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Old 11-04-2007, 04:52 PM   #1
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Brand: KitchenAid
Model Number: superba
Age: 1 - 4 years

Ice maker quit working when i changed the water filter. I have switched the wires on the inlet valves and get water to the ice maker when pushing the water lever, so soloniod is good and it's not frozen. I tried jumping to manually harvest and nothing happens. Bad Board??
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Old 11-08-2007, 05:49 PM   #2
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Can you please provide your model number?
 
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Model number KSRG25FKSS16
After re-installing ice maker, after trying to manually jump, it made ice!!!! Once. Refilled the tray and hasn't done anything since (4 days).
 
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the freezer must be 10 degreess or less. The optics could also be bad though that is one thing that always seems to work good....or ice maker just on its way out...JPG
 
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temps seem to be fine. What I don't get is that it worked fine until i changed the filter.
 
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Is the light on on the receiver in side the freezer?

Check and make sure there is no frost on the eye.

Here is a link to your fridge model KSRG25FKSS16.
 
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Red light blinks unless I simulate the door closed then it's solid on.
 
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There should be a sheet either in the control panel or behind the kick plate that will tell you how to test the ice maker control.
 
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I have found no sheet with any instructions. Nothing behind the back cardboard thing and nothing behind the grate that's in the front. Anywhere else that i should seek?
 
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temps seem to be fine. What I don't get is that it worked fine until i changed the filter.

If your refrigerator has an indicator that tells you when to change the filter, it needs to be reset when you replace the filter. Each manufacturer has different instructions for resetting the indicator.

* Amana - press and hold the dispenser lock and auto light buttons on the dispenser (at the same time) for 4 seconds until the filter status indicator begins to flash, then release the buttons. On some Amana fridges you need to press the dispenser lock and water buttons for 4 seconds until the filter status indicator begins to flash, then release the buttons.
* Frigidaire - press and hold the reset button on the dispenser until the green light flashes (up to 15 seconds).
* GE and Hotpoint - press and hold the reset water filter button on the dispenser for 3 seconds.
* Maytag and Jenn-Air - press and hold the lock and light buttons (lock and water on newer fridges) on the dispenser for about 4 seconds, until the indicator light blinks.
* Whirlpool and KitchenAid - press the light switch 5 times within 10 seconds. If the fridge has a filter button, press and hold it for 5-10 seconds.
* Samsung - press the ice type and child lock buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds.
o Note: Hold the buttons for only 3 seconds. If you press these 2 buttons simultaneously for 5 seconds, the reset function ceases. Release the buttons and repeat the same step one more time. The water filter indicator light should turn green.
* LG - press and hold the reset button for 3 seconds.
* Kenmore - Kenmore refrigerators are made by a number of different manufacturers, so please refer to our Kenmore Section to see which manufacturer made your refrigerator, then follow the directions listed above.
 
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