Jamison_IO
Premium Member
- Model Number
- LMXS30776S
- Brand
- LG
- Age
- 1-5 years
Bear with me.
The water dispenser (LMXS30776S) stopped dispensing when activated when door closed. If then hold the glass in the position to activate the water dispenser, then slowly open the door to about 30 degrees from closed, the water spits out anywhere from .5 seconds to maybe a full second. If I close the door and re-open it, it will usually (but not always) dispense a bit. Same goes for ice.
When I do this with a magnet by the door reed switch (thus making it think the door is closed this whole time), the light in the fridge stays off as it should, but when I open the door to the point where it starts to fill, it keeps on going. It does not stop until I either remove the glass or remove the magnet from the reed switch, giving the appearance of the door having opened.
I am quite perplexed.
I have tested the reed switch every way I know how - it shuts off the light when the door is closed, the magnet verifies the open/closed sensing.
When the water starts then stops, there is a slight clunk, which I take to be the valve closing.
I have tried to make sense of the wiring diagram to determine if there is a mechanism other than the reed switch that, when interrupted, would prevent the water (or ice) from dispensing, but I can't figure that out. Something is interrupting the power to the valve when the door is closed, but not when the door is opened to a certain angle. With the door open and no magnet to defeat the reed switch, it's as if the first interrupt is corrected by opening the door, then almost immediately, it determined the door is open and stops.
But in that case - the light it on, so I know the reed switch is working to let the light on. It is so weird.
Is there maybe a flow or pressure sensor somewhere that needs too be satisfied prior to the check of the reed switch to allow the valve opening or dispenser putting out ice? Then as I open the door, the pressure sensor is satisfied and then allows the valve to open?
I hope this makes some sense.
Thanks for any help.
The water dispenser (LMXS30776S) stopped dispensing when activated when door closed. If then hold the glass in the position to activate the water dispenser, then slowly open the door to about 30 degrees from closed, the water spits out anywhere from .5 seconds to maybe a full second. If I close the door and re-open it, it will usually (but not always) dispense a bit. Same goes for ice.
When I do this with a magnet by the door reed switch (thus making it think the door is closed this whole time), the light in the fridge stays off as it should, but when I open the door to the point where it starts to fill, it keeps on going. It does not stop until I either remove the glass or remove the magnet from the reed switch, giving the appearance of the door having opened.
I am quite perplexed.
I have tested the reed switch every way I know how - it shuts off the light when the door is closed, the magnet verifies the open/closed sensing.
When the water starts then stops, there is a slight clunk, which I take to be the valve closing.
I have tried to make sense of the wiring diagram to determine if there is a mechanism other than the reed switch that, when interrupted, would prevent the water (or ice) from dispensing, but I can't figure that out. Something is interrupting the power to the valve when the door is closed, but not when the door is opened to a certain angle. With the door open and no magnet to defeat the reed switch, it's as if the first interrupt is corrected by opening the door, then almost immediately, it determined the door is open and stops.
But in that case - the light it on, so I know the reed switch is working to let the light on. It is so weird.
Is there maybe a flow or pressure sensor somewhere that needs too be satisfied prior to the check of the reed switch to allow the valve opening or dispenser putting out ice? Then as I open the door, the pressure sensor is satisfied and then allows the valve to open?
I hope this makes some sense.
Thanks for any help.