Maytag Ice Maker Door Flap Won T Open

Or the seal on the ice maker flap is imperfect and allowing air to get between it which causes it to get frozen stuck.

Maytag ice maker door flap won t open.

The flap on the outside door for the ice doesn t open so when you try to get ice it is stuck in the shoot and melts. California 19410 business ctr dr. Remove jammed ice from the ejector arm using only a plastic utensil so the ice maker is not damaged. Ice dispenser flapping display flashing on refrigerator.

If the dispenser solenoid is defective the dispenser door won t open. This icy water can then freeze on the stripper during the next cycle causing an ice bridge. Northridge ca 91324 1 877 477 7278 tennessee 240 edwards st. We have the essential accessories you need to install or uninstall a refrigerator ice maker kit or to help integrate your independent ice machine seamlessly into your kitchen.

The flap for ice reservoir has to be shut. Set up and maintain your standalone or refrigerator ice maker with genuine maytag kits and parts. This will likely resolve the issue. This ice bridge will cause the harvest fingers to jam.

You will hear silence istead of the solinoid sound 2. Give it a good slam not too hard because you don t obviously want to break it. Either the solenoid that should start when you press the lever with your glass is failing. If the ice maker flap is open the ice maker will simply not work.

To determine if the dispenser door solenoid is defective use a multimeter to test it for continuity. I cleaned the ice off and it still won t work. The dispenser solenoid opens a door flap to release the ice and then closes the door flap once the dispenser finishes dispensing ice. If you ve woken up in the middle of the night to the ice dispenser door flapping and the display flashing on your refrigerator the control board in the unit may be the culprit of the chaos.

Because the ice may not be completely frozen yet when the harvest fingers try to harvest the ice cubes the fingers bring up icy water that attaches to the stripper. It may come a surprise but this failure is often misdiagnosed.