Kenmore elite icemaker not working red light blinking

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One thing it could be is that the water solenoid not closing completely. Water drips from fill tube into icemaker and freezes, not allowing any water to get through. This is fairly common and with a couple of tools, you might be able to fix it yourself if you're handy. Could be other causes too, this is the one i'm familiar with.
UPDATE> If the water filler tube that empties into the tray is frozen solid, then it;s probably the water solenoid (not shutting off).. And you want to avoid cycling the system (the heating element coming on) without water in the tray. That's what i saw in a video. Hope that helps.

You failed to give a model# so I can refer to what refrigerator you have.

Some will have a green light on it,some will not. Some have an on/off switch, some do not.. And some need to be turned on from the controls/user interface.

There is usually a fusible link wired in with the heater but it would have to stay open in order to trip it so I doubt this is your issue.

First, I would see how to turn it on. (Most side by sides have a rocker switch on the icemaker and typically have a green light.. Top freezer's are usually the same. Bottom freezer's with the icemaker in the freezer usually have no light on the icemaker but do have a rocker switch ((( Note *** Some, but not many are wired through the light switch so trying to cycle with the door open will not work.. You need to close the light switch either mechanically or with a magnet if it a magnetic switch)))... Bottom freezer French doors can have an on/off switch,typically no green light,or no on/off switch and needs to be turned on by the controls.

Pleas give more info if you need more help as there are probably 1000 variations of a 795 elite refrigerator as it has been produced for roughly 14 years now.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/object_volume_box.htm

this should help you work it out

the water that enters the ice maker is controled by a thing called a solenoid valve (electricaly operated) the" water in door system" is a manual operated valve.. typicaly when the ejector rolls around to put the ice in the tray the solenoid opens lets water in then closes could be solenoid / wireing or controler
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It is either your water valve in the back of the fridge, the module on the icemaker.

Perhaps the solution to to change out the ice maker unit

The light may be telling you that the temperature is not cold enough to operate the icemaker.
You may have a bad defrost timer, heater or thermostat. If you have an ice bucket then it may ot be seated properly.
Stargazer

before i would worry about the lights flashing lets pull the front cover off of the icemaker and verify that the drive gear is not broken.

on the bottom of the icemaker is 1 screw. remove that screw then just slide the entire icemaker out of the refrig so that you can access the front cover. if the gear is broken just replace the front motor module pt# 8201515

if the gear is fine then located in the toe grille of your refrig is a tech sheet that will help you troubleshoot red light blinking.