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My ice maker receives water after it has filled and frozen ice cube tray, water in door is a very weak stream, where do I find a correct water line routing diagram, already replaced water valve?

I replaced my valve, and I believe a small piece broke off on it and fell into the valve, how do I check it, also after ice cube tray freezes, we still get water running into tray on top of frozen cubes..also water stream in door is very small, seems like no pressure behind it..have I done something to valve. or do I have the water lines crossed on the valve, it is a dual valve?

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A plugged water filter will cause low flow. To identify which solenoid operates the water flow on the door have a helper operate it while you feel for which one is working. It's possible you crossed the lines. That would explain water running over frozen ice cubes.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Oct 05, 2007

SOURCE: whirlpool ice cube maker not functioning

Comment regarding catriver Aug 18 post: Shorting L&V caused valve to work I believe, at least I think I heard it operate, but shorting T&H did not cause gear to move. So does that indicste a different problem? Still no ice. JimB

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  • Posted on Nov 03, 2007

SOURCE: small ice cubes

The ice maker is time filled, it only has a certain time in which to fill. There is no way to adjust the water level. Check the pressure limiting valve which is in the water line before the filter. Have you replaced the filter? Remove the filter and pressure limiting valve and see if the ice maker receives more water. If it does, then replace the filter and check again. If it is still good, the pressure limiting valve is faulty.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 15, 2008

SOURCE: Jenn Air JRSD209T

This is just anecdotal here, but one repair guy who came out and thawed a frozen line into the icemaker told us the fridge required near-full line pressure 90- or 70- or whatever that is, in order for the ice maker to work. This was a licensed repair guy. We were feeding it with an RO, which only pumped it in at 17 or 20 psi (or whatever the unit is) which he informed us was inadequate. However, after he thawed things out and we changed out the inline carbon filter in the fridge, everything was hunky dory for a couple of years. About a year back, the icemaking stopped, and changing out the carbon filters in the fridge AND in the RO system did the trick.

Now we have a different problem. Things aren't getting or staying cold, especially the fridge. I opened the housing in the back of the fridge, defrosted the extensive ice accumulated around the refridgerant coils, and everything ran great for a couple of days. Now we're back in the global warming pattern: steadily rising temperatures and thawing. I'm not feeling too happy about Jenn-Air these days.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 21, 2009

SOURCE: LG ice maker only making two ice cubes at a time

Colenoid in the ice dispenser may be clogged or have a small amount of trash in it. Is there a filter on before the fridge (just after the ice maker shutoff)?

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Robert Moller

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  • Posted on Apr 27, 2009

SOURCE: Roper Ice maker wont kick ice cubes out of tray.

Remove white plastic cover on ice maker. On bottom you will notice the heater connections, check for voltage. If good, heater is most likely bad.

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