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Posted by LouB on May 1, 2008, 7:34 pm
pipedown wrote:
>> Blattus Slafaly ? (3) ¼ :) wrote:
>>> LouB wrote:
>>>> GE refrig with ice maker turned on by putting lever down
>>>> Put it down and it made ice for a few hours then just stopped.
>>>> Regrig has not been moved or touched in any way. Icemaker just appears
>>>> to have died. Any experience with this kind of thing.
>>>> Box is 5- 10 years old. Came with house that I bought last year.
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Lou
>>> Did you hit the switch in the ice box and turn it off? Did you bend the
>>> 'ice bucket full' arm/switch? Where is the water line taped off? Under
>>> the sink or in the basement?
>>>
>> What switch?? I will look for a switch (where?)
>>
>> Lou
>
> The switch is that which gets activated when the metal lever gets moved.
> Its possible that the switch was broken inside and moving the lever is now
> just a dummy move. There should be no additional switches to activate the
> icemaker. I find that simple disassembly and reassembly often fixes
> electromechanical problems even if you don't find the cause. 50/50 at least
> its worth a look in most cases.
>
> Check to see if the ice tray is full, if not the valve isn't even opening.
> Give it a day more. you might have just activated it during the defrost
> part of the cycle and it needs more time. If additional symptoms occur like
> frosting, continuous running or freezup of the fridge compartment then you
> may have a deeper problem with the defrost timer or the defrost heating
> coil.
>
> In older (not electronic controls) models, the ice maker and defrost timer
> were integrated and power to it is supplied through the drfrost heater coil.
> If the coil goes open, everything stops working except the cold.
>
>
Thanks
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