Amana Bottom Mount Refrigerator service manual Excessive Ice Production

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Ice Maker Troubleshooting Chart

 

Excessive Ice Production

 

 

 

Problem

 

Action

 

 

 

Shut-off arm not in actuator

 

Replace shut-off arm in actuator

 

 

 

Deformed shut-off arm

 

Replace shut-off arm

 

 

 

Broken shut-off lever or

 

Replace module

lever bypassing vertical cam

 

 

 

 

 

Broken module actuator

 

Replace module

 

 

 

 

 

Hollow Ice Cubes

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Action

 

 

 

Low water fill volume

 

Adjust module screw, clear water path,

 

 

 

or replace water valve

 

 

 

Improper freezer air-flow

 

Direct air flow away from thermostat

 

 

 

Thermostat out of calibration

 

Replace thermostat

 

 

 

Apply alumilastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flooding or Ice in Bucket or Freezer

 

 

 

Problem

 

Action

 

 

 

Thermostat out of calibration

 

Replace thermostat

 

 

 

Apply alumilastic

 

 

 

Jammed cube stalled in water-fill cycle

 

Remove cube

 

 

 

Determine reason for stall

 

 

 

Leaky water valve

 

Replace water valve

 

 

 

Excessive water fill volume

 

Replace water valve

 

 

 

Motor stalled in water-fill cycle

 

Replace module

(12:00 ejector position)

 

 

 

 

 

Contaminated module

 

Replace module

 

 

 

Refrigerator or ice maker not level

 

Level refrigerator or ice maker

 

 

 

Excessive water pressure

 

Decrease water pressure (20-120 psi) (1.4 - 8.2 bar)

 

 

 

Shorted and burned module shut-off

 

Replace module

switch and contacts

 

 

 

 

 

Broken locking tab on verticle cam

 

Replace module

(Stalled in water fill)

 

 

 

 

 

Fill-tube not properly positioned in

 

Reposition fill tube

fill cup

 

 

 

 

 

Fill cup water opening blocked

 

Replace fill cup

 

 

 

Cubes fall over back of ice maker,

 

Replace fill cup

melting in freezer

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1996

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