Posted: 7/2/2009 1:36:44 PM EDT
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Kenmore door dispensor refrig.
Had a new ice maker installed last year, and it's on the fritz....... Will work for a while, then quit for a couple of days. I raise and lower the contact arm, beat on the front, mash the little ice cube separators etc. Sometimes it responds;sometimes not. Any ideas? |
| We had a GE refrigerator with ice maker problem. They wanted to charge several hundred dollars to replace the ice making unit. We fixed it ourselves. The problem was low water flow caused by a filter needing to be replaced. The low water flow was causing water to freeze in the piping blocking the cubes from being made. We thawed it out, replaced the filter and haven't had a problem since. |
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This may not be your model but this forum will have the answer somewhere.
http://www.applianceblog.com/mainforums/showthread.php?t=1688 |
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We had a GE refrigerator with ice maker problem. They wanted to charge several hundred dollars to replace the ice making unit. We fixed it ourselves. The problem was low water flow caused by a filter needing to be replaced. The low water flow was causing water to freeze in the piping blocking the cubes from being made. We thawed it out, replaced the filter and haven't had a problem since. +1 |
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Water supply good? Cycling properly? Put a playing card on the pusher to see if it is cycling. How much stuff in the freezer compartment? Things can block the flow of air, preventing proper heat transfer. Ice makers are thermostatically controlled. There is a thermal switch which closes when the temp gets about 10 F on the tray, this triggers a clock drive which actuates a microswitch, turning on a heater element until the pusher ejects the cubes. Another microswitch is then triggered by the clock drive to initiate water flow, the duration is timed and adjustable for cube size. Finally, clean the condenser section. Modern units have forced cooling on the back/bottom. Unplug, take the back off and vacuum out the coils every 6 months. |
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