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Ice Maker started acting up
2 of 2 people
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Bill from Sumas, WA
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
I removed the 2 screws on top and the one screw underneath holding the Ice Maker to the wall of freezer.I pulled the electrical connection from the wall next (wiggled it back and forth until it came out).
I matched it up to the picture from this site and ordered the replacement unit.
When it arrived, it had a lot of extra parts ... Read more to match up to mine and any other fridge.
A good tip is to keep the old unit so you can configure the new unit the same. Although it was easy, this took me the longest of the entire job. Once this was done, it took me !0 minutes to plug the new unit into my fridge and then attach it back to the wall with the 3 screws.Not a hard job.Thanks
I matched it up to the picture from this site and ordered the replacement unit.
When it arrived, it had a lot of extra parts ... Read more to match up to mine and any other fridge.
A good tip is to keep the old unit so you can configure the new unit the same. Although it was easy, this took me the longest of the entire job. Once this was done, it took me !0 minutes to plug the new unit into my fridge and then attach it back to the wall with the 3 screws.Not a hard job.Thanks
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Ice Maker Not Creating Ice Cubes
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Daniel from Albuquerque, NM
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Removed Ice tray and flap followed by the three screws that held the old ice maker in place. (I probably didn't have to remove the top two, they are designed to just loosen and lift up on the mecanism to free.) I then pulled the old wiring harness out of the original ice maker. A small screw driver helped in depressing a tab while pulling
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on the harness. The same process was used to remove the wiring harness that was attached to the new replacement unit. I connected the original wiring harness that I had disconnected from the bad ice maker, and it fit perfectly into the replacement unit. No need to splice or use any of the harnesses that came with replacement. I tried installing the new unit and discovered that there was interfernce with the water feed hose. I had forgotten to break off the tab on the end of the replacement unit. Once I did that using pliers, the unit fit fine. I tightened the screws, installed the on/off mecanism and replaced the tray and flap. I then waited and waited, hoping to hear the forgotten sound of water entering the ice maker. Had a beer and walked the dogs thinking I had failed, but low and behold, over an hour later, the ice maker turned on the water. Many hours later, my wife woke me up in the middle of the night to declare we had cubes! Success.
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Unit wasn't producing ice
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Michael from Ocoee, FL
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
It actually took me longer to think about the repair than actually doing it. It was three screws, two upper that you just loosen and then one on the bottom that you remove. Pulled the unit out and disconnected the power. Slipped the new unit onto the two upper brackets, after connecting the power cord, tightened the bracket screws, reatta
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ched the bottom set screw and I was making ice. Incredibly easy. When I ordered the replacement unit they said it would arrive in 3-5 days, but it only took a day and a half. Great experience all the way through. I'm a customer for life.
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My Kenmore Ice Maker stopped manufacturing ice
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Kenneth from Philadelphia, PA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
The repair was very easy. I ordered the part from Part Seelect and the delivery was very quick.
Opened the box and took out the new ice maker. Emptied the freezer, turned off the power and the water to the Refigerator / Freezer / Iceww Maker. Used a quarter inch nut driver to remove the old ice make. Really easy remove one scre ... Read more w and lewsen two ther screws. unplugged the wiring harness. Took the bale arm off old unit and installed it on the new unit. Check to make sure I had the right wiring harness installed on the ic make which it was. Installed and leveled the new unit. in a little over a hour I had ice. Had to make a few adjustments to the water level setting to make sure all ice cube trays filled up completely.
So easy to do a cave man could do it.
Opened the box and took out the new ice maker. Emptied the freezer, turned off the power and the water to the Refigerator / Freezer / Iceww Maker. Used a quarter inch nut driver to remove the old ice make. Really easy remove one scre ... Read more w and lewsen two ther screws. unplugged the wiring harness. Took the bale arm off old unit and installed it on the new unit. Check to make sure I had the right wiring harness installed on the ic make which it was. Installed and leveled the new unit. in a little over a hour I had ice. Had to make a few adjustments to the water level setting to make sure all ice cube trays filled up completely.
So easy to do a cave man could do it.
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Ice maker stopped making ice
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Sean from Lancster, CA
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Removed the one screw holding the unit in place in the freezer and pulled it out. Removed the 3 screws that hold the motor in place on the ice maker. Replaced the motor unit, replaced the 3 screws, and re-installed the ice maker.
Sears wanted $170 for labor for the 10 minute job, plus $130 for the part, which I got here ... Read more for $65.
Sears wanted $170 for labor for the 10 minute job, plus $130 for the part, which I got here ... Read more for $65.
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Ice maker quit, I cross wired the two solenoid valves and determined the valvles were not the problem.
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michael from naples, FL
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
Used a nutdriver and removed the lower mount nut, then loosened the the top two nuts and the icemaker lifted off, then unplugged the device and replugged it into the "old" plug(the new ones were not needed) then remounted it. Then it did not fill (as others posted happened right away.) Some poster suggested manually filling the tray so I
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did it. Later it froze and emptied and refilled and started working normally. Not sure if putting water had anything to do with it or it just took some time. It would be nice if the instructions addressed this issue.
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icemaker wasn't making ice
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JAMIE from HANOVER, PA
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
i followed the online instructions on how to take the icemaker apart, which were very easy to follow. Once the new part arrived it plugged right in and a few steps later it was back together. within the hour we were hearing the sound of ice dropping into the tray. thanks for all the help this definitely saved us money and hopefully we
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get many more years out of this icemaker.
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Stopped making ice. Black stuff coming out on ice
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Paul from Navarre, FL
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
First I removed the (3) screws holding the unit to the side of freezer wall with a nutdriver. Then I disconnect the Harness from the back of the freezer. You have to work the Harness off connector because it was very tight. The Unit came with the correct harness installed so I reconnected the harness to the Freezer and replaced the (3) sc
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rews. I had ice in about 2.5 hours.
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Water starting coming out of the ice maker uncontrolable - ice maker was broken
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Nicole from Fishkill, NY
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
removed the three screws holding the old ice maker in place - unpluged the electronics .... took the new ice maker pluged in the electronics screwed in into place and we were in business and had ice within an hour.
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Broken plastic track for drawer in refrigerator.
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Franklin from La Mirada, CA
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
First, removed drawer and shelf with flip up lid. Second, removed 4 screws holding track in place and replaced with new part. Reinstalled shelf, flip up lid, and drawer. Easy fix with proper replacement part.
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fridge door switch did not work
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stu from richmond, VA
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Socket set
I removed the switch housing (4 screws), replacing the switch in the housing was a snap. It took 5 minutes, cost $8 and light works like new!
Why didn't I order this part and do the repair earlier? Very simple.
Why didn't I order this part and do the repair earlier? Very simple.
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I was replacing the shelf rim in the freezer.
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Scott from SAN MARCOS, CA
- A Bit Difficult
- Less than 15 mins
It can be a little tricky to snap the piece into place on both sides of the self. The concern is that one might break off the connecting piece. This exactly what I did which led to this repair/replacement part. Patience was key to the success of replacing the rim to the shelf.
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door shelf broke off freezer door,
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vincent from PLANO, TX
- Very Easy
- Less than 15 mins
was very easy, to order the part, that i thought for sure it was'ent made any more, to my surprise was in stock.
it came two days late but that was ok, installed it with no effort .
thanks
jim
it came two days late but that was ok, installed it with no effort .
thanks
jim
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Ice maker did not make ice
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Alfred from CANTERBURY, CT
- Very Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
Ordered new ice maker from this site . Installation was very easy. Was happy to see that many electrical plugs were included. Chose the correct electrical plug and installed in 30 minutes. One note, be patient as it takes a while for ice maker to produce ice. When I heard the sound of ice dropping in the bin, I was very happy. Just in tim
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e for summer cold drinks. :)
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The coating on the mold /heater unit as cracked and some broken off and cause the water to drip down in the Ice trace and form large icicles
3 of 5 people
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James from Tomball, TX
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
I just removed the unit and replaced the mold/'heater with the new one and re-installed. It was very easy and didn't have to turn off the refer. or empty the frozen food.
However , there were not instruction that came with the mold/heater unit. I had no problem but other do-in-uselfers may need some basic instructons
Jim
However , there were not instruction that came with the mold/heater unit. I had no problem but other do-in-uselfers may need some basic instructons
Jim
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