Maytag French Door Refrigerator Stopped Making Ice

The icemaker isn t making enough ice.

Maytag french door refrigerator stopped making ice.

As ice is made the ice cubes will fill the ice storage bin and the ice cubes will raise the wire shutoff arm to the off arm up position. Save as pdf share. Shop french door. If the ice maker s water supply is not connected to water supply line turn the ice maker off.

How to turn the power on and off. Verify that the ice maker is turned on. If a large amount was recently removed it could take 24 hours to fully replenish. Do not force the wire shutoff arm up or down.

If your refrigerator was just installed it may take 24 hours for ice production to begin and up to three days for full ice production. The door switch turns off the ice and water dispenser when the refrigerator door is open. To determine if the door switch is defective use a multimeter to test it for continuity. Since many of the ice maker components are not sold separately you may need to purchase and replace the entire ice maker assembly.

How to turn the ice maker on and off on your maytag refrigerator. Before replacing the ice maker assembly check the water inlet valve water line and fan. To manually turn the ice maker off. If none of these parts are at fault and the freezer temperature is at least 15 degrees fahrenheit replace the ice maker assembly.

If the refrigerator has a water dispenser check for a problem with the filter by doing the following. A clogged or incorrectly installed water filter will reduce the water flow to the ice maker and dispenser which will result in small ice cubes low ice production or decreased water flow. How to turn the ice maker on and off on your maytag refrigerator. If the door switch does not have continuity when activated replace it.

A refrigerator section may to be too cold. If the door switch fails the dispenser will not turn on. How to troubleshooting refrigeration moisture. Lift the wire shutoff arm to the off arm up position and listen for the click.

The ice maker will continue to try to make ice causing a buzzing sound. Fill a turkey baster with warm water and pour the water over the. Your ice maker has an automatic shutoff. A standard icemaker should produce about three pounds of ice a day.

Turn the valve to the closed or off position. If the ice maker is on but disconnected to water supply line the following could happen.