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| Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 11:07 pm |
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notsofat Grasshopper
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Hi Guys. I think you all are doing a great service by providing this site. I have a question. I bought a kenmore fridge some time back (mod# 253.71832102) and my icemaker has gone out. I have tried to replace the water inlet valve, but that wasn't the case. I have read on here how to jump the icemaker, but I don't think I have the nodes you guys are referring to. The icemakers model number is 240352403. I am not sure if a connection has gone bad or what the problem might be. Any help would be seriously appreciated. Would it be smarter to just get a new icemaker? Seems like they do not last very long to begin with. Thanks guys! d
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 11:44 pm |
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Ron Sublime Master of Appliantology 
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Hi D. Your Kenmore refrigerator was made by Frigidare. The ice-maker on this one has no test points but you can cycle it by removing the front cover and turning the center screw clockwise. Once it starts in a cycle it will call for water toward the end of the cycle. Listen for the water valve at that point and see if it's calling for water. Ron
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25th, 2005 11:47 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology 
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notsofat wrote: I have tried to replace the water inlet valve, but that wasn't the case. Does that mean you tried and failed to replace the valve or that you did in fact replace the valve but that didn't fix the problem? I have read on here how to jump the icemaker, but I don't think I have the nodes you guys are referring to. No, you have the old-style Whirlpool-built icemaker. Don't fool with it, just buy a new icemaker.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26th, 2005 03:23 am |
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notsofat Grasshopper
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I did replace the inlet valve, but it didn't fix the problem. Also, I have turned the screw to begin a new cycle, but am still not getting anything. How do I know where the problem is? I would love to just buy a new one, but I am a very broke graduate student and will end up having to invest in plastic ice trays before I can afford a new icemaker. Thanks for all the help to this point.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26th, 2005 03:41 am |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
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notsofat wrote: I did replace the inlet valve, but it didn't fix the problem. ... Wait: you're a graduate student, so you have an undergrad degree, and you've just thrown a part (and money) at a problem with no empirical justification and now you're too broke to fix the real problem? You gotta be an Education major.  Pull the cover off the icemaker and check the main timing gear. And get a job, for crying out loud.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26th, 2005 02:23 pm |
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notsofat Grasshopper
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 FYI, I did have a reason to replace the water valve. I checked it with a multimeter and found no resistance. Those who are supposed to know more about appliances than I do suggested that it should be replaced (per various posts on this site). The local repair shop also checked it and agreed that it should be replaced. However, I have done so and to no avail. I do have an undergraduate degree and am not an education major. You certainly seem to have a chip on your shoulder about grad students. To set the record straight, I am working on my Ph.D. in genetics. I get paid a small stipend for the research that I do, even though we usually work 100+ hours a week. I would call this a job.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26th, 2005 05:21 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
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notsofat wrote: You certainly seem to have a chip on your shoulder about grad students. Not at all. I've been there: M.S. Environmental Systems Engineering, Clemson University, 1988. So I expect more out of you because of it. Hey, you brought it up. And you didn't mention the fact that you used a multimeter to test the valve. I don't read minds; I comment on the posts as they're written. Anything else you think I should know that's relevant to your icemaker problem? Open the module head and you'll see this inside:  The problem is most likely either the main timing gear, as I linked you to previously, or one of the microswitches inside the module head. Occasionally, I see the thermostat go bad. The switches are tricky to catch because they usually test good at room temp, but act flakey at freezer temps; I usually just replace both microswitches for a couple bucks a piece.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 27th, 2005 03:43 am |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29th, 2005 07:39 pm |
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exsearsguy Sublime Master of Appliantology
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check your shutoff arm and make it is coming all the way down. Tap it slightly and listen for a very faint click.If you hear it, watch and see if your icemaker takes off.
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