to evaporate. You can enter your model # at www.appliancehelponline.com for a diagram or illustration of your refrigerator. Not all models are available.

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It's not unusual for a refrigerator to drip a little water on the floor after you replace the water filter-air trapped in the water dispenser system can make the water dispenser drip enough to overflow the drip tray below the dispenser. You can fix it by streaming a gallon or two of water through the dispenser to eliminate the trapped air.
If water drips on the floor from the back of the refrigerator, a leaking water inlet valve or cracked water system tubing could be the cause. A clogged or cracked defrost drain tube could also cause the leak. Defrost condensate water collects in the drain pan at the bottom of the refrigerator so a cracked or overflowing drain pan can also cause water to drip on the floor behind the refrigerator. Check the drain pan for cracks and clean out any foreign objects that may be inside the drain pan.
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