GE WR49X10173 Dispenser Water Tube Heater for Refrigerator

• WR49X10173
• WR50X10044
• 1 year manufacturer warranty
• Genuine GE factory part
• Dispenser Water Tube Heater

I was excited to receive this product because my water dispenser had been inoperable for several months.It was relatively easy to splice in.The problem is, if a frozen item is placed too close to the inside of the freezer door, the unit still freezes up.I've found that leaving the door slightly open with the dispenser light on will thaw it out in an hour or two but I feel like this shouldn't be happening.After paying for a fix to GE's problem I would like it to solve the problem permanently.This one works 80% of the time but I still end up having to thaw it out the other 20%.

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3 years that's how long it's been since my water dispenser worked. The fridge is 6 years old. I was out of ideas when all of a sudden I learned about this part. I'm pretty handy with tools soI wasn't intimidated by this project. The repair itself took only a couple minutes, but I spent a lot of time cleaning the dispenser area since it was the first time I'd taken the front off the refrigerator and it was pretty groady back there. Within a half-hour we were drinking chilled water again!

I agree that the directions were not great. I was lucky enough to find an actual picture on Google where someone had taken a picture of the heater installed. It actually is easy to figure out from there. Just paste the model number of the heater in Google and there will be numerous pages detailing how to do it. I wish I knew about this years ago!

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wasnt sure if this was gunna work, but it did within 24hrs.I had running water again.The instructions actually say to do a test to make sure this is the problem (a frozen water line)It says to check at the bottom of the door, under the fridge, for a blue connector.You disconnect this at the connection and then push the paddle that you would to normally get water from the dispenser and see if there is any water that comes out of the disconnected tube.If there is water coming out then this piece will work to defrost and keep the water line from freezing.If there is no water coming out, then you probably have a different problem and this piece will not necessarily help you.I thought this was good to check first before buying this piece.The instructions for installing looks complicated but its actually pretty simple.Just stare at the paper a bit and it will start to make sense after you read it a couple of times.Good luck!

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The part worked just fine, but the instructions were rather cryptic. I had to find an instructional video that some good Samaritan put together in order to complete the installation.But I did and it works!

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Installed it using the provided instructions. Began working 15 mins. after it was installed and has continued ever since. Solid product.