Jump test points t to h.
Jump start whirlpool ice maker.
To manually start a cycle either grasp the ejector and rotate upward cw fr.
Jump start ice maker whether your kenmore ice bin is empty or your whirlpool ice maker is not dumping ice you will want to jump start the ice maker to see if your reparation work was fruitful.
Try that first before attempting to replace water valve behind fridge.
Shut off arm down and the freezer is cold below 15 f.
Manually starting an idi ice maker.
The icemaker should continue through the cycle.
Make sure the ice sensing bail has clearance to raise lower during this test cycle.
Pls forgive what is probably a dumb question.
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1 thought on manually starting the harvest cycle in the whirlpool built modular icemaker rjbourassa january 28 2011 at 1 57 pm.
Now insert one end of your jumper wire in the hole marked t insert the other end in the hole marked h.
Test points l n will verify 120 volts to ice maker module.
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Trying to force your ice maker to cycle is relatively easy.
My kitchenaid side by side refrigerator freezer has this ice maker and has the ice bucket mounted on the inside of the freezer door.
The following procedure may be helpful when trying to manually start an idi ice.
If that does not fix it.
The procedure will override the 50 minute ice maker time out.
Appliance repair school 1987 1988 star appliance tech.
Make sure your test probes go into the test points 1 2 test points t h will verify if the bimetal thermostat is open or closed.
From there a jumper wire would be needed to jump from pin t to pin h on the ice maker motor cover would be removed.
This will force the ice maker into a harvest mode if the ice maker is receiving 120vac and the jumper wire would need to be removed once the rake arms reach the 6 o clock position.
I have a video showing you how to jumpstart your ice maker.
Ice maker must be plugged in to the refrigerator.
Ice maker module test for whirlpool icemaker.
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