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MsSerpicoNJ

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After a water "emergency" here in NJ, we had a boil water advisory for several days...now that it has been lifted, we've run all the faucets, dumped the old ice in the ice maker, etc....but I cannot figure out how to empty the "water chiller" which I assume is what it's called when the fridge dispenses water? Anyone have any idea what I need to do so that I can use the water dispensed from the fridge again? Thank you!
 
How do you normally get the water from it?
 
Most refrigerator water dispensers don't have reservoirs bigger than 32 oz. or so... Many have much less, and some don't have a reservoir at all. But if you run 64 oz through it, you should be pretty safe.
 
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Bronco70 said:
Most refrigerator water dispensers don't have reservoirs bigger than 32 oz. or so... Many have much less, and some don't have a reservoir at all. But if you run 64 oz through it, you should be pretty safe.
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Seconded. Depending on what the cause of the water advisory was you should also remember that most modern fridges have activated charcoal based filters that should catch a fair percentage of pollutants (obviously if it's a pathogen issue it will be ineffective). Even if you happen to have an abnormally large resevoir in an industrial sized fridge, you shouldn't have real cause for concern.
 
Sirkickyass said:
Seconded. Depending on what the cause of the water advisory was you should also remember that most modern fridges have activated charcoal based filters that should catch a fair percentage of pollutants (obviously if it's a pathogen issue it will be ineffective). Even if you happen to have an abnormally large resevoir in an industrial sized fridge, you shouldn't have real cause for concern.
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Thanks! It was possible raw sewage mixing into the clean water and/or microorganisms from low water pressure in the pipes...I think the sewage risk was only north of where the pipes broke and we live south so I think our risk was minimal but better safe than sorry!
 
We moved from middlesex...live in Monmouth now...water issue was isolated to Monmouth county...hurricane Irene damage to a bridge that supported pipes from the main source of water here...and the water company apparently didn't have the time to repair the bridge at any point in the past ten months!
 
It might not be a bad idea to change the filter in the fridge if you'd be more comfortable with that along with running the extra water through the system.
 
I'm confused... why come here to ask such a question? Is MrSerpicoNJ that clueless?? I guess it's not the type of thing they write about in Big 'Uns.
 
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