Pip Your parts search engine, parts shipping time, price, and the parts themselves rock! My older Whirlpool side by side had two problems. The dual water valve was bad on the water dispenser side, and my ice maker was leaking due to our water pitting the coating off the cube tray causing it to leak out the front of the ice maker and freezing the dispenser into a block of ice. My 14yr old daughter, replaced both parts while I held the flashlight, under 15 minutes. I did not have a question, but I will offer a tip. I was afraid I had a bad part, wasn't sure which one. Solenoid/ valve(#2188542) would not come on to fill the cube tray, but It would dispense water. Followed your tips on flushing the fill tube for possible freezing, even though I never heard the valve come on, determined that was not the problem. Read in here where some one had the same problem I did, and you referred them to a forum. I tested the 120Vac on the icemaker(#4317943)-GOOD, I used the jumper on the timer for a full revolution, and still no valve start up. I left the jumper in for a second revolution, and it energized. VIOLA! water in the tray! I am guessing the two revolutions got the contacts on the timer seated or moved dielectric grease around, and it signaled the valve to energize. Maybe this will help some one in the future.
Answer Pip, Thank you for the information and we are glad to hear that you had a positive experience with the replacement of the water valve and icemaker. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, August 25, 2015