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Hi Folks
The ice maker in my Whirlpool 858615815020 (S20D RSS33-A/G) has stoppd working, and I’ve been doing plenty of research in this forum and other websites. I’d be grateful for a quick sanity check on my conclusions before I start spending money.
My understanding is that the LED on the Infrared Receiver-Sensor should flash every two seconds when I open the door. Is that right? In my case there is no light whatsoever in any circumstances. Can I conclude that there is a problem with the Infrared system?
If so, it seems like there are two parts that might need replacing – the ‘Infrared Receiver-Sensor’ and the ‘Sensor Infrared – Ice Control’ (descriptions from http://www.4whirlpool.co.uk). Is there any way to tell which part I need? Also they seem quite expensive – is there a place to get these at a better price than the http://www.4whirlpool.co.uk site?
Many thanks for any help!
Cheers – Graham
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If anyone has any thoughts about this I’d be grateful.
Cheers – Graham
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Hi Graham
I have the same problem , done all the checks on valves and water flow to ice maker, LED doesnt even blink so suspect its the infra red transmitter and receiver, how did you get on with ur spares search and did it cure the problem.
Thanks
Tony
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check for 240v on ter 4 blu and 1 brn on emitter terminals r/hand with door switch closed if no volts rear board faulty
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Just in case it helps anyone else, after two years of filling my ice bucket with supermarket bought ice I have a happy ending to this story. My Whirlpool started making strange noises and the display started acting odd, and another posting to this forum very quickly pinpointed the main circuit board as the likely culprit. To cut a longish story short, this site sells a replacement board for about £140 which I reckon most people with standard DIY skills could fit. However, for the only slightly more adventurous it also sells a £10 bag of replacement capacitors (these are usually the duff components). I bought these (next day delivery – brilliant!) and over the weekend got to work with a borrowed soldering iron and some YouTube videos. An hour’s work saw the job done, and not only is the Whirlpool no longer misbehaving the ice maker is fixed as well!
If anyone else is in the same boat I would urge them to give this a go if they have a few DIY skills. The only ‘biggie’ is to make sure that the round capacitor is fitted the right way (it has polarity) by ensuring that the negative stripe is opposite the +ve marking on the board. Many thanks to ‘K’ on this forum for pointing me in the right direction!
Cheers – Graham
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