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title: "GE Profile top display showing Leak Detected"
description: "What Leak Detected means on GE Profile top displays, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-leak-detected/"
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# GE Profile top display showing Leak Detected

On GE Profile bottom-freezer models with the XWFE filter, the top display reads Leak Detected when water is sensed at the filter.

## What Leak Detected actually means.

On GE Profile bottom-freezer models with the XWFE filter, the top display reads Leak Detected when water is sensed at the filter. The manual's fix is to replace the filter or fit the bypass plug, and the display resets once the condition is corrected.

GE Profile ice maker display

What to do when Leak Detected shows on the ice maker

### Kind of code Water supply and fill

The ice maker asked for water and got too little, too slowly or none at all, or water kept arriving after the fill should have ended. A closed shutoff, a kinked line, a clogged filter and low house pressure are ruled out before the water inlet valve is replaced or the fill tube is thawed. If water is on the floor, close the supply valve before reading anything on the display.

### Usually leads to Ice maker water inlet valve repair

The electric valve that lets water into the ice maker, tested and replaced when it will not open, opens only partway, or keeps dripping after it should have closed.

### Shows up as Ice Maker Leaking on the Floor

A puddle that spreads from under the door dispenser, from the kickplate of the freezer, from beneath an undercounter unit or around a countertop model, and comes back after you mop it up is the classic sign of an ice maker leaking on the floor.

### Make GE Profile

GE Profile ice maker repair, including the countertop nugget ice makers that run from a reservoir instead of a water line.

### Source GE Profile bottom-freezer owner's manual 49-1000713

GE Profile bottom-freezer models with the XWFE filter and a top control display (owner's manual 49-1000713).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from GE Profile's own guidance for Leak Detected on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Close the water supply valve if you see water in the fresh food section or on the floor.

02

Remove and reinstall the filter so it seats fully, or replace it if it is cracked or old.

03

If you have no replacement, install the filter bypass plug.

04

If Leak Detected stays after a new filter or the bypass plug, book a visit.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [ice maker water inlet valve repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

Leak Detected is not the same as Expired Filter, which is a six-month timer. It points at water where it should not be, so it is treated as a leak until the filter head is checked.

## What you may notice with it.

The ice maker problems Leak Detected tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Ice Maker Leaking on the Floor](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-leaking-on-floor/)

[All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-leaking-on-floor/)

It also comes with

- [**Ice Dispenser Not Working**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-dispenser-not-working/)
- [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/)

Water on the floor or near power

### Ice Maker Leaking on the Floor

6 causes, cheapest first

Where Leak Detected usually leads

## Ice maker water inlet valve repair.

**Water inlet valve and its fittings · low to moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/)

## GE Profile ice makers.

GE Profile ice maker repair, including the countertop nugget ice makers that run from a reservoir instead of a water line.

[GE Profile ice maker repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/brands/ge-profile/)

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Water supply and fill on other makes

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[All 39 codes of this kind](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-water)

GE Profile builds this

### Door ice maker

The ice maker that feeds the dispenser on the outside of a door: tucked into an insulated box in the left door of a French door model, or at the top of the freezer side of a side-by-side, with a chute and an auger carrying cubes to your glass.

GE Profile builds this

### Freezer ice maker

The ice maker that sits inside the freezer compartment itself, a tray that twists or a mold with a heater and an ejector, dropping cubes into a bin or drawer you open by hand, with no dispenser on the door.

GE Profile builds this

### Undercounter ice maker

A built-in residential ice maker that lives under a kitchen, bar or basement counter, making clear cubes or chewable nugget ice on its own cooling system, with a water line in and a gravity drain or a small drain pump out.

## In GE Profile's own words

> Leak Detected when water is detected at filter indicating a leak is present.

[GE Profile bottom-freezer owner's manual 49-1000713](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--otC_CtRp--/0ba6cb06771556ddecdf950bd3a46a1e15dd5499.pdf) [GE Profile bottom-freezer owner's manual 49-1000713](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--otC_CtRp--/0ba6cb06771556ddecdf950bd3a46a1e15dd5499.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. GE Profile bottom-freezer models with the XWFE filter and a top control display (owner's manual 49-1000713).

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## Questions about Leak Detected.

### Can I clear Leak Detected myself?

Close the water supply valve if you see water in the fresh food section or on the floor. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### What should I do first when a GE Profile says Leak Detected?

Look for water inside the fresh food section and on the floor, and close the supply valve if you find any. Then reseat or replace the filter.

### Will a GE Profile clear Leak Detected by itself?

Yes, once the cause is corrected; the manual says the display resets on its own. If it does not clear with a new filter or the bypass plug, the leak is elsewhere.

### Does Leak Detected stop the ice maker on a GE Profile?

The filter feeds the dispenser and the ice maker, so both depend on it. Treat the message as a reason to stop the water until you know where it is going.

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