David' s instructions did not help me. My fridge was an LG with the cool round ice cubes. We never got to use them because they tasted so bitter. Like rubber. The repair techs were out 5 or 6 times over several months and replaced every part that they thought could possibly cause the problem. I bought a water purifier/ so I wouldn't have to buy and carry drinking water home, as the water was undrinkable. This came with a water tester. The fridge was actually adding solids to the water. I bought 4 different LG filters. I ran gallons and gallons of water through them. I tested the water from sink and water from fridge in front of tech to show him that the LG filters took out absolutely no solids and asked him to taste it. He politely refused. The filter blew off on two different occasions and flooded my floor. Luckily I was home and heard the explosions. In the end, LG refunded my money and had me remove the serial number. I spent so many hours on phone and taking work off to meet techs at my house; every time hoping they could fix it. It was very stressful!!!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU, DAVID!!! THOUGHT I GOT A LEMON. WORKS LIKE A CHARM. NOW OFF TO SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET THE TASTE OUT OF MY ICE!

David - please have LG pay you 🤣 You are a miracle worker!

Has anyone with the LG fridge found the bad tasted return after a few days of good tasting water? It seems like every few days, the taste returns-not as bad as the very first time when we discovered the filter wasn’t installed correctly, but bad enough that we go and check the filter again! Anyone have any suggestions or is this the new normal?

Lisa A, I had to replace the hose on the back of the fridge and that did the trick. The installers used the black wire banded rubber hose. This was leaving the bad taste in the water. I replaced it with a cheap clear hose from Amazon and problem solved.

Nate-thanks! We’ll give that a try! My plumber had to make some adjustments to my waterline in the basement before we could connect and he was surprised that the supplier provided the the black braided hose line…maybe he was on to something!! 🤣

Yep thats probably the issue!

Good call David! I wondered why I didn't get that initial burst of air out of the water dispenser when I started flushing the system. I read your post and checked the filter and it was cold, but bone dry. I removed the filter and reseated it and twisted just like you recommended. Then I flushed and got the air purge. Thank you for the detailed post. EDIT: The delivery guys installed the filter the first time. Nice guys but they did not twist it hard enough to seat properly.

David,

Perfect advice!

Our filter was dry when I took it out! After putting it under water and letting all the bubbles get out, then putting the filter in and turning it to the final stop, and running several gallons of water through it, we have great water!!

Thank you for your research and post!!

Ron in Salem

David, your solution worked on our new LG fridge! The water had been tasting horrible - like plastic. We soaked and then reattached the filter, screwing it in tightly. Now the water is fresh and clean tasting. Thank you!

Nate & David - replaced the black rubber braided hose provided by Home Depot with the clear PEX tubing preferred from Amazon and voila! Fresh, clean tasting water for over a week now!! Thanks guys!!

Anyone hsve an issuecwith LG water filter leaking after changing it?

Thank you so much! Twisting the filter worked. So thankful you posted this!!!

@David Boclair I can't being to tell you how thankful I am for your post. I think it's been the most helpful one I have come across trying to solve any of the homeowner challenges I've dealt with. Reach out anytime if you need help with software :) Thanks!

This guy is an absolute genius. I’ve been pissing and moaning about this for months and all it was the filter all along. God do I feel stupid right now

I have a bad taste in the CRAFT ice only. Water and ice CUBES both taste fine. Anyone know why/how that might be? I've tried re-seating the filter, and it seemed like maybe it wasn't seated properly, but I'm having trouble imagining how that would affect *only* the craft ice. I guess I'll give it a few days and see!

Sorry but my model doesn’t do craft ice, but perhaps there’s a separate filter for craft ice? Sorry I can’t be of more help

David, your recommendation worked perfectly. After having our new fridge and stainless steel water line installed- water tasted of plastic!. I went to the filter and found I was still able to turn it about another 1/4 turn from the seller install. Took out the filter, submerged in water, re-installed to a FULL tighten, ran 2 gallons of water through and perfect! Thank you.

My filter was dry and iI submerged it until full. Ran a few gallons through and no more chemical taste Thanks David!

David,

You are the man, this fixed my problem, no more skunk water. The install person only installed it until it clicked, you can almost make another turn. Funny my wife and I thought when we first used it, wow lots of water pressure, that is because the water was not being filtered!

Best, Greg

David, yes!!!! Thank you!!

These comments have been a godsend to me. I waited 8 months for my replacement refrigerator, and then to have the water taste like chlorine. When I checked how the filter was installed by delivery, it looked okay, but, it needed that extra twist. THEN...when I dispensed, air came out, and I heard othe noises within the fridge. There was no whoosh of air when the water was first turned on, and I thought that was unusual. Thank you...thank you... thank you.

@David Boclair, Thank you so much for posting your solution of turning the water filter to the second click when installing to solve our toxic water taste in our LG refrigerator!!! We purchased the refrigerator in December 2022 and the store we bought it from took it back to their shop in February to check the plastic water taste, which they said they could never taste, and they finally agreed to replace the water basin and the tubing. We didn't get the fridge back from them until May 26--thankfully they gave us a loaner during that time. However, it still had the toxic plastic taste. I found your post last night and turned the filter another click to the right--I had a hard time gripping the filter to turn it because you have to really twist it hard, so I used a rubber thing you would use to help open jars--and that solved the toxic plastic taste!!! Long story, but after getting the filter in the correct position, I took it out and submerged it in water, just to make sure the air was out of it (as was also suggested). Anyway, I found that the filter was much easier to twist to the correct position after submerging it in water. So, it may be a helpful tip to submerge the filter in water first until it stops bubbling and then install it in the fridge. Thank you again for helping so many people with this horrible, but easy to solve, issue!!!

Brand new LG fridge and David’s solution worked for us as well. the water filter was not properly installed. I did not need to use that much force. Easy fix. Thanks David!

Brand new craft ice LG fridge arrived Saturday. Thanks to David's details and Maria's before and after photos in the comments I was able to immediately ask the installer to turn the filter just a smidge more. When I opened the panel the guy said, Oh I already installed it. :-) Ha! Thanks to the photo showing the arrows I knew ours was not yet fully installed. Flushed the filter per the fridge instructions and great tasting water. Sometimes the internet brings good things!

Hello David I just bought a new LG Refrigerator and the delivery person who's pants were sagging and my wife was embarrassed by the guys butt crack, but he put the filter in and apparently he did not turn it far enough to engage the filter so we have been drinking unfiltered water. After turning it until it stopped and pressing the water dispenser the flow started out weak but then after it got rid of the air inside the filter the water got cloudy until I ran enough water to get it cleared up so I also dumped all the ice out to start over. I feel that this cleared up my problem so I wanted to say thanks for the info and say good work

My refidgerator was installed by a professional and I hadn't considered that the water filter wasn't installed poperly. This was exactly the fix to my chlorine/plastic tasting water. I have been searching the interenet looking for help and finally stumbled across this post. Thank you for posting this!!

My brand new LG refidgerator was installed several days ago and no matter how much flushing I did the water smelled and tasted like chlorine/plastic. I never considered that the installer didnt properly install the filter. I searched the internet several times before stumbling across this post. This completely solved the problem. Thank you!!

Holy Moly! How can this be? I didn't see any way twisting the filter further could possibly be a solution, but was desperate and willing to try about anything. Sure enough, I twisted the filter further than I thought was possible, thought I'd break the housing. It worked and now our water is finally drinkable. Not just drinkable, it's very good. I don't know how many hours I have spent researching reasons for the awful plastic smell and taste of water and ice from our new fridge. I'm not sure how I ended up here with an actual viable solution. You can add me to the list of people David has saved from horid tasting water. Thank you... a million times thank you!

I am so glad after 3 years of owning my fridge I finally came across this page! Y'all I have googled and googled what to do about my nasty water/ice that comes out of my fridge. It is absolutely not drinkable. I have replaced filters and bought different brands, but nothing changed. Finally I went home yesterday and twisted the filter even more and then dumped a gallon of water and low and behold the next cup I got was amazing! Thank you so much for your original post on how to fix the gross water issue!

David Boclair, you're a lifesaver. I found this post by accident, searching (only for 2 months) for a difference between braided stainless and braided pex supply lines. There's nothing better than saving time and money by finding someone that has already done the research and posted the answer. Thank you!

Wow you were right on the money. The Installer delivered and installed our fridge yesterday including the filter, i never heard the air in the lines or the water spitting out and splasing, but the water tasted horrible, so I ran into your post and thought i would check the filter, sure enough they did not have it screwed in all the way. Once I contuned to screw it in all the way, i replaced the tray and held a glass under the water dispensor it started drawing from the filter, spitting and splasing out the air, until it ran continually and no longer spit. I ran into a pitcher until the filter no longer spit. Thank you so much.

We just got a new LG fridge and it's the worst tasting water and ice I've ever experienced. I have read all your posts and the filter seems to be twisted all the way. I'm going to try everything you said and hope for the best. I am so happy to have found this discussion!

I'm going to add my thanks to David because I also was pulling out my hair trying to figure this out. I pulled the filter and it was still dry. Replaced it and twisted as hard as I could until i felt it pop into place and just like that I have the filter working and the water has been fine ever since

I'll just add my thanks here...ditto to what others have said. I pulled the filter and it was dry. put it back in and twisted until i felt it seat into place and when i hit the water button I got that old familiar "air purge" ran a couple of gallons through it and the water has been fine for days.

Thank you!! I just became a hero with the in-laws.

I have a new LG refigerator with craft ice. My water was fine but both door ice and craft ice taste strong of plastic. LG said the problem was the braided line to the fridge, however it has a PEX lining and should not be the problem. I thought I double checked the filter seating, however upon reading this post again, I tried again. The filter felt lite and when properly turned, I could hear water flowing in and the filter got heavy. Flushed the line and wiped out the ice tray for a clean re-start. I’ll let you know if it fixes the craft ice and door ice taste

Door ice now tastes great! Still waiting for craft ice production. I am sure my problem is resolved Thank You! 🙏

After several cycles of making ice, the craft ice still tastes strong. I need a different solution for the craft ice. I am happy the water and dooe ice are good now.

A hero in the past and a hero right now! Thanks, David, for spending the time to write up and detail how to fix this issue! No more disgusting water from my new LG! Now to address the issue that it is a quarter inch taller than advertised and shown in the owner's manual. We had to remove the front wheels to get it to fit in my space!

Thanks David for your gift that keeps on giving...I lucked in to finding this thread and it helped me troubleshoot the same problem right away without going through what a lot of folks apparently did. One thing I noticed is that when the filter wasn't properly seated,, the water came out with a full stream right away. When the filter was installed properly, there was some initial sputtering when the water came out which i took as a good sign and likely air in the filter process. Cheers all!

YOU JUST SAVED ME! WOW. We took 3 gallons out yesterday and terrible taste still. Twisted filter and voila. Even made a noise! WATER IS GREAT NOW!!!

Had the same issue with a new LG and had to change the new filter. Purging and reseating didn’t help. The $9 Amazon filter worked great.

Dave - thank you on twist tip on LG fridge, worked fot me! now i have same problem replacing new filter with housing alignment. i read on line you can get a reset tool which I have ordered - anyone have any success with it.? .

Hi David, Thank you so much for the amazing solution. After 6 months and many tries, my water is tasting amazing!!! I am so thankful. Congratulations, David!

David, I also called LG and told them about the great help you have given to all of us. It would be so nice if the reward you my friend.

I bought a whirlpool and I have had the same pro my water taste horrible. I am so disapointed. i cant even drink the water my ice cubes are awful too!

I had to put a new filter on a 2 day old refrigerator. Water tasted lousy. It was back to normal after replacing the LG filter it came with. Not sure why but well worth trying. Used a cheap one from Amazon and it worked great. Good luck!

David! Please help! I have a 15 year old LG refrigerator. I put a new filter in last month. No problems with water taste. Yesterday the light in the dispenser area started blinking on and off like it was possessed. We unplugged fridge hoping it would reset. It didn't. Eventually after about and hour or so it just stopped. It would still dispense water and ice no problem. It started again after awhile when I got water and ice but stopped after about only 30 seconds. Now my water and ice taste like rubber/vinyl. Never had this before - It is a strong smell that even seems to linger in the cup and the smell dissipates some but the water still tastes like vinyl/rubber. I don't see anything quite like this posted here yet. What is going on? How do I fix it? Any ideas?

Like many of you, we bought a new LG fridge in Dec 2024, LF29H8330S. Water and ice totally undrinkable due to plastic/chemical taste. I pulled the water filter and could tell it was bone dry (it was very light). Reinstalled it so it was fully seated (you should hear the water rush into it). Another way to tell if your filter isn't fully installed: the water pressure coming out of the dispenser was really high, a real jet. Back to normal after the filter was back in the loop. So the water tasted much better...for about a day, and then it started to get progressively worse. The ACTUAL cause of our problem was...

...the mandatory new hose that (Home Depot in our case) sold us with the fridge! 12ft section, p/n M932-12 "Upgraded Water Line". I could tell immediately when I disconnected it that it was the cause--- you could smell it. Likely poorly-cured polymer tubing inside the braided hose. I had kept the old hose just in case, so when I swapped it out, OUR PROBLEM WAS SOLVED FOR GOOD.

So, don't let anyone tell you your home plumbing is the problem if the water tastes fine coming out of every other faucet in your house! Our water quality is great, so I knew it was happening somewhere beyond the wall valve. Just glad I didn't have to replace the water tank or tubing inside the fridge. It's brand new, fer cryin' out loud.

PS. Funny ending, when I returned the defective hose, the young gent at the return desk had taken a couple of sniffs at my suggestion, and before I left he was sneezing and almost gagging. You do NOT want your drinking water going thru this hose!