Ice maker not making ice troubleshooting jumper test cycle

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2 жыл бұрын

If your ice maker not working, not getting water, not making and dropping ice, I’ll show how to jumper diagnostic cycle and voltage test. This troubleshooting works on modular ice maker for Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Jenn-Air, Kenmore models. If your ice maker is not getting water, the water inlet valve could be bad. Or the water supply tube could be frozen shut because of a dripping water valve. Either way, the valve needs to be replaced. If you have frozen ice cubes in the tray, but the ice maker is not dropping it, the temperature in your freezer could be too warm. Or the ice maker is broken.
This video is for entertainment purposes, and if you are not comfortable with electricity, please call a technician to troubleshoot it for you.

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@tylerlewis7566 Жыл бұрын

Why can’t all KZfaq videos be this perfect for troubleshooting?!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tomblades7979 5 ай бұрын

Amen!

@cindiriye77 Ай бұрын

Great stuff

@daniellessard8213 Ай бұрын

Agreed 100%

@drewchristopher5056 4 ай бұрын

The gold standard for what all helpful troubleshooting videos should look like. Thanks very much.

@Your-Self 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Gerrylaregina Жыл бұрын

Good job. Your video help me to bring back my ice maker back to life. We need more people like you in this world. Thank you so very much.👍

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@pcascio 11 ай бұрын

Great video, logically presented and with good visuals. 5-Stars. Thank you.

@Your-Self 11 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@grandycuban 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best ice maker trouble shooting videos I've seen. Thank you!!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful!

@mysticfire7661 2 жыл бұрын

YES!! 👊❤❤❤

@geowalk791 Жыл бұрын

4:59

@reedwelch Жыл бұрын

Straight forward and to the point. Great job.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@padahn57 Жыл бұрын

You are a great pedagogue with a simple and easy-to-understand approach. Thank you

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bdfbdf4048 2 ай бұрын

This video is done so well! The jumper cable did the trick. Thank you! After I fixed the ice maker, I watched your video on how to fix the garage door opener. That went just as well! Thank you

@Your-Self 2 ай бұрын

Good to hear it!

@plony777 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The test points were exactly what I was looking for, to trigger, test and diagnose my dead solenoid!

@tlc8865 2 жыл бұрын

I just jump started the icemaker with the wire you suggested, it is working now!! Thanks so much for this awesome , clearly explained video. Cheers!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear it!

@carmelom269 2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely the best help video on this topic I have viewed to date. Helpful video. Thanks.

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@sstrentzsch Жыл бұрын

Concise and to the point - excellent presentation of exactly the right information.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@Steve-jv8jf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I have a two-year-old KitchenAid French door, bottom freezer refrigerator. It's on its second ice maker. Tried this trick, and it has been working great for 2 weeks solid!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Shane_Little Жыл бұрын

This was a great video! I have a customer with this problem and I've never messed with an ice maker. Thank you so much!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@carlsails58 6 ай бұрын

Best troubleshooting video I’ve seen in awhile. Hands down! Thank you.

@Your-Self 6 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@ph4desabin551 Жыл бұрын

Simple not 30 mins of talking love it

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@triciak.bowers3569 Жыл бұрын

Thank you VERY much for the information. My ancient ice maker is once again working fine, thanks to your giving me the facts I needed to diagnose its troubles. There was just a bit of ice in the wrong place; now that it's clear out, pieces of ice are being turned out once again with no problem at all 🙂

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped.

@user-G2P7C3S5T7 2 жыл бұрын

the jumper worked and the ice maker slowly lifted the ice out of the tray after the heater warmed enough to get the ice out. I'm looking forward to checking it later this evening. This was a very clear explanation and working item by item, the ice maker lifted the ice out and it slid into the drawer. Thanks so much!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@patrickmcnamara5846 Жыл бұрын

And the wire harness I have a voltage and one pan only is this correct?

@p4our587 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! I watched a video before this one that linked your video in his description. He did a great job & now I understand why? He had a great source! Thank you, very much!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@pigseye2 3 ай бұрын

Best ice maker troubleshooting video on you tube. Thank you!

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@CelestialD7 9 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I was looking for. The instructions are very easy to understand. Thanks so much! 😊

@Your-Self 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jameskeough4620 6 ай бұрын

Nice, straight ahead video! 24 yrs. on this maker? I'm happy to get 2-4 yrs. out of one.

@kwasind11 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, Very straight and to the point!! Thank You Sir!🙂

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@cathycleveland5151 11 ай бұрын

I have this type ice maker. It doesn’t know when to stop making ice, when the bin is full. You make a great video!

@madmaxd1 Жыл бұрын

I have a rental property where I just had an issue. Both times I checked it the fingers were not visible. I used the jumper and the cycle seemed to have worked. Thanks for the video

@turbosmom99 Ай бұрын

Great video! And no annoying background music. Ty! ❤

@Your-Self Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@janjones4772 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing with us, so great to have people like you,that help us find our problems 👍👍😊😊

@kristinbolick7914 Жыл бұрын

Such a clear and easy to understand explanation. Thank you so much!!!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@caznim 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining so clearly and sharing your knowledge with us. This is the best troubleshooting video I’ve found

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@wally8404 11 ай бұрын

Yes! Great video and very informative! Much better than the video's from the "experts" that I watched prior to watching yours. I like how you cover the main point at the very beginning. The freezer has to be cold enough to create ice. My ice maker worked fine for a few years but stopped making ice a few days ago. I did all the electrical and waterline checks but could not find anything wrong. Turns out that my freezer was too warm. The prior cooling level was fine until the last few days when the temperature in the home and opening of the freezer compartment has been increasing. Thanks for your help!

@Your-Self 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@josephb3970 8 ай бұрын

I wish I would have found this video before I just ordered the wrong valve. Outstanding information and I thak you

@paulcalif Жыл бұрын

The motor for mine stopped working so I purchased a new motor that came mounted on an end cap. Only three screws held it in. There is a flat side on a shaft for the ejectors that needs to be lined up but that was easy. Also, I removed the bar that senses when the tray is full. I just pulled the one side out, installed the new motor assembly and reinserted the bar. It took maybe 10 minutes. It would take 3 next time. You don't need to remove the icemaker for this repair if it is the motor that's bad. This video shows you how to test the motor. I would use an insulated wire instead of a paper clip, it's 120v. Thanks for the video!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@bonnietomlinson8876 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, so helpful. Very clear and to- the-point.

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@bonnietomlinson8876 2 жыл бұрын

Your paperclip tip (and my hairdryer) got our seized machine back up and running. Thanks a lot.

@daniellessard8213 Ай бұрын

This video saved me time and possibly my sanity, thanks for posting.

@Your-Self Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it

@jviews1 3 ай бұрын

best video. Thank you for showing and doing actual voltage tests while installed. great logic on diagnosing. thank you.

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@stephenlomond3720 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. With the information in this video I was able to get my ice maker working again. Turns out it just needed a couple of test cycles.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@zentember 11 ай бұрын

can you elaborate how you initiated the test cycles? i did the TH jumper and nothing happened. also tried LV jumper to fill water nothing happened

@stephenlomond3720 11 ай бұрын

@@zentember I used a piece of electrical 12 gauge household wire and stripped off an ich of insulation on each end. I held the wire in place as it went through a couple of cycles. At the end of the second cycle the water poured into the tray.

@zentember 11 ай бұрын

@@stephenlomond3720 where did you hold it in place? i was able to manually fill it with water but when i hold in TH nothing happens

@stephenlomond3720 11 ай бұрын

@@zentember I inserted the wire in T and H as it shows in the video at around 2:03 leave the wire inserted to get it to complete the cycle takes a minute or so to complete a cycle. .

@loum7211 Жыл бұрын

Thank you this was very helpful and easy to follow. Well done!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@joeclark2646 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the temperature requirement for the ice maker to start making ice!

@adriennestinson1376 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Explained perfectly and not with all the unnecessary information people add on.

@Your-Self 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@mtgwdefender 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Simple and practical video

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@muchlovetoall7966 7 күн бұрын

Ty so much. Got it to work n didn't have to pay someone to come out. 😁

@Your-Self 7 күн бұрын

Good to hear!

@lorichan1420 10 ай бұрын

I’m so amazed how this worked ! I did it exactly how he did and it really worked I can’t believe this ! Thank You

@Your-Self 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@luislozano6929 7 ай бұрын

Most excellent. right to the point and quick. Thank you!

@Your-Self 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Weepyish 10 ай бұрын

Amazing job explaining - very helpful. Thank you so much.

@Your-Self 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@hootinouts 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video my friend. Very easy to follow and very good videos. Thank you for sharing.

@Your-Self 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@MichaelLambert-hy9hf 3 ай бұрын

This troubleshooting video is as good as it gets. Thanks indeed!

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@JamesCesariniPE 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic, well thought out and logical troubleshooting video. Bravo Sir.

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@bassaddict8323 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video! This helped me solve my problem...

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

@fatihgul77 2 жыл бұрын

Really very helpful video. Having problem with icemaker and this will help a lot

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear it!

@mojosdad68 8 ай бұрын

Very helpful in diagnosing, thank you for posting.

@Your-Self 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@justinecooper9575 2 жыл бұрын

Clear and concise. Thanks!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@DHDII 2 жыл бұрын

Very very helpful. Thank you, great video

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@marissamiller6244 Жыл бұрын

Got my icemaker working again w this video, Series 500 Sub Zero. Thank you

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@Rhenexful Жыл бұрын

Very informative 👏🏿 👌🏿 thank you for sharing

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@davidoverton1496 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Fixed my ice maker!!!!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@bjsongster9784 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You’re the best! I unplugged my drain lines due to ice formation in freezer and water on the floor. After solving that problem my ice maker stopped working! Not sure why! It’s a Frigidaire side by side and only 2 years old! If anyone has any ideas please let me know! Thank you so much! Your friend, Barry

@kellynkarr6270 4 ай бұрын

This was very well done. Thank you ❤

@Your-Self 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@CoolRaul Жыл бұрын

Real help. Go thru the troubleshoot steps and eliminate the problem. Mine was water outlet frozen. Used a hair dryer. hopefully works for while but suspect valve maybe slightly leaking water into the tray well. if so, I now know how to swap out the unit. thnaks.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@zoomerboomer6834 Жыл бұрын

Excellent informative presentation!👍👍👍 Thank you, subscribed.❤️

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome!

@coachtlbrown 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you!

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Russellviews 4 ай бұрын

Wow. Very comprehensive.

@Your-Self 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Russellviews 4 ай бұрын

@@Your-Self and it worked. i commented before I tried it

@jimmiejordan1 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. That was exactly what I needed to know.

@Your-Self 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@dbernstein7901 10 ай бұрын

Great troubleshooting video, thanks

@Your-Self 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@RushMayhemIV 11 ай бұрын

just got a cheap fridge and replaced to 25 year old icemaker using this video, thanks!

@alexdelara9858 Жыл бұрын

Super ! That's what I needed to know. Mine worked to start the ejection cycle, finished, then it squirted water in as expected. Maybe it's just the inside temperature ... gonna give it another 24 hr. Thank you.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@brimis820 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, nicely done.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@natusfreedom472 2 жыл бұрын

Most informative info .. great info to troubleshoot

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@shellybrentlinger7403 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you so much.

@Your-Self 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mysticfire7661 2 жыл бұрын

Oh...I guess I manually restarted it with the paper clip because I hear it filling with water now!! Will see if I have ice when I wake up tomorrow. Thank you so much!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@mysticfire7661 2 жыл бұрын

It's working fine now. Thank you again, really appreciate your help kind sir. 😊

@thomasjespersen2399 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Mine did not start immediately, as it seemed stuck. Took a little brute force on the wheel that ironically said "do not rotate manually".. Then it went on it's merry way.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

LOL, thanks for watching!

@jonnybb1 Жыл бұрын

I wish to thank you for this video. I used it to test my old one and then the new one! P.S. Old one bad heater, new one works great! JonnyB in Sunny San Diego

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@Josh-The-Goat 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, very informative! 😃

@Your-Self 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@blacksunshine489 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@pralaypatel7110 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video.

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@williamgranados8786 2 жыл бұрын

Best video for my problem thanks so much

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@Gillman78 Жыл бұрын

Well explained. You could teach if you don't already.

@alexnunez4019 6 ай бұрын

This is awesome!

@theofulk5636 Жыл бұрын

Very informative ! Thank you.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@danwhigham829 11 ай бұрын

Great video!! very thorough!

@Your-Self 11 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@mtbwithjonnyb8818 4 ай бұрын

It works glad I found this video!

@Your-Self 4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@thetimeofmylife9425 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Thank you sir.

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@thetimeofmylife9425 2 жыл бұрын

@@Your-Self I was able to fix mine. It was a heater terminal issue. Had to put new conductors in it.

@Ajai11 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ... excellent video!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@billybonz4213 Жыл бұрын

great video..... I LOVE YOU MAN!!!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ericviessmann7507 10 ай бұрын

Helped a ton!!!!

@deejaydixon854 Жыл бұрын

Love the video help me a lot ice maker was just off

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped.

@suniliqbal781 2 жыл бұрын

That's for helping me out I have same refrigerator and I have the same issue refrigerator not make ice but I think it work now I will check tomorrow morning

@mygrillshot 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Working after jumping. Only cost me a paper clip

@123scottdavis 2 жыл бұрын

Well done sir. 👏

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tlindsey9769 5 ай бұрын

Gret video. Thank you

@pamelasertich9850 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you so much

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mattlport Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video sir, I am a fan of you there

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Many thanks

@BigEdriver Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thankfully just flipping the arms on ours worked but thank you for the content!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@zentember 11 ай бұрын

do you mean reversing the arm where it was sitting or merely flipping it downwards?

@juliusflowers-fn5bb 11 ай бұрын

@@zentember turning the ice makers off and back on then triggering the full switch 3xs puts the ice maker into reset mode. It will automatically go through all the cycles And start over. Ours started making ice within a couple of hours after doing so.

@zentember 11 ай бұрын

@@juliusflowers-fn5bb what full switch the light switch on the side that is deprsssed when the door closes?

@juliusflowers-fn5bb 11 ай бұрын

@@zentember my ice maker has a wide flap that lets it know the container is full of ice. That’s the flap I’m referring to. He uses a wire jumper in this video to do the same. My ice maker is recessed in the door so i couldn’t do this without removing it. If your ice maker looks like the one in the video (mounted) in the top corner of your freezer then do what he is showing you to do. By no means am i discrediting the knowledge he is sharing.

@kevinshuman7342 6 ай бұрын

Thanks This is very informative

@Your-Self 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@robertnealer2205 2 жыл бұрын

You can check the water valve by putting a jumper between L and V. Then push the freezer door button to close and you should get water to the ice maker. If you get water, it’s a bad ice maker. If no water, it’s probably the water valve.

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Just to add, if there is no water, the tube could be frozen shut.

@gerald2466 2 жыл бұрын

@@Your-Self where do you have to point the hair dryer?

@knix2for5 Жыл бұрын

@@Your-Self how do you unfeeeze the tube ?

@AlexFeldman Жыл бұрын

Awesome comment. Bad ice maker it is

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR 11 ай бұрын

@@knix2for5 If it's one of the old standard type friges, you can usually go to the back on the outside, and the tube runs up the back on the outside, then there's a plastic spout that flows into the bowl shown in this video. Just unscrew the spout on the back and pull it out to see if it's frozen up inside.

@hyakkimaru6709 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I don't have any power coming out of the plug in the wall of the freezer that powers the ice maker. I tried holding the switch and there is no power. So I would have to disassemble the whole side of the fridge and see why there isn't any power coming in the the freezer portion! 😂

@martycurtis7090 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@Your-Self 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@drumbago 7 ай бұрын

very helpful. Thank you!

@Your-Self 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@raulacbo4469 Жыл бұрын

thanks for diy it helps us a lot.

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Happy to help

@thatsworrisome 6 ай бұрын

Great job 👍

@Your-Self 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@dangrcat Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! My beloved ice machine in my 14 year old (GR2FHTXVS) stopped working. I used this trick to get the heating going to warm up the tray. A clump of ice was frozen to the side, stopping the arm from pushing out the ice. It’s now working after leaving the paper clip in for a few minutes!

@Your-Self Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!