My refrigerator stopped dispensing water. After several days on TH-cam University, I realized the following: My freezer was still making ice. I changed my water filter to a new filter and purged out any air in the line. My refrigerator side crisper area water reservoir tank was not frozen. I changed my water inlet valve to a new water inlet valve and verified both for continuity prior to installation. Both the old and the new showed nearly identical continuity confirming a working water inlet valve. And still, no water. Unless both the old water inlet valve and the new water inlet valve both have defective mechanical issues. What are the odds? I am suspicious to that being the issue. I removed the main water line and checked water flow. Very solid and good pressure. I then connected the main water line to the new water inlet valve and turned on the water supply. The water ran through the water inlet valve up into the water filter and back down the return line. That is where the water flow ends for dispensing water to drink, but not to the freezer to make ice cubes. So, something is not "turning on" or allowing the water to be dispensed at the push pad. Yet, water is going up to the freezer to make ice. I am baffled.
Waaay above my education level.. good luck .. and if you find out what went wrong please come back and let me know.. make a video and drop the link here.. I haven't had that issue yet. But if it happens I would like to know the fix for it.. I'm guessing the line isn't frozen.. . Im sure you've defrosted the fridge with all the work you have done.. . Personally tbh I know nothing about anything I do. I'm just mostly guessing and you tube University my way through life's problems.. good luck on your journey my friend
@@TFE_MaD Ironically, I did further testing to isolate and rule out certain suspicions. I removed the lower front plastic panel at the bottom of the refigerator and disconnected the water line. I pushed on the dispenser pad and no water was dispensing from that water hose. That hose leads back to the water reservoir. Seeing my water reservoir was not frozen, it was low on water due to blowing into the line from the rear water valve to ensure no obstructions in the line. Once I blew into the line, the air pressure forced water out. I did this several times not knowing it lowered the water reservoir water level below the inlet and outlet points. But either way, something is not refilling that water reservoir. So I spoke with a technician and he confirmed that the hose at the lower front does come off the water reservoir and that the water valve fills the water reservoir. So with all I explained; new water valve, new filter, ice is being made, no water being dispensed or filled in the reservoir, he said it is most likely the Control Board; the part behind the buttons we press for water, crush, cube. He said it sounds like it failed. I already placed an order for a new one and will keep you up to date. Prior to one week ago, I knew nothing about refrigerators. Now I seem to know a great deal. Hopefully I can solve this issue. To be continued...
@@TFE_MaD Sir, my issue is SOLVED. It was the Refrigerator Dispenser Control Board that is behind the water/crush/cube dispenser cover. $35 refurbished from Amazon. Two screws to remove the front plastic dispenser cover. Remove the Red and Black module push on wires. Remove the Computer Board wiring harness. Reinstall the Control Board. Water dispenses like a charm and this is something anyone who can use a screw driver can do.
@@GR8WHITEC5 great.. I was hoping you made a video... but this is solid information.. . So I know if the water ever goes out to see if the like is frozen.. then change the board..
A brilliant video that helped me out, and I'm grateful. This is the way all videos on TH-cam should be: Concise & to the point. Thank you for a great video, and I appreciate you having taken the time to create & post it.
Thank you, last nite the wife was smashing the whole drawer in and out and ice got into that little square window behind the drawer way back in the freezer, not allowing that thing to drop down,move the rod,etc. I had to fish all the ice out. I also emptied the drawer and found a chunk of frost, which was the initial problem. Thank you again.
I have been cursing out my ice maker for about 3 months now. It kept getting jammed because I don't have a water line and I was using just trays for ice. The cube nature of them tended to get broken into chunks and then jam in the works cause it to stop turning. Watched this video and noticed that my spring worked just fine, but it was in the up position. Understanding how it worked I was able to hold down the spring and insert the tray back in making sure the bar went into the square. Then let go and it grabbed it and moved it up. NO MORE ICE JAMMING! So happy.
Thank you so much!!! My freezer was only producing crushed ice no I did exactly what you said and it worked!! Sears wanted $250 fort a service call. THANK YOU!!
Just heard the wonderful clink-clink sound of ice cubes going into my glass. I am so happy. Thank you for posting this easy-to-follow ice dispenser fix.
Sir, As a stay at home mom, in charge of 95% of the house related things in our home, I VERY MUCH appreciate your lesson in how this thing works, and now I understand! And, hopefully, I can prevent/fix problems in the future (and save a little money, which is important for us as a one income family)! Thank you so much for taking the time to not just *say* how to fix the issue, but *explain* why the issue is happening!!! This is the best!! Learning something new is great!!😃👍🏻
Thank you a million for this video you helped me fix my family’s ice maker we’ve been trying for a month and have watched tons of videos and this one was the first one that made sense
I got stuck for over a year and it was wearing me out to scoop ice cubes into a bin and fetch them manually. Doesn't sound like much, but I had frozen shoulder then. The repair guy came and must have done this, but didn't explain what the problem was well enough. After a power outage, they have a tendency to get stuck again, so this video saved the day.
Thank you! I forgot that stupid thing in the back of the freezer that actuates the lever gets stuck on mine. It always gets stuck in the up position so i nudged it back down and now it works. I haven't had cubed ice in months lol
That square bit at the back of the fridge won't stay down this time. The spring keeps it in the up position, even w/ a blower dryer. So I just pulled the ice kit out a bit and jimmied that metal rod back onto the spring and that worked to get my cubes going again.
I'm glad it was a bit longer and he explained how it all worked. I was able to fix it around a year ago, but this time my issue was a tad different. This video, because it was so detailed, and showed how it all worked, was able to help me fix the second issue too. Save this video like I did, you might need it again.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i couldnt figure out how those mechanisms were working. I thought it was the blade that to move, thinking the balde was frozen in place. Thanks for that explanation. Lots of help !!!!!
That fixed my icemaker to making cubes a year ago. For some reason, the sqare springy mechanism in the back of the fridge, behind the icemaker kit wouldn't come free this time. It stayed stuck up top and would only do crushed. What I was able to do by watching this carefully again is get that piece of metal that catches onto the spring, to set back onto the square spring. Once I had carefully jimmied the metal piece back onto the spring, I got cubes again. Didn't have to do that last time, but it worked.
This is by far the easiest ice maker fix ever. GREAT job in explaining how it works. My icemaker isn't exactly the same as this but it works the same way, finding the piece that is supposed to move freely (and was frozen) was simple! THANK YOU!
Such a simple, brilliant fix! Many thanks for saving me a service call +, we're 'in season' here in sw fl, so calls of this type average $139 +parts&labor....
This video is truly amazing. Thanks for giving a full explanation and showing us everything and what to look for. Like someone else said, you doing the Lord's work and saving a lot of people's sanity!
Thanks! This wasn’t my problem but you explained how it worked so I was able to find a piece of ice jamming it up not letting it switch to regular ice.
You are the absolute best!!!! This was exactly my problem and with quick hit of the scre driver head I loosened it up and low and behold I have ice cubes in stead of crushed ice again. Thank you so much!
Mines a GE I used the back of a spoon to loosen it up but mine was on the left side and it worked. Thank you for the help. I was tired of crushed ice for over a month now.
Thanks for the help. Method worked for me. Root cause for me was frozen solenoid. Lost power for 24 hrs and when the power was restored the moisture caused the solenoid to freeze.
You are BRILLIANT my man my ice maker has been crushing the ice instead of dispensing cubes. Mine was stuck. Huge thank you 😊 very well explained!! 👏👏👏
This works both ways. We only had cubes. Pulled out the ice catcher and moved the spring up and down. Took all of 1 minute and both crushed and cubed work now. Thanks! The spring must have been stuck :)
Thank you so much for making this video. The white tab's position in the back does the opposite on my fridge -- down position puts out ice cubes and up position is crushed ice. It was stuck in the up position so I repeatedly pushed down on it and it dropped down after a few presses and now I'm getting ice cubes again. Thank you!
Thank you. Very informative. In my case, the rear slider has come off the tail but it was easy enough to remove the ice maker unit and put it back on track. It is a plastic slider attached to a metal rod , the rod I’d lifted by a magnetic mechanism . Thank you
That was my problem last time. That metal rod had come off the square plastic slider at the back of the fridge, behind the ice kit. I was able to pull the ice kit out a bit and reach underneath, pull the square bit down and hook the metal rod back on. Back to cubes again.
My refrigerator stopped dispensing water. After several days on TH-cam University, I realized the following: My freezer was still making ice. I changed my water filter to a new filter and purged out any air in the line. My refrigerator side crisper area water reservoir tank was not frozen. I changed my water inlet valve to a new water inlet valve and verified both for continuity prior to installation. Both the old and the new showed nearly identical continuity confirming a working water inlet valve. And still, no water. Unless both the old water inlet valve and the new water inlet valve both have defective mechanical issues. What are the odds? I am suspicious to that being the issue. I removed the main water line and checked water flow. Very solid and good pressure. I then connected the main water line to the new water inlet valve and turned on the water supply. The water ran through the water inlet valve up into the water filter and back down the return line. That is where the water flow ends for dispensing water to drink, but not to the freezer to make ice cubes. So, something is not "turning on" or allowing the water to be dispensed at the push pad. Yet, water is going up to the freezer to make ice. I am baffled.
Waaay above my education level.. good luck .. and if you find out what went wrong please come back and let me know.. make a video and drop the link here.. I haven't had that issue yet. But if it happens I would like to know the fix for it..
I'm guessing the line isn't frozen.. . Im sure you've defrosted the fridge with all the work you have done.. .
Personally tbh I know nothing about anything I do. I'm just mostly guessing and you tube University my way through life's problems.. good luck on your journey my friend
@@TFE_MaD Ironically, I did further testing to isolate and rule out certain suspicions. I removed the lower front plastic panel at the bottom of the refigerator and disconnected the water line. I pushed on the dispenser pad and no water was dispensing from that water hose. That hose leads back to the water reservoir. Seeing my water reservoir was not frozen, it was low on water due to blowing into the line from the rear water valve to ensure no obstructions in the line. Once I blew into the line, the air pressure forced water out. I did this several times not knowing it lowered the water reservoir water level below the inlet and outlet points. But either way, something is not refilling that water reservoir. So I spoke with a technician and he confirmed that the hose at the lower front does come off the water reservoir and that the water valve fills the water reservoir. So with all I explained; new water valve, new filter, ice is being made, no water being dispensed or filled in the reservoir, he said it is most likely the Control Board; the part behind the buttons we press for water, crush, cube. He said it sounds like it failed. I already placed an order for a new one and will keep you up to date. Prior to one week ago, I knew nothing about refrigerators. Now I seem to know a great deal. Hopefully I can solve this issue. To be continued...
@@TFE_MaD Sir, my issue is SOLVED. It was the Refrigerator Dispenser Control Board that is behind the water/crush/cube dispenser cover. $35 refurbished from Amazon. Two screws to remove the front plastic dispenser cover. Remove the Red and Black module push on wires. Remove the Computer Board wiring harness. Reinstall the Control Board. Water dispenses like a charm and this is something anyone who can use a screw driver can do.
@@GR8WHITEC5 great.. I was hoping you made a video... but this is solid information.. . So I know if the water ever goes out to see if the like is frozen.. then change the board..
Probably a solenoid, ours makes a "click" sound when it dispenses water.
You out here doin’ the Lord’s work, man. I tried this and got my ice maker working in no time. Thank you!
Lol.. thank you
Yes he is!!!! Just fixed mine from this video
Fix mine in about a minute with hair dryer
Please take comfort knowing my family spent the last 10 minutes dancing with joy now that we fixed the ice machine.. thanks so much from ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you so much, 3 weeks with crushed ice. Now under 2 minutes I'm back to cube
Thanks man, I didn't have that good of a father figure in my life to help me with this type of stuff
A brilliant video that helped me out, and I'm grateful. This is the way all videos on TH-cam should be: Concise & to the point.
Thank you for a great video, and I appreciate you having taken the time to create & post it.
This fixed our issue after we got home from vacation. You are the man!
Thank you, last nite the wife was smashing the whole drawer in and out and ice got into that little square window behind the drawer way back in the freezer, not allowing that thing to drop down,move the rod,etc. I had to fish all the ice out. I also emptied the drawer and found a chunk of frost, which was the initial problem. Thank you again.
You just helped me fix my ice maker stuck on crushed. Thank you for taking the time to do this man, appreciate you!
Thank you thank you thank you!! Saved us over $100 at least! God bless.
I have been cursing out my ice maker for about 3 months now. It kept getting jammed because I don't have a water line and I was using just trays for ice. The cube nature of them tended to get broken into chunks and then jam in the works cause it to stop turning. Watched this video and noticed that my spring worked just fine, but it was in the up position.
Understanding how it worked I was able to hold down the spring and insert the tray back in making sure the bar went into the square. Then let go and it grabbed it and moved it up. NO MORE ICE JAMMING! So happy.
Thank you so much!!! My freezer was only producing crushed ice no I did exactly what you said and it worked!! Sears wanted $250 fort a service call. THANK YOU!!
You are the Man! Fixed my ice maker in 10 seconds.. Thank YOU!
Thanks. I happen to love crushed ice, but the rest of my family don't. My fridge has been on crushed ice mode for months. Great info
You're my HERO for the day. Thanks.
I just watched this video and fixed my ice maker that’s been making crushed ice only for about two weeks.
Appreciate you bruh!👊🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Thank you! I finally fixed my ice machine! It was stuck!
Watched a lot of videos on this problem. This one fixed the problem. Saved me some $$. Thank you
Thank you, fixed my problem in 30 seconds!
Thank you!!!! Saved me $75 repair call!
Just heard the wonderful clink-clink sound of ice cubes going into my glass. I am so happy. Thank you for posting this easy-to-follow ice dispenser fix.
Oddly enough, it doesn’t seem like it’s stuck because it’s moving yet. That 😅totally worked. You’re awesome dude.
Thanks for this! I was on my way to this solution but your video just confirmed what my hunch was telling me. We now have cubed ice again.
Thank you! This totally worked for my Amanda side by side👍
Very clear, and simple video. Thank you for creating.
Finally your video explained my particular issue. Thanks.
Literally JUST tried this method 5 mins ago. It definitely works. Thanks so much man 💪🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾
Your fix was exactly what I needed. No more crushed ice. Plenty of cubes. Party at my house! Thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Using Caps to express my thanks . You are so smart. Saved me a service call and $$$.
Say less....
Sir,
As a stay at home mom, in charge of 95% of the house related things in our home, I VERY MUCH appreciate your lesson in how this thing works, and now I understand! And, hopefully, I can prevent/fix problems in the future (and save a little money, which is important for us as a one income family)! Thank you so much for taking the time to not just *say* how to fix the issue, but *explain* why the issue is happening!!! This is the best!! Learning something new is great!!😃👍🏻
I have the exact same fridge and this issues has been driving me bat crap crazy! Thank you! I was ready to set it in the side of the road!
Thank you a million for this video you helped me fix my family’s ice maker we’ve been trying for a month and have watched tons of videos and this one was the first one that made sense
Thank you… mine moved very easily and now I have cubed ice!!
THANK YOU! I've been searching for a solution for this issue. After your video it took me less than one minute to fix!
DUDE! You rock! Ive been stuck on crushed ice for like 3 months and now its fixed.
I got stuck for over a year and it was wearing me out to scoop ice cubes into a bin and fetch them manually. Doesn't sound like much, but I had frozen shoulder then. The repair guy came and must have done this, but didn't explain what the problem was well enough. After a power outage, they have a tendency to get stuck again, so this video saved the day.
Thank you! I forgot that stupid thing in the back of the freezer that actuates the lever gets stuck on mine. It always gets stuck in the up position so i nudged it back down and now it works. I haven't had cubed ice in months lol
That square bit at the back of the fridge won't stay down this time. The spring keeps it in the up position, even w/ a blower dryer. So I just pulled the ice kit out a bit and jimmied that metal rod back onto the spring and that worked to get my cubes going again.
All I can say, Thank you so much for making this video! Wow. So easy. Fixed it!
Doing the happy dance thanks to you. 10 second fix after watching the vid. You are the MAN!!
my frigidiare is now making cubed ice! thank you !
Perfect, that fixed our fridge...thank you!
Great video! Only been dealing with crushed ice for 6 months before I found your 4 minute video!😂. Top of the hat, sir!
Thank you for this video. This was exactly my problem.
Video was a little long. But… you fixed my ice making problem for sure. Thank you sir!
I'm glad it was a bit longer and he explained how it all worked. I was able to fix it around a year ago, but this time my issue was a tad different. This video, because it was so detailed, and showed how it all worked, was able to help me fix the second issue too. Save this video like I did, you might need it again.
Wow 3 minutes saved me hundreds $$!!
Great job explaining how this works. Much appreciated
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i couldnt figure out how those mechanisms were working. I thought it was the blade that to move, thinking the balde was frozen in place. Thanks for that explanation. Lots of help !!!!!
I have a samsung, but the mechanism seems to be the same
Thanks for sharing, now we can enjoy cubed ice again.
That fixed my icemaker to making cubes a year ago. For some reason, the sqare springy mechanism in the back of the fridge, behind the icemaker kit wouldn't come free this time. It stayed stuck up top and would only do crushed. What I was able to do by watching this carefully again is get that piece of metal that catches onto the spring, to set back onto the square spring. Once I had carefully jimmied the metal piece back onto the spring, I got cubes again. Didn't have to do that last time, but it worked.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video saved me repair fee
Thanks man easiest fix ever just had to push up on that piece in the back
This is by far the easiest ice maker fix ever. GREAT job in explaining how it works. My icemaker isn't exactly the same as this but it works the same way, finding the piece that is supposed to move freely (and was frozen) was simple! THANK YOU!
Excellent video! I didn't have to do much to resolve my trouble after you explained things. Thanks for making my day.
4:04 for the answer lol. Thanks for the video!!
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Was having this exact issue. Your fix worked like a charm! Gratitude!
we have a newer model the is a little bit different but your great video made it a simple fix! appreciate you sir!
best video on this! Instructions were clear and the explanation was amazing. Thanks for saving me dollars!
Super easy fix but without this video I would never have figured it out! Thanks!
It was so easy, well explained!!! Thank you so much from Honduras 🇭🇳
Such a simple, brilliant fix! Many thanks for saving me a service call +, we're 'in season' here in sw fl, so calls of this type average $139 +parts&labor....
Yay! Very helpful, thank you because this has happened a couple times to us and then randomly started working again
Thank You!!! 😊 Great explanation. Ours has been like this for a year and I couldn't find a solution. FIXED!
Well thanks bro :) I feel dumb why doesn’t this have millions of views
Straight and to the point like all the best advice. Just fixed my maytag with it. Much appreciated
This video is truly amazing. Thanks for giving a full explanation and showing us everything and what to look for. Like someone else said, you doing the Lord's work and saving a lot of people's sanity!
Thanks! This wasn’t my problem but you explained how it worked so I was able to find a piece of ice jamming it up not letting it switch to regular ice.
Thanks. This worked. I just used a hand-held blower dryer to heat it up and melt the ice. And it worked like a charm
You are the absolute best!!!! This was exactly my problem and with quick hit of the scre driver head I loosened it up and low and behold I have ice cubes in stead of crushed ice again. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this fix. It was so simple and I’m back to cubed ice again!!
Appreciate you man, helped me surprise my wife!
Perfect - tried the other video of just slamming the ice bucket back in but that didn't work - this worked great! Thank You!
Mines a GE I used the back of a spoon to loosen it up but mine was on the left side and it worked. Thank you for the help. I was tired of crushed ice for over a month now.
Wow
You just helped me !!
It’s five in the morning and I just fixed the ice maker. Was about to buy a new machine
Thanks again
Thank you so much..I got tried of crush ice. I wiggle that thing in the back..ans just ran hot water on the blade part.. And it's working now...
Thanks for the help. Method worked for me. Root cause for me was frozen solenoid. Lost power for 24 hrs and when the power was restored the moisture caused the solenoid to freeze.
You saved the day, Brother!!!!! One more ice machine dispensing whole cubes, thanks to you. Hope you're doing well, in this crazy world.
OMG! This was awesome! Thank you for making this video. It was well explained and worked perfectly!
Thank you!! This is the only solution that worked for me.
Found out my bar was bent. Thanks!
You are BRILLIANT my man my ice maker has been crushing the ice instead of dispensing cubes. Mine was stuck. Huge thank you 😊 very well explained!! 👏👏👏
Well done!!! I totally fixed it in seconds!
Worked great, thank you we have ice cubes again
My machine had the opposite problem. It wouldn’t crush ice. I have to switch the blade manually, but at least now I can get it if I want. Thanks
OMG 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thank you so much ! I fixed it in less than 3 min ! You are a godsend 👍🏻
This works both ways. We only had cubes. Pulled out the ice catcher and moved the spring up and down. Took all of 1 minute and both crushed and cubed work now. Thanks! The spring must have been stuck :)
Those springs tend to get stuck w/ frozen ice after a prolonged power outage. That's when they seem most likely to glitch again.
Thanks so much!!!! Definitely fixed it. You’re the man!
Thank you! I was going nuts! It literally took me my pointed finger and three seconds to fix it!!!
Dude. Best video I've seen in forever. You ever get around Austin, Texas, I'll buy you a beer or smoke you some bbq!
Thank you so much for making this video. The white tab's position in the back does the opposite on my fridge -- down position puts out ice cubes and up position is crushed ice. It was stuck in the up position so I repeatedly pushed down on it and it dropped down after a few presses and now I'm getting ice cubes again. Thank you!
GENIUS! Brilliantly explained - worked perfectly. Thank you bro
Thank you so much for the amazing explanation, I was able to fix our ice maker because of your video. Yayyyy!!
Yes! Thank you.
BTW MAKE SURE THE LEVER (ACTUATOR, IN THE BACK) IS IN THE DOWN POSITION BEFORE PUTTING THE ICE MAKER BOX BACK IN :)
Thank you! Was so frustrated with this damn fridge. Can’t believe it was this easy
God bless you Brother, you're a friggin life saver, CAN'T STAND "CRUSHED ICE" awesome video
Thanks my man!! My tab was stuck in the up position. I inserted a screwdriver and pulled it down at which point it went back to cubed ice.
Thanks for making it simple. Quick fix and I’m back in business.
Thank you and I appreciated learning about how it works.
Dude! You just saved me a hundred bucks. Thanks man!
Lol... thanks
You the man, fixed it perfectly. I don't know what I did before TH-cam.
Thank you. Very informative.
In my case, the rear slider has come off the tail but it was easy enough to remove the ice maker unit and put it back on track. It is a plastic slider attached to a metal rod , the rod I’d lifted by a magnetic mechanism .
Thank you
That was my problem last time. That metal rod had come off the square plastic slider at the back of the fridge, behind the ice kit. I was able to pull the ice kit out a bit and reach underneath, pull the square bit down and hook the metal rod back on. Back to cubes again.
It’s a solenoid valve
Thanks for the tip! I used a hair dryer to thaw the spring out, works great now!