I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. It has just stopped making cubes. Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:50:05 -0800 (PST), B
wrote:

I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. It has just stopped making cubes. Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Did you bump the switch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f65i37RmnF0

Tells you how to run a diagnostic test on your GE, too.

Jim

On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:50:05 -0800 (PST), B
wrote:

I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. It has just stopped making cubes. Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Most all icemakers are from the same factory. You can find
information to diagnose at www.repairclinic.com or
www.applianceaid.com

Aside from the PITA to reach into the freezer to work, they are fairly
simple to repair or replace. Sad thing is, once you've had an
icemaker, it is difficult to live without one.

Step one is to be sure you did not lift the bail wire that shuts it
off. Easily done by accident.

On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:03:12 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:


Aside from the PITA to reach into the freezer to work, they are fairly
simple to repair or replace. Sad thing is, once you've had an
icemaker, it is difficult to live without one.


Every year I rent a condo in Florida for 2-3 weeks vacation.
Big GE side-by-side with the ice/water dispenser.
I like it. Consider it a luxury.
But I don't have to fix it.
Everybody I know with them has to get them fixed sooner or later.
Lucky for folks here if they can fix them without a service call.
That's what this group is about.

When I get home from Florida I completely forget about the icemaker.
Twisting an ice cube tray is about as easy as it gets.
Filling it and putting it in the freezer isn't much harder.
When company is coming we just load up some zip-locks with cubes.
Anyway, I don't have any difficulty at all living without one.
Some things don't get past K.I.S.S. for me, and an icemaker is one.

--Vic

B wrote:

I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It's not unusual for the water fill pipe to freeze close. You might try using a
hair dryer on it for a few minutes and see if that thaws it open.

On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:50:05 -0800 (PST), B
wrote:

I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. It has just stopped making cubes. Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does the GE have replaceable filter for ice/water? My Fridgidaire
stopped making ice. Replaced the filter and all was well.

YMMV

On Jan 14, 2:57*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:50:05 -0800 (PST), B
wrote:

I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. *Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. *Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. *It has just stopped making cubes. *Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. *Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? *I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. *Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does the GE have replaceable filter for ice/water? *My Fridgidaire
stopped making ice. Replaced the filter and all was well.

YMMV

I vote its a failed solenoid valve, check for power at valve, to help
diagnose

"B" wrote in message
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I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. It has just stopped making cubes. Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm certainly no expert but I did watch the tech replace our ice maker under
extended warranty on our side by side Frigidaire. He basically unplugged a
multiple connection plug, unscrewed a couple screws that held the unit in
place, lifted it out, replaced it with new unit and plugged it in. It
probably didn't take 5 minutes. The water connection on back of fridge was
like a small spigot and wasn't even connected to ice maker. Assuming I could
find the right part I would certainly try this operation myself in the
future.

A couple other folks have good ideas. Other thought, is that the freezer
needs to be "some" coldness to allow the ice maker to work. Has your ice
cream gone soft?

Water valve has two valves -- so, if the water dispenser works, the ice
maker side can be broken.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"B" wrote in message
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I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. It has just stopped making cubes. Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

On Jan 14, 7:38*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
A couple other folks have good ideas. Other thought, is that the freezer
needs to be "some" coldness to allow the ice maker to work. Has your ice
cream gone soft?

Water valve has two valves -- so, if the water dispenser works, the ice
maker side can be broken.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"B" wrote in message

...
I have a GE side by side refrigerator/freezer that is about 6 years
old. *Yesterday the ice maker stopped working. *Usually I can hear
when it "calls" for water after dumping the ice cubes, but it is no
longer doing that. *It has just stopped making cubes. *Before I call
for service, I'd like to try to fix it myself, but I've never really
done anything like this. *Does anyone have any ideas what may be wrong
and what I could do to try and fix this myself? *I'm getting water
thru the water dispenser, it just seems that there is no water going
to the ice maker. *Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Knowing how they typically work could be helpful too.
The arm switch being low closes a switch that turns
it on. A motor starts rotating that moves the mechanism
and also moves a timing switch arrangement. The timing
switch turns on a heating element that melts the cubes
that are in the tray
enough so that they will slide out. When the motor moves
further it starts to push the cubes out. When they are out
it turns on the solenoid valve to let water in. When the
ice cubes get below freezing a temp sensor ends the
whole cycle. The tray is now full of cubes again.