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Refrigigerator ice maker is not working.

What is the cause for a non-working ice maker? The water is connected properly and continues to work but the ice maker just stopped working. I have removed everything from the refrigerator and the freezer and turned it off overnight just in case the water line was frozen but that did not fix the problem. I also changed the water filter and performed the basic troubleshooting steps with no success. I have not figured out how to remove the ice maker, which is my next step.

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Pour about 2/3 cup of water into icemaker . If it freezes and dumps the cubes , replace the water valve ( the piece the wall waterline connects to on the fridge .). Also check the fill tube inside that fills the icemaker , to see if it is frozen solid . If so , then the water valve seeps and needs replaced . If the water freezes and does not dump , replace the icemaker . Check the coils below refrig , to make sure they are clean of dust , lint , pet hair , etc . An icemaker has to be 5 degrees to operate , and if the coils are not clean , that could bring the temp up to 6 or even higher .

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