ICE WITH PLASTICS TRAY

Hey Barb.. does it make "popping" sounds?.. if so..the ice "bucket" shaft has broken the plastic at the drive end.. or either the blades have lost their sharpened edges or the rod that runs through the ice tray is not working...
...... I have a GE.. the ice maker broke at about 13 months..I replaced it... it broke again.. its plastic and will break again...so I get no crushed ice... just big cubes..I am not replacing again!!..

Are you sure that the plastics you are putting in are dishwasher safe?? Also many plastics are only dishwasher safe if put in the upper tray!

Open your freezer and remove the ice bin. You will see the mechanism and the tray that fills with water to make the cubes. On the left there should be a rocker switch that turns the ice maker on and off with a green light that tells you if its on or not, under the ice cobe tray there is a small paddle that should move, give it a wiggle. On the right you will see the wire for the ice maker, make sure that it is plugged in. Once the icemaker starts working (little green light comes on) you should have ice within 24 hours. You may need to remove the ice bin and a
small plastic louvered cover above it.

Hope this helps.

the plastic tray is either cracked or the busing is worn out. ice is building up in the catching tray and is one large ice cube?

when ice maker goes into harvest the unit stall on the ice /the heater comes on and when tray is warm the ice moves out on the stripper . . i would think the tray is loosing its coating and the ice does't release and the heater stayes on too long . may have to replace the mold or ice maker .. ****

Ben open your freezer section and reach to the very back and top of your ice maker where the water inlet tube is located. Use your finger and check for ice formation near the end of the water inlet tube where the ice maker plastic water channel is.

If there is ice in that area unplug your unit and use a hair dryer to thaw out that area. Try not to keep the hot air blowing in the same place when your using the hair dryer so as not to melt any plastics. This some times just happens all by it self that there is ice formation in the water inlet area. While the unit is unplugged use the hair dryer to free your ice tray also.

Once you restart the unit it can take longer than usual before you have ice cubes again. Not more than 1 day. If you continue to have ice formation in your freezer section then your ice maker has and internal failure of either the water control micro switch or actuation lever. The ice maker can be repaired but the cost will be about 60 percent of the cost of a new icemaker..

yes but i need the model # that is inside the fridg side panel and i can get you the part # and price :)

Make sure the dispensor door flap is closing completely .
Remove the ice bin , close the door , set the display for cubed and press the dispensor pad . Do you hear a " clunk " sound ? If not , open the door and press on the light switch , and activate the pad again . On the back wall , next to the " forks " , is a square hole with a white plastic square . Does this plastic square raise up ? If not , remove the top freezer door hinge cover and disconnect the plug there ( this removes power to the dispensor ) , you will have to remove the 4 screws holding this panel , and determine if the solenoid is bad , wire came off , or plastic piece is broken . If the plastic piece does lift , then the problem is in the ice bin . Lift the long rod , and see if the flap moves , where the ice comes out . If not , you will have to determine why .

No water and no ice sounds like a bad water valve. It is located behind the panel where the water line enters the fridg.

There are repair instructions available for this particular ice maker at www.AnyoneCanFixIt.com Specifically, you should locate it at www.anyonecanfixit.com/household.htm