Refrigerator Water Not Cold

The water reservoir for the in-door dispenser is usually in the refrigerator compartment behind the back wall. The water in that tank should be about the same temperature as food in the refrigerator compartment - if given a chance to cool properly. Food temperature should usually be in the area of 35°F - 42°F in the fridge section depending on how cold you like your beer, etc.

Lowering the refrigerator compartment temperature should lower the dispensed water temperature but be aware the water tank, lines and water filer (if internal on your model) can burst if they get to the point of freezing. But if your fridge is just not cooling properly, it may need to be looked into.

If the problem is just cold water runs out too too quickly, a replacement reservoir *may* be able to be installed which is a bit larger, depending on the make and exact model of refrigerator you have and how it was designed.

JMO

Dan O.

Thank you so very much for your help! I'm not quite sure if it applies though. I don't have any problem keeping the fridge cold (I do love a cold beer), its just the water that comes out. I keep a jug of water in the fridge and it stays perfect. So does that still apply?

As I said, the water in the dispenser's reservoir should be about the same temperature as food/water in the refrigerator compartment *as long as its water has been in the fridge long enough to get cold* - ie. hasn't been drained and then just recently refilled with regular house water.

I can't think of what would cause it to be otherwise. If it is, maybe look for a blockage in air flow around that reservoir.

Dan O.

Hi all,

Draw a cup or part cup of water out of the water dispensor and dump it in the kitchen sink....then run a glass of water and see what the water temp is like.

We have a water dispensor on our refrigerator and the first 1/2 glass of water is warm(er) as this is the water that is in the line inside the freezer door and the line under the refrigerator....the chilled water comes out of the fresh food section and under the refrigerator and into the freezer door.

Have seen an GE top freezer refrigerator with a water dispensor and -no reservoir tank-.... = no chilled water.

jeff.

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You guys are awesome!! Thanks so much for the help.

** We have a water dispensor on our refrigerator and the first 1/2 glass of water is warm(er) as this is the water that is in the line inside the freezer door **

I guess you didn't get one of the models with too little insulation in the freezer door by the water line which allows it to freeze? ;)

I hadn't thought about the part of the line under the cabinet.

Dan O.

**I guess you didn't get one of the models with too little insulation in the freezer door by the water line which allows it to freeze? ;) **

LOL!!

Nope, not yet anyways.

jeff.

Appliance Repair Aid

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Everybody asking about this should check to see if their fridge line connects to a hot water line. That was our issue. The other possibilty is that the water reservoir isn't cooling the water enough, but usually you would notice the rest of the fridge being warm, too, since most of the reservoirs use the fridge's same cooling.