I have a Kenmore 696 side-by-side refrigerator. The Ice maker has stopped
producing ice.
I am assuming it is one of two problems: 1) no water getting to input, or
2) mechanical problem.
I don't want to call a repair-person, as they will charge me more for a
service call than the price of the maker.
I would like to diagnose the source of the problem myself and hopefully
replace and defective part.
Does anyone have any experience with a similar problem that they had? Any
good web links?

Thanks!
Leor

Leor Amikam wrote:

I have a Kenmore 696 side-by-side refrigerator. The Ice maker has stopped
producing ice.
I am assuming it is one of two problems: 1) no water getting to input, or
2) mechanical problem.
I don't want to call a repair-person, as they will charge me more for a
service call than the price of the maker.
I would like to diagnose the source of the problem myself and hopefully
replace and defective part.
Does anyone have any experience with a similar problem that they had? Any
good web links?

Thanks!
Leor
the service man will probably just replace the ice maker also.. not too
many service guys work on an icemaker its just as cheap to replace it as
it is for him to trouble shoot it.... they cost about $100 for the whole
thing.....

Leor Amikam wrote:

I have a Kenmore 696 side-by-side refrigerator. The Ice maker has stopped
producing ice.
I am assuming it is one of two problems: 1) no water getting to input, or
2) mechanical problem.
I don't want to call a repair-person, as they will charge me more for a
service call than the price of the maker.
I would like to diagnose the source of the problem myself and hopefully
replace and defective part.
Does anyone have any experience with a similar problem that they had? Any
good web links?

Thanks!
Leor
about the only thing i can tell you before replacing it is to make sure
your metal bar is not down (the one that comes down to tell the ice
maker that its full of ice, and if you have sight sensors-on my
whirlpool side by side it has an electric eye that will find the loaded
up icemaker and make it stop making ice--- the sight openings sometimes
gets clouded with front...just remove the frost...... it will come back
just wipe it again..... every week or so????

Thanks.

There is no water in the reservoir - is there some sort of pump in the
refrigerator itself that pumps water into the maker, or is it all
self-contained in the maker?

"jim" wrote in message ...
Leor Amikam wrote:

I have a Kenmore 696 side-by-side refrigerator. The Ice maker has
stopped
producing ice.
I am assuming it is one of two problems: 1) no water getting to input,
or
2) mechanical problem.
I don't want to call a repair-person, as they will charge me more for a
service call than the price of the maker.
I would like to diagnose the source of the problem myself and hopefully
replace and defective part.
Does anyone have any experience with a similar problem that they had?
Any
good web links?

Thanks!
Leor
about the only thing i can tell you before replacing it is to make sure
your metal bar is not down (the one that comes down to tell the ice
maker that its full of ice, and if you have sight sensors-on my
whirlpool side by side it has an electric eye that will find the loaded
up icemaker and make it stop making ice--- the sight openings sometimes
gets clouded with front...just remove the frost...... it will come back
just wipe it again..... every week or so????

I fixed it. It was just frozen stuck.

"Leor Amikam" wrote in message
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Thanks.

There is no water in the reservoir - is there some sort of pump in the
refrigerator itself that pumps water into the maker, or is it all
self-contained in the maker?

"jim" wrote in message ...
Leor Amikam wrote:

I have a Kenmore 696 side-by-side refrigerator. The Ice maker has
stopped
producing ice.
I am assuming it is one of two problems: 1) no water getting to
input,
or
2) mechanical problem.
I don't want to call a repair-person, as they will charge me more for
a
service call than the price of the maker.
I would like to diagnose the source of the problem myself and
hopefully
replace and defective part.
Does anyone have any experience with a similar problem that they had?
Any
good web links?

Thanks!
Leor
about the only thing i can tell you before replacing it is to make sure
your metal bar is not down (the one that comes down to tell the ice
maker that its full of ice, and if you have sight sensors-on my
whirlpool side by side it has an electric eye that will find the loaded
up icemaker and make it stop making ice--- the sight openings sometimes
gets clouded with front...just remove the frost...... it will come back
just wipe it again..... every week or so????