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Posted by Mark on July 23, 2008, 9:08 pm
Along these lines, we have an 'under sink' filter with a separate small
faucet on the sink. I actually mounted the filter in the basement under the
kitchen where it is easier to access and doesn't take up space under the
sink. When the frig filter light came on, I replace the filter with the
by-pass plug that came with the frig (Maytag) and then 'Teed' the water line
into the line to the sink faucet, thereby giving that filter double-duty.
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>> Howdy,
>> I have a year old Whirlpool fridge. Water filter change light did its
>> green-yellow-red routine right at six months, and again at one year.
>> I am strongly suspecting now that this is a timer, and their is no H2O
>> quality being measured. It would be surprising if their was a
>> conductivity meter in an $1100 fridge. And the filter was around $50
>> at Lowes.
>> Just wondering (yes, I live alone! Too much time on my hands!)
>> Carl
> I don't know how they work but bacteria over time is a consideration also.
> Will the water still work if you just remove the filter? If so, I'd leave
> it out and put an in line filter in its place. They are about $10 to $15
> to replace.
>
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Posted by Mark on July 23, 2008, 9:10 pm
Along these lines, we have an 'under sink' filter with a separate small
faucet on the sink. I actually mounted the filter in the basement under the
kitchen where it is easier to access and doesn't take up space under the
sink. When the frig filter light came on, I replace the filter with the
by-pass plug that came with the frig (Maytag) and then 'Teed' the water line
into the line to the sink faucet, thereby giving that filter double-duty.
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>> Howdy,
>> I have a year old Whirlpool fridge. Water filter change light did its
>> green-yellow-red routine right at six months, and again at one year.
>> I am strongly suspecting now that this is a timer, and their is no H2O
>> quality being measured. It would be surprising if their was a
>> conductivity meter in an $1100 fridge. And the filter was around $50
>> at Lowes.
>> Just wondering (yes, I live alone! Too much time on my hands!)
>> Carl
> I don't know how they work but bacteria over time is a consideration also.
> Will the water still work if you just remove the filter? If so, I'd leave
> it out and put an in line filter in its place. They are about $10 to $15
> to replace.
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Posted by Wayne Boatwright on July 23, 2008, 9:27 pm
On Tue 22 Jul 2008 03:42:54p, Carlshead told us...
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> Howdy,
> I have a year old Whirlpool fridge. Water filter change light did its
> green-yellow-red routine right at six months, and again at one year.
> I am strongly suspecting now that this is a timer, and their is no H2O
> quality being measured. It would be surprising if their was a
> conductivity meter in an $1100 fridge. And the filter was around $50
> at Lowes.
> Just wondering (yes, I live alone! Too much time on my hands!)
> Carl
I had a Whirpool with the same type of filter. The filter change light is,
indeed, triggered by a timer, as confirmed by a phone call to Whirlpool.
For one or two people, the filter should easily last a year. Just reset
the light and keep the filter.
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Wayne Boatwright
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>> I have a year old Whirlpool fridge. Water filter change light did its
>> green-yellow-red routine right at six months, and again at one year.
>> I am strongly suspecting now that this is a timer, and their is no H2O
>> quality being measured. It would be surprising if their was a
>> conductivity meter in an $1100 fridge. And the filter was around $50
>> at Lowes.
>> Just wondering (yes, I live alone! Too much time on my hands!)
>> Carl
> I don't know how they work but bacteria over time is a consideration also.
> Will the water still work if you just remove the filter? If so, I'd leave
> it out and put an in line filter in its place. They are about $10 to $15
> to replace.
>