KitchenAid Kitchen Aid KAR-19 Technical Education page 55

P roblem
W ill not make ice
W ater res ervoir is
empty. E vaporator is
cold with 3/4" thick or
larger ice s lab
W ill not make ice
W ater res ervoir is full
E vaporator is cold
with
thin/partial/irregular
or no ice s lab
W ill not make ice
W ater res ervoir is full
E vaporator is warm
P oor ice production
P robable C aus e
S lab will not releas e
during harves t due to
s cale build up
Defective or
dis connected hot gas
Defective hot gas
valve
R oom temperature
over 100 ° F (38 ° C )
S eeping water valve
C ondens er is hot
P artial refrigerant leak
or res triction (U
s haped s lab)
B locked condens er or
s talled fan motor
T ube not attached to
outlet of recirculation
pump
Defective recirculating
pump
P artially blocked water
dis tributor
C ompres s or is not
running
B locked condens er or
s talled fan motor
Unit is in the s tartup
mode
R oom temperature
below 55 ° F (13 ° C )
S eeping water valve
C ondens er is hot
S low or defective drain
or drain pump caus ing
water to back up into
the bin
6-3
T es t P roc edure-Ac tion
C lean the evaporator
plate(s ee procedure on
page 8-1)
T es t and repair or replace
T es t and repair or replace
C us tomer ins truction
R eplace water valve
C heck for leak/res triction
and repair or replace
defective component
C lean condens er, repair
or replace motor
R eattach tube
R epair or replace the
pump motor as s embly
C lean dis tributor and
evaporator
T es t compres s or, relay
and overload
C lean condens er, repair
or replace motor
W ait 5 minutes and
recheck
B in thermis tor has unit
s hut off C us tomer
Ins truction
R eplace water valve
R epair or replace drain
or drain pump