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This has me stumped.  The ice maker works, the water dispenser does not.  The switch is ok, as I here the pump when the water dispenser lever in engaged.  I tested the water inlet valve.  It is getting 120V, the valve did not have continuity though.  I replaced the inlet valve.  Still no water dispensing.  New filter, so that is not it. The only other things I have read about are the solenoid.  Anything else?  Any help much appreciated.

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Remove the kick plate below the doors. There should be a water line to the left. Disconnect the fitting and try to dispense water again. If water comes from the line you just disconnected, you have ice blocking the water line in the door. 

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Ok, thank you.  How to remove the ice blockage, if it exists?

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Google : ice surrender frozen water line kit.  That’s the fastest and quickest way to defrost that frozen water line at the dispenser end on the refrigerator.   Google has a few videos on how to do it for the home owner . If your not savvy and mechanically inclined , this procedure and kit will defrost that line for you.  The kit is not an expensive kit either. It’s short money.  Other than that you can open the freezer door and put a hair dryer to the inside part of the freezer door , directly behind the dispenser housing part of the door. Just be careful not to melt any plastic on the inside of the freezer door by keeping the dryer head to close to the freezer plastic. Move the hair dryer all around that area on the inside of the freezer door. It takes a while but you just have to keep warming up that area all around.  You will be able to tell when your getting close to it defrosting by looking at the end of the water line at the dispenser where the water goes through and into the cup when your trying to get water at the dispenser.   You will start to see at some point a little water starting to drip out of that end of the water line in the dispenser part. Once you start seeing water possibly getting ready to drop out of that line. Keep heating with the dryer and every so often try to get water at the dispenser at that point. Go back and forth with the dryer and trying to get water at the dispenser. Eventually the water will be defrosted and will start coming out at the dispenser again normally.  Ge fridges were notorious for that sort of thing . 

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I thank the input.  TheHelicopterKid reply above said to "Remove the kick plate below the doors. There should be a water line to the left. Disconnect the fitting and try to dispense water again. If water comes from the line you just disconnected, you have ice blocking the water line in the door. "

I did.  I removed the hose from the inlet valve and pressed the water dispenser lever.  Water cam out of the inlet valve.  I then removed the kick plate and disconnected the hose at the junction.  I depressed the water dispenser lever.  NO WATER CAME OUT.  I then disconnected the tube at the inlet valve AND at the junction.  I blew into the tube.  Air came out.  NOT CLOGGED.  This is BEFORE the WATER gets to the freezer area.  Maybe something is frozen.  I do not know.  Why would water not get to the end of the tube (junction end) from the inlet valve?  Still looking for help.  Thank you.

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