Testing The Dispenser; General Information; Service Mode - Electrolux E23CS75DSS0 Service Manual

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Section G - Ice and Water Dispenser

Testing the Dispenser

General Information

1. During normal operation, certain components
can fail independently with no cascading
effect to other ice and water related
components. These components are listed
below:
a.Water Valve
b. Auger Motor
c. Cube/crush Solenoid
2. During normal operation, other components
fail with a cascading effect. These
components are listed below with the related
disabled components:
a.Freezer Door Switch – disables Auger
Motor, Cube/crush solenoid, Flapper
solenoid
b. Paddle Micro-switch – disables Water
Valve, Auger Motor, Cube/crush solenoid,
Flapper solenoid, automatic led illumination
c. Flapper Solenoid – disables Auger Motor,
Cube/crush solenoid
d.Flapper Micro-switch – disables Auger
Motor, Cube/crush solenoid
3. During normal operation, the dispenser
pocket will be lit by a pair of LED's on the
ice and water module. The LED's can be set
to be on 100% of the time thru the UI or on
when the paddle is pressed for ice or water.
Verify that the LED's function properly prior to
entering service mode below.
4. Definitions:
a.ERF2500++ – main board located under
the refrigerator behind the lower front panel
b. UI – User interface above the dispenser
pocket
c. Ice and Water module – single paddle sub-
assembly located behind the UI.

Service Mode

5. Enter service mode by pressing and holding
Freezer Down "-" and Freezer Up "+" keys
simultaneously
6. If service mode cannot be accessed, go to
Section 1 of the troubleshooting flowchart.
7. Press Fresh Food "+" to advance thru the
menu options; press "ON/OFF" to actuate
function
8.Perform the following tests;
Test
8 Water Valve Valve actuates.
10 Auger Motor Auger runs with freezer
door closed.
10a Auger Motor Auger stops when freezer
Switch Closed door switch is held closed
and auger motor switch is
allowed to open.
11 Cube/Crush Solenoid pulls in (requires
Solenoid ice bucket to release).
24 Freezer Door Displays "OP" for open and
Switch "CL" for closed.
28 Paddle Displays "ON" when
Microswitch pressed and "OFF" when
released.
36a Flapper Displays "OP" when flapper
microswitch is opened manually.
36b Flapper Flapper actuates, latches
solenoid and and displays "OP".
microswitch
9. Follow the direction given below for individual
failures:
a. Fail Test 8 only, go to Section 2.
b. Fail Test 10 only, go to Section 3.
c. Fail Test 11 only, go to Section 4.
d.Fail Test 24 only, go to Section 5.
e.Fail Test 28 only, go to Section 6.
f. Fail Test 36a only, go to Section 7.
g.Fail Test 36b only, go to Section 8.
h.Fail led function only, go to Section 9.
10. Follow the direction given below for multiple
failures:
a.Fail Tests 8, 10 and 11, go to Section 10.
b. Fail Tests 10, 11 and 24, go to Section 11.
c. Fail Tests 28, 36a and led function, go to
Section 12.
Passing Result