ge pfss6pkwbss

[Toranaga]

Intermitent proble

Fill valve works

Auger works

Self diagnostit test makes no sense to me

[RegUS_PatOff]

I'm not familiar with the Samsung IceMaker...

maybe another master

for reference:

GE PFSS6PKWBSS built by Samsung

RF267A RF26XA SERVICE MANUAL.pdf 36 MB

[Toranaga]

Icemaker cycles fine. I left a thermometer in it while I went to lunch. Wierd, I feel no air flowing in this fridge.

[DurhamAppliance]

Can't remember on this fridge but either leave door open for 5 minutes and fan should come on. Not sure if you have to press light switch. Your fridge is a dual evap so you really won't hear the fan, typically a dc powered fan that just circulates air in one compartment, doesn't need to force air up to fridge.

If your model provides accurate fridge temps and error codes and you are not seeing temp spikes or getting an error code, I would think your problem would be ice maker mechanics or ice maker thermostat. My thinking is most of these self diagnosis fridges do not diagnose icemaker thermostat or mechanics. But this is just a shot in the dark.

[Tuco]

Never worked that kind of fridge. I always start by asking some questions, while I use my pocket thermometer to take the temperature in the freezer section and the fresh food side.

If the freezer section is not cold enough , you will not activate the havest cycle....generaly speaking.

[Toranaga]

Thanks guys. Came back after a while and had a load of ice. Told the guy to let me know.

[Toranaga]

Funny, I just ran into one of the best respected techs in town. He told me to run, not walk, away from this job. He refuses GE and Samsung reefers.

[Toranaga]

Alright, the icemaker made two loads of ice and quit again. In response to Tuco, the icemaker is actually in the fresh food section. It has its own little drawer. I measure the temp in there at about 20 degrees. I can manually harvest, and get water from the valve (and ice) but left to its own devices, the ice maker won't work. If I read the manual correctly, this machine is supposed to perform a self diagnosis, but its not throwing a code. Suggestions?

[Samurai Appliance Repair Man]

Samsung has a tech bulletin out on these cheap-azz icemakers. For slow production you supposed to... guess what?... you got: replace the frikkin' icemaker.

From Samsung tech support:

HA HA! Guess what, Joe, I put a little something special in your soup, round-eye pig-dog. Hope you like my pee!

Okay, I'm back. Here's the link to the tech bulletin==> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1922678/Appliance%20Repair%20Manuals/Samsung/Samsung-Slow-Ice-Production.pdf

[Toranaga]

Great. It's $197 to have it fed exed from RC. The customer is getting married Friday and I'm trying not to take him to the cleaners. Thanks for the help folks. New ice maker it is. BTW, can someone help me decipher the Samsung manual that covers these GE french door units? Its horribly written and I can't make heads or tails most of it. What's the straightforward method (if there is one) for running the diagnostics on the control panel? Wait, its in the tech bulletin, which is a hell of a lot better than the service manual. Anyway, one more question. The tech bulletin covers the samsung RS models. I believe the GE I'm working on correlates to the RF model Samsungs. Any material difference? Ok, one more qeustion. I mean it this time. Do I really need this whole service kit or will the icemaker alone suffice?

T

[Samurai Appliance Repair Man]

Great. It's $197 to have it fed exed from RC. The customer is getting married Friday and I'm trying not to take him to the cleaners. Thanks for the help folks.

"It's a nice day for a white wedding..."

I believe the GE I'm working on correlates to the RF model Samsungs. Any material difference? Ok, one more qeustion. I mean it this time. Do I really need this whole service kit or will the icemaker alone suffice?

Posseepooplay, as they say in France. Have to look up the part by model number. When I do dat for yours, I just get the i/m module==> http://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Ice-Maker-Assembly/1472552?modelNumber=PFSS6PKWBSS

[Toranaga]

Dude! that is one freaky pitcher. i will recommend you to my therapist.

in the meantime, i will order the part from RC and away we go. Thanks again.

T