Why does my icemaker keep making ice?

If your icemaker is making too much ice or overflowing: Be sure the bucket is properly positioned directly under the icemaker. The feeler arm is either a metal rod on the side of the icemaker or a plastic paddle that sits horizontal under the icemaker. If the arm or paddle is broken, the icemaker needs to be replaced.

Should the arm on the icemaker be up or down to make ice?

NOTE: Your ice maker has an automatic shutoff. As ice is made, the ice cubes will fill the ice storage bin and the ice cubes will raise the wire shutoff arm to the OFF (arm up) position. Do not force the wire shutoff arm up or down.

How does ice maker shut-off arm work?

Feeler Arm – Sensing cubes: Before the cubes are ejected, the shut-off arm lifts up (or pulls in). After the cubes are ejected, the arm drops down again (or pushes out) to sense the ice.

What is the feeler arm on the ice maker?

The feeler arm is the wire arm that shuts the icemaker down then it hits the ice. There is a spring inside the icemaker head that will force the arm back down after the motor lifts it up. If this spring is broken the arm will not come back down to push the switch as if it were hitting ice, shutting the icemaker off.

Why won’t my ice maker arm go down?

To troubleshoot an ice maker arm that will not lower: If the arm is locked in the up position, firmly press down on the arm to lower it. If the arm will not lower, do not force it, as it could break the arm. If the ice maker control arm is stuck in the up position and there is ice in the ice maker, defrost the freezer.

Should an ice maker arm be up or down?

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Why does my ice maker keep making ice?

The arm functions as a way to turn the ice maker on and off as needed, so it becomes a pretty obvious culprit for most homeowners. If you turn the shut off arm to the off position, but your ice maker keeps making ice anyway, then it may, in fact, be a problem with the shut-off arm.

How do you turn off an ice maker?

The ice maker can also be turned off manually by lifting the arm all the way up into a locked position (shown below). The arm is supported at one or both ends. One end extends into the back of the front support (see photo above). If it is not securely in place, it could cause the ice maker to malfunction.

Is there an extension for my ice maker?

Scott, the ice maker that is currently in the refrigerator does not have an extension, nor did the one that originally came with the refrigerator. As for raising the ice bucket, I can only see 1 area where the ice buckets slides into and I don’t see where any other levels that I’d be able to raise it to.

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How does an ice maker stop making ice?

Our ice makers are designed to stop when they’re full. There’s two methods for this, depending on which type of ice maker your model has. Either an optical sensor detects when ice has piled too high, or a mechanical arm is pushed upwards when the ice piles high enough. If your ice maker won’t stop making ice, this system isn’t working.

What causes ice maker to make hollow cubes?

In most cases hollow cubes are NOT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ICE MAKER. In most if not all cases they are a result of insufficient water supply. There is a small white flat head screw on the shut off arm side of the motor module and this can adjust the water intake some.

Why is my Samsung ice maker making too much ice?

This allows ice to spill out of the bucket before it piles high enough to be detected by the ice maker. Make sure your ice bucket is inserted correctly. You can refer to illustrations in your user manual if needed. If your ice bucket is inserted correctly but the issue continues, call us at 1-800-SAMSUNG.