GE supplies a range of appliances under the Hotpoint, General Electric, and Sears-Kenmore brands. Among their components, the Ice Deflector Spring serves as an OEM replacement specifically designed for GE refrigerators. Critical to the ice dispensing mechanism, this spring aids in toggling between crushed and whole ice options. It defaults the diverter to the crushed ice setting, enabling the solenoid to reposition the lever when whole cubes are desired.
The Ice Deflector Spring may fail due to typical wear and tear, corrosion from exposure to moisture, or mechanical faults that interfere with its capacity to reset the diverter to crushed ice mode.
Indicators of an Ice Deflector Spring malfunction include:
- Dispensing only whole cubes, despite selecting crushed ice
- Inability of the diverter to switch back to crushed ice
- Unusual sounds during ice dispensing
- Need for manual adjustment to access crushed ice
This replacement component is also suitable for use with Hotpoint, RCA, and select Kenmore models.