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Posted by on April 9, 2008, 10:48 pm
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>On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:10:59 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
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>>wrote:
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>>>There are four wires in the harness from my Kenmore/Sears freezer
>>>#56676 to my ice maker: black, white, brown, and green.
>>>
>>>I presume that two of these provide power to the motor and heater and
>>>another must energize the solenoiod to fill the ice maker. Can
>>>someone match the color code to the function and tell me the purpose
>>>of the fourth wire?
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>>This is probably a whirlpool
>>The black is hot, controlled by the photocell if the icemaker is on
>>the door. White is neutral and brown goes back to the valve to turn on
>>the water.
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>>This guy has the best site I have found for icemakers but finding your
>>way around it can be tedious
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>>http://fixitnow.com/appliantology/typeoicemaker.htm
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>I measured 108 VAC between black and white. I was hoping that I would
>be able to turn on the fill solenoid by shorting black to brown but
>nothing happens, not even a click. Is there something wrong with this
>approach?
>
>A water line goes into the back of the refrigerator for the dispenser
>in the door. It must also go to the ice filling solenoid. Do you
>know where this is located? Do you typically need to remove the back
>to get to it?
>
>Can I test the solenoid by stripping a power cord, plugging it in, and
>touching the bare ends to the contacts? Or will that blow out the
>coil? (I'm pretty confident that I can do this without accidently
>shorting out the power cord and tripping a breaker.)
There is usually a wiring diagram wadded up in the corner of the
fridge in front behind the kick plate.
The solenoid is in back behind the cover
Is this one with the ice maker actually on the door and a photocel
that detects the ice level? That is in series with the 120v as is the
freezer door switch on most of them. You may still see some phantom
voltage on the leads if you have a digital meter so the 108 is
probably not real. Yes you can disconnect the leads on the solenoid
and hit it with 120v ... be very careful if you go this way.
Look at the FAQ on that page fopr some tips. If you have the new style
whirlpool maker you can jumper 2 pins and force a cycle (down around 4
and 5 o'clock on the wheel)
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