Hardware
- Kenmore Coldspot Model 59282990 Side-by-Side Refrigerator
- Whirlpool/Kenmore/Maytag/Frigidaire/Magic Chef/Admiral Modular Ice Maker
In order to repair this you are going to either have to unplug your refrigerator (not an option, right?) or chip off that ice in the way. Since thawing the freezer is not really an option for most people we’ve got to chip off the ice. I opted to take a knife and carefully chip away at the ice. You must be careful to not pry against the plastic fingers of the ejector because you don’t want to break one off. I’ve been able to fix my ice maker every time it has stopped with this method. Sometimes you can just rake your fingers across the top of the fingers and the ice cubes have just failed to fully clear. This is even an easier fix. Here’s a picture of what it looks like when this kind of jam happens:
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| Ice cubes stuck at the very end of ejection–just rake your fingers across them to break them free. |
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Hi! I can feel a few ice cubes stuck, but they are frozen in place and I can’t get them out (ice maker unit is in the door itself). Can I just do the blow dryer trick from the top?
You could do that–be careful you don’t melt the plastic in the process though.
This is the first article I’ve seen on Kenmore coldspot. I occasionally have a problem with the ice not dumping. About a month ago, I noticed a big pool of water on the floor and then the icemaker stopped making ice. I poured water into it and it still cycles. The cubes froze and dumped. I used the hair dryer on the water lines in the back, but it still is not getting water.
I don’t even have that refrigerator anymore. One thing I’ll say is that there is a heating element that keeps the ice maker from freezing up and it sounds like your heating element is bad.