Troubleshooting Chart - KitchenAid Kitchen Aid KAR-19 Technical Education

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

P roblem
W ill not run
W ill not make ice
W ater res ervoir is
empty
E vaporator is cold
with thin or no ice
s lab
P robable C aus e
No power at wall outlet
No power at
auxilary drain
pump power outlet
Disconnected
s elector s witch
Loos e connections
at s elector s witch
or control board
No power through
power cord
R oom temperature
below 55 ° F (13 ° C )
Ice touching bin
thermis tor
W ater s upply turned
off
Loos e or mis s ing
res ervoir cap
W ater s lide return tube
out of res ervoir
Inlet tube out of
pos ition and mis s ing
res ervoir
W ater inlet tube frozen
near evaporator
Defective inlet water
valve
An ice s lab only
partially releas ed from
evaporator and water
was bridged down into
the bin
6-2
T es t P roc edure-Ac tion
C heck circuit
breaker/fus es
C heck for kinked drain
hos e, blocked s creen or
blocked vent outlet or
hos e.
Reconnect and check for
proper operation.
R epair connections
C heck continuity of power
cord and replace if open
B in thermis tor has unit
s hut off C us tomer
Ins truction
Normal operation
T urn on water s upply
T ighten or replace
R epos ition tube
R epos ition tube
T haw and repos ition tube
T es t and repair or replace
Look for interference with
cutter grid and clean the
evaporator plate (s ee
procedure on page 8-1)