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BlueWRXPride  
#1 Posted : Thursday, June 20, 2024 5:24:45 PM(UTC)
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My fridge is about 10 years old, and for the past few weeks it has been making ice very slowly. The water dispenser has normal flow, and there's a pretty new filter installed. What can I check?
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applianceaid1  
#2 Posted : Thursday, June 20, 2024 7:26:01 PM(UTC)
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Hi,

Are the cubes normal size?
Freezer temp should be checked with a thermometer.

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BlueWRXPride  
#3 Posted : Friday, June 21, 2024 5:13:25 AM(UTC)
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Yes the ice cubes seem normal. In this fridge the ice maker isn't in the freezer, it's a separate unit on the ceiling of the main refrigerator area.
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#4 Posted : Friday, June 21, 2024 5:39:42 AM(UTC)
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Take a reading from both.
Freezer and the ice maker room.

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BlueWRXPride  
#5 Posted : Friday, June 21, 2024 5:43:21 AM(UTC)
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The fridge is set to 0 for the freezer and 35 for the main fridge.

I have a laser thermometer and measured the freezer around -2, the fridge at 35, and I opened the little flap in the ice maker and measured between 14 and 19 depending on where I pointed it.
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#6 Posted : Friday, June 21, 2024 12:10:43 PM(UTC)
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**I have a laser thermometer and measured the freezer around -2, the fridge at 35,**

Those seem good....but a simple pocket thermometer often works better for testing a refrigerator.....JMO!

**I opened the little flap in the ice maker and measured between 14 and 19 depending on where I pointed it.**

Not so good.
Ice maker must get below 15ºF before it will even start up.

Fan not working? Duct frozen/frosted over? Refrigerator Icebox Fan Motor should be DC14V.

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#7 Posted : Friday, June 21, 2024 12:11:32 PM(UTC)
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#8 Posted : Friday, June 21, 2024 12:13:24 PM(UTC)
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#21 is the ice maker fan linked here.

This is suppose to help remove some of that nice freezer temp air and dump it into the ice maker room.

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