Brand: LG
Model Number: LRYXC2606S
Main Symptom: intermittent water gush when door ice dispenser is used
What happens & when: It is making Ice, 24 hours ago I hit the test button, it dumped the ice and refilled the tray without overfilling. This morning when I used the door ice dispenser a gush of water came from the ice maker. I did the test button again and had the same results of proper dump and refill.
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On the LG LRYXC2606S, the fact that the ice maker passes the test—harvests normally, refills normally, and does not overfill—is important. LG’s service information says a successful test harvest followed by a proper water fill indicates the basic ice-maker mechanism is operating normally.
The unusual part is that the gush happens when you dispense ice, rather than during the ice maker’s fill cycle. That makes me less suspicious of the ice maker itself and more suspicious of water collecting somewhere in the in-door ice compartment and then being released when the dispenser/auger moves the ice.
Remove the in-door ice bin and dump all the ice into a bowl.
Look carefully inside the bottom of the bin. You’re looking for:
Also inspect the ice chute and the area directly underneath the ice maker for water or ice buildup.
LG specifically identifies improper ice-bin installation, an ice-compartment door that isn’t sealing, and melting ice as causes of water leaking from the ice-maker/dispenser area.
Since your test fill looks perfect, run another test with the ice bin removed and watch the fill.
The water should enter the ice tray cleanly without:
LG notes that either excessive or insufficient water pressure can cause the fill stream to miss or overshoot the tray.
After the fill stops, keep watching the tube for about 30–60 seconds. It should stop completely.
After you’ve dried everything out and reinstalled the bin, dispense ice several times before allowing another ice-maker fill.
If everything remains dry until the ice maker performs its next automatic fill, then water is probably escaping during the fill operation.
If a gush occurs while dispensing ice even though there hasn’t been a recent fill, I’d concentrate on meltwater accumulating in the ice bin/ice compartment.
Make sure the little ice-compartment door closes tightly and that the ice bin seats completely.
The LRYXC2606S uses an in-door ice compartment, and LG warns that if that compartment isn’t properly closed and kept cold, the ice can melt and eventually leak through the dispenser.
A good clue is the ice itself. If cubes near the bottom are wet, stuck together, rounded, or partially melted, I’d investigate the ice-compartment temperature/sealing rather than replacing the water valve.
I wouldn’t replace the ice maker just based on this symptom.
Your test:
Test button → harvests correctly → fills correctly → stops at correct level
is actually a pretty good indication that the ice maker is doing what it’s being commanded to do.
The model does have separate ice/water plumbing and multiple water-valve components, so a valve that occasionally doesn’t close completely is still possible. But if that were happening, I’d expect to find evidence of water entering or dripping from the ice-maker fill tube after the fill should have stopped.
My quickest diagnostic: empty and completely dry the ice bin and ice compartment, reinstall everything, and watch the next automatic ice-maker fill. If water appears in the bin outside the ice tray, we’ve narrowed this considerably to the fill tube/water delivery side.
Great tips, I’ll do these and let you know. Thank You!!
I think my door to the ice maker is warped and not sealing. I ran the test again last night. Tray dumped and filled without overflow. I dried everything and put a couple ice balls from the other ice maker in the bin. This morning the chute to the dispenser had water in it and the ice balls were melting. The ice maker door gasket is still in new condition and seated all around. I put a straight edge on the inside of the door on the latch side of the door and it is slightly warped.
That would do it. It doesn’t take much outside air getting in to cause issues
As I was trying to diagnose the ice maker problem a fan started making a squealing sound. The noise was coming from the back. I pulled the refrigerator out away from the wall to try and pinpoint the noise. When behind the fridge and facing the back, the noise was coming from the left side about 2 feet off the floor. I ordered the fan, using my model number, part # EAU65058502, and it arrived just now. This LG LRYXC2606S refrigerator has 2 fans in the freezer. The fan that was delivered today is a little different, the wires are not long enough and the shaft is longer.
EAU65058502 is the condenser fan motor, not one of the two freezer evaporator/ice-compartment fans. Multiple parts sources identify EAU65058502 specifically as the condenser fan motor for the LRYXC2606S.
The important clue is where you heard the squeal: from behind the refrigerator, roughly 2 feet above the floor on the left side. That makes me hesitant to replace EAU65058502 based on the noise location alone. The condenser fan associated with EAU65058502 is part of the machine compartment at the bottom/rear, near the compressor and condenser.
There is an interesting wrinkle here. EAU65058502 supersedes several earlier LG motors, including EAU65058302/EAU64843805, depending on the parts source.
I’ve also found reports of the replacement EAU65058502 having a shorter wire lead and a longer shaft than an original LG motor.
So the physical difference doesn’t automatically mean they sent you the wrong part.
However, I wouldn’t splice the wires or modify the fan blade yet. First I’d make absolutely sure we’re replacing the fan that actually squealed.
Pull the refrigerator out again and remove the lower rear machine-compartment cover.
Then temporarily power the refrigerator back up and listen.
LIVE POWER WARNING: Keep your hands, meter leads, clothing, and tools completely away from the fan, compressor terminals, wiring and control components while it’s energized.
Locate the condenser fan next to the compressor. That’s the fan driven by EAU65058502.
When the squealing starts, see whether it’s clearly coming from that fan.
If it is, unplug the refrigerator and spin that fan blade by hand. You’re looking for:
If that fan is quiet, don’t install EAU65058502 yet.
The sound may be traveling through the cabinet from one of the internal freezer fans, and refrigerators can be surprisingly deceptive about where fan noises originate.
That’s especially important because you were already diagnosing an ice-maker problem when this happened.
If one of those freezer-area fans is the one squealing, we may actually have found another clue to the original ice problem rather than having an unrelated condenser-fan failure.
I would do one more thing before installing anything: send me a picture of the two freezer fans you’re talking about—or a picture of the freezer rear panel with their locations indicated. I can identify which is the freezer evaporator fan, which is the ice-system fan, and the correct LG part number for each on the LRYXC2606S.
Are both freezer motors the same part? What is the price for both?
How can I make the freezer fans turn on when the freezer drawer is open?
The two fans you see behind the freezer’s rear air grille are different-function fans, but LG does not appear to service them as two separate individual fan motors on this model. They are incorporated into the freezer fan grille assembly:
Also be careful with AEB76044908. It looks extremely similar and contains the same general dual-fan arrangement, but the current model cross-references I found associate AEB76044908 with models such as LRFXC2606S, whereas LRYXC2606S is specifically cross-referenced to AEB76044905/AEB76044923.
The easiest method is to simulate a closed freezer drawer. This refrigerator uses a magnetic door detection system, rather than the old-style pushbutton switch. The LRYXC2606S parts listing identifies the magnetic switch as EBF64334701.
With the freezer drawer open, locate the area where the freezer door magnet normally passes the cabinet’s magnetic/reed sensor. Hold a small magnet against that sensor location. Watch the freezer light: when you’ve found the correct position, the refrigerator should recognize the freezer as closed and the light should go out.
Give it a little time. The fans aren’t necessarily commanded on continuously just because the door is “closed.” If the compressor is running and the control is calling for cooling, the main evaporator fan should normally start. The ice fan is controlled separately and may not run continuously.
This is actually a good way to identify your squealing fan: don’t replace anything yet. Get the drawer open, defeat the magnetic door switch, and listen directly at the two fans. If necessary, you can determine which fan is making the noise by carefully listening/feeling for airflow at each fan housing.
One other useful clue from your earlier description: you heard the squeal from the rear/left area roughly two feet above the floor. Since EAU65058502 is the lower machine-compartment condenser motor, I’d verify the sound with the freezer open before assuming the replacement motor you received was simply manufactured incorrectly.
Bottom line: EAU65058502 = condenser fan, not one of your freezer fans. For the LRYXC2606S dual freezer fan system, the cataloged service assembly is AEB76044905 → AEB76044923, rather than buying two EAU65058502 motors.
I searched for AEB76044905 → AEB76044923 It’s listed as no longer available.
Still available and ready to ship $278.95
Just to be sure I understand. I should replace the assembly and not just the fan motors?
thanks
Yes it comes preassembled as a unit
( LG MJH65793101 Refrigerator Supporter Cover (Tv) | Genuine OEM Part )
out of stock but usually ships within 14 days
Thanks for all the help!!
Can you check this? It says TV cover?
It is the correct part we’ve seen this a lot with LG appliances. Something gets lost in the translation from Japanese to English
