EF48DBSS Dacor Refrigerator - Instructions

Removed three screws. Removed old part. Inserted new part and reinstalled three screws. Doesn't get much easier that

I followed the instructions on the PartSelect videos I found on YouTube. (turn off ice maker) 1. remove cover by GENTLY pushing pins aside, 2. remove screw underneath right/rear, 3. remove plastic thingy that the screw went through, 4. push up tabs underneath left & right, 5. slide out ice maker, 6. disconnect wiring harness, 7. pull off plastic cover (no screws), 8. remove 3 screws from controller, 9. install new controller, then reverse 1. thru 8. Unfortunately I was a little heavy handed when removing the cover and broke the bracket. I replaced it at the same time for about $10 (off & on with 2 screws).

Removed cover took out 2 screws put in new unit put 2 screws back in put cover on done

research of company website showed parts to buy (per percentage of failure) and how to install those parts I viewed video on installation of parts and did the job, it was a snap

Went to parts select and found diagram of parts then found their page that shows percentages of each part being the cause (very helpful) then I watched video of repair (very, very helpful) and fixed the problem. Your company, PartSelect is the best! Rick

Repair was easy ordered correct part according to the model number new Ice guide Shute snapped into place according to the repair video guide.

easy,remove old parts installed new parts,icemaker started working properly.

watched the video. If your water dispenser is working on and off and it eventual quits,it is the water control vale that needs to be replaced.

I called a repairman, who removed the ice maker and reinstalled it, not once -but- three different times and charged me $84.60. (That's all he did.) I remembered, PartSelect, watched video, ordered motor, received in three days, installed in less than fifteen minutes. Within ten minuted water was running in and later ice was dropping into bin, next day bin was full. Wish I had trusted myself and looked up my fridge problem on PartSelect before calling that (repair) man, and saved myself $84.60. By the way, I'm a 67 year old female.

I'm sorry I can't help you with this, as one of my sons diagnosed the problem and did the repair for me. It took him maybe five minutes to swap the parts, and the ice maker has been working fine ever since.

Found video on YouTube. Ordered part from partselect. Part arrived and viewed video to refresh memory. Our refrig was a little newer than the video but the process ww was the same and quite simple after viewing the video.

The video explains it well, however, for those with the built-in model, the one with the wood panels, things are a bit different. Thanks to another writer, I received help. After you unscrew and remove the two side metal décor strips from the freezer, you are left with how to remove the no-screws décor ice/water panel. It does NOT slide out. You must carefully bend the panel out and away from its top and bottom tracks. I do wonder why not just make it slide out, but no such luck. Be careful not to over bend. However, once you begin bending from the middle out, it will become clear to you how its going to come out. Also, with this panel removed, and left hanging there, it is not necessary to unplug any of those electrical connects. The only electrical work is removing the light from the control bracket you are replacing, as shown in the video. I found bending the décor panel back in place was easier than pulling it out. Be sure to unplug the unit. Plug found at top of refrigerator behind very top wood panel. You will need to easily remove this very top wood panel, and you will need a step ladder to reach plug.

took off the faceplate and within 10 minutes job was complete.

Open freezer door and close flap on the left being sure not to block the infrared beam. If red light goes solid in a few seconds the Emitter receive and xmit boards are good. Unplugged fridge, Took the ice machine out took off the motor/controller cover and jumpered the two test points together with a short length of insulated wire. place the ice maker back on bracket to free up my hands and plugge in the fridge, turned ice maker on. Closed the flap and ensured red light was on solid and I was not blocking the beam... the motor control wheel did not turn slowly/cycle as it should have with the jumper inserted... Motor/controller assembly was bad. Pulled out icemaker and noticed some corrosion in the ice tray so ordered the entire ice maker instead of just the motor/control assembly... cost only about $30 more. New ice maker arrived and I installed, took about 10 hours before it got cold enough and began making ice.

Determined the control bracket was broke when I remove the front panel and pieces of plastic fell out. Followed the video for replacing the control bracket step by step using my tablet set up next to the refrigerator.