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Customer Questions and Answers for Water Filter Bypass Plug by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM18030018
Manufacturer Part Number: WP61003791

This refrigerator water filter bypass plug is used when you don't want to use a filter. Color: white. It measures about 3 inches in diameter.

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Hello Antonio, This will not help the normal operation of the water valve since water pressure closes it, (there is no internal spring to aid its' closure. It is closed by water pressure alone). If the water pressure is low, the water valve will close too slowly and cause overfill issues and dripping internally to the water valve. This unit requires no bypass plug and should pass water with the filter out of the unit, but no filter will not increase water pressure to the water inlet valve. This issue is best resolved by either bypassing the R.O. system or, in some cases, the R.O. company will have a resolution in the form of a pressure increasing accessory.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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