Section H - Water Systems; Water Valve - Electrolux Side by Side Refrigerator Service Manual

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Section H - Water System
WATER SYSTEMS
Water for the ice maker and water dispenser is controlled by a dual coil valve and a
single coil valve joined together as one. It's mounted just to the right of the
condenser on the cabinet. Plastic tubing connects the water valve to the ice maker
fill tube, the ice & water dispenser, the water tank (capacity is 30 ounces), and the
water filter on all models so equipped.

Water Valve

Counter Depth models have 1 dual coil valve and 1 single coil valve (see figure H1).
The green coil on dual coil valve is for the ice maker and the yellow coil is for the
water dispenser. The beige coil on the single coil valve is energized for both water
for the ice maker and water for the dispenser. Plastic tubing connects the primary
water valve to the filter, water tank and to the secondary valve.
On models with a single coil valve for a primary, you have 2 diodes in the wiring
harness connecting the coil of the single coil valve to the 2 coils of the dual coil
valve. The diodes are used to prevent current leakage from opening both coils on
the dual coil valve everytime the single coil valve is energized.
If a diode is shorted, when the single coil valve opens, current leakage through the
shorted diode will cause both coils on the secondary valve to open and you'll have
water going into the ice maker and coming out the door at the same time. If the the
diode fails in the open position, the coil on your secondary valve will open, but the
coil on the primary valve will not. As a result, you will not get water to the ice maker
or dispenser. Both doides can be checked with an ohmmeter to see
if they are opened or shorted.
Figure H1
The coils on all water valves can be checked with an ohmmeter to
see if the coils are opened or shorted. If the coil checks bad, replace
A
the coil. If the coils check good and water pressure is between 20-
100 psi, and the valve will not allow water to flow through, replace
valve. It is not necessary to replace the whole valve assembly if one
coil is bad. The two valves can be separated by inserting a
Water Valve Assembly
Water Valve Assembly
screwdriver at point A in Figure H1.