*Help* - Which Fridge Filter Do I Order?

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I found the best price of filers is on Amazon, I will not trust my filters coming from eBay, sorry, but I often question Amazon in that regards too.   Anyway look for a NSF rating of 53 which removes minerals as well of odor as the NSF 42 only does.  For my fridge I found a 3 pack of filters for $20
 
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that eBay link you sent - It says item location is in the USA, right? But when you click the user selling it, it takes you to their main page and it says they are based in CHINA? Confused.
 
 

 

I should probably replace it water filter in my fridge because it's been more than 2 years since it's been changed.  The main reason being, it now only filters water for the ice maker, as water no longer flows through the door dispenser.  Over the period of a couple of years the flow slowly decrease until it got so slow, it would "time out" and stop before a glass was would fill half way (I gave up trying at that point), now the dispenser won't even drip.  I assume the supply line very slowly got so cold it froze, but who knows.

 

On my fridge (a Samsung french door) the "replace filter" light comes on every 6 months regardless of how much the water is being used.  I replaced it the first time at 6 months, then once a year after that because it was such a waste.   

 

I just looked up the filter for my fridge and they're $23 for 2 on Amazon.  Boy it's a good thing I don't have the newer version of this fridge as the filters are now $50 EACH!

 

 
 
I was working on my girlfriends daughters home and I was confronted with a newer model Whirlpool with a factory filter. I looked up the price for them and immediately bypassed the filter. I believe that most of these filter couplers are designed so the filter is self-bypassing when removed, but I moved the hoses around as I was unsure. I installed a standard cartridge in the basement in the supply line to the unit. Far cheaper and longer lasting filters are the result.

Luckily my refrigerator is old enough that it doesn't use internal filters so I don't deal with having to find the right filter. I have long fed the ice maker from the under counter filter though.
 
received the new filter today. opened grill filter door, installed new filter easily in the right direction, but as soon as you close filter door, it immediately pops back open. I thought great.......terrific....so then I put the old filter back in and it does the same thing. if you turn the water off behind the fridge the filter stays in. As soon as you turn it on, the filter door pops open.
 
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the door on mine is quite sturdy and everything feels tight and in place. Not really flimsy like his at all. His looks like the door is ready to fall off. The only similarity is my filters (all of them) pop out. I've tried EVERYTHING imaginable and they all pop out - even the original one that came with the fridge. I think it's the filter housing that has an issue. Since it's under warranty I called Whirlpool and they are sending someone out tomorrow morning.

I also bought a filter from the everydrop site. I'm too scared to buy generic now. And since they are so EXPENSIVE, I'm only going to change them once per year. I never have issues (at least yet) with the flow rate of water even after 6 months.
 
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So whirlpool tech shows up....I told him when he called on the phone letting me know he was on his way that I thought it was the filter housing. He said that he wouldn't be able to repair it today because they don't stock parts. order it and return AGAIN to repair. But he said he would stop by to check it anyway.......so he gets here, the only thing he did differently is he wanted to take the grill completely OFF, then open the filter door and install the filter. He did that and it went in and stayed. I was shocked because I literally spent 2 hours trying different things and it would always pop out. The installation of the filter is idiot proof. There is only one way... So he put the grill back on and took the filter out, put back in and it stayed. He believed me and said if it has any more problems to call back while it's under warranty. Next time I have to replace a filter, I'm taking the grill off, then opening the filter door and installing it.. for some reason, that's the only different thing I can think of.....Other than water running through the fridge the last couple of days unfiltered (perhaps there was air in the line that had gotten out)
 
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