Remember when freezers had ice makers that actually worked? I’m afraid I almost can’t remember that far back. It’s been 5+ years since we’ve had a trustworthy ice maker. We bought this fridge when we moved here. I don’t like it and the ice maker has contributed greatly to my dislike.
The first two years, the ice maker was replaced twice under warranty. Then, the repairman said “It’s only 3 screws holding it in .. you can do this yourself instead of paying $200 to have it done once the warranty is over.” Vince has now replaced it once and it went out again but now it seems to have it revived itself.
Because the freezer is on the bottom in a drawer, try putting ice trays with water in there! In the process of closing the drawer, either the trays tilt and spill or water just sloshes out. We ended up buying a small, dorm size type freezer and putting it in our master bedroom closet just to have ice when the ice maker goes out. That’s not right!
About a month ago, I told Vince the ice maker was barely making ice. The first thing he always does when it starts is use the blow dryer and melt any ice that may be stuck up in there. That sometimes works. This time, it did nothing. He thought he had an extra ice maker here (thought he ordered two last time) but so far, hasn’t found it so last week, he ordered two more. They’re about $80 each . . my question is this: When do you give up and buy a new fridge? Vince’s answer: It’s just the ice maker! Everything else works.
I’ve been having to dump ice trays, fill them, take them to the master bedroom closet freezer for at least three weeks now. We checked the tracking this morning on the ice makers and they will be delivered today. But . . I opened the freezer to get sausage for breakfast and look at this:
Ice Maker
The ice maker has revived itself and it’s like an ice maker on steroids. It almost filled the whole container last night. What is up with that?
You know what’s really funny? Remember when my dryer wasn’t working and we ordered parts and the same day the parts arrived, the dryer started working? We still have the box of parts sitting on shelf in the laundry room — never used them.
Weird things happening at this house! 🙂
Anne says
I had the same problem with my ice maker (thankfully I have a top freezer!) and it drove me nuts. Figured out eventually that the water line ran through one of my bottom kitchen cupboards and when I was fishing for something out of the cupboard, sometimes I’d shift stuff and that stuff was partially or fully compressing that line and limiting or stopping the water to the ice maker. No water, no ice.
Meanwhile before discovering the problem, I purchased a counter top ice maker on woot.com for about $50. GREAT little item and easy to use. You plug in, pour in water and ice comes out! Once the little container is full, put it in a plastic bag and toss into the fridge freezer. Makes ice quickly when you need it. My neighbors have one of the counter top ice makers too and theirs works well too.
vivoaks says
Can’t say I’ve ever heard of appliances regenerating themselves, but you seem to be on a roll. Maybe I should try buying extra parts for things I don’t want to break! It certainly seems to be working for you!! Enjoy!
Joyce says
I thought my ice maker had gone out a few years ago too. When the repairman came, he went to my basement and opened and closed the little valve on the water line to the freezer. In my case the line had gotten clogged and that loosened it up and it started working again. I’m lucky in my case that’s all it was. It obviously wouldn’t have fixed an issue with the motor. I was also considering buying parts to all the things I don’t want to go (after reading your post) out since that seems to work…LOL
Gail Hickam Fines says
While it’s making ice-empty the new ice into large plastic bags and put it in the freezer! Then when it quits again you still have ice.
Cheryl says
I think Rita fixed it!
Jeri Niksich says
Mine makes ice great! It just never wants to spit it out, but a cube or 2 every minute or so lol