Ice maker keeps losing power

by Phillip
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I have a free standing Kenmore ice maker model 106.89589700 A while back the ice level cut off stopped working so I would run it to fill up the bin then turn it off with power button, when ice got low turn it back on. Now the ice maker is losing power. I plug the cord in, power lights on, water starts circulating sounds like everything else is running then it just shuts off(shuts off so quickly that the copper water line is knocking against the wall)will come back on in a few seconds but then has to start the cycle over again. I left it unplugged one night and plug back in the next day, it made 4 or 5 cycles of ice then right back to losing the power. While it is on I tried to push the clean mode button, but it would never come on. While some of the wires are unplugged the call for service light/button is coming on. Are the ice level and the losing power both the control board??

Thanks

Phillip

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Answer

Hi Phillip,

The control board could cause both of your problems.

When the icemaker is tuning off and on is everything turning on and off or is it just the compressor? When this is happening you need to figure out if the compressor is turning off from overheating. If so more than likely you have a bad compressor start relay.
Let us know what you find.

Thank you,
Shawn/administrator