20 Most Recent Maytag MTB1891AR Top Freezer Refrigerator Questions & Answers

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Broken shelf

The small meat or deli drawer tracks show to be avail for replacement as a left and right part. Front and rear screws are shown for each track. Since these parts are shown by themselves, the parts should be replaceable alone. Part# 63001371 is the left track Part# 63001372 is the right. About $5.00 each. The full shelf is a Part# 67001532 @ about $31.00. Pleazer Appliance...
4/13/2014 12:13:01 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Apr 13, 2014
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Water keeps leaking from the bottom

Ok ,, take off the back panel and find the clear tube comming out of the bottom of the freezer, follow it back to the defrost pan and make sure the duck bill is clear... you may also want to check your pan for cracks or holes...mnake sure the pan is dry.. pull the unit out and pour 2 cups of water in the pan.... watch for leaks..
11/6/2012 12:04:50 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Nov 06, 2012
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The top mounted freezer of my 6 year old Maytag

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8/28/2011 5:46:05 PM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Aug 28, 2011
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Fresh food compartment not cooling

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is a multi-solution answer since I don't have all the tech from your question to pinpoint your problem
But the solution is in here generically, if you read and study the solutions very,very carefully.
First I would check cold control. Thats where you turn it off, if your temp is not warm. it can
be defective and not shutting off. If your temp is warm proceed with the following.
I would check the fan in the freezer. Listen to see if it is running
It moves air to the ref from the freezer
Then check to see if FREEZER CONTROL is turned WARMER WHICH MAKES THE REF COLDER AND VICE-VERSA. SEE?
The ref. temp should be about 33-35
The Freezer temp should be 0 to 10 Any thing below these temps is overkill and a waste of elect
Also this might be a common Defrost problem, Ice
is not being melted by the defrost system.The fan can't blow through the coils into the fridge.
Take out back panel of freezer to check for ice buildup. The coils should be clean.
There are three components to a defrost system- a heater,heater thermostat, and a timer unless you have a defrost electronic card.
Its best handled by a Technician but you could possibly do it by taking your model number to the nearest appliance parts store and asking for the parts. They are mostly located in freezer ,behind back panel on freezer coils.except the card which is usually located in ref The parts store will have info
Also check fan undernearh Ref in the rear
Clean condenser coils underneath
Make sure back cover is on the fridge. Some take them off and throw them away.
make one out of cardboard if its gone, using the holes of the old one.
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WATER SPLASHING IN FREEZER AT ICEMAKER
THE FILL TUBE IN BACK OF REFRIGERATOR CAN SLIP
AGAINST THE FILL RESERVOIR CAUSING A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE
OR BECOME CLOGGED WITH ICE.
REMOVE THE ICEMAKER AND INSPECT THE FILL TUBE.
RUN WATER IN TUBE TO ELININATE BLOCKAGE AND CHECK
TEMP IN FREEZER. IF TEMP IS BELOW 0 DEGREES, THATS
OVERKILL AND USUALLY A WASTE OF ELECTRICITY TO KEEP IT THAT COLD, NOT TO MENTION THE FILL TUBE FREEZING UP
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NOTE: This
is a multi-solution answer since I don't have all the tech from your question to pinpoint your problem
But the solution is in here generically, if you read and study the solutions very,very carefully.
Check Temp inside freezer. It has to be down to about 10 or 15 degrees
This can cause slow ice making if its too high even tho its freezing everything else at 25 degrees
See if water is in icemaker.
Pour water in Ice Maker and wait to see if it ejects.
If it ejects thenyou need to replace water valve in rear bottom of fridge(Its the part that
attaches to water line out of wall)
If it doesn't eject then it is a faulty Ice Maker.
If its leaking or no water at icemaker or door either one, then the valve at the rear bottom of ref needs replacing
First I would check the fan in the freezer. Listen to see if it is running
It moves air to the ref from the freezer
Then check to see if freezer control is turned WARMER, which makes the Ref. colder
Also if it is getting drinking water to the door but not to the icemaker (or vice versa) Then you need to replace
the water valve at the bottom rear of the fridge. It is a double valve and one side is not working
Also this might be a common Defrost problem, Ice
is not being melted by the defrost system.The fan can't blow through the coils into the fridge.
Take out back panel of freezer to check for ice buildup. The coils should be clean.
There are three components to a defrost system- a heater,heater thermostat, and a timer unless you have a defrost electronic card.
Its best handled by a Technician but you could possibly do it by taking your model number to the nearest appliance parts store and asking for the parts. They are mostly located in freezer ,behind back panel on freezer coils.except the card which is usually located in ref The parts store will have info
Also check fan undernearh Ref in the rear
Clean condenser coils underneath
.I'm including my article on Refrigerator Repair for your help and convenience.;
Please click or copy and paste into browser for Article
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5816737-fix_refrigerator_psychologically
Thanks for using fixya
Leo Ponder
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8/10/2011 11:36:45 PM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Aug 10, 2011
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MY MAYTAG MTB1891AR TOP FREEZER

Hi,

Many times a freezer and/or refrigerator do not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many other things that can go wrong.


If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out the last two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check out these tips that I wrote about that... it is a great place to start trouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then calling a repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator
Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor

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Refrigerator or Freezer not Cooling or Getting Cold

heatman101

1/16/2011 8:52:48 PM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Jan 16, 2011
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Maytag MTB1891AR Top Freezer Refrigerator Freezer

The air duct is probably blocked either by ice or frost or the fan in the freezer may not be working . Remove the rear panel in the freezer and if the fan is working look for ice or frost. If iced up clean out ice and poor HOT water in the drain hole till cleaned out . Must poor water in then absorb up after it cools down poor more hot water in hole and repeat till clear . After 20 min of this if the water still will not drain you may want to check in the rear motor section and check the lower end of the drain to see if anything is obstructing it . If it is frosted up then either the defrost timer, heater or thermostat is bad.
12/18/2010 5:37:26 PM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Dec 18, 2010
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Fridge wook fine. Freezer is room temperature.

Hi,

Many times a freezer and/or refrigeratordo not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many otherthings that can go wrong. If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out thelast two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check out these tips that I wrote about that... it is a great place to starttrouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then callinga repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor

Refrigerator Compressor Start Capacitor and Start Relay
Refrigerator or Freezer not Cooling or Getting Cold

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10/28/2010 12:46:54 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 28, 2010
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Fan in freezer making a

Hi,

Many times a freezer and/or refrigeratordo not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many otherthings that can go wrong. If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out thelast two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check out these tips that I wrote about that... it is a great place to starttrouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then callinga repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor

Refrigerator Compressor Start Capacitor and Start Relay
Refrigerator or Freezer not Cooling or Getting Cold

heatman101
10/28/2010 12:46:36 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 28, 2010
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The freezer section is defrosting

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10/28/2010 12:46:20 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 28, 2010
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Freezer is leaking water inside and water drips

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Water Running in refrigerator from Freezer

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heatman101
10/28/2010 12:46:01 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 28, 2010
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My maytag top freezer is constantly running but

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heatman101
10/28/2010 12:44:05 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 28, 2010
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There is a pool of water forming under the crisper

Hi and welcome to FixYa. I am Kelly. The compartment drain is most likely clogged. I have checked the manuals that I have and I am not seeing a compartment drain tube. I do see what is called a cap. Units that have this cap like device on the bottom of the compartment (Under the refrigerator) often experience particulate build up in the cap. The cap itself is hollow and water will drain into the cap and then drip into the catch basin below the cap. Remove the cap by pulling down hard and slow, then clear / clean the cap passages. When this cap clogs it causes water to remain in the compartment and eventually run out the door of the refrigerator and pool usually near the corner of the unit. You will need a thin piece of wire to also clear the water passage from the inside compartment to the mating point of the cap.

The evaporator drain will sometimes have a plastic disc in it that has holes in it. You will need to lift out the disc to make sure the water passage is clear. A good hard tooth pick or a jewelers screw driver works great for removing the disc.
See item 5 of this link:
http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/model.aspx?model_id=5171276&diagram_id=1334945#d1334945
Make sure that the metal tray drain on the bottom of this item is also clean

If yu have to do a manual defrost to clear the unit of ice so you can clean the drain just unplug it.. place a fan on it for a little over 2 hours. (Water mess) The goal is to get everything to room temp so that any residual ice is melted. The clear all water passages.

Now If by chance I am mistaken from my manual research and your unit in fact has a drain tube clear the tube using a solid piece of copper wire or... with NO sharp end. Fold it back onto itself if need be or cut it clean so that only the wire insulation touches the tubing but clear the tube end to end.

By doing the above you should stop your water pooling problem.

Thanks for choosing FixYa.

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10/21/2010 6:32:22 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 21, 2010
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Freezer not freezing though refrigerator appears

Hello,
Sounds like you have a defrost problem since the freezer side is working okay . It probably is not blowing cold air into the refrigerator side , so to check the defrost circuit , unplug the refrigerator and inside the refrigerator section at the top about 2" in from each side in the back , there are "D" slots to put a finger in , and pull downward and forward , to remove the control panel cover . Once removed , there is a 1/4" screw on each side holding the adjustment indicator panel on , 1 Phillips screw behind both light bulbs , and 1 screw holding the complete panel to the rear wall . After removing these 5 screws , at the top right corner , with about 6-8 wires going to it , is the adaptive defrost board . Sometimes you can see the electronic board and on newer refrigerant , a white box will be seen. Inside this box , is the adaptive defrost control . Disconnect the plug going to the board and on the right side of the PLUG , the far right wire is yellow , then another color , then white . Using a small insulated wire with both ends stripped , insert one end into the yellow wire hole and the other into the white wire hole . This will bypass the adaptive board and send power directly through the defrost bimetal ( thermostat ) AND heater to check if they are good .Plug the refrigerator back in . Now , wait about 3-5 min and look for a red glow at the bottom of the inside freezer panel , which will be the defrost heater or listen for sizzling which will be the frost melting and dripping onto the heater .If NO red glow , watch for a spark while removing the jumper wire you installed , from the plug . If a spark IS seen , then the heater was on and the heater AND bimetal are good . If you see the red glow , hear the sizzling , or see the spark , then the adaptive defrost board should be replaced . If no glow , sizzling or spark , then unplug the refrigerator and reinstall the refrigerator control section .
Remove the food in the freezer section enough so that the 2 screws holding the lower freezer panel on and the freezer panel , can be removed . Remove the panel . If the heater (black element at the bottom of the coils ) wires are visible , trace then to the top of the coils and disconnect . Use an ohm meter to determine if the element is good . If the element IS good , at the top of the coils , is a 1" cylinder with 2 wires , clipped onto the coils . This is the defrost thermostat ( bimetal ) . Replace this part if the element shows good . If the element shows bad , replace the element . NOTE 1 : sometimes the element and the bimetal come wired together and the replacement part comes with a new heater and bimetal already wired together . This would be the adviseable replacement part . However , each part can still be replaced individually . NOTE 2 : If looking at the bimetal and the top plastic " cap " looks cockeyed , replace the bimetal as moisture has gotten inside and disturbed its designed function . ..

Hope this helpout in solving the problem.....
10/9/2010 9:15:49 PM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 09, 2010
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My freezer defrosted by itself last night and also

Hi,

Many times a freezer and/or refrigeratordo not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many otherthings that can go wrong. If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out thelast two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check out this tip that I wrote about that... it is a great place to starttrouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then callinga repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor

Refrigerator Compressor Start Capacitor and Start Relay
Refrigerator or Freezer not Cooling or Getting Cold

heatman101
10/7/2010 1:25:44 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Oct 07, 2010
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Strange sound freezer not cold

Hi,

Many times a freezer and/or refrigeratordo not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many otherthings that can go wrong. If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then checkout the last two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check out this tip that I wrote about that... it is a great place to starttrouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then callinga repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor

Refrigerator Compressor Start Capacitor and Start Relay


heatman101


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9/27/2010 3:20:21 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Sep 27, 2010
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Both the fridge and freezer

Hi,

Many times a freezer and/or refrigeratordo not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many otherthings that can go wrong. If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then checkout the last two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

Check out this tip that I wrote about that... it is a great place to starttrouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then callinga repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor

Refrigerator Compressor Start Capacitor and Start Relay


heatman101
9/22/2010 4:01:10 AM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Sep 22, 2010
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The freezer is freezing but the fridge is not cold

Hi,

Check out these tips...they can help you figure out whats going wrong with yourrefrigerator and why it is not cooling

Refrigerator not Cooling or Fridge not Cooling

How to Defrost Refrigerator Defrost Timer Problem

Water Running in refrigerator from Freezer

heatman101
9/17/2010 11:52:59 PM • Maytag MTB1891AR... • Answered on Sep 17, 2010
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