Recently, the ice from my ice maker started having an odd taste - almost like dirt or freezer burn taste. I cleaned the fridge, freezer, emptied the ice bin and cleaned it too. The new ice still tastes bad. I have a water dispenser on the fridge and the water tastes fine. The water line hooked to the fridge comes from a water purification system that I have in my home. But again, the water that I can dispense from both my sink and the fridge both taste fine. The fridge also has a water filter module that I have never changed in 9 years (again, because I have a water purification system hooked to the fridge). But, before jumping to the conclusion that it's the water filter module in the fridge, if the filter went bad, wouldn't both the ice AND the dispensed water taste bad? I'm stumped.
SOURCE: water dispenser not working
2 possible problems.
#1 water valve for the water side is stuck in the closed position. Only way to tell is to pull the bottom kick panel out and look for the water line disconnect. Separate the line, close the door and try to draw water through the dispenser. If the water comes out of the disconnected line, then the water valve is good.
#2 if water is coming out of disconnected line, then the problem is in the freezer door. There is a heater that keeps the water line from freezing inside the freezer door. It is not repairable!! The freezer door has to be replaced.
SOURCE: ice maker
It is possible that the water valve behind the refrigerator is either defective or the wire connection is loose. Also check the fill tube where the water comes in and see if there is ice blocking the fill tube. Since it's under warranty, have it serviced by the LG warranty to resolve this issue.
SOURCE: My new refrigerator's ice maker and water dispenser doesnt work
Since this is a brand new unit, I wouldn't waste the time or money troubleshooting it yourself; contact the place you purchased it from and exchange it.
SOURCE: LG ice maker only making two ice cubes at a time
Colenoid in the ice dispenser may be clogged or have a small amount of trash in it. Is there a filter on before the fridge (just after the ice maker shutoff)?
SOURCE: Ice Maker Freezing Up and Ice not dispensing
Check your ice cube tray to see if it is warped. Mine was. I took the tray off and dipped it into boiling water and remoulded it to the original shape and re-installed it. So far no problems. The tray gets warped because of the ice cube release mechanism. The tray is rotated around until it meets a block on one corner which creates the twisting motion we used to do on manual trays. Over time it tends to warp the tray. Good luck
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MODEL LISTED ABOVE CHANGE. Somehow the drop-down menu changed my model # as I was writing the question. The model that I'm having the bad ice issue is an LG LRSC 26922TT Side by Side Refrigerator.
We had the same thing happen. We discovered that the plastic ice bin was out-gassing. The ice bin its self had the same odor as the ice. We changed the bin and wala, Good ice!
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