Kenmore 5553 / 655532 / 55534 / 55539 Side by Side Refrigerator - Page 4 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

sounds like a drain clog in the freezer compartment above. remove the freezer rear panel and totally defrost the evaporator area, directly under the evap you see( under all taht ice) a small drain hole that has become frozen over, try defrosting with either a hair dryer( not a heat gun too much heat youl melt everything) or by pouring hot water donw the drain until you get a free flow of water down the tube. after its clear reassemble and you should be fine

sounds like you have an issue withthe ice maker mold heater, not afield servicable part, replace the entire ice maker a assy, easy to do 2-3 screws and a wire harness

Hi Thanks For The Question. Take The Hose Off, The Water Valve .Take It To A Hardware Store and Buy New Thanks The Appliance Doc

Hi Thanks For The Question. Did You Say That The Heater Would Come On. If Not Check The Defrost Heater Thanks The Appliance Doc

Hi Thanks For The Question. The Problem You Are Having Is With The Defrost Thermostat. Replace It that's What Caused The Ice Build Up. A Fridge Will Take 24 Hrs To Work Properly. Also Clean The Coils AT The Back. Thanks The Appliance Doc

Hi Thanks For The Question. Is The fridge Cold.If Yes Check In Fridge For The Noise. If Not In Fridge Pull Fridge Away From Wall, Remove Back Panel Clean All Coils Thanks The Appliance Doc

Hi Thanks For The Question. Did You Check The Back Coils For A Dirty Condenser Or A Bad Fan At The Back Check That Thanks The Appliance Doc

Hi. Thanks for The Question.Did You Check, The Fan in the freezer. Check that. Also Frost Build Up In Freezer. Also Pull Fridge From Wall Remove The Back Panel. Clean All Coils Thanks The Appliance Doc

Try turning off water- remove valve paying attention as to how it is put together. Disassemble valve-clean out-reassemble- turn on water. The water valve is an ea-vy replacement

look inside the ice maker and see if the shut off leaver is stuck.
maybe a chunk of ice stuck in it. thanks for rating ;-)

The water line that's attached to the back of the refrigerator. Make sure you have good water flow. If the flow is poor, repair, clean, or replace the tubing or the shut-off valve that supplies the water.

The water-inlet valve. Replace it if it has failed.

what about the heater

A couple things to check here. First see if there is ice in the tray. If so chances are the ice maker will need to be replaced however these are very reliable ice makers. If no ice in the tray pull up on the ejector blade (don't worry you won't break it) turn clockwise to start the ice maker thru a cycle. The ejector blade is the long white bar with fingers on it that run the length of the tray. Once it completes a cycle it should fill with water. If no water then either the fill tube is frozen over and will need to be defrosted or the water valve is bad.

if your sure its not working ,you have to remove the cover in the freezer on the back wall and it requires a volt meter to make sure its not working.

Vik, If this is a indoor Ice maker with the infrared boards, make sure that the boards are working correctly. With the door open, on the right side you should have 2 flashes with a pause, this should happen repeatedly. Now holding the left side immiter flap down, the light should stay on steady. This of course holds true when the ejector blades are in the home position, 2:00. If this checks out jump start the ice maker by removing the thing and setting it on the shelf, harness still attached. Unplug the refer. Insert a jumper to T & H and leave it in. Close the freezer door. Plug the refer back in and wait 50 seconds. Open the door and see if the module is cycling. If not, press the door switch in 3 times while holding the left side immiter blade in. You may have to try this several times to get it going. Once going, pull the jumper out and place the module cover back on and slide it back into it's rail. It has to work sooner or later. I have had bad modules sent to me and stood there baffled when I could not jump start them. Tried another module and it started right away. Let me know if it did it's thing, Catriver

lot of water coming from under the refrijerator

Compressor may have quit. Have you cleaned the condenser where the heat from the system is transfered to the air? If not clean it out under the front back of the toe plate. this should be cleaned as often as every six months.

Your freezer coil may be frozen over causing air circulation to stop. Check for frost build-up in freezer compartment. this is an indication of a fault in the defrost system timer or heaters.

check to make sure the water hasn't frozen in the tube that it should fill the tray with. Please let me know if this isn't the problem and I can further assist you. If frozen, you should thaw out the freezer to get it working again.

Good luck

my kenmore freg.is not working but the light inside is on,also power indicator not showing useually its on no. 1-6 depend where you set up.