Model Number: PFSS5RKZCSS
Brand: GE
Age: 1-5 years
I have a GE Profile PFSS5RKZCSS side by side, bottom freezer. The ice maker has stopped making ice.
I don't believe the actual ice maker is the faulty part. Hers's why.
There is water getting to the ice maker, but it's not freezing completely, and the ice that is in the bucket, has been thawing.
We removed the freezer door, baskets, and drawer, opened the rear panel and found that the duct fan was pulsing but not actually starting up. I took a screw drive and spun the fun and it stayed spinning. So I ordered a new duct blower fan, part number WR60X10330.
Got the new fan in, same result with the new fan, so now I'm thinking it's not the fan.
I did notice that with the freezer door off and me inside it for about 20 minutes when I hit the freezer temp button it showed an actual temp of 0 degrees. When in reality it was probably 70+ in there since the door had been off and I had been inside it.
I feel like I should order the thermistor (temp sensor) for the freezer, but don't want to waste more money. I've read that if the freezer doesn't read temp that the ice maker will not dump ice. Well if the freezer is reporting 0 degrees, would the ice maker not dump the partially frozen cubes into the ice bucket?
The other thing that I'm thinking is the main board has an issue. Before I waste any more time/money, does anyone have any different input. I am a DIY home owner, but have a ton of computer repair experience, and basically this is just a giant computer with a condenser. I am a pretty handy guy, and really don't want to dish out a boat load of $ to have GE send someone out.