Error Code 118C
The second ice supply line heater has an open circuit
Moderate
Address soon - your appliance may not work properly
Also displayed as: 118C
What This Means
Separation of ice pipe heater #2 housing connector; Contact error; Disconnection in heater wire; Short circuit
What actually causes this:
Heater wire fatigue failure from repeated thermal cycling
First Thing to Check
Measure resistance between CN20 #19 and #23 — infinite ohms confirms an open circuit in the heater
Parts Involved
How to Fix
- 1
Measure resistance between Main PCB CN20 pins 19 and 23 — should be approximately 62 ohms
- 2
Inspect ice pipe heater #2 connector
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