Ice Maker Wiring Harnes Thermal Fuse
I tracked it down to the thermal fuse on the wire harness.
Ice maker wiring harnes thermal fuse. Older icemakers don t have them. Step by step instructions on how to replace a ice maker wiring harness wpd7813010. 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. And on the solenoid prungs are marked m and 4b also mark the water lines to the valve.
But the question remains why did the thermal fuse open in the first place. Edited july 3 2017 by chat in ri. It s a thermal fuse so it s tripped by heat. The thermal fuse is spliced into the black wire of the ice maker wiring harness.
Here are the break down diagrams for the whirlpool refrigerator model ed5chqxkt03. I have an amana sxs tc18vw. 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.
If no reading and all the other wires get a reading that s your problem. It is not resettable and if it s blown the ice maker has to be replaced. Make sure that the ice maker module wire harness connection is properly plugged in. Try bypassing it for testing.
I have the tools molex punch out and the know how to do this. Also make sure that the ejector is in the 2 o clock home position as noted in the explanation of operation below. This video is intended to give you the general idea of the part replacement procedure. The part number for the ice maker is ap2984633.
On your thermal fuse wiring harness check the continuity. 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. I won t bypass it because it s a safety device. The ice maker has gone out.
If you happen to have access to whirlpool parts the thermal fuse in a whirlpool ice maker harness should work. It is seldom that these go bad and some can last for 20 years. Please do a basic continuity test on yours before ordering.