Ice maker stopped working

bragl01

I rarely used ice from the icemaker in my 2-3 year old fridge. I raised the sensing arm to stop the unit from making ice. It ramained this way for about four months.

With summer upon us I lowered the bar to allow the unit to start making ice again. Instead of ice I get a puddle on the floor under the fridge. The ice 'cups' never receive ANY water. The water dispenser in the front of the freezer door still dispenses water with good pressure. There is an external filter that I plan to change anyway (for the water).

I don't think the filter is my ice maker's problem as water is being delivered (it ends up on the floor). During the change from making ice to not making ice, nothing else was done to the fridge other than me raising the sensing arm and then lowering it after a period of months.

Am I a bonehead? Appreciate any help.

jeff1

Hi,

It is always a good idea to post the make and model# as well, changes are made constantly and none are the same.

http://www.applianceaid.com/model.html
Some model# helps.

Fill spout or fill elbow may have frozen shut from sitting so long unused...



jeff.

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bragl01

Sorry about that . . . what a rookie move. Frigidaire model FRS24WSGW1. The idea of the frozen tube makes good sense and your diagram closely resembles my units components. I'll try a defrost or maybe a blowdryer on the area of the tube. Thanks!

jeff1

The fill spout...



...should pull out from inside the freezer on your model.

The elbow...



...will only come out from the back of the refrigerator.

A hair dryer works well, be careful of any plastic or foam parts, that they don't melt.

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