Ice Maker Troubleshooting Chart - Amana SR520T Service

Ice Maker Troubleshooting Chart

I. NO ICE/LOW ICE PRODUCTION
1. Freezer not cold enough
2. Broken Locking Tab on Vertical Cam
3. Module Shut-Off Switch And Contacts Shorted & Burned
4. Motor Stalled or Stripped
5. Check Ejector Position
A. Park (2:30 Ejector Position)
1 Contaminated Module (No run when jumped
through "T" and "H" probe holes)
2 Open/Missing Thermostat
3 No Power To Icemaker (Harness)
4 Jammed Cubes (Notice size of Cube, Hollow?)
5 Little or No Water to Ice Maker (Note Cube Size)
a. Frozen Fill Tube (Leaky Water Valve)
b. Kinked Water Line
c. Obstructed Water Line to Ice Maker or
Refrigerator
d. Clogged Water Valve
e. No Power to Water Valve
f. Low Water Pressure (NOTE: Jump Cycle
through "T" & "H" Probe holes for 10 Sec. ,
Then Remove Jumpers)
Catch Water in Glass
g. Open Heater Circuit
h. Closed Thermostat
i. Damaged Heater Tulips on Module
j. Heater Pins Too Short - Not Contacting
Module
6 Bail Shut-off Arm In Vacation Mode - No Ice
7 Bail Shut-off Arm Binds When Raised or Lowered
a. Water/Ice in Actuator/Housing Hole
b. Housing Hole Small or Burred
c. Actuator O.D. Large or Burred
d. Module Housing Damaged
e. Bail Shut-off Arm Misformed
8 Little/No Alumilastic on Thermostat
9 Housing to Mold Screws Not Seated
10 Heater Not Staked In Mold
11 Wrong Heater Temperature
12 Broken S/O Lever (Mislocated Shut-Off Switch)
RS5290000 Rev. 0
1. Adjust Freezer or Repair Freezer
2. Change Ice Maker Module
3. Change Ice Maker Module
4. Change Ice Maker Module
1. Change Ice Maker Module
2. Install or Replace Themostat (Apply Fresh Alumilastic)
3. Trace Power to Determine Discontinuity
4. Unjam Cube, Check Fill Tube & Fill-Cup Assembly
a. Change Ice Maker Valve
b. Un-Kink Line, Check for Weak Spots
c. Water Line Must Be Cleared
d. Change Water Valve
e. Trace Power to Determine Discontinuity
f. Water Pressure Must Be Increased (20 -120 psi) (1.4 -
8.2 bar)
Should be About 140 cc's
g. Change Mold and Heater Assembly
h. Change Thermostat
i. Change Module
j. Change Mold/Heater Assembly
6. Lower Bail Shut-off Arm To Begin Cycle
a. Remove Module, Dry Actuator and Housing Hole
b. Repair or Replace Ice Maker
c. Replace Ice Maker Module
d. Replace Ice Maker Module
e. Replace Bail Shut-off Arm
8. Apply Fresh Coat of Alumilastic to Thermostat
9. Tighten Two Screws With Phillips Driver (20-26 In.lb)
(22.8 - 29.6 cm/kg)
10 Replace Mold/Heater Assembly, Apply fresh Coat of
Alumilastic
11 Replace Mold/Heater Assembly, Apply fresh Coat of
Alumilastic
12 Replace Ice Maker Module
72 April 1998