Ice Maker Wiring Harnes Thermal Fuse
I tracked it down to the thermal fuse on the wire harness.
Ice maker wiring harnes thermal fuse. I won t bypass it because it s a safety device. If you happen to have access to whirlpool parts the thermal fuse in a whirlpool ice maker harness should work. The thermal fuse is spliced into the black wire of the ice maker wiring harness. Try bypassing it for testing.
It s a thermal fuse so it s tripped by heat. Also make sure that the ejector is in the 2 o clock home position as noted in the explanation of operation below. I have the tools molex punch out and the know how to do this. Edited july 3 2017 by chat in ri.
Your appliance may differ depending on the manufacturer. But the question remains why did the thermal fuse open in the first place. Older icemakers don t have them. The ice maker store does not accept returns for misdiagnosed or hit and miss troubleshooting.
And on the solenoid prungs are marked m and 4b also mark the water lines to the valve. The ice maker has gone out. The part number for the ice maker is ap2984633. Wire harness contains thermal fuse wpd7813010 ap6014598 made by whirlpool customer support 7 days a week.
Make sure that the ice maker module wire harness connection is properly plugged in. It is seldom that these go bad and some can last for 20 years. I have an amana sxs tc18vw. On your thermal fuse wiring harness check the continuity.
If the jumper was left in the t and h contacts too long during a previous test then the thermal fuse for the ice maker module could be blown. It is not resettable and if it s blown the ice maker has to be replaced. Here are the break down diagrams for the whirlpool refrigerator model ed5chqxkt03. One side of the connectors has 2 wires coming out of it.
Can just the black wire with the fuse be obtained and replaced alone. Step by step instructions on how to replace a ice maker wiring harness wpd7813010. The listing is for one new wiring harness 10 5 inches from front to back with the all famous thermal fuse on the black wire.