A few days ago my wife woke me up with news that the lights were out in both the fridge and freeze in our 7 year old Frididaire side by side. I found the breaker tripped, reset it, and went about my day. Today several days later I've noticed that the ice maker isn't working. I removed the unit from the freezer and it had ice cubes in the mold (not a water supply problem). I thawed out the mold and examined the mechanical parts - everything looks ok - nothing broken, I could even turn the gear in the direction of the arrow and it moved. The freezer is as cold as it normally is. What else could be the problem? My guess is that the motor has burnt up and when it did it caused the breaker to trip, but I'm no expert on these things. If that's the case, would I be better off replacing the entire ice maker or replacing individual parts? Any thoughts would be most appreciated! Thanks.
2007-10-06 09:14:42 · 3 answers · asked by Crox Trader 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
this happened to our fridge too. i think we replaced the whole thing
2007-10-06 09:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a thought but did you inadvertently move the lever to the "up" position which stops the cubes from being dropped? Mine is like that... There are two positions; down to drop the cubes (and continue making ice) or up to discontinue. I know you probably looked at this already but in the small chance that you didn't realize you moved the lever it is worth mentioning.
Other than that.... check your owner's manual for "Trouble Shooting."
Hope someone here can help. What's a guy to do without ice??? ;-)
2007-10-06 09:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the fridge is 7 years old I would replace the whole thing.
2007-10-06 09:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋