Maytag Ice Maker Door Flap Won T Open

To determine if the dispenser door solenoid is defective use a multimeter to test it for continuity.

Maytag ice maker door flap won t open.

If the dispenser solenoid is defective the dispenser door won t open. Cleveland tn 37311 1 877 477 7278. Ice dispenser flapping display flashing on refrigerator. We have the essential accessories you need to install or uninstall a refrigerator ice maker kit or to help integrate your independent ice machine seamlessly into your kitchen.

Because the ice may not be completely frozen yet when the harvest fingers try to harvest the ice cubes the fingers bring up icy water that attaches to the stripper. The flap on the outside door for the ice doesn t open so when you try to get ice it is stuck in the shoot and melts. This icy water can then freeze on the stripper during the next cycle causing an ice bridge. I have checked to see if any ice was frozen on the dispenser.

Remove jammed ice from the ejector arm using only a plastic utensil so the ice maker is not damaged. Set up and maintain your standalone or refrigerator ice maker with genuine maytag kits and parts. The flap for ice reservoir has to be shut. It may come a surprise but this failure is often misdiagnosed.

Hiya when the ice maker will not allow the made ice to drop into your glass this means either of two problems. You will hear silence istead of the solinoid sound 2. This ice bridge will cause the harvest fingers to jam. California 19410 business ctr dr.

Give it a good slam not too hard because you don t obviously want to break it. If the ice maker flap is open the ice maker will simply not work. Either the solenoid that should start when you press the lever with your glass is failing. If you ve woken up in the middle of the night to the ice dispenser door flapping and the display flashing on your refrigerator the control board in the unit may be the culprit of the chaos.

I cleaned the ice off and it still won t work. Northridge ca 91324 1 877 477 7278 tennessee 240 edwards st.