The part that was faulty is called the water filter head (it is what the water filter attaches to). The blockage was between the house water line and the refrigerator water valve unit. I then accessed the water valve unit on the refrigerator and disconnected the line that feeds water to it from the filter I then reconnected the water line from the house and turned the water back on and got just a small trickle of water out of the feed line to the water valve. I then checked the water supply line from the house by disconnecting it, I had good pressure and flow. I first removed the filter assuming that water was not getting through and installed the bypass with no improvement. My symptoms were no water out the dispenser and reduced production of ice from the ice maker. Just had this problem on my GE Side-by-side model # PFSS6PKXCSS and was able to fix it successfully. Home Depot carries tubing and reusable couplers if you need to repair tubing. Observe where each tube goes when it leaves the valve. When replacing the tubing simply push it into the valve as far as it will go and pull it away again to seat the tube. (You'll need an assistant.) The tubes are released at the valves by pressing the ring at their connection toward the valve and pulling on the tubing. The system is more complicated that I imply but can be figured out by removing tubing from the valves one at a time and observing water flow when you push the dispenser lever, etc. I would guess that the secondary valve that directs the water to the dispenser could be at fault. Secondary valves direct the water to the ice maker or the water dispenser. So, I don't think the primary valve is at fault since it works for ice making. Whether you are asking for drinking water or your ice maker is asking for ice cube water, the primary water valve must supply the water in both cases. On my GE Profile refrigerator the water is controlled by a cluster of little solenoid operated valves at the lower left hand side as you face the backside.
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