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Customer Questions and Answers for Valve by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM18079182
Manufacturer Part Number: W10881366

The Valve is an OEM replacement part for Whirlpool built-in ice makers. Located within the water supply assembly, it controls the flow of water into the ice-making system. 

Symptoms of a bad valve include:

  • Slow or incomplete filling during harvest cycles
  • Erratic or no ice production  
  • Water leaks around the valve area

Causes of failure can include mineral buildup over time restricting water passages or worn seals no longer regulating pressure as designed.

This Whirlpool part also fits ice systems from Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, and some Kenmore.

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Shannon for Model Number Kitchen Aid Ice Maker KUIA18PNLS5

After turning on the ice machine, it produces a full bin of ice with no problems. The problem occurs after the ice bin is full. The circulation pump continues to attempt to circulate water from the bin, but there is not enough water in the bin and the circulation pump sucks air and will not shut off, and no water is added to the bin, at which time I cut off the ice maker. I replaced the water circulation pump a couple of years ago. Could it be the water valve, which has never been replaced.

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Hello Shannon, The water valve W10881366 is probably the issue. I'm surprised you haven't had to change it before since the water valve is the most problematic of all the components on the under the counter ice machine with all of the sedimentation and mineral deposits they are exposed to and the fact that they run almost continuously.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Monday, October 15, 2012

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