Maytag French Door Fridge Not Making Ice

If your refrigerator was just installed it may take 24 hours for ice production to begin and up to three days for full ice production.

Maytag french door fridge not making ice.

First make sure the freezer is below 10 degrees because the icemaker will not cycle if the temperature in the freezer is over 10 degrees. If the bottom of the refrigerator is covered in ice it it most likely leaking down from a blockage or unsecure water lines. If the refrigerator has a water dispenser check for a problem with the filter by doing the following. If a large amount was recently removed it could take 24 hours to fully replenish.

Next fill up the icemaker with a cup of water and wait 24 hours to see if it cycles and dumps the ice. The water filter may be the issue replace it and observe what happens. The icemaker isn t making enough ice. The door switch turns off the ice and water dispenser when the refrigerator door is open.

This will likely resolve the issue. A clogged or incorrectly installed water filter will reduce the water flow to the ice maker and dispenser which will result in small ice cubes low ice production or decreased water flow. They replaced the ice maker. The ice cubes freeze in big blocks causing the system to clog.

A standard icemaker should produce about three pounds of ice a day. Now the ice maker is still having problems. Remove jammed ice from the ejector arm using only a plastic utensil so the ice maker is not damaged. If the control board is faulty it may stop supplying power to the entire dispenser system.

If the door switch does not have continuity when activated replace it. If the door switch fails the dispenser will not turn on. It s difficult to get water into the icemaker mold so i would use a turkey baster or something to help. Multimeter to test it for continuity.

I bought my maytag ice2o french door refrigerator from home depot 8 mos ago. Loved it when i got it but soon after had problems with the ice maker. To determine if the door switch is defective use a. Maytag refrigerator ice dispenser not working 01 dispenser control board the dispenser control board governs most of the functions of the dispenser system.

Can you give us the model number to help guide you further. First ensure that ice is not jammed in the ejector arm of the ice maker.