DOOR PANEL DOES NOT HIT OR OPERATE DOOR SWITCH

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Table 4-2. Ice Maker Troubleshooting - Continued

MALFUNCTION

TEST OR INSPECTION

CORRECTIVE ACTION

17. DOOR PANEL DOES NOT HIT OR OPERATE DOOR SWITCH.

Check for defective door switch.

Replace door switch, or fix by gluing a one-eighth inch pieceof

plastic to the door panel directly opposite the door switch.

18. ICE MAKER FAILS TO EJECT CUBES.

Door switch malfunction.

Step 1.

Replace switch.

Check if ejector blades are frozen.

Step 2.

Defrost and restart ice maker.

Step 3.

Check if timing cam is out of adjustment.

Adjust timing cam by loosening screws, pulling blades three-

sixteenths ofan inch above the edge of the mold and retightening

the timing cams screws.

Step 4.

Check for faulty limit switch.

If defective replace switch.

Step 5.

Check for excessively worn coupling.

Replace coupling.

19. COMPRESSOR IS INOPERATIVE.

Step 1. Check for low line voltage.

Correct defect.

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