Woke up this morning and the Ice Maker valve was on dumping water since the hose dried and broke.
i touched the water pump outside and it was vibrating which meant it was on.i raised the ice maker wire from inside the fridge to turn off but the pump was still energized.
i pulled the white wire to pump to stop the leak.
if i remove the icemaker from the fridge will that cancel the pump?
is there a better wire to remove to stop the pump that will not affect the fridge performance?
is it a good idea as a temp fix to remove the wire.
any other suggestions?
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Is this the potable water pump for the coach or do you have a separate water pump for the ice maker (never heard of the latter)?
If this is the potable water pump, check under the sink or near the ice maker for a valve.
Do NOT run any water until you remedy this-- water is absolutely the enemy of the floor and structure of your coach.
Dometic RMD1492 (the OEM RV fridge in a 2003) or a residential fridge?
Icemaker valve in the coach exterior wall or the saddle valve under the sink?
I posted some pics in the original post. Its the blue valve or motor in the right corner a bit to the left is the white wire that I disconnected.
Its the original Dometic.
That is your fill valve. Removing that wire should stop the valve from opening. With the condition of the tubing I would go under the sink and close the manual valve that sends water to this fill valve. If the tubing that runs from filter to the fill valve ruptures you will have BIG problems.
Mike
Yes, that is the fill valve.
So, if the leak is on the refrigerator side of the valve, disconnecting it should stop the leak.
But, if the leak is on the supply side of the valve, you need to turn off the valve that goes to the refrig. I have no first hand information on its location of the valve in your coach, but, start by looking under the galley sink.
And be careful with that under-sink saddle valve - it can start leaking from the stem if it hasn't been operated in a while. Also check - that valve might also be sending water to your ADC drinking water filter. I seem to vaguely recall that the water to the icemaker (in a 2003) comes off the ADC filter.
Yes, that is the way it should be plumbed. That way you have filtered water to the ice maker.
And, if that shutoff valve is leaking, quite likely you can find a replacement at any box store.
Yeah, and being that I think some coaches used a saddle valve (I absolutely hate those things), you need to be careful to match up with the existing puncture hole if replacing with the same style or replace it with something higher quality if you can find one with the right size compression fittings.
No question, if saddle valve I would upgrade to more reliable design.
To the OP-- If you post a picture of your shutoff valve we can help with suggestions.
We have the same year and model coach as you do. Unfortunately, we have had some bad experiences with the fridge ice maker valve plumbing (blue gizmo) on the back of the fridge. If memory serves me right we experienced three floods from that hose. First: I disconnected the ice maker plumbing when I winterized the rig. The next spring when we de-winterized the rig I connected the brass nuts on the fill valve but didn't check to make sure there were no leaks. Uh oh, woke up one morning and pulled open a drawer under the fridge and it was full of water. That can't be good. Second: the small 1/4" clear tubing behind the fridge that supplies water to the fill valve decided to crack. Not a flood but enough water to half fill up a drawer. Cut out the cracked pipe and spliced in a new piece of tubing. Used brass compression connector. Kept checking the connection a couple times a day for about a week. No leaks, yea, quit checking. Third: About a month after I quit checking the brass connector fitting decided to leak. Another drawer full of water. :headwall: Removed my spliced tubing and connected a new piece with a sharkbite connector. This finally solved the problem. I'll never go back to brass compression fittings if there is a sharkbite available. More expensive, but so much easier to install. There is a black handle valve on top of the drinking water filter under the galley sink. Turn it 90 degrees. It's there to stop the water to the filter for replacement. Filter supplies water to the drinking water faucet and ice maker. Cheap plastic tubing with compression fittings is a good reason to always use a water pressure valve to keep high pressure water out of your rig's plumbing. One final thought. We carry a small shop vac. It really came in handy in cleaning up the mess.