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Title: Icemaker
Post by: Firstbigblue on June 22, 2009, 10:30:41 am

Yahoo Message Number: 48964 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48964)

Hi All,

Still having trouble trying to get my ice maker working. Down to the last possibility, the thermal link.

Know nothing about thermal links. How do you tell if they are bad? Do they burn out like a regular fuse? Do they reset themselves? Can they be replaced?

As always, all responses greatly appreciated.

George

'04 Inspire 51061

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: Dave Hills on June 22, 2009, 11:30:13 am

Yahoo Message Number: 48966 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48966)

A thermal link is a thermal fuse. An over-current and/or over-temperature condition will cause it to open. Test it just as you would a regular fuse. With an ohmmeter, it should show as a low resistance. (Almost zero ohms.) If it reads as an open circuit, it is bad. They are not resettable. Usually can be replaced, if you can get the correct replacement. Try PPL Motorhomes parts website and look for your particular ice maker unit. If bad, you might want to find out why it operated in the first place before you replace it.

Dave

2000 Allure 36'
#30444

firstbigblue wrote:

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: George Eklima on June 22, 2009, 11:43:26 am

Yahoo Message Number: 48969 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48969)

Dave,
Thanks, one question. By "open Circuit" you mean there will be no reading on the ohm meter?
George

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: Dave Hills on June 22, 2009, 12:05:12 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 48972 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48972)

George,

If the thermal link is good, the meter should read about the same as if the meter leads are connected together, in other words a short circuit.
If the thermal link is bad, the meter should read the same as if the meter leads are not connected to anything, or in other words an open circuit.
Dave

2000 Allure 36'
#30444

geklima@... (geklima@...) wrote:

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: Intrepid008 on June 22, 2009, 05:38:01 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 48980 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48980)

Not sure what kind of fridge you have. Assume Dometic? If so, the heaters in the icemaker can go. Must replace icemaker then. Not hard, and not too expensive.

Rich 2002 Magna

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: George Eklima on June 22, 2009, 06:09:39 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 48981 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48981)

Rich,
It's a Norcold with a Whirlpool ice maker.
I've already replaced the entire unit as well as the water valve (solenoid), that's why I'm at my wits end. Then again I didn't have a lot of wits to begin with!
George

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: Intrepid008 on June 23, 2009, 12:52:30 am

Yahoo Message Number: 48999 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/48999)

George, I am sorry, if it were a Dometic I could help you. Whirlpool, I am witless.

Rich 2002 Magna

Title: Re: Icemaker
Post by: Chuck & Mary Boros on June 23, 2009, 01:30:26 am

Yahoo Message Number: 49001 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/49001)

Hi George, Send me a email off group to elmerfletcher@... (elmerfletcher@...). I will send you the wiring diagrams and tech manual on your ice maker.

At Red Bluff RV Park,

Chuck & Mary B

Shelby Dog, Miss Kitty, Mr Lucky Cat

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