Icemaker troubles........

heyttown

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We have one of those rotary half moon ice cube maker....Which in turn rotates and drops the cube down into a large bin directly underneath the maker......I came home from work to find a rather large very wet spot on my carpet in my dining room,approx 2' from the fridge...I just started watching my parents dog who is on some meds and such, and I immediatly thought she got sick while I was at work...Later this evening,I went to get some ice to make a drink and realized the ice bin which is approx 12"x12"x5" frozen solid....Filled to the brim and I realized thats why my floor was soaked(bummer)..... I have had a problem with half filled trays(hollowed out ice cubes) and all the research I could find pointed to calcium deposits on the self piercing valve into galvanized pipe....(I have yet to fix it as Im in the middle of replumbing the house)....So not sure if that helps or not, but I figured the more info the better...<br /><br />Why did the tray fill up on its own (Im assuming some kind of flow valve or something) but how can I fix it.<br /><br />Fridge and icemaker is 4 yrs old.
 

chuckz

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Re: Icemaker troubles........

I had a similar problem. The problem is the water solenoid valve is not fully closing. The inlet in the freezer clogs with ice and the waterline between the solenoid outlet and the ice maker inlet leaks. The fittings are NOT designed to hold pressure. This could be caused from a little debris from your plumbing work getting into the valve.<br /><br />I was able to order a replacement valve from E-bay for $15.50 including shipping. This was less than half of what the local appliance parts dealers wanted.
 

crappiehunter

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Re: Icemaker troubles........

I would check the water line coming in. Im talking about the line that fills up the tray. Alot of time I see this as the problem. They will get half frozen and wont let enough water in to fill up the tray.<br /><br />Jason
 
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