How to Reset Ice Maker on LG Refrigerator & Troubleshoot the LG Refrigerator Icemaker

The Icemaker in an LG refrigerator is pretty nice, but sometimes you can run into problems with it. In this video, I am showing you how to do a few things with the LG Ice Maker and hopefully some tips for LG Ice Maker troubleshooting, including taking out the entire LG Ice Maker system.

In this video, we're working on the following things:

How to do an LG Ice Maker Reset
How to Find the LG Ice Maker Water Reservoir
How to Reset the LG Ice Maker
How to Remove the LG Ice Maker
How to Change an LG Water Filter (and where it is, too!)
How to Troubleshoot the LG Ice Maker (minor/basic troubleshooting)
Ideas to Solve an LG Ice Maker Won't Fill
How to Replace LG Ice Maker
LG Icemaker Won't Fill - Ideas to Test & Solve

...and a few other things too!

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[bensappliancesandjunk]

One question I've been getting is "I can test the ice maker and it will dump with ice, but it won't do it automatically, only manually. Why is it doing this?"

The answer: LG refrigerators are designed to only cycle the ice and icemaker if the temperature in the icemaker is at or below 10*F (-12*C). You need to get a thermometer and verify that the icemaker compartment is at or below this temperature. If it is not, then it won't run. This also means a sensor could be bad that'd otherwise register the correct thermometer-verified temperature.

Hope this helps!

[clewis]

Thanks! I'm a lady landlord, and my tenant called to report that the lce Maker on her LG fridge stopped working. I found your video and used it to help me troubleshoot. You gave me the confidence to try to fix it rather than pay hundreds of dollars to a technician. Turns out that there was some ice stuck under the tray that prevented it from flipping. I melted the ice with my hair dryer and did the reset. I just checked with my tenant again today, and she said the ice maker is still working.

[GoatRuss]

You're video was shorter and 100 times more useful than the official LG channel.

[juliaboon]

Thank you. My problem was solved by 2:50 (I didn’t even know it had a reset button!). Random guys showing us stuff like this on the internet is a godsend!

[JorgeMora-ze]

I was having issues with my ice maker, your video is extremely easy to follow, the way you present step by step makes it easy to understand. Thank you

[melissabyrd-lloyd]

Thanks for making this easy-to-understand video and for mentioning the test button. I hope this will get the ice maker working again. The icemaker is filling with water but may not be dumping on its own. Remains to be seen. Thanks for your instructions.

[purplehayes]

Dude... you are my hero! I'm not sure exactly what I did (other than to mimic everything you showed me), but the ice maker is working again. Probably the reset, but how nice to not have to pay someone to do this for me. God bless you!

[ianmcintyre]

Great video, in the past ice maker stopped producing ice but started a couple days later. It stopped again, checked water supply then saw your video. I didn't know about the test button. Pressed it and it cycled and filled with water. Simple correction but not shown in user's manual. Thanks.

[AAATowDriver]

I was getting frost in the freezer (due to seal). I noticed ice build up on both bottom drawers due to the air getting in the freezer therefor stopping the ice maker. Once I chipped at the old frost and allowed it to be "frost fee" again.... I pulled the clear plastic door ice bucket from door and reset the rear test button and now I see water pouring into the ice tray. You are the man....THANK YOU!

[bobegan]

Brilliant! Running the test cycle made my ice maker work again. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[dustyduds]

The best description of this system that I have seen. Excellent video.

[judym]

Make sure you’re wearing a Slayer shirt while you follow these instructions.

[RayRalls]

Ben you presented everything so well when I compared yours with other videos!!! You were very informative, easy to understand and gave me the information that was needed. I just replaced the LG ice maker assembly and had issues. If others viewers are replacing the Ice maker auger assembly be sure to look to confirm if you have the 3 prong plug and socket connectors or the 10 plug and socket connectors. YOU MUST REMOVE THE assembly to visually make sure with one your LG had installed. The 3 prong plug and socket connectors also has a long green wire to the auger motor as seen on this video. The part on Amazont is AEU73110203 not AEU73110205 (no long green wire. I didn't read carefully enough and added extra time getting the correct part for the repair.After replacing the assembly I had no water till after I watched your video. I push the reset button as suggested and it filled as soon as I had the door closed. I have owned the LG for about 7 years and never knew there was a reset button. Thanks Again, Ray

[simaodrew]

Thank you for this! It was exactly what we were looking for and helped solve our icemaker issue. You rock!

[eptx]

Thank you! My icemaker was leaking and then stopped making ice. It turns out the air vents were blocked by the plastic from a bag in the fridge, so the water wasn't freezing. Thank you, again. This video was very informative.

[emekachidebe]

Your video was very great and easy to follow. The ice tray won’t even attempt to dump circle when I turned on the power button, worse off the ice maker tray won’t move when I press on the ice maker button. What can I do?

[samsen]

Wow...Kudus to this Right To The POINT video clip. Best out there!
Mine not making ice for a long time and I tried water filter, pipes, valves what not but no avid.
Ice try was empty for a long time and I thought water is not getting there.
Just saw your clip twice, did the recycling test by pressing that hidden bottom, once, Heard and saw water filling the tray again!!!
Back to business and than you a million not have to call the greedy local repair person as it is off the warranty and good I didn't order a new complete icemaker!

You are the man.
No need to mention, LIKED, SUBSCRIBED, am writing a comment, HIT the BELL, and WILL recommend this channel to all friends and family.🙏🙏

[robertserra]

This is the beat video I have seen explaining the function, testing and explaining how to identify the locations of all its components and their removal and replacement. This is the first video to show the location of the water storage tank. Excellent!

[margiejugenheimer]

Thanks! I didn't know why the fridge wasn't dumping ice. We had a power outage-I thought this was the missing link. After watching this video I knew where the reset was located. I reset the ice maker and it dumbed the ice cubes and filled! Let's hope the ice maker will continue producing ice since power is back. Thanks again!

[WasherDryerMoney]

I like the voiceover. Repair videos just seem more professional when there’s a voiceover.
It gives it a really good crisps consistent sound throughout the video.
I need to do voiceovers for my repair videos.