It worked fine, then suddenly it just started making a few cubes at a time. I've checked the water line ..... no krinks or leaks...any ideas?
Hi Slinn. "..... no krinks or leaks...any ideas?"
How about a solution. Would a solution work? ;-)
Your water valve has gone to appliance parts heaven and now, sadly, needs to be replaced. Don't sweat it, though. Even if you've never done it before it'll be a quick 1/2 hour job.
Tools;
1.) 1/4" nut driver or socket
2.) Pliers or 1/2" open end wrench
3.) A dirty towel (to clean up the little bit of water after the repair)
Parts;
1.) Valve (part# 4318046). (It can be purchased at your local appliance parts retailer)
Now for the fun stuff! Pull the fridge out (it's on rollers, just give it a good tug to get it started rolling) far enough so that you can get behind it to work. Turn the water off at the wall.
NOW UNPLUG IT!
(you wouldn't wanna look like this, would you?)
OK, you're behind the fridge, look down and right. You'll see where the water line connects to the fridge (that's actually the old valve there). Remove the water line from the valve with your Pliers or wrench and set aside.
See that cardboard panel on the back? You'll need to remove a few of the screws from the right side... enough screws removed to fold the cardboard back to expose the valve. Now remove the 2 screws that hold the valve on and pull the valve out from the cavity.
Get your new valve and hold it next to the old one and notice how it should be connected (wiring and tubing). Now all that's left is to do is pull the wiring and tubing from the old one and put it on the new one. Re-mount the valve and replace the screws for the cardboard. Now re-install the water line, use the towel to clean up the water and lastly, plug the fridge back into the outlet.
Really quick and easy. You should have no problems with ice after this.
SG
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