--- title: "SKS water filter icon lit on the ice maker panel" description: "What Water filter icon means on SKS water filter icon lit on the ice maker panels, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/sks-water-filter-icon/" --- # SKS water filter icon lit on the ice maker panel On Signature Kitchen Suite models the water filter icon turns on when the cartridge is due, which SKS puts at roughly every six months. ## What Water filter icon actually means. On Signature Kitchen Suite models the water filter icon turns on when the cartridge is due, which SKS puts at roughly every six months. It is a maintenance prompt: the icon stays lit until someone holds the Water Filter (or Water Filter Reset) button after the change. SKS ice maker display · also shown as Replace Filter icon, water filter indicator What to do when Water filter icon 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 Fit a new cartridge of the part number listed in your owner's manual; expect about an ounce of water to drain as the old one comes out. ### Shows up as Ice Maker Light Flashing An ice maker light flashing where it used to glow steadily: a blinking power or ice light, a flashing clean or descale symbol, an add-water light, or a status light on the ice maker itself. ### Make SKS SKS ice maker repair, working from the rating plate and the water supply of a built-in installation. ### Source SKS integrated column freezer owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF) Water Filter button on the SKSSB4202S side-by-side and the SKSFD3623SD counter-depth French door; Water Filter Reset button on the column freezers (SKSCF). The cartridge part number differs by model. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from SKS's own guidance for Water filter icon on its ice makers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Fit a new cartridge of the part number listed in your owner's manual; expect about an ounce of water to drain as the old one comes out. 02 Run 2.5 gallons through the dispenser in 30-second bursts with 60-second pauses to push out trapped air. 03 Hold the Water Filter or Water Filter Reset button for 3 seconds to turn the icon off. ### 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 icon does not test the water or the ice maker. It is a reminder based on time, and switching it off without a new cartridge only hides the reminder. ## What you may notice with it. The ice maker problems Water filter icon 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 Light Flashing](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-light-flashing/) [All 6 causes, cheapest first](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-light-flashing/) It also comes with - [**Ice Maker Making Small or Hollow Cubes**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-making-small-or-hollow-cubes/) - [**Ice Tastes or Smells Bad**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-tastes-or-smells-bad/) - [**Ice Maker Error Code**](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-error-code/) Problem ### Ice Maker Light Flashing 6 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/) ## SKS ice makers. SKS ice maker repair, working from the rating plate and the water supply of a built-in installation. [SKS ice maker repair](https://icemakerrepair.center/brands/sks/) More SKS codes [Lock](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/sks-lock/) [Ice On/Off icon](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/sks-ice-on-off-icon/) [sb](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/sks-sb/) 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/) [GE Time to Clean light](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-time-to-clean-light/) [All 36 codes of this kind](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) SKS 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. SKS 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. ## In SKS's own words > press and hold the Water Filter Reset button for three seconds to turn the icon light off. [SKS integrated column freezer owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/Column_FRZ_Owners_Manual_New_Logo_NA_XIlx0CJ.pdf) [SKS SKSSB4202S 42-inch built-in side-by-side owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/SKSSB4202S_Owners_Manual_New_Logo_NA.pdf) [SKS SKSSB4202S 42-inch built-in side-by-side owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/SKSSB4202S_Owners_Manual_New_Logo_NA.pdf) [SKS SKSSB4202S 42-inch built-in side-by-side owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/SKSSB4202S_Owners_Manual_New_Logo_NA.pdf) [SKS integrated column freezer owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/Column_FRZ_Owners_Manual_New_Logo_NA_XIlx0CJ.pdf) [SKS SKSSB4202S 42-inch built-in side-by-side owner's manual (sksappliances.com PDF)](https://www.sksappliances.com/media/documents/SKSSB4202S_Owners_Manual_New_Logo_NA.pdf) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Water Filter button on the SKSSB4202S side-by-side and the SKSFD3623SD counter-depth French door; Water Filter Reset button on the column freezers (SKSCF). The cartridge part number differs by model. ## SKS Water filter icon ice maker repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Fit a new cartridge of the part number listed in your owner's manual; expect about an ounce of water to drain as the old one comes out. ### My SKS cubes got smaller before the water filter icon came on. Is the filter still the cause? It can be. SKS lists smaller cubes and a slower dispenser as reasons to change the cartridge in their own right, not only the icon. A clogged filter can arrive ahead of the timer. ### How do I turn off the water filter icon on my SKS column freezer? After fitting the new cartridge, hold Water Filter Reset for three seconds. On the side-by-side and the counter-depth French door, the button is labeled Water Filter and the hold is the same three seconds. ### Why did my SKS ice come out cloudy right after a new water filter? Air trapped by the new cartridge is the usual reason, which is why SKS asks for a 2.5-gallon flush before use. Throw out the first batches of ice and it should clear. --- **[Read on the site: SKS water filter icon lit on the ice maker panel](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/sks-water-filter-icon/)** **[Book a visit with IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/schedule/)**