I finally found a workaround for those tricky Frigidaire ice maker harnesses

Last Tuesday I had a Frigidaire model FFHS2311PF that kept throwing a no-ice error even after replacing the auger motor. The harness connector near the back wall is super cramped, and I kept getting intermittent contact. I ended up cutting off the factory plug and using a standard 4-pin weatherpack connector I had from auto work - works perfect now. Has anyone else had to mod a harness to get a reliable connection on these newer models?

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milesj7019d ago

Yeah I had the same headache on a Frigidaire model last winter. That factory harness is terrible once it gets any corrosion or vibration. I did the same thing you did but I used a Deutsch DT connector instead since I had it laying around. The weatherpack connectors are fine though, they hold up better than those thin Frigidaire pins that lose tension after a year. I also added a dab of dielectric grease on each pin before I snapped it together, that stopped the intermittent no-ice error completely. Took me an hour to figure out it was a connection issue and not the board.

parker_thomas19d ago

Did you try the dielectric grease trick or just swap the connector?

murphy.blair14d ago

My 2018 Whirlpool gave me the exact same no ice headache last spring. I swapped the whole harness with a weatherpack connector and threw dielectric grease on every pin before mating them. Hasn't thrown that stupid error once since - cheap fix beats buying a new board any day.