Brand: whirlpool Model Number:wrf555SDHV08 Main Symptom:not making ice What happens & when: ice maker stopped making ice . Had a repairman come out and diagnose it. He said it was the auger motor . While replacing that I noticed there was still ice in the tray . Put everything back together and crossed my fingers. Now I’m not getting water to the Tray , but the auger motor is working . I do not have any ice build up anywhere . I’m thinking it may be the freezer water fill tube but Not sure . I didn’t see any cracks or anything on it when I check it . Also the water in the door is still currently working . Please help
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Was the original failure the ice maker failing to produce ice, or was ice failing to dispense out of the door? With an auger motor replacement, it would seem like the original issue was a failure to dispense ice out of the door. If the issue was the ice maker failing to produce ice, the fill tube above the ice maker would need to be inspected for any ice clogs after unplugging the appliance power cord. This will also allow the ice maker section to be checked for any loose wire connections or damaged wires. If the fill tube is clogged with ice, the ice would need to be cleared and the dual water valve replaced. If it is not clogged with ice, and there is not a loose or damaged wire, the next step would be to remove the face cover and cover screw at the top, plug the ice maker back in (along with the power cord), and use a piece of wire to jump from port T to port H if available. The ice maker should start operating to cycle a harvest mode. 15 seconds into the harvest mode, remove the wire. Does the ice maker go through a complete harvest cycle and fill with water?
The ice maker stopped making ice . The water in the door still works but I am not getting water to the ice tray . I was thinking it would be the fill tube and with it being a cheaper part I bought one . I will test out the system and see if it will run through a cycle or not . Thank you for the suggestion
My freezer does have a T or H port but it does have a start and a test spot . Am I supposed to bridge those two ports ? I want to make sure before I try it .
With this ice maker not having the T and H ports to bypass the thermostat, voltage to the ice maker would need to be verified before proceeding to activating a harvest mode. At the wire harness connection, a meter can be used to test from the violet wire to the white wire. There should be 120 Volts AC. If voltage is present, carefully rotate the center wheel clockwise until it starts to rotate on its own. This should get the ice maker to go into a harvest cycle if it is receiving 120 Volts AC from the main control. Here is an image showing how the ice maker circuit should work. The gray lines are the white neutral wires while the other colors are what colored wires would be found at each point.
The assembly unit didn’t test enough voltage so I bought a new assembly online and installed it . Within a minute of putting the ice bin back in I heard water shoot into the tray . We had ice that evening . Thank you for all your help .
