Thread: Water leaking from ice maker

Hi,

After years of running fine the printed circuit in the module head often wears and the contacts become too long and allow the icemaker to over fill, and the only solution is replacing the ice maker.

Here's the ice maker assembly for your model you can order here:
Manufacturer's Number: D7824706Q

Jake

Thank you Jake. I thought that might be your reply after reading other threads.

Yup, always fixes it.

Jake

Originally Posted by Shari

Thank you Jake. I thought that might be your reply after reading other threads.

Jake,
I installed a new ice maker 25 hours ago and it has not dropped the first load of ice yet. Did I do something wrong?

Did you see it cycle and put water in? So ice is in it now but won't cycle?

Where did you buy this ice maker from, the link I posted above?

Jake

Jake,

I went and checked it last night at 10:30 and ice cubes are in the ice maker, but I was able to push down on them and there was still water under the ice cubes. They were shaped correctly, just smaller with water under them in the little tray they form in. I just checked again now at 6:30 AM and it hasn't dumped. I bought the icemaker off ebay because I couldn't afford the one you advised, but it is new and advertised as original equipment, not a generic unit. It also looks exactly like the one my refrigerator came with. If you want to check the ebay listing it is #220800941539. I did watch water go into the tray after I replaced it and turned the water back on and felt the water in the tray. But obviously, it has been 32 hours now since I turned the water on and it has not dumped ice. I did have to use the old shut off bail arm which locks up into place (if you want to stop ice from making) and releases and drops down like it should. I did have a hard time unplugging the wire harness. I had to use a needle nose pliers to get a hold of the plug and pull it out. I am wondering if I damaged the wire harness?? It snapped into the new part just fine and the heater part must be working for there to be water under the ice cubes.

Thanks,
Shari

Jake,
I just watched a video on YouTube about replacing icemakers and realized I did not put the wire with the black sleeve behind the clip when I changed the wiring harness. I just took it out and put that wire behind the clip. Will wait to see if that fixes it. What does that do when you put the wire behind that clip?
Shari

That's a thermal fuse that sits against the mold body and kills the power should the heater stick in the on position.

Jake or Rick,

It has been 2 hours since I put the wire behind the clip. I turned the water off to make the repair and turned it back on when done. The water has not filled the ice cube tray yet. Is that normal?