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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Ice maker not making ice?

Ice maker stopped making ice. For this problem you have check few things. First thing, is the water filling in the ice maker chamber and then ice maker not making ice? Or, the water is not filling in the ice maker chamber so it’s not making ice. If the water is not filling in the ice maker chamber then it’s clear that ice is not getting made due to no water in the chamber. For no water filling, the problem is either water supply valve turned off so water is not filling. Turn on the water supply and it will fill. But if the water supply is turned on then the other possibility is ice blockage in the water fill tube. There is a tube from which the water runs and enters the ice maker chamber. If this tube is blocked then water will not enter the chamber. The tube needs to be defrosted, by using hair dryer. This procedure melts the ice collected in the tube and water starts running again. But if water fill tube is completely clear and no ice blockage or any other blockage. Then other possibility is water valve at the back of ice maker unit. This water valve is for letting the water in the ice maker. The water valve open only for 7 seconds and in this time the water fills in the ice maker chamber and then water valve closes and the same procedure runs again in the next water filling cycle.------ In most of the cases the fault is water valve. ------------- The other above possibilities which I gave you is water not filling in ice-maker chamber so it’s not making ice. But now consider that water is filling in ice maker chamber but it’s still not making ice. Then the problem is ice maker unit itself. This unit is controlled by main board. But in most cases if water is filling the ice maker but it’s not making ice then its faulty ice maker unit. So see if the problem is water not entering the ice maker then the water fill tube is frosted by ice or the water valve at the back of ice maker is faulty. Replace the valve. ------------


This is how this valve looks:--

Main Product View

To see how to replace valve in refrigerator.

click the link below:--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VpP7n3EeQo&feature=player_embedded

You can get required parts from sears part direct online site or from repairclinic.com site.


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http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/refrigerator-is-not-cooling-properly.html

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http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/both-refrigerator-and-freezer-not.html

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