Author Topic: Frigidaire - No Ice or Water (Read 13556 times)

feetonthepegs · « **on:** September 13, 2009, 09:40:28 PM »

Frigidaire - FRS26TS7DB2 Refrigerator.

Even when it was brand new it never made ice or dispensed water. I chalked it up to not having enough water pressure at the back of the fridge. By the time i got around to checking the guarantee had expired. I paid a guy to come out and fix it and he did nothing.

Ultimately I replaced the ice maker which had no effect on the problem. this actually makes a lot of sense because i was not getting water either, (so how could it just be the ice maker).

I then replaced the triple valve, using part number 241734301, (this is the thing that the water line connects to on the fridge that has the yellow, green, brown, and clear plastic tubes connected to it.

I checked the water pressure, it comes out of hose with enough force to put out a fire on the other side of the kitchen.

neither of these part replacements had any impact on the problem. I have checked all the stupid stuff... yes it is on... etc. i did cycle it on and off... etc.

the water dispenser just drips water when you try to activate it and the ice maker might make a cube every three weeks or so.

I have also replaced the water filter.

Thank you for any help you can provide....

Water Inlet Valve, Part # 241734301

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2009, 07:36:12 PM »

anybody?

JWWebster · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2009, 07:44:18 PM »

Have ye tried putting some water into the ice mold with a cup to see if that ice maker will make a batch?

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2009, 08:42:10 AM »

I will give that a shot but note that the water dispenser does not put out more than drops at a time either... also that i replaced the ice maker unit and the problem was not resolved.

Mr. Fix-It · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2009, 09:07:06 AM »

If the water flows freely when you take the hose off the back then you probably have a plugged or frozen inlet tube.

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2009, 10:07:10 AM »

thats the brown tube that leads away from the triple valve?

Mr. Fix-It · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2009, 02:38:37 PM »

I can't say what colour it is but it is the tube that runs up the back of the fridge and attaches to the dispenser tube that goes through the freezer wall at the top. I test the valve by unhooking the hose from there and applying voltage to the valve. Make sure your holding the hose over a bucket or something to catch the water. If water sprays out the valve is good and the dispenser tube is likely frozen or clogged.

RegUS_PatOff · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2009, 10:34:23 PM »

Quote from: feetonthepegs on September 15, 2009, 10:07:10 AM

thats the brown tube ...

? rust/sediment ?
are the Screens on the input of the Water Inlet Valve ?

Repair-man · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2009, 06:38:17 AM »

You initialy said something about water pressure to the unit...do you have this on an R/O system?

It must have 25 psi to work the valve.

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:06:40 PM »

yes it is on a reverse osmosis system. but the water pressure at the hose from the wall is extremely forceful.

Just to eliminate this as a problem i will run the garden hose in... this will be a pain in the .... though becuase ill have to make an adapter.

re the valve being clogged or dirty. i replaced it with a brand new one and it did not resolve the problem.

mr fixit -- would i have to apply voltage to two of the solenoids to make the water come out of the tube that goes into the back of the icemaker?

PARTech · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2009, 12:42:17 AM »

From the main inlet valve everything runs up to the filter and then back to the twin valves to split to either the ice maker or water dispenser. Take the line coming back down from the filter off (stick it in a bucket) and see if you have pressure there. Sounds like a kinked pex tube or something blocking the filter connections....

JWWebster · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2009, 09:21:14 AM »

if it ain't made no ice by now(from manually filling it) it ain't gonna.

PARTech · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:02:41 AM »

A cube a week and the dispenser only drips, everything runs through the filter on this model, that's where I'd look. I didn't see where he tested manually filling it.

BrntToast · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2009, 02:02:54 AM »

friggys will NOT work when hooked up to RO water systems
the RO drops the pressure too low
the unit is actually tagged on the back stating this

JWWebster · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2009, 01:10:50 PM »

Anyway you can connect your ice maker up to plain old tap water?

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #15 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:41:00 PM »

Quote from: RegUS_PatOff on September 15, 2009, 10:34:23 PM

Quote from: feetonthepegs on September 15, 2009, 10:07:10 AM
thats the brown tube ...
? rust/sediment ?
are the Screens on the input of the Water Inlet Valve ?

sorry got distracted there.... the brown tube is actually semi-transparent brown and is factory made in that color.

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #16 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:43:12 PM »

Quote from: BrntToast on September 20, 2009, 02:02:54 AM

friggys will NOT work when hooked up to RO water systems
the RO drops the pressure too low
the unit is actually tagged on the back stating this

its not the pressure or the R.O. system. I hooked it up to tap water to eliminate this as a cause and it still did not produce ice.

feetonthepegs · « **Reply #17 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:45:47 PM »

Quote from: JWWebster on September 20, 2009, 01:10:50 PM

Anyway you can connect your ice maker up to plain old tap water?

the tap water has lead in it. (but as i mentioned in my post just above, it still didnt work when i hooked up to diagnose it.

Note also.... when i poor water by the glass into the cube trays, it makes ice.

i feel like the problem is probably the electrical harness that controls the celenoid or its the board. This is unreal.

niobrara · « **Reply #18 on:** February 20, 2010, 11:06:01 PM »

First put a meter on the power to the valve and have someone push the dispenser button,after you make sure you have power to the valve take the line off to the dispenser and see if water is going out of the valve.When the dispenser button is pushed.If both those check out give a replyDouble check all your pluggins to the valve.

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