Maytag French Door Bottom Freezer Not Making Ice

To check the evaporator fan motor open the freezer door and then manually activate the freezer door switch.

Maytag french door bottom freezer not making ice.

Explore refrigerators shop french door shop bottom freezer shop side by side shop top freezer shop all refrigerators ranges explore ranges shop all ranges. If the refrigerator has a water dispenser check for a problem with the filter by doing the following. Remove jammed ice from the ejector arm using only a plastic utensil so the ice maker is not damaged. Look towards the back of the ice maker itself from inside the freezer the fill tube waterline will come in at the back take a flashlight shine it at the back to check the end of the tube or what you can do is remove the back panel you will see the water lines connected to a solenoid one solenoid is for the disperser the other for the ice maker disconnect the waterline from solenoid blow into it if it is clear then you either have a problem with the ice maker itself or the solenoid.

If the door switch is activated but the evaporator fan motor won t run replace the evaporator fan motor. If a large amount was recently removed it could take 24 hours to fully replenish. If the freezer temperature is too high ensure that the condenser coils are clear of debris and the condenser fan is working properly. A standard icemaker should produce about three pounds of ice a day.

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. This will likely resolve the issue. 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. In addition check to see if frost has accumulated on the evaporator coils.

The freezer temperature should be set between 0 and 5 degrees fahrenheit 18 to 15c for the ice maker to work properly. The icemaker isn t making enough ice.