I have tried to self repair my ice maker. I replaced the dual water inlet valve and still not working. The water dispensor works, but the ice maker does not. Icemaker does not get water up the tube from the inlet valve. Is their anything iām over looking that I need to check or replace?
Stick 115 volts to the icemaker waqter solenoid, if no water goes in the icemaker, you will need to thaw out the freezer feeder hose with a hair dryer.
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Stick 115 volts to the icemaker waqter solenoid, if no water goes in the icemaker, you will need to thaw out the freezer feeder hose with a hair dryer.
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I applied heat to water inlet to freezer, even took water line off and blew air through it, it was clear of ice. The solenoid has 115v from the plug that goes to the dual water inlet valve. The solenoid to the door water dispensor works, but not the solenoid to the ice maker feed tube. Note:I just bought the dual water inlet valve new. What else could be the problem? Thanks for any good advice.
Swap the water valve plugs, press the water dispencer and see if the icemaker fills with water.
I did what you said, and it did work, the tray is filled with water. The solenoid I bought is brand new from this website.
Probably a bad icemaker.
Here are a couple good sites with basic fridge repair help
http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/appliance/refrigerator/refrigerator.php
http://www.applianceaid.com/refrigerator.html
Check the temperatures in the frezer and fresh foor with a thermometer.
If they are OK then it is not a thermostat problem.
Check that the compressor fan is running properly and that the condenser coils are clean.
Open up the unit and take a look at the evaporator coil. Bets to do this about an hour or so after a defrost. Check the frost pattern on the coils if it is just in one area, usually where the freon enters the coil. Then you may have a low freon problem.