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title: "GE undercounter nugget ice maker Replace Filter light"
description: "What Replace Filter light means on GE undercounter nugget ice maker Replace Filter lights, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-replace-filter-light/"
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# GE undercounter nugget ice maker Replace Filter light

On GE's 15-inch nugget ice maker the Replace Filter light is lit steady when it is time to order a filter and flashes when it is time to replace it.

## What Replace Filter light actually means.

On GE's 15-inch nugget ice maker the Replace Filter light is lit steady when it is time to order a filter and flashes when it is time to replace it. After a new filter goes in, the Filter Reset button restarts the timer.

GE ice maker display

What to do when Replace Filter light shows on the ice maker

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

Something the ice maker was switched into, often without anyone noticing, rather than something that broke: ice turned off from the panel or by the wire arm lifted while reaching into the bin, a control lock, a Sabbath setting, a cleaning cycle still running, a reminder that the water filter is due. No part has worn out, and the ice maker's own buttons or arm put it right.

### Usually leads to No repair

If the light is steady, order a replacement filter.

### Shows up as Ice Tastes or Smells Bad

The ice tastes bad or smells stale, musty, of plastic or of whatever else is in the freezer, even though a glass of tap water tastes fine.

### Make GE

GE ice maker repair in ordinary kitchens, covering the freezer tray, the door dispenser and the water line.

### Source GE Appliances 15-inch nugget ice maker owner's manual 49-1000610 (UNC15NP)

GE-branded 15-inch panel-ready nugget ice maker UNC15NP (owner's manual 49-1000610).

## Before you book, in this order.

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

01

If the light is steady, order a replacement filter.

02

If it is flashing, install the new filter behind the access door at the bottom of the unit.

03

Press Filter Reset after the change so the light goes out.

04

If the light keeps flashing with a new filter and a reset, book a visit.

### Cleared?

The ice maker is filling and dropping cubes again and no part was needed. If the same code returns during the next harvest, or water shows up on the floor again, book it as a new problem.

### What not to do

The Replace Filter light alone is not a water-supply problem. When it alternates with the Making Ice light instead, GE means the water supply is low.

## What you may notice with it.

The ice maker problems Replace Filter light tends to arrive with. Answer these at the ice maker before anyone is booked.

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

Before you call

### [Ice Tastes or Smells Bad](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-tastes-or-smells-bad/)

[All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-tastes-or-smells-bad/)

It also comes with

- [**Ice Maker Light Flashing**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-light-flashing/)
- [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/)

Problem

### Ice Tastes or Smells Bad

5 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

Something the ice maker was switched into, often without anyone noticing, rather than something that broke: ice turned off from the panel or by the wire arm lifted while reaching into the bin, a control lock, a Sabbath setting, a cleaning cycle still running, a reminder that the water filter is due. No part has worn out, and the ice maker's own buttons or arm put it right.

[How to read what your ice maker is telling you](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/)

## GE ice makers.

GE ice maker repair in ordinary kitchens, covering the freezer tray, the door dispenser and the water line.

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

More GE codes

[CI](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-ci/) [Leak Detected](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-leak-detected/) [Replace Water Filter](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-replace-water-filter/) [Making Ice and Filter lights flashing alternately](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-making-ice-and-filter-lights-flashing-alternately/) [Several control lights flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-several-control-lights-flashing/) [Time to Clean light](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-time-to-clean-light/)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

[Bertazzoni Water filter symbol](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-water-filter-symbol/) [Café Time to Clean flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-time-to-clean-flashing/) [Dacor Filter indicator blinking red](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-filter-indicator-blinking/) [Electrolux Replace Water Filter](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-replace-water-filter/) [Frigidaire Water Filter Status](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/frigidaire-water-filter-status/) [Fulgor Milano Replace filter](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-replace-filter/) [GE Profile Yellow front button](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-yellow-front-button/) [JennAir Clean light blinking](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-clean-light-blinking/)

[All 38 codes of this kind](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

GE 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 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 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's own words

> FILTER RESET - Press after changing filter to reset filter timer.

[GE Appliances 15-inch nugget ice maker owner's manual 49-1000610 (UNC15NP)](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--3_JJqwRd--/fdfb9c4278609450c9f2aa3b4dc28cf38b10286c.pdf) [GE Appliances 15-inch nugget ice maker owner's manual 49-1000610 (UNC15NP)](https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/s--3_JJqwRd--/fdfb9c4278609450c9f2aa3b4dc28cf38b10286c.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. GE-branded 15-inch panel-ready nugget ice maker UNC15NP (owner's manual 49-1000610).

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## Questions about Replace Filter light.

### Can I clear Replace Filter light myself?

If the light is steady, order a replacement filter.

### Where is the filter on a GE built-in nugget ice maker?

Behind the water filter access door at the bottom front of the unit. The same door hides the label you need to connect the unit to Wi-Fi.

### Why is my GE ice maker filter light still on after a new filter?

The timer only restarts when you press Filter Reset. If you pressed it and the light still flashes, the reset or the control needs checking.

### Is a steady Replace Filter light on a GE ice maker urgent?

No. Steady means order a filter; flashing means it is time to change it.

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