Why is ice maker loud when filling tray and water flow slows down?
We have only had this product for 4 months. At first I was very happy with it, now not so much. I don't run it 24 hours straight, only during the day. I usually turn it on around 9 or so in the morning and turn it off in the afternoon about 5 or so. The first few batches of ice in the morning are fine, but usually around mid day it starts making a lot of noise when it fills the tray. I have checked and the water level is good, yet still noise. Suggestions?
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most times I see the tray and fill tube ice up its due to a leaky fill valve , this valve should close tight after filling tray , but sometimes they leak just slightly then everything freezes up in a block of ice
fill valves on most all units is located in back lower left corner , just follow the water line in the back of unit
Check the water flow to the ice maker. Turn the supply water off, loosen a fitting near the ice maker and then turn the water on. You should get plenty of water. If it is slow, check the filter.
If the water flowed normally for a few years and now will not fill the ice maker with enough water to make full size cubes or dispenser fill too slow the problem may be a defective=> 67005154 Water Inlet Valve In the tutorial above I want you to listen carefully of all the possible items that can cause slow waterflow. I am here should you have questions Thanks Sea Breeze
The ice maker supply line is frozen remove the tray that the ice dumps in and hold a hair dryer aimed at the tray that ice is formed in a tube comes out and fills the tray this line is the one
Ice maker has adjustment on right side of power head. If ice maker is inside on upper left, you can remove white cover from it and the adjusting screw in on right. Turning counter-clockwise will decrease fill by 1/2 to 3/4 of ounce. Sounds like a small amount, but ice make only uses 4 ounces per fill. If this does not fix, try replacing fill valve. If ice maker ice bin is in the freezer door, you have to remove cover to ice maker in the top of freezer. Ice maker is screwed into top of freezer and need to be removed to take off cover to adjuster screw. same procedure for reducing water flow time as above.
there is a micro switch in the ice maker motor module that shuts power off to the ice-maker water valve when the ice maker is full but i rarely see them go bad this is the easy way to deal with it pull the unit out unplug both the valves and turn the water on a sec if its running in the ice maker with the valves are unplugged then replace the valves if its not replace the ice-maker motor module
When my repair tech came out, he showed me that the fill tube sometimes retracts toward the rear of the freezer. He simply pulled it forward with a pair of needle nose pliers until it rested in the delivery reservoir. This placement allows the detector to know when the tray is full and shut off; thus not overfilling the freezing tray and/or splashing additional water onto the freezer wall and into the ice cube drawer.
Thanks for the question There is a water valve just for the ice maker so the problem could be there if you have a volt meter you can check the valve what you can do to check the valve reverse the wires onthe valve and push your water dispenser if no water goes into your ice maker . you have a bad valve replace thanks for the question The appliance doc
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