Refrigerator water filter — cloudy ice needs another harvest

A new refrigerator water filter can leave the first ice looking milky even when water tastes fine. Dump that cloudy batch once more before you swap fridge filter model numbers or call for service.

Cloudy ice after a refrigerator water filter change is not only a taste issue

1. Finish the usual air purge and first ice dump after the filter change.
2. If the next cubes look cloudy or white-centered but taste OK, empty the bin again — clarity often lags taste by one freeze cycle.
3. Let a full new harvest freeze. Clear cubes that taste normal usually mean the line and ice mold are caught up.
4. Only then compare fridge filter model fit or dispenser flow if cloudiness and off-taste both persist.

Honest stop: persistent cloudy ice with foul taste, black flecks, or no water flow after a correct filter seat is a plumbing or ice-maker issue — not another random cartridge.

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