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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 02:38 am |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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This unit has functioned perfectly for about a year. We shut the unit down when we left for vacation and decided to clean it upon return. Long story short, it hasn't worked since. After cleaning and putting the unit back together, I apparently didn't put the hose that connects the pump to the freezer plate on properly and it came off - causing the water in the container to bubble and spill over. The water fills, and circulates, but never makes ice. I've taken a temp reading of the freeze plate and it doesn't get below 68 degrees. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 06:20 am |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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Is it in the Clean Cycle ? Is the Compressor running ? KUIV18NNMM0 Tech Sheets 15" & 18" Automactic Ice Makers 58 MB
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 06:56 pm |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Thank you for the information. The unit is not in "cleaning" mode - however, I did cycle the cleaning mode again with the hopes it would correct itself. As expected, it didn't. I've read through most of the material, and it seems to point to low refrigeration. I find that hard to believe since it worked flawlessly before vacation and before we decided to clean it. Should I pull the unit out and grab a test meter? Where would you recommend I start?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 07:00 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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joinerd wrote: . Long story short, it hasn't worked since. perhaps you've yadda-yadda'd over the best part
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 10:27 pm |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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The devil's in the details. Let's see if I can get all the details right. We shutdown and emptied all the ice out and made sure the pump drained. everything to that point was ok. upon returning and ordering the cleaner, we disassembled the "guts" to clean. hoses, and reservoir. i took the cutter out and was able to reach the hose that connects the pump to the water dispenser, so we could clean that. the freezing plate was never unhooked. we cleaned the hoses and other plastic, then reassembly. this is when I failed to connect the hose from the pump to the dispenser. a bottle of the cleaner was poured into the reservior, then i refilled the bottle twice with water and pressed the clean cycle. the water/cleaner mix bubbled everywhere. after a minute or so, I pressed the off button and called the father-in-law (since he has the identical model) and had him tell me where the hoses went. Once we discovered the problem, I reconnected the house and started the clean cycle again. It ran, of course, until the clean light was no longer lit. I pressed the on button and it hasn't produced ice since. Also, is there an easy way to rule out if the compressor is working? or if the machine is somehow "hung" in the clean cycle? The water reservoir fills and seems to run over a little, then when the pump kicks on, it cycles through the hoses and out of the dispenser across the freeze plate, but it never makes ice. I certainly miss having the "party ice" as the kids have labeled it.......D Last edited on Sun Jul 26th, 2009 10:29 pm by joinerd |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 10:43 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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Having never serviced one, my response may be flaky, but it would seem that if it is filling/pumping water over the tray etc, that rules out being hung up in clean, can you get near the compressor and touch the can to feel whether it's running - during your disassembly/reassembly is possible that some tubing or the plate itself got bumped or nicked in any way?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 10:47 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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RegUS_PatOff wrote:
Is the Condenser Fan running ?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:05 pm |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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the condenser fan is running and the compressor feels like it's running. i can't thank ya'll for all the help.....D
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:09 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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If thats the case, the fun is just beginning as the compressor running without chilling the plate means that the sealed system is empty of it's gas
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:21 pm |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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lovely! where's the best place to purchase replacement parts of these?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:25 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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From Repairclinic(link above) or whirlpool, but which parts will you seek?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:27 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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Compressor and Sealed System repairs would require special tools, torches, and gauges, and the Freon, etc.. and usually only done by a professional.
____________________ RegUS_PatOff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPAY2LsKVEw my video production: “Easter Seals Walk With Me” (also in HQ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EBiLyYXMiA Upon leaving this Earth "Do you want the Smoking or Non-Smoking section ?" |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:31 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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Also if the chill plate has been damaged(tubing), the component will need replacement, may not be a feasible repair ($$)
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:38 pm |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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grasshopper getting depressed more and more. I was thinking about looking are replacing the compressor without regard to if it would be shipped with freon. guess i'll check into local repair shops for options. Thanks for the help.......D
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:39 pm |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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The compressor might be ok, but where did the gas go ?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26th, 2009 11:44 pm |
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RegUS_PatOff Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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joinerd wrote: ... I was thinking about looking are replacing the compressor without regard to if it would be shipped with freon..... doesn't work that way ... even if it was available with Freon (it's not), you'd still have to find and fix the leak (torches, brazing, etc) and braze the Compressor lines to the rest of the System and add more Freon (sold only to licensed professionals in some states) to the rest of the System, (gauges, Freon, etc)
____________________ RegUS_PatOff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPAY2LsKVEw my video production: “Easter Seals Walk With Me” (also in HQ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EBiLyYXMiA Upon leaving this Earth "Do you want the Smoking or Non-Smoking section ?" |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27th, 2009 03:23 am |
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denrayr Sublime Master of Appliantology 
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evaperator leaks are really common on these ice machines. They leak out faster when turned off because there is more pressure built up in the evaperator.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28th, 2009 01:41 am |
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joinerd Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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that's more promising information. I hope to find a repair facility and at least have it looked at. Any special instructions?
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