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Proper Operation
Learn how your appliance is supposed to operate so you can determine if it is malfunctioning.
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The single motor in the icemaker drives the icemaker geartrain and the defrost geartrain. If either geartrain jams the motor will stall and no icecubes will be generated and after a day or two with no defrosting, the refrigerator will start warming up.
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