Upgrading the old CF lights in the shop and the garage. Picked up a couple of these based on a recommendation from a friend to try them out in the gatage. https://a.co/d/5aOzPyJ Man, they’re awesome. Combined with a Leviton motion detecting dimmer switch that works with Apple Homekit, it’s handy as fuck. So good I got 4 more to carry on with the shop lighting upgrade. Might be a bit more $$$ than cheap CF, but they are quiet, and throw a shit ton of light. Highly recommend.
I just got cheap 4' fluorescent fixtures, put 2 led 4' bulbs in each. Have 2 rows of 5 for the length of my shop. It is mother fucking day light down there and no matter where i am there isn't any shadows because there is so much light.
Spent a couple hours yesterday pretending to be a plumber. The 20 year old reverse osmosis filter gave up the ghost and bits of membrane got caught up in the fridge water system (cold water dispenser and ice machine) and the filtered water faucet. Not fun. Had to rip the fridge apart to replace the inlet water valve and then redid some copper hose that had kinked and split. Fixed all that and then put in a new 6 stage water filter and pump. I’ll have you know I only had one leak and it didn’t cause any damage. I also only went to Home Depot once. But that was only because they were useless and didn’t have any 5/16th water lines or couplings. Amazon next day to the rescue. I consider that a success!
I just replaced my water softener. While much more simple than the system you describe, immediately after replacing it the ice maker in my fridge stopped working, although the cold water dispenser is fine. It’s going to have to wait until after the holidays, I’ve got enough right now to do as it is.
Funnily enough after I replaced all that the ice maker is now working properly again. For years it has been making progressively smaller cubes, so it was a surprise to see just how big they are now. Funny how that works when you have the proper volume of water flowing.
What brand/design fridge? Whirlpool (aka Kitchen Aid, Maytag and maybe others) had a design flaw in their bottom freezer units with a water dispenser through the door where the water tube for for the ice make would freeze. It happened to ours. Plenty of water, but no ice. Or, check the little arm that tells the icemaker that the bin is full. Sometimes it'll get bumped or stuck in the up position and it thinks it's full.
Kenmore side by side. I’ve never had this issue before so I’m associating it with the water softener replacement, assuming maybe a mineral deposit broke loose and clogged the line, but I’ll check the freezing issue also. I’ve moved the arm up and down a few times to “reset” it, and pulled the ice tray and and made sure it was put back in fully, but neither helped.
You may want to try and let the freezer thaw out a bit too. Also the water line might have to go through a few cycles to prime itself after being emptied like that.