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I agree with DanO. On many models the icemaker tubing runs outside on the back of the refrigerator from the bottom where the water valve is to the top where it penetrates the refrigerator/freezer and is routed along the top because it’s the easiest way to get to the fill line in the freezer. On the back of the fridge there is usually a snap fitting that you can unsnap and blow into to see if the tube going into the fridge is not iced up. If you blow into it (blowing toward the fridge inlet) and get resistance it is likely that your hose is frozen. I have unfrozen this tube using a hair dryer blown (on HOT setting) outside the refrigerator along the top of the refrigerator as well as at the location where the tube goes into the fridge and, after making crude cardboard cutouts to trap hot air, blow hot air directly where the water comes into the icemaker inside the freezer compartment. You can check your progress by blowing into the tube to see if you have cleared the frozen line.

You can also test your solenoid valve two ways; if you have a water dispenser in the fridge, if you disconnect the icemaker water valve electrical connectors and the water dispenser water valve electrical connectors…and then connect the dispenser valve elec. conn. to the icemaker valve itself (cross-connect), when you attempt to then draw a cup of water the ice dispenser should fill. This checks the Ice Dispenser Valve and solenoid independent of its circuitry. You can also check the circuitry by not lifting any wires, but by disconnecting the snap fitting mentioned above and directing it to a bucket, it should start to fill the bucket during the next fill cycle (usually 15-20 minutes).

Last resort: Some have an ON-OFF “Vacation switch” inside or adjacent to the icemaker that should be “ON”, and some have electric eyes that look at the ice storage tray or bin and, if they do not have a clear path between eyes (ice piled too high) they will not produce more ice.

Good Luck! Frustrating indeed and very expensive if you end up calling a serviceman.

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