psm2000
Member
- Model Number
- WRX735SDBM00
- Brand
- Whirlpool
- Age
- 6-10 years
I'm going to try to make this as short as possible. I have used this forum and found a lot of information here but still can't solve my problem using similar posts with a similar problem.
Background and Problem
-Refrigerator is a Whirlpool WRX735SDBM00
-Worked fine until about 2 years ago when the ice maker died
-Installed new ice maker and harness and it worked fine for around 2 years
-A few months ago ice production slowed and then stopped completely
-Ordered and installed a new ice maker (kept 2 year old harness in place)
-The new ice maker worked for a few days and also slowed and stopped
What I Have Tried
-Service Tests 36 and 37 both passed
-Changed water filter
-Jumped holes T and H on ice maker and it does an ice harvest and fills the tray up with water again (the water also freezes)
-Holes L and N show 120 VAC when the door sensors are pushed in and drops to around 10 when they are released
-Tested dual water valve (from the inside back of the frig) and it passed according to another post here but I can't remember the numbers
-Removed ice maker and hooked it up outside of where it normally sits to see if fan was running on it. I saw the fan running with my own eyes.
-Damper control showed no signs of ice blockage or anything and I can feel air come from the ice box into the refrigerator
Taking everything apart and putting it back together seemed to make the ice maker work again for maybe a day and then it stopped again
Temperature Testing
-Bought a freezer thermometer (with red temperature line)
-Freezer shows 0 F
-Ice box usually shows 20 F or above sometimes closer to 30 F
-Refrigerator shows about 40 F even though setting is at 35 F
-Changed freezer temperature to -3 F. This did nothing.
To my understanding (from this forum) the ice box needs to be colder to produce ice so I started focusing on the freezer.
Freezer Testing
-I hooked the thermometer to the top bar of the top freezer drawer on both sides of the drawer to test the temperature
-Freezer temperature is set to 0 F and consistently shows 0 F on my thermometer
-Took everything out of freezer and opened back panel to check for ice build up
-I had a block of ice on the upper right side of the freezer over the coils (see attached picture)
-I defrosted the ice and put it back together.
-Evaporator fan looked fine with no ice but I didn't see if it ran or not
-I couldn't tell if the pathway above the fan was blocked with ice but I saw no visible ice or water dripping from it while I was defrosting the other block of ice
-Coils had no ice build up
After all of this nothing has fixed the ice production problem or the warmer temps in the ice box and refrigerator. I have read here that the evaporator fan/motor in the freezer could also be the problem. How can I test that? Does anyone have any other suggestions or things I can try? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Background and Problem
-Refrigerator is a Whirlpool WRX735SDBM00
-Worked fine until about 2 years ago when the ice maker died
-Installed new ice maker and harness and it worked fine for around 2 years
-A few months ago ice production slowed and then stopped completely
-Ordered and installed a new ice maker (kept 2 year old harness in place)
-The new ice maker worked for a few days and also slowed and stopped
What I Have Tried
-Service Tests 36 and 37 both passed
-Changed water filter
-Jumped holes T and H on ice maker and it does an ice harvest and fills the tray up with water again (the water also freezes)
-Holes L and N show 120 VAC when the door sensors are pushed in and drops to around 10 when they are released
-Tested dual water valve (from the inside back of the frig) and it passed according to another post here but I can't remember the numbers
-Removed ice maker and hooked it up outside of where it normally sits to see if fan was running on it. I saw the fan running with my own eyes.
-Damper control showed no signs of ice blockage or anything and I can feel air come from the ice box into the refrigerator
Taking everything apart and putting it back together seemed to make the ice maker work again for maybe a day and then it stopped again
Temperature Testing
-Bought a freezer thermometer (with red temperature line)
-Freezer shows 0 F
-Ice box usually shows 20 F or above sometimes closer to 30 F
-Refrigerator shows about 40 F even though setting is at 35 F
-Changed freezer temperature to -3 F. This did nothing.
To my understanding (from this forum) the ice box needs to be colder to produce ice so I started focusing on the freezer.
Freezer Testing
-I hooked the thermometer to the top bar of the top freezer drawer on both sides of the drawer to test the temperature
-Freezer temperature is set to 0 F and consistently shows 0 F on my thermometer
-Took everything out of freezer and opened back panel to check for ice build up
-I had a block of ice on the upper right side of the freezer over the coils (see attached picture)
-I defrosted the ice and put it back together.
-Evaporator fan looked fine with no ice but I didn't see if it ran or not
-I couldn't tell if the pathway above the fan was blocked with ice but I saw no visible ice or water dripping from it while I was defrosting the other block of ice
-Coils had no ice build up
After all of this nothing has fixed the ice production problem or the warmer temps in the ice box and refrigerator. I have read here that the evaporator fan/motor in the freezer could also be the problem. How can I test that? Does anyone have any other suggestions or things I can try? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
