Whirlpool refrigerator ice despenser

To All With This Same Problem ,

Remove the top freezer door hinge cover ( 1 screw holding it on ) , and disconnect the plug there . This will disconnect the power to the door dispensor .

Using a butter knife or small screwdriver , insert it in the bottom of the dispensor cover between the grill and the cover .
Push down and in wards , to force the bottom of the cover outward , being careful not to break the 2 or 3 built on plastic clips on the cover .
After the lower portion has been disconnected , lift the cover up to disconnect the top clips and then remove the plug on the cover .

The white piece on the dispensor now visible , is the bracket control .
The switch on the right side , is for water , the switch on the left side , is for ice . Usually , the ice switch , has a broken " spear " , which holds the switch in place . The whole bracket control , pt # 2180226 , will have to be replaced . Only 2 or 4 screws hold it on .
This part is easily replaceable by the consumer .
Just be careful when installing the switch , not to break the new " spears " and be sure to reinstall the plastic " spacers " in the same spot on the new bracket .
When reinstalling the dispensor cover , slip the top on first , and just lightly " pop " the bottom back in place .

First check that you are getting 120v at the motor connector. You will need to have someone hold the Door close button and the Ice bucket detect switches closed or tape them depressed. Take the motor out and disconnect the wire harness. Set your volt meter on a/c and put the probes in the third hole from each side of the connector. This is diagrammed on the motor as L1 and N. Now press the Ice dispense lever on the door and you should read ~120VAC. If not the the switch behind the ice dispense lever is bad. If you test at the switch you should see ~120Vac across the two wires at the switch. I took my switch out and took it apart and cleaned the contacts with a small file. fine sand paper will work also. Or just buy a new switch.

OK, here's another solution to icemaker issue. we lost power and ice dispenser motor stopped working after power was restored. apparently the Ice melted, then refroze in the motor. I removed the motor, defrosted it, shook all the water out, then placed motor in the oven with the light on overnight (no oven coil heat just lightbulb) and let it sit outside the oven another 24 hours to make sure its absolutely super dry before connecting power to it. Worked like a charm and it had been out of commission for about 9 months (lol!). I actually bought the motor as I was 100% sure it was dead, its going back tomorrow. yee ha!

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