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
OK, but how long have you been using the ice maker? And how long has it been stopped?
IME sometimes the cycle timing varies and I wonder if mine is broke (or breaking). -----
- gpsman
I generally run it about every two weeks since I only use a few ice cubes a day. Been using it since I got the house about 16 months ago. flipped the lever down yesterday (Wednesday) morning. It made about 10 ice cubes and then got quiet. I have flipped lever up and down a couple of times. If it does not come back to life and the repair is not both easy and cheap I can just go back to ice cube trays.
Lou
Depends on what you mean by "cheap". It's an easy replacement, with a new unit costing no more than $120.00. I got one for $80.00. Look online for your model, then tell the local appliance parts outlet how much you'd pay through "ecommerce", and they'll usually match that price. Tom
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
"Easy" is relative, based on experience and ability. Thank You.
Lou
Interesting idea. May not be so easy to do, but will look into it.
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
Thanks
On, under, around the ice maker. There is also a plug behind or under it to remove it. Check that.
You're welcome. Yep, I realize that just turning a screw can be overwhelming. Losers. Tom
You're welcome. Yep, I realize that just turning a screw can be overwhelming. Losers. Tom
You're welcome. Yep, I realize that just turning a screw can be overwhelming. Losers. Tom
I too bet the fill tube is frozen
Sorry. Tom
Please forgive my response to your reply (Uh, all three of 'em). I get flippant. Just remember to shut off the water before you remove the old icemaker, eh? Tom
tom wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@p39g2000prm.googlegroups.com:
You're a real charmer huh?
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