No Water At Door; Diode Kit; Checking Water; Ice Maker Valve - Electrolux Side by Side Refrigerator Service Manual

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Section H - Water System

No Water at Door

If the ice maker is operating but you can not get water out the door the test and
operation of the diode is the same as for the ice maker except for the voltage
readings. On the water side you should read the same voltage at the yellow coil of
the secondary valve as you have at the outlet. On the primary valve the voltage
should read 54 to 78 V AC. If the voltage is below 10 VAC at the primary but good at
the secondary, you have a bad diode. If the voltage is low at both the primary and
secondary you have a bad connection or a bad power board in the door dispenser.

Diode Kit

If you have a problem with the diodes,order the diode kit, part number 5303918287.
(See Figure H8.) The diodes are part of the wiring harness for the machine
compartment.

Checking Water

If you do your voltage checks and find you have the correct voltage at the coils and
the valve are not letting water through, replace the valve. To see which valve is bad,
disconnect the water line from the filter to the secondary valve at the inlet of the
secondary valve. Place the line in a bucket.

Ice Maker Valve

Run the ice maker through a fill and see if water will pass through the primary valve
and the filter into the bucket. If it does replace the secondary valve. If it does not,
remove the primary valve, disconnect the outlet line from the primary valve and run
the ice maker through a fill. If still no water, replace the primary valve. If water is
coming through, replace the water filter.

Chilled Water Valve

Place a glass against the actuator and push in to see if water will pass through the
valve and the filter into the bucket. If it does, replace the secondary valve. If it does
not, remove the primary valve, disconnect the outlet line from the primary valve and
place a glass against the actuator and push. If still no water, replace the primary
valve. If water is coming through, replace the water filter.

Low/No Voltage At Coil(s)

One point we need to cover in our testing is good connections at all points in the
ice and water wiring. There are a number of connections in the wiring of a
refrigerator. On the ice maker, the wiring runs through the plug by the compressor
up to the ice maker, back down to the same plug and into the diode harness. On
the water dispenser the wiring runs from the plug by the compressor to the plug