Slow water delivery with new filter

[94dgrif]

About two years ago I bought two water filters for our GE GSL25JFRF BS, which I believe both came from filtersfast. After cleaning out a cupboard yesterday I discovered the second of the two filters, and decided it was about time to change the old one (I know 6 months is the recommended change period). We had no problems with the old filter, but I figured maybe the new one would purify the water better?

I removed the old filter, and replaced it with the new one with no problems (no drips or leaks without a filter present). However I noticed the water was being delivered slower than the old one and sputtered a little at first, but assumed it was just air in the line and would pass.

The following day the water was still being delivered just as slowly, so I decided to investigate. I reread the filter packaging and discovered I needed to bleed the air from the system by keeping the switch open for 3 minutes. Even after doing this the water was still being delivered painfully slowly.

I decided to switch back to the old filter to see if maybe it was just a bad filter. When I turned the filter to unplug it the thing SHOT down with a force, and the part that delivers water to the filter (I'm calling it a nipple) is spraying and dripping. I carried on switching back to the original filter to compare the two.

As things stand, both filters deliver water at the new slow speed (a 16oz water bottle every 39 seconds. Nothing leaks while either filter is in place, but the spraying/dripping obviously occurs when no filter is present.

The new filter was factory sealed in plastic, and frankly I can't believe that 2 years sitting idle would have degraded it at all. I was also extremely careful when inserting the filter(s) and I also can't believe I would have damaged it at all. However all the above seems consistent with something coming through the water line and getting wedged in the nipple that feeds water to the filter. I haven't a clue where this would have come from though, given everything was fine before installing the new filter.

I'm now dithering between a few options and hoped someone here would have some advice:
1. I could live with the slow water speed
2. I could replace the nipple*
3. I could remove detach the hose and nipple, and try to unblock it with an air compressor.

*: The nipple part is 792 at http://www.appliancepartspros.com/pa...3929#d24103929

Does anyone have some alternative ideas, clues, or any information that might help?

Thanks to all that respond!

Daf

[dooboy2112]

I'm having almost the same issue. Need help

Thanks

[94dgrif]

I've actually been busy and never did work on the problem. Coincidentally I received an air compressor for Christmas and now have the tools I need to work on it. Although I haven't yet, here is the next test I plan to try:
1. Time how long the water dispenser takes to fill a measuring cup with, say, 1 pint.
2. Remove the filter, and extract water through where the filter normally sits, and again time how long it takes to fill 1 pint.*
3. Remove the line from the spigot at the wall and measure how long it takes to fill 1 pint from there.

If both the first two results are the same then the problem lies between the place the filter goes and the spigot at the wall. If it's faster at the place the filter normally goes then the problem is between there and the water dispenser. If all three results are the same then the problem is probably the spigot valve - either it wasn't correctly turned back on all the way, or it's old and needs replacing (as it's unable to turn on all the way).

My guess is that in changing the filter a clog was able to shift.

[Water Filtration FL]

1st solution
Do you get a good flow if you disconnect the line from the faucet and stick it in a bucket and turn on the shutoff?
2nd solution
A water volume problem occurs when the town delivers only a trickle to your property due to the iron pipes rusting out from the inside that reduces the inside diameter of the pipe and consequently drastically reduces the flow of water (rusty) to your house. One thing you may be able to do water pipes changed to plastic was to get the town to run a volume/pressure check at the output of the new plastic pipes - the results verified that the town's water volume was not as it should be and got me on the list of properties that the town had to pull out the iron pipes from the main and replace them with plastic pipes to property's delivery point. This greatly increased the volume and consequently restored the water pressure to house.

[Andy CWS]

Rain water has a low pH and is being aggressive to the metal. Use plastic tanks.