Whirlpool 1997 F Service Manual page 21

PROBLEM
9. Short off Cycle
10. Long or Continuous Operation
11. Short Run Cycle
12. Condensation on Cabinet Exterior
13. No Ice/Low Ice Production
14. Over Production of Ice
15. Hollow Ice Cubes
16. Flooding or Ice Slabs in Bucket or Freezer
POSSIBLE CAUSE
A. High ambient and/or heavy usage
B. Freezer control knob set too cold
C. Freezer control out of calibration
D. Light on constantly
E. Poor door seal
A. Heavy Usage and/or high ambient
B. Inadequate condenser air flow
C. Freezer temperature set too cold
D. Freezer temperature control out of calibration
E. Freezer temperature control relay frozen closed
F. Loss of refrigerant or restriction
A. Low ambient and/or light usage
B. Freezer temperature control setting too warm or control out of
calibration
A. High humidity installation (design accepts bead of water on
exterior of cabinet after 4 hours with a 0° to 2°F. (-18° to -17°C.)
freezer food temperature and 38° to 40°F. (3°C to 4°C) refrig-
erator food temperature in 84% R.H. conditions (See example
of typical sweat pattern under above conditions on page 19. )
B. Freezer control set too cold
C. Freezer control out of calibration
D. Poor door gasket seal
E. Insulation void
A. Freezer not cold enough
B. Broken Locking Tab on Vertical Cam
C. Module Shut-Off Switch and Contacts Shorted and Burned
D. Motor Stalled or Stripped
E. Check Ejector Position
F. Bail Shut-Off Arm In Vacation Mode - No Ice
G. Bail Shut-Off Arm Binds When Raised or Lowered
H. Little/No Alumilastic on Thermometer
I. Housing to Mold Screws Not Seated
J. Heater Not Staked In Mold
K. Wrong Heater Temperature
L. Broken S/O Lever (Miscalibrated Shut-Off Switch)
A. Bail Shut-Off Arm Not in Actuator
B. Misformed Bail Shut-Off Arm
C. Shut-Off Lever Broken or Bypassing Vertical Cam
D. Broken Module Actuator
A. Water Fill Volume Too Low
B. Improper Freezer Air-Flow
C. Thermostat Out of Calibration
A. Thermostat Out of Calibration
B. Jammed Cube Stalled in Water-Fill Cycle
C. Leaky Water Valve
D. Fill Volume of Water Excessive
E. Motor Stalled in Water-Fill Cycle (12:00 Ejector Position)
F. Contaminated Module
G. Refrigerator or Ice Maker Not Level
H. Excessive Water Pressure
I. Module Shut-Off Switch and Contacts Shorted and Burned
J. Broken Locking Tab on Vertical Cam (Stalled in Water-fill)
K. Fill-Tube Not Properly Located in Fill Cup
L. Fill Cup Water Opening Flashed Over/Plugged
M. Cubes Fell Over Back of Ice Maker, Melting Into Freezer
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