The ice maker in my fridge makes some empty ice cubes and has ice on the fingers that scoop the ice cubes out. It is about 5 years old and I am thinking that maybe it isn't freezing the ice fast enough and the fingers then scoop through to dump the cubes, getting water on them, and then the water turns to ice. What then happens is the frozen water (or ice) on the fingers jamb them up and won't let them cycle through.

Just a theory but open for ideas.

 

my fridgedaire was doing that. not getting enough water. you can take out the valve and carefully take it apart. probably alot o dirt/sand in it. also it could be the icemaker tap on you line the tap hole is plugged. u can just tunr the valve of and on if thats it.

 

Don't know specifically about Maytags, but most icemakers have a stat built into them that senses when the water is frozen. It sounds like yours it stuck closed and allowing the fingers to eject based on time rather than temp, when only the edqes have frozen.

Take it out and look for a metal disk with a couple of wires coming from it - it should be open at room temp, and shouldn't close till around 25 deg.

 

I kind of doubt that Maytags would be any different, I will try that and let you know. Thanks.

 

did ya use a self piercing water valve when you installed yoru water line, cause they can cause the water to not flow fast enough, which will lead to hollow ice cubes.

 

Start with the easy stuff first.
Check your filter. If you have an inline behind the fridge, replace it. If you have a built in one, replace it.
I used this link to fix my icemaker.

http://www.american-appliance.com/se...dualimdiag.htm

 

I do have the built in water filter and it is past needing changed, I will try that next. Yes I used the piercing valve but have changed that a couple of times in the before and am pretty comfortable with it...I think.

 

I removed the failed ice maker and performed a post-mortum to detemine the root-cause of the failure. Removal began with me reaching behind the icemaker and disconnecting the power to the icemaker. Then I removed the single screw that attached the supporting "L" bracket located on the bottom of the icemaker unit. I then carefully lifted the bottom of the icemaker away from the wall. This move disengaged the two plastic latching features that anchored the top of the icemaker to the refrigerator wall. I could then pull the unit out so that I could inspect it for the problem. I have had experience with failed icemakers of similar design in the past and there is a fundamental weakness in their design. The small electric motor that is used to activate the various steps involved in making the ice moves a set of copper finger contacts around a circular track. During this movement, these contacts frequently make and break the electrical circuit that turns on the small heating element that is used to lightly thaw the ice so that the extraction fingers can more easily sweep the latest batch of ice cubes from the ice making tray. This making and braking of contacts can occur several times a day. Over the lifespan of the icemaker, this making and braking of the contacts erodes the contact fingers and also builds up a residue of carbon that ultimately results in the loss of electrical contact between the fingers and the copper track that it normally rides upon. Once the electrical contact is lost, the icemaking process comes to a grinding halt. Installing the replacement icemaker was a breeze. I just reversed the order of the previous steps and after reconnecting the power cable to the icemaker, it was back in the icemaking business. Of course there was a waiting period of approximately one hour before any ice was forthcoming since the new icemaker had to cold soak before it was ready to make the first batch. It has made ice consistenly since the installation.




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