Electrolux E23CS75DSS0 - To Test the Water Fill System; Resistance Check; Voltage Check; Digital Meter

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To Test The Water Fill System
Thewiringharnesshastwodiodesintheline
betweenthellswitchontheicemakerandthe
greencoilofthesecondarywatervalve,aswellas
betweenthewaterswitchorrelayonthefreezer
doorandthesecondaryvalve.Thediodesarepart
ofthewiringharness.(Seewiringdiagram,Figure
G10).
Ifthediodesfailopen,theprimaryvalvewillnot
openforiceand/orwaterdependingonwhatdiode
isopen.Theopendiodewillnotaffectthecoilon
thesecondaryvalve.Thesecondaryvalvewillopen
butiftheprimaryvalvedoesnotopen,youwillnot
supplywatertothesecondaryvalve.
Resistance Check
Totestthediodesyoucanuseanohmmeterwith
atleasta10Kohmorhigherscale.Takeareading
acrossthediode,thenreverseyourleadsandtake
anotherreading.Thediodeshouldcheck10times
higherinonedirectionthantheother.
Voltage Check
Youcanalsouseavoltmetertocheckthecircuit.
Connectavoltmetertothevalvecoiloftheprimary
valve,andconnectasecondvoltmetertothe
greencoilofthesecondaryvalve.Iftheproblem
iswiththeicemaker,ortheyellowcoilofthe
secondaryvalveiftheproblemiswiththewater
dispenser.
Digital Meter
Ifyouareusingagoodmeteryouwillreadbetween
0-10voltswithaopendiodeontheprimaryvalve,
andover90voltsatthesecondary.
Voltage Drop From Heater
Incheckingthevoltageonaicemakerll,you
mustkeepinmindthatthecoilsofthewatervalves
areinserieswiththeheaterontheicemaker.
Theresistanceoftheheaterwillcauseadropin
voltage.Example:Ifyouhave110-120voltsatthe
outletwiththeproductrunning,then92-101volts
willbepresentatthegreencoilofthesecondary
valve.
Valve Coil
Theproductionvalvesusea20wattcoiltoopen
thevalve.Thisshouldopenthevalvedown
toabout90voltsatthegreencoilofthesecondary
valve.Ifthevoltageislowerthan90butabove80,
youcaninstalla50wattservicecoil(PartNumber
5304401081).Keepinmind,youmustreplace
thecoilontheprimaryandthegreencoilonthe
secondaryvalvetoresolvetheproblem.
Voltage Readings are Different Between
Primary and Secondary Valve Coils
Ifyouaregetting10voltsorlessattheprimary
valve,butyouaregetting85-100atthesecondary,
youhaveabaddiode.Ifyouaregetting48-58
voltsattheprimaryvalveand90orhigheratthe
secondary,thisisnormal.Withthecurrentowing
totheprimaryvalvecoilthroughthediode,you
aregetting30cycleinsteadof60cyclecurrentat
thecoiloftheprimaryvalve.Becauseofthis,your
meterwillonlyreadabout1/2thevoltagethatis
goingtothecoil.
No Water at Door
Iftheicemakerisoperatingbutyoucannotget
wateroutthedoor,thetestandoperationofthe
diodeisthesameasfortheicemaker,except
forthevoltagereadings.Onthewaterside,you
shouldreadthesamevoltageatthecoilofthe
secondaryvalveasyouhaveattheoutlet.Onthe
primaryvalve,thevoltageshouldread60-70vac.
Ifthevoltageislowattheprimarybutgoodatthe
secondary,youhaveabaddiode.Ifthevoltage
islowatboththeprimaryandsecondary,you
haveabadconnectionorabadswitchinthedoor
dispenser.
Diode Kit
Ifyouhaveaproblemwiththediodes,orderthe
diodekit(partnumber5303918287.SeeFigure
H8.)Thediodesarepartofthewiringharnessfor
themachinecompartment.
Checking Water
Ifyoudoyourvoltagechecksandndyouhave
thecorrectvoltageatthecoilsandthevalveisnot
lettingwaterthrough,replacethevalve.Tosee
whichvalveisbad,disconnectthewaterlinefrom
theltertotheinletofthesecondaryvalve.Place
thelineinabucket.
Ice Maker Valve
Runtheicemakerthroughallcycleandseeif
waterwillpassthroughthevalve(Green Coil)
andthelterintoabucket.Ifitdoes,replacethe
secondaryvalve.Ifitdoesnot,removetheprimary
valve,disconnecttheoutletlinefromtheprimary
valveandruntheicemakerthroughallcycle.If
thereisstillnowater,replacetheprimaryvalve.If
wateriscomingthrough,replacethewaterlter.
Section H - Water System