Do they give Emmy awards for instructional videos. Great announcer reading a finely tuned script. Maximum clarity. Feel like I just took a week's worth of classes at a vocational school. Congratulations and thank you.
Wow. What a stellar and comprehensive overview of icemakers. No "ums" or "uhs", no people in the picture blocking the device, and yet a full walk through of the product parts. I've watched a lot of youtube through the years. This video is done professionally, and explains all the common problems. THANK YOU for posting it.
I do a lot of home and appliance repair myself. And so I read a lot of guides and watch a lot of videos. I am so tired of 20 minute videos with 2 minutes of poorly focused information and 18 minutes of jabber-jaw. This video was SO GOOD that I literally stopped everything I was doing to tell and show my wife how good it was! Perfectly explained, fantastic quality, I can actually SEE what you're showing, and you managed to fit a huge amount of information into less than 8 minutes. I've seen videos that would have taken that long just to explain how to test only ONE of the half-dozen functional circuits that are in these devices.
Are you kidding me? Why couldn't I find this video, like, this morning? The last 60 seconds is exactly what mine is doing, but all the other "diy" videos claim, "yup, got a bad icemaker, gotta replace it". Thank you so much for landing in my search results this time! Just saved a hundred bucks!
Thank you!!! I am a total novice (59 year old widow) and your video not only gave me clear, informative directions to both troubleshoot and/or repair my icemaker, but also sharp video to illustrate your discussion. You have given me the confidence to try to repair it myself. My icemaker has worked on and off for years. The last time I had a repairman out while it was still under warranty, it worked, of course! I appreciate the option to repair/reuse/reclaim in our throw away society any opportu
I have been repairing appliances for nearly 45 years and watched many videos on youtube. This is by far in the top 10 of best instructional videos I have ever seen hands down !
This is the mother of all ice maker tech videos and information resources! It's accurate, articulate, clearly explained, well narrated, and directed professionally. Just an excellent delivery! Thank you.
Dude, you're THE man! About the best theory of operation & troubleshooting video I have ever seen in my many years of electrical engineering! Companies selling parts of appliances don't usually want you to know how to diagnose & fix every little part, but would rather have you buy a whole new thing, wasting money & natural resources!
An excellent video...Being a former service/repair man and HVAC instructor, now a Handyman, it is common to be called out on icemakers, and as an instructor this video would have been a great tool for showing students just how they work and how to repair them....Kudos to the gent that made it.
Great explanation and presentation on my nearly 50 years of listening to people trying to explain how to do all kinds of things including myself that was the best you should be boxing that up and selling it. I'll take dozen!
I've been struggling with a Whirlpool ice maker that doesn't make ice. I've watched 10 other videos/articles until I came across your. This video told me everything I need to know to diagnose and repair everything having to do with the ice maker. What a fantastic job you have done. Thank you sooooo much for such a good video. It turns out that the valve is faulty. Yours is the only video that talked about testing the valve circuit with a multi-meter.
Probably the most simple, easy to understand without a lot of fluff home instructional videos I've seen. Production values are good too without shaky cameras, mumbling narration or poor shots. BTW, this is the same ice maker I have in my Frigidaire
I went through some of the steps in your video, and so far, so good. You guys may have just saved me about $300. Thanks for your help! Naturally, the folks over at Sears/Kenmore aren't giving this kind of advice on their help line. The only thing they can really tell you is how to schedule a visit from one of their repairmen for a measly $75 per trip. Garbage.
It is now showing up as the 1st option in search for me. I only had to speed up the video to 1.75 times playback. I fixed my mom's freezer and ice maker in about 20 minutes after a part from the link in the description showed up. A little tip, do not over pack your freezer or refrigerator. That'll damage it too. You can sell your refrigerator, after buying a more modern one that has more space. Also the ice maker is not a shelf for frozen foods. Lol. My Mother was bad about piling things on top of the ice maker. Newer model refrigerators extend out further so they have more storage space. And they have countertop plug in ice makers if you need extra ice. Always good to invest in a good sized deep freezer to go in your basement or garage also. Not in a garage if you live in a cold winter area, unless you have a garage that's heated and has heated floors. A freezer sitting in freezing temps will damage it.
Exellence video !!! I'm just finish Hvac school,,,my cousin just ask me to fix her refrigerator.It doesn't make any ice at all. This is my first test and I will use your instructions as a guideline. You're explaining better than my instructor. Thanks for this video!!!!Good job.
Thanks for posting this. My water line was frozen but my ice maker is different than the one you used and I wasn't able to pull the line out. I used a hairdryer on the line at the end near the ice tray and where it goes into the top of the unit behind the fridge. That got the water flowing and the first batch is freezing as we speak. Thanks again.
My husband and I have learned so much on UA-cam. We have done so many repairs ourselves. Have spent at least 3-4 hours just today to identify the problem with our icemaker! This video was excellent, informative and educated both of us on the workings of the ice maker, better than any of the other videos. Thank you so much!!!
Many Thanks for this Video! Used the information to understand and repair my icemaker successfully! Instead of buying a $250-$300 replacement icemaker I got the control module off of Amazon for $30 in a day. Excellent Video!
This is the first and maybe only video you need to watch about icemakers. It's got information you won't find anywhere else. No B.S. just accurate information. You'll love this video!
This is THE BEST VIDEO to watch if your ice maker is not performing as it should...!!! Thank you for making this video...this is the ONLY VIDEO I have seen that explains the water level adjustment screw...I thought that might be what it was for; but you just confirmed my suspicion, thanks again...!!!😊 UPDATE: Replacing the icemaker was only part of the problem; water inlet valve was also kaput, had to replace that too...valve was not shutting off completely; water kept trickling into the ice tray, but would freeze and clog up the delivery tube...EXACTLY as described in the video...!!! Less than an hour to replace valve...and now it works like NEW...water delivery is faster too...with nice big ice forms like this fridge has not produced in over 15 years...!!! Thank You so much once again for making this video...!!! I wish I had seen this one First...!!!😃👍
This has to be one of the best instructional videos I have seen on youtube! I feel like a ice maker technician after watching this and can not wait till I get to use this knowledge! Keep up the good work.
Your manner of explanation is perfect for my expertise level. I bet you are a great mentor. Hoping you can field one additional question. My icemaker had the blocked and frozen fill tube issue which I fixed, (tks). However now the cubes are being released before they are fully frozen. There is a small air bubble in the cubes that can move around and the cubes are sticking together in the bin. Is there a way to decrease the thermostat threshold? I have the exact model shown in the vid.
Almost ten years old and still great info. The technology hasn't changed so much. Funny how my replacement ice machine went back to mechanical parts! And, thank you for the info! Got more than I thought I would!
I have a 22 yr old Kenmore side by side which is still working great ( knocking on wood! ) . A couple months ago the water fill level made "cubes" too thick to pass through the chute. Never knew you could adjust the fill. I looked at some other repair/adjustment findings. Your's was the first to show the little hole which indicates the adjustment from factory setting. Exactly the information required to adjust without damaging the unit.
It is people like you that make it in to heaven for helping others and not being greedy like the rest of the world. I hope every day is a good day for the people who make video's like this. Thanks!
🔰🇺🇸 The only way to enter Heaven is to believe/trust that Jesus Christ died, rose from the dead, and ascended to Heaven. Just because someone is ‘good’ doesn’t get them there.
OUTSTANDING video. I've replaced one of these 14 years ago and this was a great refresher for the intermittent trouble I'm having now. Very well done - lots of info and presented in a very interesting way. Thanks.
This is a great video. I've been looking for information on this type of ice maker, or a schematic; now I found a theory of operation. Thanks for the great video.
Hell yeah! Yesterday my dreams came true (my $500 fridge made delicious clean ice) and I finally have a fridge that serves me ice water! Thanks for the knowledge sharing as always.
Mr. Appliance Assistant....WORDS are not enough to Express my Thank you to YOU AT 4AM!!! AND THIS VIDEO.! IM A single mom, in a rental unit AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY ICE MAKER, WHICH MEANS ANYONE CAN DO IT THAT CAN FOLLOW YOUR DEMONSTRATION. Owner lives out of state. I work full time and have no time to wait for some appliance man for 6 hrs to get here. Been there done that! Lol. I just replaced a clogged faucet head with $21.78 faucet head replacement from Lowe's. So Cancelled technican out to my house...lmao. saved owner $350. Next my ice cube maker was making this ticking noise this morning at 4am and I hate noises. So first I'm like where is this noise coming from. Low and behold...noise is coming from stupid ice maker I never use!!!! I have a frigidaire gallery model. So I first pull plug on fridge at 4am. Noise stops. Put plug back in, starts again. Im like I need to find a way to shut off the ice maker. I pull plug on fidge again and hop on UA-cam and find your video. Omg thank you! You make it so easy, you explain it so nicely in layman's terms and so I unscrew ice maker, and find that its all corroded and detach it. EXACTLY AS YOU DEMONSTRATED. COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY Easier!!!! I LITERALLY HATE NOISY ICE MAKERS WITH A PASSION. THEY NEED TO MAKE THEM SILENT. ANYHOW, PROBLEM SOLVED. ILL ORDER A NEW ONE BEFORE I MOVE OUT AND SEND BILL TO OWNER. WILL DO INSTALL MYSELF WHEN UNPLUGGED. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US SOMETHING SO EASY THAT AN APPLIANCE MAN WOULD CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG! KEEP THE GREAT HOUSE APPLIANCE VIDEOS COMING...THAT SAVE US LOTS OF TIME AND GRIEF and money!!!!! THIS VIDEO IS 7 YRS OLD AT LEAST AND STILL INCREDIBLY VALUABLE!!!!!!!
Thank You! I purchased a used model which stop making ice after four weeks. Your video showed me where to look for the problem (clogged spray tube) and how to fix it. Yes! The bin is already starting to fill up with ice. Again, thanks!
Man, you and this video are awesome! I've never had to repair our ice maker, so it was very cool to find that you're working on the exact model we have. Thanks so much. I'm going to run the resistance checks you suggested, but I think I'll just order one from your site too. This one is around six years old. Thanks man.
Awesome video, very complete and detailed, i now have a very good idea of exactly how my icemaker works and why I am having issues with it. Thank you very much!
Thanks a lot, I fixed my ice maker thanks to this tutorial. Turns out there was just some ice blocking where the water comes in. It was leaking all over my freezer. Easy fix and saved me a lot of money!
I had a similar problem except the intake pipe was freezing where it enters the fridge and creating a puddle on the floor. The fix was simple. I purchased a 25’ length of 1/4” tubing and placed it on the condenser in the bottom of the fridge. The water in the tubing was warmed by the condenser and entered the ice maker a bit warmer. No more freezing.
What a helpful, thorough, and wonderfully comprehensive tutorial! If only more things were explained like this. Thanks! PS I still haven’t figured out what’s wrong with mine, but it was frozen solid, so hopefully it will run anew after having been thawed out and emptied.
I discovered the heater was not working, so I ordered a new unit. When installed, the water valve and everything else worked just right. Thanks for the video.
EXTREMELY informative video. I spent more time searching through videos than I did watching you’re entire video. The Ohms Testing portion at the end of the video was the most helpful.
Nice vid. Finally I find a complete breakdown of how the standard ice maker operates and comprehensive troubleshooting methods. Good job. You really did your homework. I was going to make a vid putting together all the bits and pieces I have discovered in other vids and from experimenting, but you beat me to it, I guess. Nice. Wife bought the house with double door fridge of unknown age already in it, now 4 years later, ice maker isn't working. I was going to go straight into shopping for a whole unit until I started looking into it in more depth than just works / doesn't work. I can still do that of course, but now maybe I don't have to. Thumb up.
I think this was more advanced than putting the first man on the moon. Now every time I fill up my cup with ice and drink nice cold water, I will eat each ice cube humbled and ponder the complexity it took to make my little frozen apple slice shaped friend. All hail the ice maker.
We hadn't used the icemaker often due to poor water taste. (Switched to copper feed line, but that's another story). I noticed that ice cubes were getting smaller. Once the new feed line was installed, the ice maker wouldn't restart. You were right- during the time of disuse, the fill tube froze solid- inside near the ice tray. The tube and control valve were covered in ice. I used my wife's hair dryer to melt it all away, adjusted the freezer a little warmer and all is well. Thanks!
Exactly what i needed to see. For weeks my icemaker has been overflowing. i have been searching far and wide for a way to adjust flow. Replaced inlet valve prior. I adjusted the white timer screw and everything is perfect. Thank You.
No doubt. Why did I have to dig so far into UA-cam to find someone who can use a multimeter? This is by far the best troubleshooting video that I have seen for my ice maker.
What an incredibly clear and comprehensive explanation. I came to this site because I went away for one day and turned the water supply off in my house and FORGOT to turn off the ice maker by lifting the arm. Now the ice maker it is not making ice. I just poured some water into the tray and the harvesting arm came up but there was no ice ejected. I'll see what happens tomorrow. Thanks for this video.
Excellent. Thank you. It is people like you and videos like this that make the Internet a valuable source of information. And thanks to all of you who post DIY videos on ice makers, cars, potato canons, and everything else that requires a little knowledge and finesse. As for the shameless plug, it is well deserved. Thanks again.
Ice will clump up over time from the defrost cycle, when the freezer warms up for a few minutes every few days. If you are seeing frost elsewhere in the freezer you may have an air leak at the door seal, or perhaps the door is not getting closed well every time... Hope that helps, Good luck!
Thanks a million!! I cannot believe my appliance really was NOT leaking... I simply thought I was adjusting a screw for more ice PRODUCTION... when I was turning my WATER PRESSURE all the way up!! Guess my fix was FREE!! I'd been watching person after person fumble around their dark freezer with crappy audio that never even MENTION that adjustment!! Months of wondering why the hell all this water was suddenly splashing/leaking has finally come to an end. TYVM
Excellent video!! I was able to troubleshoot my icemaker and repair it for $0! One comment: the diagram shows the input voltage is 115V, but i measured mine at 15V
Excellent video - a few comments. The thermostat is across test points T & H not T & L. The wiring diagram in the video shows this. The motor resistance reading can be higher than 4000 ohms, the new one I purchased was 7500 ohms.
The water inlet adjustment was exactly what fixed our Frigidare Gallery Ice Maker. Our is was freezing in the icemaker and getting jammed. Per your suggestions I turned the water inlet screw 1/4 turn four times reducing the amount of water into the icemaker. This resulted in an almost perfectly operating icemaker five years after purchase. It was never setup properly the day it was delivered. I have since turned the screw another 1/5th of a turn. We get some ice frozen together but only two pieces at most. The icemaker no longer freeze’s or jams so I’m delighted. Thank you!
You Tube is wonderful! My ice maker stopped working and from viewing this video I discovered that possibly the cause was water frozen in the tubing. Used my hair dryer on it and voila it’s now making ice! So happy! Thanks!
Thanks for the video. The hose from the water pump to the ice maker (behind the refrigerator) actually popped from one of it's fittings. From your video I figured that the water tube inside the freezer must have been frozen. I pulled things apart and ran some hot water over that tube and out came a nice big chunk of ice. 10 minutes later it was all back together and it seems to be working fine now.
I had too much ice, lifted the arm up and cleaned out the ice bin, lowered the arm then it stopped making ice altogether. I can manually put water in the tray and it will drop ice into the bin. Got a new valve but that wasn't the issue; it could be the contact or "trigger" mechanism. Glad you showed this because the one I have is exactly like the one shown.
Outstanding video. Should be required viewing for every new refrigerator owner 😂. Wish I had watched it 3 months ago, but I’m back in the frosty cool drink business as of this afternoon. Many thanks!
Thank you...thank you...thank you. Just saved a lot of money and it was very simple to install...well would have helped to be double jointed since it was in a bottom freezer, but your instructions were super helpful.
Just wanted to say Thank you for the info. I knew absolutely nothing about the icemaker in my fridge I'm sure that sometime in the future this is going to save me money.
saved me big bucks! ice maker went out and the MRS decided it was time for a new Fridge like $2500 new! 45 mins later and a new $17 filter and the ice maker runs like a top. THANKS!
+Suzanne Hall Thanks! For some reason your question got put into spam... I approved it but now I can't find it to respond... : ( Can you please repost?
it may have a restriction in the evaporator coil that creates the coil. On chest freezers it's foamed into the wall. If thats the problem it's major and very expensive to fix but with a chest freezer it should still work fine as long as more than half is getting cold.
Great video. I had an ice maker not work due to a wedged ice cube interfering with the ejection fingers. This didn't reveal itself until after I removed the ice maker assembly. Also, it's good to know about the adjustment screw for water fill. My cubes were small because it is fed from a reverse osmosis unit w/ low pressure. A small adjustment, and my cubes are normal size again. Thanks!
it was the condenser/defroster duckbill valve, Whirlpool supplied a kit to replace it. i did the swap out and this cured the problem. your video was very helpful. the water valve was ok.
+buzz kirscHner Thanks for the response! The clogged defrost drain issue has been extremely common on the Samsung and Whirlpool made bottom freezers! Sorry I didn't put it together. Thanks again for the update!
Thanks for posting this - I'm battling to fix up my old U-line Ice maker and this video while not directly relevant was very helpful in understanding the concepts.
@@applianceassistant It's Fixed!! I managed to get an icemaker assembly which was similar enough and then rewired the rest of the 25 year old U-Line to work with it - it's happily churning out ice as I write :-) Thanks again for posting your video and giving me inspiration to finish this project!
Well Done ! Watched several other videos where they only showed how to replace the unit. But yours had all the detail I was looking for. I wanted to know how the water fill is controlled in the icemaker - by simple timing, or using a sensor. Your video answered that and gave guidance on how to troubleshoot and adjust it... Thank You !
Do they give Emmy awards for instructional videos. Great announcer reading a finely tuned script. Maximum clarity. Feel like I just took a week's worth of classes at a vocational school. Congratulations and thank you.
No kidding. And to think that I have spent years feeling so embarrassed by and ashamed of my small cubes.
Wow. What a stellar and comprehensive overview of icemakers. No "ums" or "uhs", no people in the picture blocking the device, and yet a full walk through of the product parts. I've watched a lot of youtube through the years. This video is done professionally, and explains all the common problems. THANK YOU for posting it.
I do a lot of home and appliance repair myself. And so I read a lot of guides and watch a lot of videos. I am so tired of 20 minute videos with 2 minutes of poorly focused information and 18 minutes of jabber-jaw. This video was SO GOOD that I literally stopped everything I was doing to tell and show my wife how good it was! Perfectly explained, fantastic quality, I can actually SEE what you're showing, and you managed to fit a huge amount of information into less than 8 minutes. I've seen videos that would have taken that long just to explain how to test only ONE of the half-dozen functional circuits that are in these devices.
Are you kidding me? Why couldn't I find this video, like, this morning? The last 60 seconds is exactly what mine is doing, but all the other "diy" videos claim, "yup, got a bad icemaker, gotta replace it". Thank you so much for landing in my search results this time! Just saved a hundred bucks!
Thank you!!! I am a total novice (59 year old widow) and your video not only gave me clear, informative directions to both troubleshoot and/or repair my icemaker, but also sharp video to illustrate your discussion. You have given me the confidence to try to repair it myself. My icemaker has worked on and off for years. The last time I had a repairman out while it was still under warranty, it worked, of course!
I appreciate the option to repair/reuse/reclaim in our throw away society any opportu
Easily one of the best, most comprehensive self-help videos I've ever seen in all my years of watching You-Tube. Thank you!
I have been repairing appliances for nearly 45 years and watched many videos on youtube. This is by far in the top 10 of best instructional videos I have ever seen hands down !
Thank you so much. Super video. Such a joy for once to get a video from a sane, intelligent, competent person who speaks clearly and comprehensibly.
This is the mother of all ice maker tech videos and information resources! It's accurate, articulate, clearly explained, well narrated, and directed professionally. Just an excellent delivery! Thank you.
Yeah. What they said!
🔰🇺🇸 You’re absolutely right…He went through all the bullet points👍
Mine did not show restance for L & M but motor was fine.
Dude, you're THE man! About the best theory of operation & troubleshooting video I have ever seen in my many years of electrical engineering! Companies selling parts of appliances don't usually want you to know how to diagnose & fix every little part, but would rather have you buy a whole new thing, wasting money & natural resources!
Thank you very much!
Sir this has to be the best ice maker video explanation on UA-cam, thank you
An excellent video...Being a former service/repair man and HVAC instructor, now a Handyman, it is common to be called out on icemakers, and as an instructor this video would have been a great tool for showing students just how they work and how to repair them....Kudos to the gent that made it.
Great explanation and presentation on my nearly 50 years of listening to people trying to explain how to do all kinds of things including myself that was the best you should be boxing that up and selling it. I'll take dozen!
I've been struggling with a Whirlpool ice maker that doesn't make ice. I've watched 10 other videos/articles until I came across your. This video told me everything I need to know to diagnose and repair everything having to do with the ice maker. What a fantastic job you have done. Thank you sooooo much for such a good video. It turns out that the valve is faulty. Yours is the only video that talked about testing the valve circuit with a multi-meter.
Probably the most simple, easy to understand without a lot of fluff home instructional videos I've seen. Production values are good too without shaky cameras, mumbling narration or poor shots. BTW, this is the same ice maker I have in my Frigidaire
I went through some of the steps in your video, and so far, so good. You guys may have just saved me about $300. Thanks for your help! Naturally, the folks over at Sears/Kenmore aren't giving this kind of advice on their help line. The only thing they can really tell you is how to schedule a visit from one of their repairmen for a measly $75 per trip. Garbage.
Too bad this video doesn't come up first in the search results. Excellent and thorough!
I totally agree
It is now showing up as the 1st option in search for me. I only had to speed up the video to 1.75 times playback. I fixed my mom's freezer and ice maker in about 20 minutes after a part from the link in the description showed up. A little tip, do not over pack your freezer or refrigerator. That'll damage it too. You can sell your refrigerator, after buying a more modern one that has more space. Also the ice maker is not a shelf for frozen foods. Lol. My Mother was bad about piling things on top of the ice maker. Newer model refrigerators extend out further so they have more storage space. And they have countertop plug in ice makers if you need extra ice. Always good to invest in a good sized deep freezer to go in your basement or garage also. Not in a garage if you live in a cold winter area, unless you have a garage that's heated and has heated floors. A freezer sitting in freezing temps will damage it.
Out of all the icemaker videos out there, this one was hands down the best! Thanks!
By far the best video to explain ice maker functions. EXCELLENT. Thanks moocho!
Exellence video !!! I'm just finish Hvac school,,,my cousin just ask me to fix her refrigerator.It doesn't make any ice at all. This is my first test and I will use your instructions as a guideline. You're explaining better than my instructor. Thanks for this video!!!!Good job.
Thanks for posting! This is, without a doubt, the best video I've seen for exactly how this ice maker works.
Thanks for posting this. My water line was frozen but my ice maker is different than the one you used and I wasn't able to pull the line out. I used a hairdryer on the line at the end near the ice tray and where it goes into the top of the unit behind the fridge. That got the water flowing and the first batch is freezing as we speak. Thanks again.
My husband and I have learned so much on UA-cam. We have done so many repairs ourselves. Have spent at least 3-4 hours just today to identify the problem with our icemaker! This video was excellent, informative and educated both of us on the workings of the ice maker, better than any of the other videos. Thank you so much!!!
Many Thanks for this Video! Used the information to understand and repair my icemaker successfully! Instead of buying a $250-$300 replacement icemaker I got the control module off of Amazon for $30 in a day. Excellent Video!
This is the first and maybe only video you need to watch about icemakers. It's got information you won't find anywhere else. No B.S. just accurate information. You'll love this video!
This is THE BEST VIDEO to watch if your ice maker is not performing as it should...!!! Thank you for making this video...this is the ONLY VIDEO I have seen that explains the water level adjustment screw...I thought that might be what it was for; but you just confirmed my suspicion, thanks again...!!!😊
UPDATE: Replacing the icemaker was only part of the problem; water inlet valve was also kaput, had to replace that too...valve was not shutting off completely; water kept trickling into the ice tray, but would freeze and clog up the delivery tube...EXACTLY as described in the video...!!! Less than an hour to replace valve...and now it works like NEW...water delivery is faster too...with nice big ice forms like this fridge has not produced in over 15 years...!!! Thank You so much once again for making this video...!!! I wish I had seen this one First...!!!😃👍
WOW, you did an amazing job explaining EVERTHING!!! This video is a"Must See" for anyone wanting to trouble and repair their Ice-Maker. Thank You SIR!
This is just about the best diagnosis and adjustment video I've ever seen. Thank you very much for taking the time to do it right.
This has to be one of the best instructional videos I have seen on youtube! I feel like a ice maker technician after watching this and can not wait till I get to use this knowledge! Keep up the good work.
This is the best ice maker video I have found. Thanks!
Best and most informative video I've seen. Most helpful down to the last few seconds that addresses water fill level adjustment.
Your manner of explanation is perfect for my expertise level. I bet you are a great mentor.
Hoping you can field one additional question.
My icemaker had the blocked and frozen fill tube issue which I fixed, (tks). However now the cubes are being released before they are fully frozen. There is a small air bubble in the cubes that can move around and the cubes are sticking together in the bin. Is there a way to decrease the thermostat threshold? I have the exact model shown in the vid.
Almost ten years old and still great info. The technology hasn't changed so much. Funny how my replacement ice machine went back to mechanical parts! And, thank you for the info! Got more than I thought I would!
I have a 22 yr old Kenmore side by side which is still working great ( knocking on wood! ) . A couple months ago the water fill level made "cubes" too thick to pass through the chute. Never knew you could adjust the fill. I looked at some other repair/adjustment findings. Your's was the first to show the little hole which indicates the adjustment from factory setting. Exactly the information required to adjust without damaging the unit.
Thanks for leaving a comment! If you still are having problems or it returns after a little while, take a close look at the water valve.
Outstanding detail and a thorough explnation of all components. I learned sooo much. Thank You very much
It is people like you that make it in to heaven for helping others and not being greedy like the rest of the world. I hope every day is a good day for the people who make video's like this. Thanks!
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OUTSTANDING video. I've replaced one of these 14 years ago and this was a great refresher for the intermittent trouble I'm having now. Very well done - lots of info and presented in a very interesting way. Thanks.
This is a great video. I've been looking for information on this type of ice maker, or a schematic; now I found a theory of operation. Thanks for the great video.
Hell yeah! Yesterday my dreams came true (my $500 fridge made delicious clean ice) and I finally have a fridge that serves me ice water! Thanks for the knowledge sharing as always.
Luke Bluske Nice! Thanks for the update!
Mr. Appliance Assistant....WORDS are not enough to Express my Thank you to YOU AT 4AM!!! AND THIS VIDEO.! IM A single mom, in a rental unit AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MY ICE MAKER, WHICH MEANS ANYONE CAN DO IT THAT CAN FOLLOW YOUR DEMONSTRATION. Owner lives out of state. I work full time and have no time to wait for some appliance man for 6 hrs to get here. Been there done that! Lol. I just replaced a clogged faucet head with $21.78 faucet head replacement from Lowe's. So Cancelled technican out to my house...lmao. saved owner $350. Next my ice cube maker was making this ticking noise this morning at 4am and I hate noises. So first I'm like where is this noise coming from. Low and behold...noise is coming from stupid ice maker I never use!!!! I have a frigidaire gallery model. So I first pull plug on fridge at 4am. Noise stops. Put plug back in, starts again. Im like I need to find a way to shut off the ice maker. I pull plug on fidge again and hop on UA-cam and find your video. Omg thank you! You make it so easy, you explain it so nicely in layman's terms and so I unscrew ice maker, and find that its all corroded and detach it. EXACTLY AS YOU DEMONSTRATED. COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY Easier!!!! I LITERALLY HATE NOISY ICE MAKERS WITH A PASSION. THEY NEED TO MAKE THEM SILENT. ANYHOW, PROBLEM SOLVED. ILL ORDER A NEW ONE BEFORE I MOVE OUT AND SEND BILL TO OWNER. WILL DO INSTALL MYSELF WHEN UNPLUGGED. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US SOMETHING SO EASY THAT AN APPLIANCE MAN WOULD CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG! KEEP THE GREAT HOUSE APPLIANCE VIDEOS COMING...THAT SAVE US LOTS OF TIME AND GRIEF and money!!!!! THIS VIDEO IS 7 YRS OLD AT LEAST AND STILL INCREDIBLY VALUABLE!!!!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to write your comment. It is a huge encouragement to hear a story like this! Glad it helped you!
"If you have small cubes don't be embarrassed." Good one. Excellent video.
im a sears service tech. just gotta say ; u r teaching me a lot of stuff that i didnt knw. thank YOU!!!!!
one of the best instructional videos i've seen, thank you!
Thank You! I purchased a used model which stop making ice after four weeks. Your video showed me where to look for the problem (clogged spray tube) and how to fix it. Yes! The bin is already starting to fill up with ice. Again, thanks!
Man, you and this video are awesome!
I've never had to repair our ice maker, so it was very cool to find that you're working on the exact model we have. Thanks so much. I'm going to run the resistance checks you suggested, but I think I'll just order one from your site too. This one is around six years old.
Thanks man.
Thanks! Glad it helped!
Excellent video on how ice maker work. Thank you!
Awesome video, very complete and detailed, i now have a very good idea of exactly how my icemaker works and why I am having issues with it. Thank you very much!
Thanks a lot, I fixed my ice maker thanks to this tutorial. Turns out there was just some ice blocking where the water comes in. It was leaking all over my freezer. Easy fix and saved me a lot of money!
I had a similar problem except the intake pipe was freezing where it enters the fridge and creating a puddle on the floor. The fix was simple. I purchased a 25’ length of 1/4” tubing and placed it on the condenser in the bottom of the fridge. The water in the tubing was warmed by the condenser and entered the ice maker a bit warmer. No more freezing.
This is the best troubleshooting and instructional video I have seen on UA-cam or probably any other site. Nice job.
What a helpful, thorough, and wonderfully comprehensive tutorial! If only more things were explained like this. Thanks! PS I still haven’t figured out what’s wrong with mine, but it was frozen solid, so hopefully it will run anew after having been thawed out and emptied.
I discovered the heater was not working, so I ordered a new unit. When installed, the water valve and everything else worked just right.
Thanks for the video.
That was the most informative video I have watched on this subject . Thanks it really helped clear up a lot of questions about these systems.
Thanks! Glad it helped!
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EXTREMELY informative video. I spent more time searching through videos than I did watching you’re entire video. The Ohms Testing portion at the end of the video was the most helpful.
That was a great video, thank you for the test points on all the components, now I can troubleshoot my ice maker. Saved me alot of headaches.
Yes, thank you for telling what the test points are for! It is hard to find that information.
Nice vid. Finally I find a complete breakdown of how the standard ice maker operates and comprehensive troubleshooting methods. Good job. You really did your homework. I was going to make a vid putting together all the bits and pieces I have discovered in other vids and from experimenting, but you beat me to it, I guess. Nice. Wife bought the house with double door fridge of unknown age already in it, now 4 years later, ice maker isn't working. I was going to go straight into shopping for a whole unit until I started looking into it in more depth than just works / doesn't work. I can still do that of course, but now maybe I don't have to. Thumb up.
Excellent video very detailed and informative. Thank you SO much!
Everything about this including the resistance measurements is so well done. Thank you for making this video.
I think this was more advanced than putting the first man on the moon. Now every time I fill up my cup with ice and drink nice cold water, I will eat each ice cube humbled and ponder the complexity it took to make my little frozen apple slice shaped friend. All hail the ice maker.
+Carlos Sanchez
You really don't believe that we went to the moon, do you?
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TEXT ME WHEN YOU HAVE PROOF
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posting id how do you explain the moon rocks?
I was thinking the same thing ! This is not a simple device for the average user 😊
We hadn't used the icemaker often due to poor water taste. (Switched to copper feed line, but that's another story). I noticed that ice cubes were getting smaller. Once the new feed line was installed, the ice maker wouldn't restart. You were right- during the time of disuse, the fill tube froze solid- inside near the ice tray. The tube and control valve were covered in ice. I used my wife's hair dryer to melt it all away, adjusted the freezer a little warmer and all is well. Thanks!
Thank you for your excellent video. It couldn't be better.
Thanks Shawn!
Thank you for the ohm readings. Saved a bunch of time trying to troubleshoot.
The best video guide ever saw....
Thank you!
Exactly what i needed to see. For weeks my icemaker has been overflowing. i have been searching far and wide for a way to adjust flow. Replaced inlet valve prior. I adjusted the white timer screw and everything is perfect. Thank You.
Extremely helpful video. Thank you for being so thorough
No doubt. Why did I have to dig so far into UA-cam to find someone who can use a multimeter? This is by far the best troubleshooting video that I have seen for my ice maker.
I fixed it!! The motor was bad. we put in a new ice maker and it works. Thanks again!
Well done. 9 years later still helpful.
What an incredibly clear and comprehensive explanation. I came to this site because I went away for one day and turned the water supply off in my house and FORGOT to turn off the ice maker by lifting the arm. Now the ice maker it is not making ice. I just poured some water into the tray and the harvesting arm came up but there was no ice ejected. I'll see what happens tomorrow. Thanks for this video.
so... what happened!? :)
"High quality H20" I see what you did there! lol
Excellent. Thank you. It is people like you and videos like this that make the Internet a valuable source of information. And thanks to all of you who post DIY videos on ice makers, cars, potato canons, and everything else that requires a little knowledge and finesse. As for the shameless plug, it is well deserved. Thanks again.
Ice will clump up over time from the defrost cycle, when the freezer warms up for a few minutes every few days. If you are seeing frost elsewhere in the freezer you may have an air leak at the door seal, or perhaps the door is not getting closed well every time... Hope that helps, Good luck!
Thanks a million!! I cannot believe my appliance really was NOT leaking... I simply thought I was adjusting a screw for more ice PRODUCTION... when I was turning my WATER PRESSURE all the way up!! Guess my fix was FREE!! I'd been watching person after person fumble around their dark freezer with crappy audio that never even MENTION that adjustment!! Months of wondering why the hell all this water was suddenly splashing/leaking has finally come to an end. TYVM
Great vid!!! Among a plethora of absolutely goofy other vids on this topic, this was refreshing ;-) and informative.
OMG!!!! Thank you.... I was having 2 much water coming in and was not sure how to regulate it... You have saved my day...
+Angie Hewitt Glad it helped! Just a note... If the adjustment doesn't fix it you may have a bad water valve. Thanks for the comment!
Wonderful tutorial!
Excellent video!! I was able to troubleshoot my icemaker and repair it for $0! One comment: the diagram shows the input voltage is 115V, but i measured mine at 15V
Excellent video - a few comments. The thermostat is across test points T & H not T & L. The wiring diagram in the video shows this. The motor resistance reading can be higher than 4000 ohms, the new one I purchased was 7500 ohms.
The water inlet adjustment was exactly what fixed our Frigidare Gallery Ice Maker. Our is was freezing in the icemaker and getting jammed. Per your suggestions I turned the water inlet screw 1/4 turn four times reducing the amount of water into the icemaker. This resulted in an almost perfectly operating icemaker five years after purchase. It was never setup properly the day it was delivered. I have since turned the screw another 1/5th of a turn. We get some ice frozen together but only two pieces at most. The icemaker no longer freeze’s or jams so I’m delighted. Thank you!
You Tube is wonderful! My ice maker stopped working and from viewing this video I discovered that possibly the cause was water frozen in the tubing. Used my hair dryer on it and voila it’s now making ice! So happy! Thanks!
Watched about a dozen videos on this subject and this one is far and away the best. Comprehensive, great footage and succinct. Thank you!
That was by far the best instructional/troubleshooting video I have watched, and boy have I watched a lot. Thank you!
Thanks for the video.
The hose from the water pump to the ice maker (behind the refrigerator) actually popped from one of it's fittings. From your video I figured that the water tube inside the freezer must have been frozen. I pulled things apart and ran some hot water over that tube and out came a nice big chunk of ice. 10 minutes later it was all back together and it seems to be working fine now.
The best straight forward video on the topic. Very good presentation of the information needed.
I had too much ice, lifted the arm up and cleaned out the ice bin, lowered the arm then it stopped making ice altogether. I can manually put water in the tray and it will drop ice into the bin. Got a new valve but that wasn't the issue; it could be the contact or "trigger" mechanism. Glad you showed this because the one I have is exactly like the one shown.
it eventually went back to working on its own....go figure
Outstanding video. Should be required viewing for every new refrigerator owner 😂. Wish I had watched it 3 months ago, but I’m back in the frosty cool drink business as of this afternoon. Many thanks!
Best, and most concise DIY on UA-cam!
Thank you...thank you...thank you. Just saved a lot of money and it was very simple to install...well would have helped to be double jointed since it was in a bottom freezer, but your instructions were super helpful.
Now THIS is what you call an informative video. Lets you know what you need and then some
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Just wanted to say Thank you for the info. I knew absolutely nothing about the icemaker in my fridge I'm sure that sometime in the future this is going to save me money.
saved me big bucks! ice maker went out and the MRS decided it was time for a new Fridge
like $2500 new! 45 mins later and a new $17 filter and the ice maker runs like a top. THANKS!
What a great video to get us started on DIY. You really broke things down so that most anyone could work on their ice maker. Thank you so much.
+Suzanne Hall Thanks! For some reason your question got put into spam... I approved it but now I can't find it to respond... : (
Can you please repost?
+applianceassistant hey I was wondering when does my chest freezer only has Ice on half
it may have a restriction in the evaporator coil that creates the coil. On chest freezers it's foamed into the wall. If thats the problem it's major and very expensive to fix but with a chest freezer it should still work fine as long as more than half is getting cold.
best appliance repair video I've ever seen. hands down. Thank you!
Phenomenal video. Actually answered everthing I was looking for and more to test my ice maker. Big thanks!
Great video. I had an ice maker not work due to a wedged ice cube interfering with the ejection fingers. This didn't reveal itself until after I removed the ice maker assembly. Also, it's good to know about the adjustment screw for water fill. My cubes were small because it is fed from a reverse osmosis unit w/ low pressure. A small adjustment, and my cubes are normal size again. Thanks!
it was the condenser/defroster duckbill valve, Whirlpool supplied a kit to replace it. i did the swap out and this cured the problem. your video was very helpful. the water valve was ok.
+buzz kirscHner Thanks for the response! The clogged defrost drain issue has been extremely common on the Samsung and Whirlpool made bottom freezers! Sorry I didn't put it together. Thanks again for the update!
Thanks for posting this - I'm battling to fix up my old U-line Ice maker and this video while not directly relevant was very helpful in understanding the concepts.
Perfect! Some of those older U-lines use this type of ice maker. Good luck, thanks for the comment!
@@applianceassistant It's Fixed!! I managed to get an icemaker assembly which was similar enough and then rewired the rest of the 25 year old U-Line to work with it - it's happily churning out ice as I write :-) Thanks again for posting your video and giving me inspiration to finish this project!
This video is waaaay better than the GE video. Outstanding. Saved a shortcut to it for future reference
Well Done ! Watched several other videos where they only showed how to replace the unit. But yours had all the detail I was looking for. I wanted to know how the water fill is controlled in the icemaker - by simple timing, or using a sensor. Your video answered that and gave guidance on how to troubleshoot and adjust it... Thank You !
this is one of the best video for the common problems of refrigerator ice maker. its really helps
Mr. Appliance Assistant... THANK YOU! You have helped me figure out what is wrong with my ice maker. Should be fixed now.
laceypennies Thanks for the comment! I'm glad it helped shed some light on the situation!