My fridge is about 10 years old, and for the past few weeks it has been making ice very slowly. The water dispenser has normal flow, and there’s a pretty new filter installed. What can I check?
Hi,
Are the cubes normal size?
Freezer temp should be checked with a thermometer.
jeff sr.
Yes the ice cubes seem normal. In this fridge the ice maker isn’t in the freezer, it’s a separate unit on the ceiling of the main refrigerator area.
Take a reading from both.
Freezer and the ice maker room.
jeff sr.
The fridge is set to 0 for the freezer and 35 for the main fridge.
I have a laser thermometer and measured the freezer around -2, the fridge at 35, and I opened the little flap in the ice maker and measured between 14 and 19 depending on where I pointed it.
I have a laser thermometer and measured the freezer around -2, the fridge at 35,
Those seem good…but a simple pocket thermometer often works better for testing a refrigerator…JMO!
I opened the little flap in the ice maker and measured between 14 and 19 depending on where I pointed it.
Not so good.
Ice maker must get below 15ºF before it will even start up.
#21 is the ice maker fan. This is suppose to help remove some of that nice freezer temp air and dump it into the ice maker room.
Fan not working? Duct frozen/frosted over? Refrigerator Icebox Fan Motor should be DC14V.
jeff sr.
I have a laser thermometer and measured the freezer around -2, the fridge at 35,
Those seem good…but a simple pocket thermometer often works better for testing a refrigerator…JMO!
I opened the little flap in the ice maker and measured between 14 and 19 depending on where I pointed it.
Not so good.
Ice maker must get below 15ºF before it will even start up.
#21 linked here is the ice maker fan linked here. This is suppose to help remove some of that nice freezer temp air and dump it into the ice maker room.
Fan not working? Duct frozen/frosted over? Refrigerator Icebox Fan Motor should be DC14V.
jeff sr.
I have a laser thermometer and measured the freezer around -2, the fridge at 35,
Those seem good…but a simple pocket thermometer often works better for testing a refrigerator…JMO!
I opened the little flap in the ice maker and measured between 14 and 19 depending on where I pointed it.
Not so good.
Ice maker must get below 15ºF before it will even start up.
Fan not working? Duct frozen/frosted over? Refrigerator Icebox Fan Motor should be DC14V.
jeff sr.
#21 is the ice maker fan linked here.
This is suppose to help remove some of that nice freezer temp air and dump it into the ice maker room.
jeff sr.