But another problem developed.
Lg refrigerator ice maker not dumping ice.
Voltage drops can occur throughout the day.
Why lg refrigerator ice maker not filling with water.
Ice tray will be turned and twisted by the motor to dump the ice in to the ice bin but only half of the ice got released.
I have used the reset button and ice maker will rotate and dump ice once but that is it.
If you wish to run the test mode a second time unplug the unit for about 30 seconds to reset the ice maker.
Also you cannot trip the inside release lever to remove the ice cube container to dump the ice.
For the first 2 hours the refrigerator has been plugged in the ice maker test can only be run once.
If the switch is turned on but the ice maker still doesn t work check the switch for continuity with an ohm meter.
I followed the troubleshooting instructions on the lg website and determined that the water line was fine and the ice was properly made but it wouldn t cycle in other words it wouldn t dump the ice.
This ice maker doesn t use heater to assist in releasing of the ice.
I have completed all lg recommended trouble shooting.
If the unit attempted to operate the ice maker during a voltage drop the ice maker would lock up.
This is because of the calcification deposit in the tray which caused the ice to stick to it.
Powering the unit off and back on will unlock the icemaker.
Locate the ice maker and remove the bin.
Do this firmly but gently.
If your ice maker is making ice but not dumping it it is likely a bad connection on the end of the ice maker once you get it removed under a panel or a bad heating element.
Completely functioning ice maker in all other ways making ice but suddenly just stopped dumping it into the bin.
The heating element warms up to allow the ice to dump.
This switch frequently gets turned off by accident.
Refrigerator how to reset your ice maker.
Ice level control board.
If the refrigerator ice maker is not working check the icemaker switch.
The icemaker was working fine for a year or two but it suddenly stopped dumping ice.
Grasp the ice maker and shake it a couple of times up and down.
Removing power to the refrigerator can reset the ice maker if an unknown error has occurred.
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