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Ice maker trap door does not close tightly, ice cubes become one big cube and water drips from the ice cube trap door. need some adjustment to this door so cubes do not melt and water run out of storage and keep cubes loose in the ice bin.

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Remove the dispenser cover by gently prying starting at the bottom going round and round a little at a time to prevent from breaking it. When it's off the screws will be exposed to access the other components.
There is a solenoid that operates the door that could be sticking.
The hinge on the door could be broken or the bracket it goes in could be broken.The spring could also be off or broke. You'll have to look to see what's wrong.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 24, 2008

SOURCE: Water leaks into storage bin

open the machine control panel side and cube adjustable thermostat available in side,adjusted in the thermostat screw

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 03, 2009

SOURCE: Ice cubes made by ice maker become large fused chunks over time.

Ice cubes will deteriorate over time if not used. They shrink due to defrosting of the freezer and will become stale.
Once the ice bin is full, turn the ice maker off until you use the cubes and or dump the cubes every 3 or 4 days and start over.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 06, 2009

SOURCE: ice maker not making ice- water leaking or cubes melting

icemaker have problem

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John Tripp

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  • Posted on May 21, 2009

SOURCE: cubes won't dump into the storage bin

In photo below you can see the heating element that comes on moments before the ice maker drops the ice. If not working then the icemaker will struggle to unload. You need to unplug the refrigerator and then unpluge the ice maker and remove it to test these parts. Test with a multi meter or ohm meter. Test the 2 connections next to the number #26. Hope this helps, Sea Breeze
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 15, 2010

SOURCE: Symptoms: Ice cubes melt, drip then refreeze causing

are you having any cooling problems? take a look at your ice cream, if you have any. does it look like it has melted and refrozen? if so, you have a cooling problem, and that is causing ice to melt, then refreeze. if you have no cooling problems, then you may have a faulty water valve solenoid, or even a faulty icemaker.

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Replace the water inlet valve to the unit. The valve is not closing completely after the water is called for. By replacing the valve should solve this issue.

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Check the trap door that opens and closes each time you obtain ice cubes. The water leakage may indicate a damaged seal allowing air from outside to enter. This will cause increased frosting and blockage.
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