Official Franklin Chef freestanding ice maker parts

Common replacement parts for Franklin Chef freestanding ice makers

• Electronic control board. The electronic control board is a circuit board that controls the electrical components of the ice maker such as the compressor, cutting grid, recirculation pump and drain pump. The electronic control board receives a signal from the thermistor in the ice storage bin that indicates how much ice is in the storage bin. When the level of ice is low, the electronic control board starts the process of making ice.
• Compressor start relay. The compressor start relay is attached to the motor voltage supply in the compressor. It applies voltage to the start-and-run windings of the compressor motor when voltage is first applied through that circuit. After the compressor starts, the relay stops voltage to the start relay so that the compressor runs using only the run windings.
• Recirculation pump. The recirculation pump continuously picks up water from the water reservoir and circulates the water over the evaporator plate to form a slab of ice during the ice-making process. When the slab of ice is thick enough to be cut into cubes, the recirculation pump stops, and the slab slides onto the wire cutting grid. Then the recirculation pump resumes operation to form a new slab of ice.
• Cutter grid. The wire cutter grid is a square frame with wires arranged in a grid inside the frame. When a slab of ice falls onto the grid from the evaporator plate, the cutting grid’s wires heat up and cut the slab into square cubes.

• Replacing the cutter grid on your Franklin Chef freestanding ice maker

  • Unplug the ice maker or shut off the house circuit breaker to disconnect electrical power.
  • Open the ice maker door and remove the screws from the bottom of the cutter grid cover. Pull the cutter grid cover out and set it aside. Remove any uncut slabs of ice from the top of the cutter grid.
  • Remove the mounting screws from both sides of the cutter grid. Pull the cutter grid down slightly to access the cutter grid wire harness connection. Disconnect the cutter grid wire harness connector from the bottom of the control housing. Pull the cutter grid out of the ice maker.
  • Push the new cutter grid into the ice maker and plug the cutter grid wire harness into the connector in the bottom of the control housing. Line up the mounting screw holes and reinstall the mounting screws.
  • Position the cutter grid cover in front of the cutter grid and secure it with the mounting screws.
  • Plug the ice maker into the wall outlet or reset the house circuit breaker to restore power.