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I've replaced the icemaker with part #5303918277. It had a small jumper with it I had to use. The icemaker is still not working. The water dispenser is working, so one side of the dual valve is operating. Is there any other area I should look other than the water valve. I don't have a diagram available to me.
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i purchased the same replacement ice maker for my fridgedaire and can't get it to fill either. i also replaced the fill valve assembly. it will complete the cycle when i move the gears but no water. will watch your post for help.
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Chuck, do you think that possibly the icemaker is not compatiable with this frig. If so, I may be in trouble, I threw away the return label and box.
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Glynn and Chuck, This new ice maker comes with an adapter which you have to use only if it's needed. If there are four round female connectors on the old ice maker plug then you do not need this adapter. The refrigerator wiring diagram you can find in the break down diagrams for the Frigidaire refrigerator Model FRS20ZRGB1Gene.
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Gene, I found the wiring diagram yesterday. It's awful small for an old guy. But yes I had to use the jumper because the new icemaker would not plug into the existing plug, mismatch, male to male.
Chuck, another member, said he is having the same trouble. New icemaker and new water valve for him and he said it still doesn't work.
I didn't want to invest the money for a new water valve if this icemaker is not compatiable. I should have taken a ohm reading on the solenoid valve while I was there. May have to go back, it's 20 miles one way.
I guess I'll have to get out the magnifying glass and trace out the wiring to see what I can find.
I thought about swapping the water lines and connectors to the water dispenser part of the valve, it's in an office breakroom and they don't use the water side, but I still think the problem is in the icemaker itself.
Thanks
Glynn
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Glynn,
Does the ice maker go into harvest?
If it does not then make sure the arm is in the "on" or down position. Unplug the ice maker and check for 120VAC between the yellow (neutral) and the black (line) wires.
If it does harvest then swap the wires between the ice maker and the water dispenser solenoids, push the water release lever on the door and check if the ice maker got water. If it did then the water valve has to be replaced.
Post the results.
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Chuck,
You have to follow all of the above instructions too.
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Gene,
I did as you suggested and checked the voltage on the black and yellow wires, I got 124vac at the connector to the icemaker. I then switched the wire plugs on the dual water valve and with the slide selector on Ice Cubes, I pushed the lever in the door. The ice agitator came on but no water into the ice maker. I then put the selector on "water" and water came out of the dispenser in the door. A little puzzling, because I thought you said it should be going into the icemaker with the plugs switched. Then I ohmed the solenoids and one read 340 and the other read open. So with that reading, I'll order a new dual water valve. Thanks for your help, I'll let you know if it fixes it.
Glynn
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Gene,
The water valve fixed the problem, thanks for your help. Not sure the actually ice maker was bad, but they got one anyway. I'm thinking the ice maker malfunctioned and turned the water valve on constantly because they said the had a lot of water on the floor and had to shut it off under the sink and by putting the water valve on constant, I think it burned it out. It's a momentary solenoid, not designed for continued current applied to it.
Glynn
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