On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:23:31 -0400
"Buerste" wrote:

Something doesn't work so you take it apart and troubleshoot all the
components. You can't find anything wrong so you put it back together
and...IT WORKS PERFECT! It has happened to me for forever but what's going
on? My latest is the icemaker in the kitchen refrigerator. I spent hours
and hours finding documents and troubleshooting. No, it wasn't frozen-up,
(the most common fault it seems) the motor worked, the thermostat checked
out, the heater passed muster. The water valve is OK and all cleaned out.
(I've replaced plenty of those in different units over the years). Of
course, I find nothing else that could cause it to crap out so put it all
back together and...it works just fine. Go figure. I've had hundreds if
not thousands of this kind of thing, I'll bet everybody else does too!

I spent a good part of my life servicing stuff and that is a pretty
common occurrence. If at all possible try to keep verifying that the
problem still exists. Be really, really careful as you disassemble
everything, noting anything that looks suspicious. Go back to step one
if you do and verify that the problem still exists. Try hard not to
give it a thump/slap, you should have already tried this route before
you made up your mind to really try fixing it.

I fixed way too many things in my day simply and carefully removing the
covers to get inside...

Write down as many notes/thoughts you have on it right now while they
are fresh in your mind. When it happens again those notes could be very
useful.

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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