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The fill tube on my ice maker was frozen. I took it out and thawed everything on Sat. All seemed to be fine. Came home today (Mon) and it was frozen again. I thought think the tube may be pushed to far in or up against the icemaker. Any suggestions why it is freezing?
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Originally Posted by: tslupski  The fill tube on my ice maker was frozen. I took it out and thawed everything on Sat. All seemed to be fine. Came home today (Mon) and it was frozen again. I thought think the tube may be pushed to far in or up against the icemaker. Any suggestions why it is freezing? There are two most likely situations, 1) You have a seeping fill valve(will allow water to drip up to the fill tube and freeze). That is the most common problem for frozen I/M fill tubes. 2) Your freezer temperature is too cold (Freezer temperature should not be below 0 dgrs(F) ,and prefer to see 5 dgrs(F) . You did not mention if you had a dispenser in the door or frost or ice developping in the freezer compartment. We could have helped you more with a model number. Good Luck, :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Low water pressure can do this as well. Don't know why. We shut off our water when we leave town. The last three times, we come back to a frozen tube, etc. When we're in town, it works fine.
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Low water pressure can do this as well. Don't know why. We shut off our water when we leave town. The last three times, we come back to a frozen tube, etc. When we're in town, it works fine.
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Originally Posted by: zamanian Low water pressure can do this as well. Don't know why. We shut off our water when we leave town. The last three times, we come back to a frozen tube, etc. When we're in town, it works fine. Zamanian, When you turn the water off, you are also turning off the icemaker as well, Correct ? The icemaker will continue to "cycle". Any water or pressure, will continue to be released, until the pressure dissipates. The remaining water will freeze and eventually, block the fill tube. It may take as many as 20 ice maker cycles, for everything to equalize, and start working properly again. I think you'll find the issue in either the water supply pressure, or your procedure, when you shut your water off, when you leave town. Good Luck, :) :) :)
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I have not been shutting off water supply to the the ice maker. Sometimes, the ice is full and the wire handle is up when we leave. So, don't understand the why the ice maker continues to cycles. The wire handle (being up) is supposed to keep the supply water to the ice maker shut. Is the ice maker supply water shut off valve a hydraulic diaphragm valve? These valve need supply pressure to operate properly and when pressure is lowered or lost, they leak. Thanks for your answer.  We'll continue thinking about it.
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Originally Posted by: zamanian I have not been shutting off water supply to the the ice maker. Sometimes, the ice is full and the wire handle is up when we leave. So, don't understand the why the ice maker continues to cycles. The wire handle (being up) is supposed to keep the supply water to the ice maker shut. Is the ice maker supply water shut off valve a hydraulic diaphragm valve? These valve need supply pressure to operate properly and when pressure is lowered or lost, they leak. Thanks for your answer. We'll continue thinking about it. You're correct, on both counts, you must maintain a constant minimum pressure of 20 PSI on the inlet side of the fill valve, and a maximum of 120 PSI. When the "bale" arm is lifted and "locked' in the up position , you have in essence"turned off " the icemaker. If you're doing all of these checks before you leave, then we're back to a seaping fill valve, or an air leak in the water tubing, or a water pressure issue. :) :) :)
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I am not clear though, if the bale arm is in the locked position is the supply valve still influenced (leaks) by the water pressure (if it is less than 20 psi)?
Thanks for offering up up your know-how.
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Originally Posted by: zamanian I am not clear though, if the bale arm is in the locked position is the supply valve still influenced (leaks) by the water pressure (if it is less than 20 psi)?
Thanks for offering up up your know-how. Zamanian, Yes, you have the correct understanding, if the water pressure is low, the diaphram will not seat properly in the fill valve body and will allow water to seap/drip, into the system, there are other reasons as well, chemical deposits on the valve diaphram, debris in the fill valve, etc. etc. You're on the right track, though. Good Luck, :) :) :)
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