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Section F - Ice Maker
6. DisconnectTCOfromtwowirenuts.One
endisconnecttothecableassemblyand
theotherendisconnectedtothemotorand
moldheater.
7. ReplacewithnewTCO.
8 Reassembleinreverseorder.
To Replace Ice Mold and Heater
1. Removeicemakerformfreezer.
2. Removefrontcover.
3. Removeicestripper.(RefertoSection“To
Replace Ice Stripper” )
4. Removetwoscrewsthatattachmounting
platetosupporthousing.
5. Removetwoscrewsthatattachmoldto
supportHousing.
6. Disconnectthewirenutontherightholding
threeblackleadstogetherandseparate
them.
NOTE
Forbestoperation,thefreezertemperature
shouldbebetween-2°Fto+4°F.
NOTE
Oneblackleadisconnectedtothemoldheater.
Anotherisconnectedtothethermostatandthe
thirdleadgoestotheholdswitch.
7. Disconnectthewirenutontheleftholding
threeblackleadstogetherandseparate
them.
8. Separatemoldfromsupporthousing.
9. Removehexheadscrewholdingicemaker
levelingbrackettomold.
10. Applylayerofthermalmasticsealertothe
newicemoldinthelocationthethermostat
mounts.
11. Replacepartsinreverseorder.Ensure
thatthermostatgasketisinplace.Bond
thermostattomoldwiththermalmastic
sealer.
Fault Diagnosis
Complaint - Ice Maker Fails to Start
1. Checktoseeificemakercontrolarmis
lockedinraisedposition.
2. Checkterminalsfromcabinetwiringto
icemakerforopencircuitinwiringor
components.
3. Checkoperationoftheicemakerwithtest
servicecord.
4. Checkmoldtemperatureatamounting
screw.Iftemperatureisabove15°F,freezer
airtemperatureisnotcoldenoughtoswitch
icemakerthermostattoclosedposition.If
moldisbelow9°F,manuallystarticemaker
byrotatingtimergear.Ifmotorfailstostart,
checkmotorforcontinuity.Ifmotorstarts,
thermostat,shut-offswitch,orholdswitchis
inoperative.
5. Checkholdswitchrst.withejectorblades
inthestartingposition,checkterminals“C”
and“NC”forcontinuity.Replaceswitchif
continuityreadingsareopen.checkshut-off
switchlinkage.Thencheckterminals“NO”
and“C”forcontinuitywithicemakercontrol
arminlowestposition.Replaceswitchif
continuityreadingsareopen.Ifholdswitch
andshut-offswitchareoperative,then
replacethermostat.
Complaint-Ice Maker Fails to Complete Cycle.
1. WithEjectorbladesat10o’clockposition,
holdswitchplungerdepressed,check
terminals“C”and“NO”forcontinuity.Replace
switchifcontinuityreadingsareopen.
2. WithEjectorbladesat12o’clockposition,
checkshut-offswitchterminals“C”and“NC”
forcontinuity.Replacethermostatifcontinuity
readingsareopen.
3. Withejectorbladesat4o’clockposition,
checkmoldheaterandicemakerthermostat
forcontinuity.Replaceheaterifcontinuity
readingsareopen.Ifheatershowscontinuity,
replacethermostat.
4. CheckMotoroperationwithatestcord.
Replacemotorifitfailstostart.