Posted on Nov 14, 2008

Icemaker not working, infared sensor is blinking

Icemaker is not working, and the jnfared sensor is blinking even if the switch is on or off. Do not hear the water dispensing into the area where it can produce ice.

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Anonymous Dec 27, 2008

I have exactly the same problem. water working fine but no ice? need help on how to fix
dcnjp2003 Dec 27, 2008

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Anonymous Dec 27, 2008

Ice maker not making ice, sensor light blinks
eschlais Dec 31, 2008

I am also having the same problems. I have had them for the last month or so. Need to get this fixed!
mybsktcse Jan 08, 2009

My I ask how you knew the black rubber tube was frozen? My ice maker doing the same thing, no ice. White on White an 02-03 model
ohbowhunt Jan 12, 2009

I got home from work this a.m. to find the same thing going on. starting to see a trend with the age of the refrigerators all having the same problem.
catmando1988 Jan 15, 2009

Dispenser worked when we poored store bought Ice into it. Ice Tray is dry and has nothing in it. Can't hear water being dispensed. Infrared is working. Any suggestions on repair? It was purchased in 2005-08. MODEL GS6SHEXNL00 Side by Side Refrigerator (stainless).
rlantoine Jan 29, 2009

how do you defrost the black rubber tube/

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We had the same problem. There are 2 sensors on either side of the door, the one that is blinking and the receivor on the other side of the ice bucket. We ordered a new sensor from www.appliancepartspros.com -part #4389102. It came in at 2 days and was really easy to fix. Of course, there is a black rubber tube that adds water into the ice maker from the top of the fridge that froze over. Once we defrosted that, our icemaker worked again.

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