How to fix Kenmore Elite 795 Refrigerator Ice Maker

[@bethn3188]

Thank you so much! I just wanted to express my gratitude for the video you posted on KZbin. Five years ago I found your video and it helped me fix my icemaker back then, and now that it started acting up again, I found your video once more and was able to fix it again. Your video has saved me so much money, and I can't thank you enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

[@trunggiang7323]

Glad it helped!

[@staceykline9433]

Same exact problem! Our ice machine has been turned off for over a year because I didn't want to put the money into calling a repairman to look at it! I purchased a couple of ice trays and was making ice that way. Pain in the rear! Your video was awesome and I had no idea where the hidden button was until I watched this video! I took the hair drying to the area you showed and after two attempts (had some spitting and sputtering of water) it's now working! Thank you!

[@switchbackimage5966]

I noticed that this happens as seasons change bc we are heating Instead of a/c and I have came back to this 1 video to make sure areas were cleared. 💪works now... thanks again!

[@EdM-c7f]

Wow - thank you so much! We had tried everything, including the "hidden" switch, but finally spent about 5 minutes with the hair dryer to thaw the ice in the dispenser. As someone else said, your description of how the ice had built up around the seal/door was what made me realize this video was the solution. In case it matters, we had some plumbing work done and the water turned off, which introduced air in the pipes. I suspect when the water was turned back on, the water line sputtered and sprayed water inside the compartment and that froze around the seal, causing the freezing on the dispenser. Thanks again!

[@CynthiaS82]

You are seriously a blessing! We had a power outage and I had to get the ice out of the bin, but it wasn't making anymore ice! I had no idea about that tiny little button! I was able to push it and was able to clear out the ice machine! Thank you again!!

[@slewisforre]

Man, thank you for posting this. I read every troubleshooting article I could find and not a damn one said where that button is on the bottom left side of the icemaker. Several referenced a text button. None did where the hell it was. So thanks again!

[@ouisi7]

Thanks so much. Pushing the test button made my tray dump the solid ice and the tray refilled correctly. I think my issue is actually with the sensors then. But your video helped me confirm it wasn't a lot of other parts!

[@jzondo961]

Did you find out what was wrong with it? Mine is having the same issue it seems

[@charlenesalley9636]

Thank you for sharing, Trung Giang. After watching your video I was able to fix my icemaker before Hurricane Milton arrived so I was able to make extra ice.

[@lisasmith7312]

My Kenmore Elite 795 ice maker stopped working yesterday. I followed your instructions and my ice maker is now working. Your video was very informative.

[@trunggiang7323]

Thank you for the kind comment. Glad it helped!

[@thomaslooney8394]

Thank you Trung. Several months ago I watched your video and fixed my ice maker. Same problem again, watched your video again , (because I forgot how I did it the first time). Fixed again. So two thank yous to you sir.

[@GeorgeToft]

This totally did not make any sense to me. But I did what you said and it fixed my ice maker. Thanks!!! Glad you showed the ice/water at the bottom - that was a key symptom that everything else I read did not cover.

[@erikastokes9902]

OMG 🤯 thank you showing this to us! Had no idea that button was there , we have been killing ourselves for years with this ice machine!!

[@bobsmagala3076]

Amazing, I watched 10 videos and nobody mentioned the hidden switch. I tried it and after it cycled the water started to fill the ice maker again. Thank you for the video!!!

[@Pantpudding]

That hidden button was a game changer! Thanks dude!

[@laylasgigi]

This just happened to my 9 year old fridge of this series, thanks for the info, had no idea about that button. It wouldn't dump the ice and I could tell it was sticking somewhere. Worked great!

[@davidpartin9368]

Thanks for the video. in addition to the ice build-up, I had to clean out the tip of the water supply. The unit had to be removed from the door, but well worth it. The hard water had caused a build-up, causing a spray that missed the tray.

[@mrsbarkley142]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make, and share, that video. It helped me locate that tiny hidden test switch! Now the ice maker is working properly.

[@edstrife2165]

Thank you, watching your video helped me fix mine. My ice tray was not filling with water, I had heated it with a hair dryer but that didn't help. When you showed the button that you push to rotate the tray, that did it. Once I pushed the button to get the ice tray to rotate, and return back to normal position, it tripped some switch and the water came on and filled the tray.

[@tommontgomery1706]

Wow! Tried the hidden button and it dumped the ice! Water line filled it back up. I think this fixed it. Thanks for the video!!

[@jerrybassett7695]

I have the exact same fridge, and this video save me a lot of grief and $$

[@PoundNetTexas]

Thank you. I think this has fixed my problem. I was getting the ice build up and then the tray was stuck, I used the button and the tray rotated.

[@switchbackimage5966]

I'm waiting for ice to freeze and see if it worked! Thanks again!

[@TheMikeGraham]

Great video. Never would have found that switch. Fixed in minutes with your help!

[@joeslanina8035]

Trung, Thank you so much. That button helped to dump frozen ice that was tricking the ice maker into thinking it didn’t need to make ice. Many thanks, Joe in Ohio

[@edgarmarcano4421]

finding that button helped! i was able to turn the tray, after that, and blow drying the water flow channel a little bit, finally got some water out and it rotated all the way. Thanks so much!

[@KushKing7]

Helped, thanks for the hidden button and hair dryer technique. I had to turn it off after it was heated though in order for it to turn

[@larrystorey5857]

That really helped,thanks! I found a line of ice above the gasket on the door. It must have been caused by water leaking and freezing again and again until it was enough of a gap for warm air to get in there and cause a problem. I should be drinking margaritas this time tomorrow!

[@davidmoretz5389]

EXCELLENT VIDEO---SEVERAL STEPS AHEAD OF OTHERS----THANK YOU FOR THE TIP---IT JUST MAY HAVE HELPED-----**LOCATION OF BUTTON WAS CRITICAL!!!

[@mountainskyaerialphotograp3921]

Thanks for that. It helped me as I did not know about the button under the control unit that makes the tray rotate. Thanks again!

[@rrivera12]

Best video on KZbin! Thank you!

[@jamesguralski5156]

Thanks we have an LG refrigerator same design. I just did the hair dryer trick on the upper part like you pointed out. I'll see if it works I'll let you know in a few hours!

[@johndyment714]

Worked like a charm !! Good to know about the well hidden test button. Thank you my friend !!

[@thrivebites18]

thank you so much for the video. I had no idea there was a switch to make it dump the ice!! saved a service call!!

[@phyllismacke7481]

Thank you! It worked. Water is now flowing to make ice.

[@Dirkdaring44]

Just had exactly this problem! Worked like a charm, thanks.

[@johncrabb806]

You fixed our ice maker! Thank you.

[@chanelcelis3521]

YOU ARE THE MAN. Thank you so much, it worked for me!

[@rebekaharredondo8003]

Ours was stuck, so I pressed the button and it rotated and dumped the ice. Hopefully it'll stay that way. Thank you!

[@ryanhartigan9979]

Test button fixed it for me, thank you sir!

[@bethn3188]

THANK YOU! This worked for me and thank you for the video. I followed your steps and now my icemaker is back working like it should.

[@paulivasquez6923]

I know this video is old but thank you , it was such a great help !

[@dinap6479]

Thank you sooo much for showing the button, I thought I have to order a new motor. 👍

[@lnofzero]

Thank you so much for this video. You did an excellent job of this!

[@M-Capone]

Thank you. That's exactly my issue... Water leaking when it fills the tray and it's freezing under the ice bucket. It eventually gets into the ice dispensing hole, freezing the Cubes together and then it won't dispense. I haven't tried your fix yet, my ice tray dumps the ice, but it's leaking every time it fills up... So I'm hoping it's just the issue your describing and not a hole in the water hose. Going to try it tomorrow.

[@paulchurchward6105]

Did you end up finding out how to fix it with the leaking? My fridge is doing same thing. Also is the tray supposed to spin 180º and then slightly twist to then dump the ice into the bin? I tried the fix this guy did in the video, and seemed to work, but the ice tray seems to get stuck on the last rotation which made me think that's suppose to happen so it twists the tray so the cubes fall out

[@M-Capone]

@@paulchurchward6105 yes, it is supposed to twist to dump the ice at the end. So mine continued to leak, until I pushed in on the plastic to the right of the tray. I pushed in and it clicked a little bit, and all of a sudden it stopped leaking. So my thinking is that the part on the right side that hides the tubes and whatnot, maybe popped out. Not a lot, but enough to make it leak. Anyway that's how I fixed mine. Don't put a ton of pressure on it, but I gave it a good push in until I heard a few clicking sounds. Since then I have not had any leaks.

[@RoadSpawn]

Thanks for sharing. I was able to fix mine because of your video.

[@maryanaya8358]

Thank you. That's exactly what's happening with my ice maker.

[@mandrakeelmago540]

I did exactly what you did and worked perfectly for me! Thank you so much.

[@jzondo961]

Ice tray fills with water and makes ice but tray does not dump it out. When I push tester though it works fine. Don't know what could be wrong with it any ideas

[@tylrthomas]

Same thing happens with ours. Would love to know if anyone has a solution

[@marietuzzolino2520]

Thank you, I appreciate your help - you solved my ice maker problem.

[@wolf2497]

You're awesome, my guy. Thanks!

[@deborahsemple6467]

You just saved me $150, so thank you!

[@stephenringo6845]

Thank you sir. This worked perfectly!

[@maryjanegarvey2124]

Thanks so much. You fixed my problem.

[@lucywilde6654]

Thank you so much for this video. It worked!!!

[@starfire139]

I just tried this - hoping for the best!

[@jennyplunk9000]

Thank you so much! Very generous to share.

[@switchbackimage5966]

Also cleared out the outside dispenser from flap... 😉 open flap and as the tray is out push ball of ice back up thru and toss in sink, some may get on floor so put rug or towel down beforehand.

[@rickyhards3684]

Fixed mine...thanks so much

[@maureenk1635]

Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@jamesperreault6800]

My LG LXF 25778 ice maker stopped working. Pressing the test button failed to do anything. Per this video instructions... a hair dryer, 5 minutes later let it sit and warm up. Pressed the test/cycle button and the issue cleared. Water tray filled again. Test Procedures... Step 1 check the water system with both doors closed and see if the water dipenser works. If the water dispenser works the issue is likely ice blockage. Step 2 press the test / cycle button located on the left side of the ice maker. If like mine it doesn't move, try a hair dryer and heat the whole ice maker assembly concentrating on the water fill and tray. Be patient; wait 5 minutes or more. Step 3. If both doors are open, close the right door, you only need the ice maker door open, Press the door switch and the test switch at the same time and check to see if the ice tray starts to move. The Ice tray cycled and returned to its home position and the water dispenser filled the tray. My issue appears to be resolved. I sincerely hope this helps. James

[@tracimatthews4145]

Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful!

[@UH60crew1]

Thank you that fixed my problem.

[@nitzer280]

Fixed it for me! You’re awesome.

[@ngermer8600]

The hairdryer is a great solution but not a permanent one. What exactly is wrong that these Kenmore refrigerator's freeze up like this, and how do I stop that permanently? THanks.

[@AngelicaMiner]

I’m going to try this! I have the same model. Thank you!

[@JonathanSnow069]

Exactly right. Thank you so much!

[@jessedukelacrosse6470]

Thank you , great tips , have similar problem

[@iamsway8674]

Safe the day, thank you!

[@angelashannon3154]

Thanks just saved me money🎉

[@veegee1744]

You're AWESOME! Thank you for the video and I'm going to fix this thing!!!!

[@pgmerry]

It worked for me, Thanks!

[@emiledacosta293]

Wow! I think that button may have fixed my problem. Great Video! Thank you

[@hellogawgous]

Thank you so much for this!!!!

[@BradyMcCain]

That switch! I was able to get the tray to turn over finally and dump out a huge block of ice. It was like it forgot to dump a batch of cubes at some point. When the water came on for the next round, it filled the tray to capacity and then began leaking out of the dispenser. The overfilled tray had frozen up and everytime the water came on, it spilled over and went right down the chute onto the floor.

[@jeffjones4913]

Great video, worked, thank you!

[@njceltic88]

GREAT VIDEO!!! THANKS SO MUCH!

[@TheLarryLuke]

Does anyone know what makes the ice maker cycle? In other words what triggers it to cycle. Mine seems to be working fine. I push the button for 10 seconds and it recycles fine and fills up with water. It just does not cycle on its own. I have to push the button every few hours. I disconnected the power to the refrigerator for 10 minutes to reset everything and the cycled the ice maker. it still does not want to cycle on its own.

[@vxPRETTYvx]

Having same issue did you solve it?

[@adamwalls8992]

Thanks...exactly what I needed to do 🙂

[@krystinaamaro4217]

Thank you, it worked!!!

[@NeoIsTaken]

Came for a video. commenting for the button!

[@nbknrcr]

Thanks! The button! God bless you.

[@stampede230]

You the man Trung!!!

[@carlosalvarez1520]

Thanks for the video keep up the good work

[@scri33le]

My man! Thank you

[@quepex81]

It was that little button!!! Thanks!!!

[@SouthernRancher13]

I am not getting water in my tray. Do you what may be causing that issue?

[@chadappoo9587]

I have this same ice maker. The ice is freezing but won’t dump into the storage bin automatically. If I remove the bin and press the manual button it dumps the ice, then fills back automatically and freezes again but won’t dump on its own. Help lol

[@tomasmen7229]

I have the same issue, I cleaned it and qoeks for once or twice and then went back freezer and won't dump the ice.

[@jzondo961]

Old comment but did yall figure out the problem as I am having the same issue

[@billgoogle8866]

😊 thanks, fixed!

[@commonsense6839]

Thanks sir, worked perfectly for me

[@chrisWard30]

Got it! You’re awesome thank you

[@muxanh3051]

lg ice maker not dumping ice to ice bin. I replaced the 2 years old ice maker to a new new one and got same problem. Do you know how to fix it?

[@Ziontrainism]

I have broken the nipple off the right side of the plastic piece which holds the ice. I have superglued it back on but do not know how to fit it back on. Any tips?

[@liberalsockpuppet4772]

Thanks bud!

[@edschnee1937]

Thank you from me too. Your video worked great.

[@poplarhouse]

Thanks, helped me, too!

[@benh464]

We have same Model Refrigerator Kenmore Elite 795.... Yesterday I tried to get ice for my coffee. It's not working. THE ICE MAKER NOT MAKING ICE. This never happened since we bought it 3 years ago. The problem is we only have 1 year Manufacture guarantee and I don't want to pay $200-$300 for the new ICE MAKER. Now what? This is what did. 1) Open the ice compartment (I's located inside the TOP LEFT DOOR). Just pull the grey handle. Then I can see there is no ice in the ice bucket, Of course. 2) I removed the ice bucket then reached inside the ice tray. There is full tray of ice. What happened?. It must be stuck or the sensor is not working. 3) I pressed the re-set button for 3 second (its a small button located on the bottom left of ice maker head). It rotated and dump all the ice out then automatic filled with water. You think the problem solved, right? Not so fast. After put everything back the way it were. I wait for 4-5 hours later. STILL NO ICE. Checked the ice tray, its only water. 4) Scratching my head and don't know what to do next. Then I found out that the temperature were accidentally set for too high (39 and 8 degree). The IDEAL TEMPERATURE is 37 for Refrigerator and 0 for the freezer. 5) After I lower temperature. I UNPLUG the power for 1 minute then plug it back in to re boost the system. It works. Now we have ICE.

[@petercrist8912]

Why would you have to "re boost"

[@geordab]

Thank you for posting the ideal temps for the frig an freezer! I have had issues with this icemaker and finally found the proper temps but forgot what they were! I think sometimes my family is accidentally hitting the temp buttons and changing temps instead of hitting the ice/water button and then it stops making ice.

[@SoundMystik]

Thank you!

[@deegray5552]

Thank it worked👍🏻👏👏

[@anataxi]

I didn't know that reset button was there i had a different issue wasn't getting water that button reset it and boom water thanks

[@jgrace2006]

Thanks for this video!

[@luceroascencion636]

Hello by any chance have you had your fridge stop working not cooling or freezing??

[@steveedgar760]

Worked for me , thanks