Whirlpool Ice Maker Making Ice But Not Dispensing

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Whirlpool ice maker making ice but not dispensing. If someone notices carefully he will find out that the whirlpool ice maker is not working but the water dispenser is still running. The gear box turns very slowly but has lots of power to push the ice. Eventually it will start working but sometimes we have to unplug the refrigerator and plug it back in for it to work. Ice maker does make ice.

Hi we have a whirlpool refrigerator with an ice maker in the door and the ice maker will not engage. The ice bucket auger is located in the ice bin and when the dispenser is activated will rotate to pull the ice forward to the outlet chute of the bin. To determine if the motor is defective first determine if the motor is getting power. The auger is driven by a motor mounted behind the bin with a set of drive forks on the gear box shaft.

The dispenser door motor opens and closes the dispenser door to prevent cold air from escaping the freezer. Before determining a control board failure check each ice dispenser component with a multimeter. If the dispenser door motor is defective the dispenser door won t open. Sometimes it comes thru the door and sometimes not.

Ice maker jammed sometimes a whirlpool ice maker is making ice cubes but it stuck inside at that time there will be griding noises but no ice cubes will pop out. The dispenser control board manages most of the ice dispenser systems. If it fails you ll find your whirlpool french door refrigerator ice maker not dispensing ice. It does make ice however stopped dispensing it.

I pull the tray out dump some of the ice out turn the power switch off then back on. Resetting the ice dispenser s options and other steps can take care of the situation. Thank you for your inquiry. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m.

Saturday from 8 a m. A single part failure is more likely to happen. On a daily basis it will stop working. Often the freezer could jam the chute area of the dispenser which creates misconceptions during.