Not to be overlooked is the freezer temperature. Icemakers have a built in thermostat that will cycle the ice maker through its paces when the freezer temp hits 10 degrees or below. If the freezer temp does not go down to that point no ice maker will work.
When freezer temps do not go down to where they are supposed to, the anomaly could lie with the auto defrost mechanism, bad thermostat, low refrigerant.
An ice maker has 3 basic tasks:
1. Call for water.
2. Freeze.
3. Harvest.
Then the cycle repeats. There will always be some sensors that determine timing of those tasks. Home units usually have a bin level sensor (often an arm that's lifted as the bin fills) that can be locked in the up position to disable the ice maker.
If it's calling for water but not freezing, make sure the condenser is clean. (Sometimes they look clean but are plugged in the middle.) It has to get down to nearly 0 degrees to efficiently make ice, if it's not getting cold enough you may need a tech to figure out why.
If there's ice in the tray but it's not harvesting, clean the tray, hard water deposits can make the cubes stick in the tray.
Replacement parts can be
purchased at any of the following web sites:
searspartsdirect.com
pcappliancerepair.com
appliancepartspros.com
repairclinic.com
partsselect.com
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Before going to buy any parts
directly.
Go through this troubleshooting help links.
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This is list of refrigerator problems,
which is normally faced in refrigerator.
You can go through the details, by clicking the link below:---
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Refrigerator is not cooling properly?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/refrigerator-is-not-cooling-properly.html
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Both refrigerator and freezer not cooling properly
in refrigerator?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/both-refrigerator-and-freezer-not.html
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The ice maker not working: ---
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/ice-maker-stopped-working.html
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Compressor not running on refrigerator?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/10/compressor-not-running-on-refrigerator.html
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Water dispenser not working on
refrigerator?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/10/water-dispenser-not-working-on_19.html
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http://alltypesofpartsreplacing.blogspot.com/2011/10/ice-maker-stopped-making-ice.html
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http://alltypesofpartsreplacing.blogspot.com/2011/10/water-overflows-in-ice-maker-and.html
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http://alltypesofpartsreplacing.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-replace-ice-maker-assembly.html
These will help.
Thanks,.
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