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Appliantology: Icemakers

Appliantology Table of Contents
Buying a Replacement or Add-On Icemaker
Get the right icemaker kit with the help of this handy table.		 What Type of Icemaker Do I Have?
And don't tell me "Kenmore." Look, Bubba, if you don't know what you don't know, then how 'bout finding out?
The New GE IM6 Icemaker
Learn how to troubleshoot this new icemaker from GE... for all the good it'll do ya.		 Icemaker Water Filters
Clean up ice taste and odor problems with an inexpensive, easy-to-install filter.
Fed-up with Fill Tube Freezing?
Does the fill tube in your icemaker keep freezing up? Seems the manufacturer's have finally recognized this problem...and done something about it!		 Installing an Icemaker and Water Supply Line
Lots of ways to do this job, only one right way, though. Check it out, Hoss.
Ice Maker FAQs

Order Parts for Your Icemaker (or Ice Maker)

Diagnostic & Repair Guide: Icemakers

Problem Possible Solution
No freakin' ice! The world's gonna end! We're all gonna die!
  • Your freezer temp is too high. "Oh no, it's fine. I just felt it." Oh, well, you must have a calibrated palm then, Mr. Bionic Dude. And can your magical palm tell me if the temp is less than 17ºF? Cause that's what it need to be before your icemaker will even work. Whodathunkit?
  • The icemaker timing gear broken or stripped (old style crescent cube icemaker). The flex tray icemaker also uses a timing gear (of a different type) which can strip out and cause this problem.
  • The water switch in the older style crescent cube maker (the ones with the plastic gear) is fried.
  • Icemaker module head in the newer style crescent cube maker is fried. Jump T to H to activate icemaker and observe harvest cycle. Measure for 120v at the fill valve which should appear momentarily toward the end of the harvest cycle. If valve never gets the 120v, the module is fried. If the harvest cycle never starts after jumper T to H, the module is fried.
  • The water inlet valve is fried (if you have a dispenser and a icemaker in your fridge, then your water inlet valve looks like this.Test coil continuity with ohm meter.
  • The water fill spout in the freezer plugged with ice. Pull that sucker out and clear it. This usually means you got a leaky valve, too.
  • No water getting to the water inlet valve behind the fridge. Hey, everything might be working great 'sept you got no water.
That sucker leaks inside the freezer and makes one helluva mess!
  • If you got an older GE icemaker, those ejector seals are bad for leaking. Those old GE icemakers suck anyway and I'd go ahead and upgrade to the newer Whirlpool design that everyone's using nowadays. Gotta keep up with technology, Hoss.
  • The fill volume needs to be turned down. There's an adjustment on the side of the module head.
  • The water inlet valve leaks. You can tell this by icicles hanging off the fill spout and down the side of the icemaker.
Man, my freakin' ice STINKS!
  • You need to install an in-line water filter in the icemaker water line just before the fill valve. Replace it every six months.

Still confoosed, Grasshoppah? Check out the Ice Maker FAQs. To learn more about your icemaker, or to order parts, click here.

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