On May 21, 7:55*pm, Lawrence Borne wrote:
On May 21, 7:22*pm, Lawrence Borne wrote:

I have the standard modular ice maker for my amana fridge. *A few
months ago the ice cubes started getting smaller and smaller and
finally it just stopped making ice all together. *I tested all the
points with a meter and all seemed fine. *Everything works except it
does not fill with water. *I checked the fill tube for blockage and
the solenoid. *Here is the kicker. *If I short test points L and V the
solenoid activates and the ice tray fills. Then it freezes and dumps
the ice. *Except again, at the 11 O'clock position, no water. *So I
figured I had a bad thermostat and went ahead and bought an entire new
ice maker. *Installed it and I have the exact same problem. *With the
new maker I can fill the tray manually by shorting L&V for 7 seconds
which fills the tray. *Any ideas? *TIA.

L&V are standard points on all modular ice makers. *They energize the
solenoid valve. *Figuring it was the solenoid, I ordered one of those
too. *However, the fact that water was coming out when energized made
me think there was no problem. *I replaced the solenoid just now and
will see if that fixes it. *Can't be anything else. *The fact that the
ice got smaller and smaller means it is probably a solenoid that is
getting clogged or leaking water and allowing the fill tube to clog.

Could the icemaker maybe think the tank is full of ice and that is why
you are having a proble? Have you tested whatever it is that sense
the ice cube level??