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    May 21, 2012, 07:06 AM
    Not making ice for Kenmore side by side 106.5706
    We had ice all the time and could hear when the ice was working. Water works when you use for a glass of water...

    Any ideas before I hae to call repair?

    Thanks!

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    May 22, 2012, 01:04 AM
    The first thing you must do is to unplug the unit and remove the front kickplate and the rear cover. Then spray down the coils with a good spray soap like "409," Fantastic," or "Simple Green." After that wash off coils with sprayer on water hose and vacuum up with wet - vac. Make sure to slide out drain pan and clean it, too. When the coils get dirty it will not make ice because it cannot get cold enough to harvest ice. Secondly, check the water solenoid for the ice maker. There are two that you will see when you clean it: the water dispenser and the ice maker solenoid. Check these with an ohm meter by unplugging the wires from them and putting a lead on each terminal. You should read about 3000 ohms on each one. If any one reads infinity it's bad. Attached are files to help you: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8010163/Ice%...e%20Manual.pdf
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8010163/R-10...e%20Manual.pdf
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8010163/Whir...e%20Manual.pdf
    This should help you and if you have questions feel free to write me at [email protected].
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