[karalee]

I have a side by side refrigerator/freezer - older Whirlpool. I have water to the door but no water to the ice maker. Any suggestions?

[hkstroud]

Could be;
A: Defective water solenoid valve.
B: Blocked water line between the solenoid valve and ice
Maker.
1. Water line could be blocked by debris in line.
2. Water line could be blocked by ice build up in the line
At the ice maker.
C. Defective ice maker.


Find water solenoid valve(s) by tracing water supply line to water solenoid valve. Since you have ice maker and chilled water there will be two solenoid valves. The may be two totally separate units or they may be two valves made together. Disconnect the electrical connections to one of them if possible. See if you have chilled water in the door. If you do not have chilled water in the door you have disconnected the chilled water solenoid valve.
After you have identified the ice maker valve, jump across its electrical connections with a small insulated wire. If the valve is functioning you should be able to hear and feel its movement. If you are not sure that it is operating, remove output water line to the ice maker and jump the electrical connections again. If the valve is operating you should will get water out the valve.
If you get water out the valve, the line to the ice maker may be blocked. It may be blocked by debris but that is rather unlikely. It may be blocked by ice build up at the ice maker.
Blow in the line. If the line is not blocked you should be able to blow air through the line.
If you see no obvious signs of debris and cannot blow air through the line, remove the ice maker and look for ice build up inside the tubing coming into unit. If you see ice in the line of suspect there may be ice in the line, heat it with a hair dryer to melt.

If you find ice build up in the line at the ice maker, it would be cause by a defective solenoid valve. If the valve does not shut off completely, a small amount will pass the valve continually and freeze in the tubing at the ice maker.

If the solenoid valve is functioning and the line is clear, I would then suspect a defective electrical connection in the ice maker itself. Most ice makers function by turning on the water for a specified length of time, usually 6-7 seconds. Replace ice maker.

Another test would be to reverse the electrical connections at the solenoid valves. If the solenoid valve is operating and the line is clear, when you press the chilled water lever, you should get water at the ice maker. That would further indicate a faulty ice maker.

[JimGu]

If you know for sure that the ice maker is actually running and calling for water, then you more than likely have a bad fill valve. That is located where the water line attaches to the refrigerator and is a two part valve. One for the water on the door and one for the ice maker. You should also check to see if the fill tube to the ice maker is frozen up. If it is, you will have to clear that before or after replacing that valve. Sometimes when a valve is going bad, it leaks a little water through all the time and causes it to freeze the tube up near the ice maker.