My ice maker was not dumping ice from the tray. I removed the ice maker and rinsed it with water. I allowed it to dry and reinstalled it and ice still would not dump. I did some research and found out they have a heater system that comes on right before ice gets dumped. so im assuming a bad ice maker. I removed it again let it sit over night and tried it again the next day. And now i have a new problem no water going into the ice tray. i checked everything harness and all. Does this mean i have a bad ice maker and a bad valve. Or does the bad ice maker stop water?

If it's similar to my Samsung, mine did the same. There is a reset button at the front of the box which contains the ice cube tray. If you press it, the ice tray rotates to dump the cubes, then refills. Hope this helps.

Most likely the water control valve on the rear of the refrigerator is defective on the ice maker side. Fill the ice maker with tap water and if it dumps the ice and does not refill then the water control valve is the reason. Usually an ice maker that still had cubes and will not dump the problem would be the ice maker. Hope that helped you, Thanks, Sea Breeze

THe crusher is stuck. With small chunks of ice. Remove it dump all Ice and allow to thaw or rinse with water, dry and reinstall. Shut the Ice Make head off (lift the wire bail) so ice will not drop in the floor of the freezer. turn back on when all is back together.

remove cube tray from ice maker. clean with limeaway adn rinse. Spray with a light coating of PAM cooking spray. wipe dry and reinstall. be careful not to damage the sensor ( in center of tray)

Prepare the Ice Maker For Cleaning

Step1Lift the power located above the ice maker storage tray.
Step2Unplug the refrigerator.
Step3Allow the refrigerator and to defrost. This will melt any large blocks of ice that have accumulated in the ice maker
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Clean the Ice Machine

Step1Remove the ice machine storage tray.
Step2Dump any water in the ice machine storage tray.
Step3Wash the ice machine storage tray using warm, soapy water. Rinse and allow to dry completely.
Step4Sanitize the lines of the ice maker. Consult your manufacturer's
directions for steps to do this, because it's not available on all models.

Reassemble the Ice Maker

Step1Replace the ice machine storage tray.
Step2Plug the refrigerator into the outlet to restore power.
Step3Lower the internal power bar located just above the ice machine storage tray. This allows the ice machine to make new ice.

How to Clean an Ice Maker

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This issue occurs if your Ice Maker is not clean or have dust particals inside, follow the below steps in order to clean it properly:

Step 1 Lift the power bar located above the ice maker storage tray.

Step 2 Unplug the refrigerator.

Step 3 Allow the refrigerator and freezer to defrost. This will melt any large blocks of ice that have accumulated in the ice maker.
Clean the Ice Machine

Step 1 Remove the ice machine storage tray.

Step 2 Dump any water in the ice machine storage tray.

Step 3 Wash the ice machine storage tray using warm, soapy water. Rinse and allow to dry completely.

Step 4 Sanitize the lines of the ice maker. Consult your manufacturer's directions for steps to do this, because it's not available on all models.
Reassemble the Ice Maker

Step 1 Replace the ice machine storage tray.

Step 2 Plug the refrigerator into the outlet to restore power.

Step 3 Lower the internal power bar located just above the ice machine storage tray. This allows the ice machine to make new ice.

what it is the heater that goes on the ice maker tray is not working properly. Possibly the contact are not making a good cotact or not coming on correctly.

I also had the ice tray stuck in the dump position. I unplugged it waited 5 minutes and pluged it back in. And the Ice tray moved back into the correct fill position, and the arm did drop down, But now it has not filled with any water. So now what should I try?

I had this problem. The root cause was that mineral deposits had built up in the ice cube tray. The ice would not "dump"... but stayed in the tray after the dump cycle. I did not catch it quickly and eventually the plastic frame broke. That was easily replaced. Inspect the ice tray to see that all cube surfaces are smooth. If there are mineral deposits, they need to be removed. Do NOT scrub with anything abraisive or you will ruin the tray. As you are looking straight on at the Ice maker, with the bin out, depress the small black retangular tab. The tray assembly will come apart to remove the tray. Rinse the tray, then fill with warm vinegar. Let it soak. You may scrub with soft cloth, finger or fingernail to remove deposits. Replace the tray and you should be in business.