Proper Operation
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Icemaker Tray
Original ice cube trays were made of polyethylene molded into either 12 or 24 cube designs. Latter, only the 24 cube trays where available.
The most common cause of tray failure was the buildup of lime and scale on its surface which prevented the formed cubes from being dumped. Then once the fill began again, the excess water caused by cubes remaining in the tray resulted in one large, single block of ice covering the whole the tray or overflowing into the ice cube bin where it created an even bigger ice block.
Once a tray got this is point, there was usually no correcting it, it had to be replaced. I had heard that the use of a *food grade* silicone spray on the tray prior and regularly during use could extend its useful lifetime dramatically. Such a spray used to be available from an Amana parts supplier under part number R0183110.
Another problem the trays suffered was they would crack with the wear and tear of extreme flexing during the twist release. Again the only solution is to replace the tray.
If you get sick of buying new trays for your icemaker (or they eventually become no longer available), Maytag (whom purchased Admiral) came out with a replacement icemaker kit which never needs replacement trays. It can be purchased at this link: Twist-tray Replacement Icemaker
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