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Archive for the 'Ice Maker Repair' Category

Icemaker Fill Tube Freezing

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

This annoying problem can have a variety of causes. Check these four things first:

Make sure the water supply is greater than 20 psi. If too low, the water valve won’t seat properly and it’ll “weep.” Common causes of low pressure are gunked-up saddle tap valves, kinked water supply line, and using a […]

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Broken Ice Dispenser on a GE Refrigerator

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

This problem is common in the GE Profile side by sides with ice dispensers, such as the GE Profile PSS26MGPABB. The dispensers in these otherwise troublesome refrigerators have been a cause of acid reflux and intestinal cramping for billions of unsuspecting owners of GE refrigerators.
The root problem is that the freezer just […]

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How to Fix a Frozen Ice Bin Augur in a GE Refrigerator

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

The ice bin augur
in my GE fridge is stuck.
See GE recall.

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How to Diagnose the Emitter and Receiver Boards in the Optical-Sensing Icemakers

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

This topic at the repair forum has some excellent instructions from Sublime Masters of Appliantology on how to diagnose the infernal optics control boards on these over-engineered icemakers that use the optical ice level sensing… as if that’s appropriate technology to have in a silly little icemaker inside your freezer.

What are the manufacturers thinking when […]

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Icemakers in Frigidaire Refrigerators Stop Making Ice

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

If the icemaker in your 2005 Frigidaire refrigerator won’t make ice unless you jiggle the ejector arm, then you need to replace the icemaker hold switch and cam. There’s a “dead spot” between one contact opening and the other contact closing that causes the icemaker to stop because both contacts are open at the […]

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Broken Icemaker? Buy a New Refrigerator!

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

So, this guy’s icemaker broke. His solution? Why, buy a whole new refrigerator!

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Appliance Repair Revelation: Installing an Icemaker Water Supply Line

Tuesday, September 28th, 2004

There are as many different ways of installing an icemaker water supply line as there are people doing it. Some are good, most are marginal or just plain wrong. Here’s a handy list of reminders on the correct way to install a water supply line from the source to the water inlet valve […]

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Appliance Repair Revelation: Icemaker FAQ

Saturday, August 14th, 2004

In most refrigerators, the icemaker is a completely independent appliance that just happens to live inside the freezer. The one exception to this is the gawd-awful flex-tray icemaker that has the refrigerator’s defrost timer built into it making it an integral part of the fridge. All icemakers work with a water fill valve […]

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Attention Maytag and Amana Refrigerator Owners

Friday, November 7th, 2003

If you own a Maytag or Amana refrigerator with an ice and water dispenser in the door, keep reading. Amana and Maytag have used a Y-connector in their refrigerator water supply tubing. This connector brought two water lines into one, and is located right after the fill valve. The Y-connector can be […]

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Mailbag: Icemaker Water Supply Hookup

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003

K wrote:
Need help w/ water line install on Frigidare side by side — DESPERATE - have waterline hook up - bled, etc. - can’t for life of mee
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First thing is to make sure you’re using genuine copper tubing […]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: Icemaker Water Filters

Monday, August 11th, 2003

In-line water filters installed on your icemaker water supply line can remove bad taste and scale from your ice as well as protect the water inlet solenoid valve, saving on annoying and costly repairs later on. But did you know they should be changed every three to six months? Yes, my icy grasshoppers, […]

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Mailbag: Ice Maker that Melts Ice

Tuesday, July 1st, 2003

John Barrowman wrote:
Great website. I’ve a 20 year old Sub Zero with the Whirlpool style icemaker. Within the last couple of years, it has been melting the ice in the tray. Can you help me?
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If the freezer temp […]

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Mailbag: Installing a Water Supply Line for a Refrigerator

Friday, June 27th, 2003

Carla Rapps wrote:
Do you have any information on installing a water line kit for a refrigerator? The shut off valve is already there, but the delivery people don’t install the line. The line attached to the frig doesn’t work with the valve we have and stated we would have to buy a kit. We did, […]

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Mailbag: Stinky Ice!

Wednesday, May 28th, 2003

Dave Robinson wrote:
I have a ~1986 GE side-by-side (model #TFX22ZGB, S/N VS-211967) with their standard crescent-cube icemaker. Recently the ice has developed a foul taste and odor– it is clear with no particles, but it just stinks! I can find no filter to replace on the water line. Which filter do you recommend I […]

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Appliance Tip of the Day: No Ice in Your Whirlpool or KitchenAid Side-by-Side Fridge with In-Door Ice

Wednesday, January 29th, 2003

So your fancy Whirlpool or KitchenAid Side-by-Side with the in-door icemaker quit making ice for your margaritas? And it’s one of those space-age looking icemakers with the red LED and infrared ice level sensor? Well, Grasshopper, go pour yourself a tall cold one, and get me one while you’re at it, because the […]

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