[Den]

I had been experiencing hollow ice cubes for quite some time and had a repairman come and take a look at it. He said there was not enough water getting to the ice maker and that I needed a new water inlet valve. He did not have one and so one was never installed. (I figured I would do it myself at a later time) About six months ago, I noticed leaking under the refrigerator so I replaced the water inlet valve which appeared to solve the problem. I also noticed that there was quite a bit of ice in the tube going to the ice maker. I emptied the freezer and thawed the tubes to the ice maker. This worked for a while and then I noticed that there was dripping from the ice maker into the ice bin. This started out slowly and is now at the point where it is about one drip per second and I had to turn off the ice maker. I was going to order a new ice maker when I noticed from reviewing the forums that the problem might be due to low water pressure going into the water inlet valve.
It seems to much of a coincidence that this happened right after replacing the water inlet valve, do you think that it might be defective ? How can I test it? How do I go about checking the water pressure? If it is low pressure, then what?

Any help is appreciated

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

Your water solenoid will leak if the water pressure to it is low. Go to the water source and loosten the fitting and verify low water pressure. If so you will need to replace the saddle valve attached to the water pipe. It is highly recomended to drill a small hole in the water line before attaching the new water valve. This pevents blockage.

[Den]

Thanks for the help.

I am not sure what a saddle valve is, but I assume it is the valve under the sink. I am still unclear as to how to tell if there is enough pressure, is there some type of gauge or is it done byvisual inspection?

Thanks

Dennis

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

I do it by visual inspection. I had a service call on a solenoid that flooded a basement
Found a piece of plastic stuck in the valve.
Again, to make it perfectly clear, water valves will FLOOD if the pressure to it gets to low. The valve internal diaphram depends on water pressure to seal properly!!!
I just know from experience what pressure is normal. Typically, the water should really spray out hard when you loosten a fitting, a fast dribble is no good.