- 1). Unplug the appliance's power cord from the outlet and pull the appliance far enough from the wall that you can reach the bottom panel where the water line connects.
- 2). Twist the knob to the right on the copper pipe to stop water from flowing to the ice maker.
- 3). Use a nut driver to remove the bolts on the back panel where the water line connects to the rear of the ice maker or refrigerator. Take off the panel.
- 4). Use a pipe wrench to unscrew the brass fitting from the water line where it attaches to the valve inside the appliance. A small amout of dripping water is normal.
- 5). Take out the bolt in the bracket holding the valve and the solenoid on top of it to the frame of the appliance.
- 6). Pull off the two wires and clips where they attach to the blade posts at the top of the solenoid.
- 7). Set the multimeter to test for ohms. Place the probes on the multimeter on the two conductor blades on the solenoid. A normal coil reading falls between 200 and 500 ohms. If there is no reading or the multimeter displays outside the normal range, the solenoid is defective.
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