I replaced my HV Control Board on my maytag

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The light on the outside door (where the ice/water dispenser is) won't turn off. It is dimmer than when you hit the 'light' button, but it stays on constantly when the door is shut. The 'light' button works and turns the bulb brighter, but when you turn it off, it just dims and doesn't go out. The light shuts off when the door is open and turns back on when its closed. Model Number MSD2456GEB
Posted by linsdesk on Aug 31, 2011

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Aparajita Batabyal

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Re: The light on the outside door (where the ice/water...

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Reprogramming your refrigerator to only light up when the dispenser is in use saves energy and keepsyour house darker at night. The light is controlled using the buttons above the water dispenser mechanism.Press and hold the "Lock" or "Lock Controls" button for three seconds to activate the controls if they currently are locked.Tap the "Light" button to switch off the light.Press and hold the "Lock" button for another three seconds to lock the controls from further changes. The light now only comes on when the dispenser is active.
If the above procedure won't work then this will be the cause of a faulty switch. This light switch is an integrated part of the dispenser control circuit board. This will require you, or your service tech to replace the entire dispenser/ice maker control board. It will be located just behind the dispenser fascia, mounted on a bracket. the actual light switch circuit is mounted on this board.
Try this procedure:-
Shutdown the unit for five minutes. Simply unplug the unit for this length of time. This will reset the board, and possibly, fix this fault if it is not to severe. If the shutdown dose not correct the switch action, simply replace the dispenser/switch control circuit board.
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If you replaced the front control board your issue may be your water tank. How long after you filled your bottle did it stop working?

check the water filter and water valve

Your display board has gone out on your dispensor. This is a simpe repair and we have parts for Maytag appliances.

Just give us a call with your brand andmodel number and we will be happy to get the correct part out to you asap.

We hope this solves your problem and we look forward to working with you.

Someone has "locked" the dispenser.  Push the lock button 3 three times, and all should be well.

Pull the power cord for 5 minute to reset the control board. if this control panel malfunction still exist after the reset, replace the control circuit board.

This is a typical control fault that should be corrected by pulling power for 5 minutes. if not, this reset will confirm major damaged to the circuit board.

replace the front board but read your manual first because some lock without it saying it has the lock feature by hitting 2 buttons for 3 sec at the sametime locks and unl;ocksit

Don't be duped into thinking the display/dispenser board is the culprit. It may come a surprise, but this failure is often misdiagnosed. Because the dispenser is causing such a ruckus or because the display itself is blank or flickering, folks are led to believe that the display control board itself is the part that has failed. Looking at the history of our board evaluations, this little tiny control board rarely fails. And as crazy as it may seem, it is the main control board, aka the high voltage control of the fridge that is causing your refrigerator not to cool and the dispenser to be erratic.... This is the main control board of the refrigerator, located on the back of the unit. I've attached photos of what this main control board looks like. This main control board will need to be repaired to replaced.

http://blog.fixyourboard.com/2016/06/08/ice-dispenser-flapping-display-flashing-on-refrigerator/



Ice Dispenser Flapping and Display Flashing on Refrigerator

You must have a Kenmore. You can go to searsparts.com to get sears part number. HV board is not the same as dispenser board.

If you are pressing the buttons (such as hold for 5 sec to lock), etc. and it's not working properly then the control board could be the problem. Make sure that you start trying the touch pad from scratch in case it's all goofed up (locked but not showing locked, etc.). Unplug the fridge for 30 sec then plug back in and try the whole troubleshooting thing again.