I have a Maytag refrigerator/top freezer model #MTB1954ARW . Suddenly the ice maker in the freezer does not work - the ice cube container simply fills with water that freezes. No cubes are dispensed. What should I do?

Most ice makers in domestic refrigerators make a noise when filling ice containers and when "dropping" ice cubes into ice container. If working OK then this is possibly the noise as described above.

If it's like my Samsung, there is a reset micro switch button in front of the box containing the ice cube tray. Press it and the machine resets, the ice cube tray rotates, dumping the cubes. It then rights itself and fills with water. Hope this helps.

Sounds like the thermostat inside the ice maker that allows the heater to come on during harvest cycle is bad. You will need to replace the ice maker.
Ice Maker Kit For Maytag Refrigerator Model Number MFI2568AES

what we need is a model number because you may have problems with the sensor that tells the ice maker that the ice container is too full
Appliance 911 Sea Breeze

What is the model number of your unit?

Feel under Ice maker to see if it is warm. This is a heater that comes on to loosen the ice cubes just long enough to allow the cubes to slide out of their ice slots. The only remedy is to replace the Ice maker model=> D7824706Q Ice Maker Assembly
Please let me kow if this is helpful or if something different may be happing, Thanks, Sea Breeze

There are usually 2 small solenoid valves that are used to control water. Both are generally installed at the rear close to the bottom of the fridge. One of the solenoids controls the water flow for drinks and the other is to control water flow to the ice maker. You can determine which is which by tracing the water supply tubes from the freezer compartment to the solenoid or by process of elimination. The latter method requires that you feel for movement (clicking) or heat on the water dispenser solenoid while someone starts to fill a glass with water from the fridge.

Before going any further, make sure that the ice cube detection arm in the freezer is not up. Gently push the arm down if it is. When ice cubes are ready, the ice maker turns on a small heater to break the bond of the ice cubes to the cube mold. The arm is lifted up and out of the way. Then the mechanical fingers wipe or push on the cubes to dislodge them from the ice cube mold and they fall into the container. The arm is then lowered again and rests on top of the ice collected in the container. The position of the arm when resting on the ice cubes determines whether or not any more ice cubes are made.

If the arm is hanging down, then ice cube production should be on. The problem may be either a faulty solenoid valve (mentioned above), switch in the ice maker assembly - the detection arm in particular or wiring between.

THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE WATER LINES , THE ONE TO THE ICE MAKER IS OBVIOUSLY BUSTED OR HAS SOME DEBRESS IN THE LINE

Make sure their is no stray ice cubes jamming the ice maker. If they are then zap em with a hair dryer. Fill the ice maker with water and wait. if it kicks out a batch change the water valve. if it don't kick nine out change out the ice mold thermostat. None of this is very hard to fix. One other thing is if those condenser coils are clogged with lint then the ice maker won't get down to 25 f and the ice mold thermostat won't start the harvest.

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