Kenmore 25.4 cu. ft. Side-By-Side Refrigerator with PuR Ultimate II Ice and Water Logo
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Ice dispenser My ice dispenser quit working. Make hum but no Ice dropping or crushing.

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  • Anonymous Dec 06, 2007

    repair ice dispenser

  • NotSoHandyMn Dec 08, 2007

    How do you remove the ice maker motor? Owner's manual does not cover this.

  • Preserve Dec 14, 2007

    Something "similar" with ice maker, but, have already taken out the bins because of large chunk, cleaned that out and seemed fine, but, ice does not release. We can hear the ice dropping and then it builds up. Seems that maybe whatever part is there to "release" the ice is not letting it through. ALSO, when fridge was new, you could hear the program change when buttons pushed now we hear nothing.



    Thanks

  • Yova May 20, 2008

    I have an LG side by side LRSC-26925SW, the ice is not released from the ice dispenser, you can hear the ice building up but the little flap door type thing doesnt open to let the ice through.

  • thefav May 11, 2010

    Ice dispenser will not work, checked micro switch, replaced motor. problem persist, any suggestions?

  • Anonymous Mar 30, 2014

    crushed ice not working

  • Anonymous Mar 31, 2014

    door dispenser not working

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Hi Wilday1, Sounds like you have a possible defrost malfunction. In this case the Ice maker motor may have become iced and cannot turn the auger. Tell me if you have frost buildup at the back of the frezer and ice crystals on the auger drive. If you do , then you need to remove the Ice makers motor and allow it to thaw and defrost itself. be sure it is completely dry before putting it back in. I hope this helps.

  • Anonymous Oct 08, 2007

    Also , Some time you may have had the freezer door not sealing well and the ice in the bin could have began to melt, then refreeze as a large chunk. In this case you need to remove the ice bin from the freezer and remove the big chuncks.

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