Hi Please check the water inlet valve, it might be frozen or blocked
with mineral deposit. Use a hair dryer to remove the blockage. Make sure the
water inlet valve's screen is not blocked. If the issue persists, then the
water inlet valve has gone bad, use a multimeter to test the water inlet
valve's continuity. Use a multimeter to test the continuity. Hope this
helps...please post back for further assistance. Daniel
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Hello, One of the first things that you would check for is if your getting water to the ice tray itself if your not getting water then either the icemaker is not sending the signal to the water valve telling the water valve to send water up the tube located in the rear of the machine to the icemaker water tray. This is a diagram of the icemaker click this link http://c.searspartsdirect.com/lis_png/PLDM/K0404023-00012.png
If you remove the front cover shown in the diagram as part 18 from the icemaker this would give you access to the piece termed as motor mold in which if you use a small flat head and gently nudge the front gear in a clockwise direction if the icemaker were working properly you would then see the gear time forward into its full revolution. At part number 27 you also have a thermostat which tells the icemaker when it is cold enough in which when it is it calls for water from the water valve located in the diagram as part number 10. On some other units there is a L and a V hold that you can use a jumper wire to connect these two points which will actuate the icemaker to call for water from the water valve. Also when fixing an icemaker if you do find that it is the icemaker that is the issue I have found that it is not only far easier to just replace the icemaker and order it as a whole part together rather then buying piece by piece for the icemaker which ends up costing you about 4 times the price of the actual icemaker. If your looking for a place to buy either the icemaker or the parts at a cheap price try this company out they are very good on there prices and seem to be alot cheaper then most http://www.allbrandonline.com/Default.aspx?Page=My%20Account%20Profile
if you have any further questions message me back Thanks
p.s which rubber tube were you refering to in your originial post? And if you find that the icemaker tray has froozen cubes that are stuck inside of it remove the entire icemaker and run it under hot water for 5 minutes this defrosts the icemaker and 50 percent of the time it does bring the unit back to life as well
I take it this worked for you then lol please remember to rank how this opinion has helped it allows me to continue helping others in similar situations in the future Thanks again for using Fixya Rick
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I wouldnt be concerned about the control board you do have water inside the icemaker which means you do have power present at the connector to the icemaker you can also try removeing the icemaker and running it under hot water this acts as a defrost for the icemaker and 50 percent of the time this does bring the icemaker back to functional. Due to the presence of water being in the icetray it is getting power to tell the water valve to send the water to the icemaker itself so you can rule out the control board as an issue. Thanks Rick
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Danielo, How do I access the water valve and is this one like a washing machine would have, as I have changed these before. I did not mention before, but I did replace water filter a few days ago.( obviously not the problem).
Thanks again., Phil
Daniel, Thanks for your response and video. I did take hair dryer to same for several minutes but still no ice.I will order the inlet valve. and try this solution.
YES, THANK YOU
ACTUALLY, HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY THIS YET BUT IF ONE OF THESE IS NOT THE PROBLEM , IS IT POSSIBLE THE MODULES LOCATED WITHIN THE SIDES OF THE FREEZER ARE BAD. THIS THING HAS BEEN WORKED ON 2-3 TIMES ALREADY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
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