Ice Maker Not Working? - Check these 6 Things first!
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Please be advised BlvdHome will not be responsible for any damage or further issues caused to your appliance by trying these methods yourself. If you don't feel comfortable trying the methods shown in this video, call a professional to help you.
Is your Ice Maker in your Freezer Not Making Ice?
1. Freezer Temp is too Warm: Needs to be between 0-5 degrees. If it is staying higher than that there most likely is an issue with something more complicated. If the temperature is not low enough to freeze the ice, many freezers use the cold from the freezer to create the ice and does not have its own temp. supply. (Did you know a low food load in the freezer can affect the production of ice. More food in the freezer allows temperatures to remain more stable. Ice makers are built to turn off if the freezer reaches too high of a temp.
2. Shutoff Arm or Shutoff Switch is out of Position - Simple check but could easily be the cause.
a. Turned on, Connector is plugged in, ice panel is clear and not blocked.
3. Clogged Water Filter - If not maintained this can stop water flow. You can usually purchase a new filter for between $30- $50. This should be changed out approx. every 6 months. If you have hard water you may want to change it even more often. (If there is a lot of new construction in your area, there can be more sediment entering the water system. This extra sediment can clog filter more frequently)
4. Frozen Water Supply Tube. - This is a small little fill tube. Usually caused by lack of water pressure. This can also be defrosted with a hair dryer. Once line is thawed you can restore power and turn it back on. You should be able to hear water running into the ice maker. If you don’t or water is discolored a technician will need to be called.
5. Water Supply Line - clogged, kinked, or broken water inlet house and valve. (unplug the refrigerator and turn off the valve’s water supply. Unhook the supply line from the fridge and point it into a sink or bucket and turn the water supply back on to make sure water is flowing) Check the filter at the point of entry into your fridge to make sure there is nothing clogging the line.
6. Faulty Door Switch - Icemaker is usually controlled by a door switch, which also controls the lights. If the lights don’t go on when you open the door, the switch may not be working properly.
7. You see ice in the ice maker but it won’t come out: This many times is the cause of a few ice cubes have refrozen in the ice chute causing it to block. Usually taking a long spoon and jabbing at the ice will cause it to dislodge.
Bonus Tips:
• If refrigerator has recently been installed please wait at least 24 hours for it to stabilize and begin ice production.
• Once Ice production has begun it may take up to 48 hours to fill the ice bucket.
• You can always try a hard reset of the icemaker. Use the procedure recommended by the refrigerator’s manufacturer.
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I was going to give in and call a repairman to repair/replace my ice maker but then I came across this video. After explaining to my confused wife why I needed to borrow her hair dryer (I'm bald), I started defrosting the water line and now my ice maker is working once again. Thank you!
when my wife saw me taking her hair dryer, which I've never ever used before, she asked me what I needed it for, I said to fix the fridge, she answered You are buying me a new one!!!!, I said, OK, If it doesn't work I buy you a new hair dryer; but if it works you owe me a fridge, she still have her hair dryer but never pay me for fixing the fridge
Great video! Our contractor lowered the freezer temp to 0° and it worked!
Tip #4 was the problem with my icemaker. A hair dryer for a couple of minutes did the trick. Thank you so much! Five stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I did the air dryer thing. It worked. Should've thought of that myself! Lol. Thank you so much!
Helpful information as the ice was not coming out of my refrigerator. Tip #2 showed the location of the ice tray, and I found the ice was stuck together which prevented it from falling down the chute when needed.
Hi Mike! We are so glad to hear this video was able to help you. Thank you for watching.
Blow dryer worked for my older fridge! Thank you so much ,as I was planning to call repair man.
You are welcome!
Well I came here for one answer and left with more than I came for so thank you! Great video.
Hi Kaydon! Thank you for watching. We hope you were able to fix your ice maker. Please let us know if there is ever anything else we can help with.
I knew ice cubes had gotten jammed in the unit and I cleared them out the best I could by hand. Still nothing happening and I thought of using a hair dryer, but was hesitant. After watching your video, we were back to making ice in 5 minutes. Great video - thank you!
Ice, Ice, Baby!
Water shoot was a solid peice of ice. Hair dryer for a few mins on low did the trick. Thawed it out and it slid right out. Thanks. 👍
The hair dryer tip worked for me. Thanks!
This video helped me fix my icemaker! The water inlet tube was frozen. A little blow dryer action and voila'!
Thank You ! Your hairdryer tip worked went on vacation shut main water off n did not shut off ice maker runway to ice maker froze solid thawed out n few hours later making ice again I’m sure you saved me at least a $150 service call thanks again
Thank you for your video and tips. You presented everything in an easy-to-understand efficient manner using visuals that illustrated various ice maker and refrigerator designs. I found this information to be one of the best consumer-friendly tutorials concerning ice maker issues! One suggestion is to remove the clips of the woman who jumps out of a refrigerator so children never attempt to imitate and play hide-and-seek in a refrigerator, freezer, or any appliance. Thanks again for the helpful information.
Dude your camera cadence is stellar. My wife watched your video twice.
Thank you so much, Tyler! When this happened to our previous fridge, all I had for advice to follow was the Sears guy who came out the first time, and he had me unplugging the fridge and leaving it that way for 24 hours, regardless of the fact that I had to find somewhere to save everything inside it, and all he said I could do to help it along was leave the freezer door open and put a fan in front of it to help it dry out! This time, after watching your wonderful video, I knew just where to go to pull out the ice tray, and even though I couldn't specifically see the fill tube, the whole upper portion of the compartment that the ice tray goes into was frozen, so I just followed the same advice as for the frozen fill tube; I unplugged the fridge yesterday, took a hair dryer on its lowest setting, thawed it all off, wiped all the water out till it was as dry as I could get it, plugged it back in, let it do its thing overnight, and this morning it was full of ice, making more as soon as I got some, and totally back to normal! Thank you so much for having the consideration to post such a helpful video in a day and age when fridge manufacturers don't want anyone to have easy fixes! Boulevard Home has some wonderful people, truly helping people and making a difference!
Hello Marcia! We are so glad to hear our video was able to help you fix your ice machine. We are glad to have been a part of the solution. Thank you so much for watching our video and for letting us know about your experience. Thank you for your support. Please let us know if there is ever anything else we can help you with! We hope you have a great day.
Sorry but I have issue right off with the woman popping in and out of the ice box and then the frig as intro into the next tips. Kids see a trusted adult mom hiding in the frig is a stupid part of the video.
@@bruceviele1070 Sorry, I think the pretty gal popping in and out of the ice box is the best part of the video! 🙂
thank you so much for all this info ... it is really good to learn from you guys ,,thank you again
This was so helpful I fixed my icemaker !!
And the most common fix in my experience...
Bang on the ice bucket to break apart ice chunks, which prevents ice from dispensing. Great vid, but I had to throw that in.
Thanks!
very informative and easy to listen to, Thankyou
Hi Elizabeth! You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching. Please let us know if there are any other videos you'd like to see from us. Have a great day!
Thanks for the tip. We made our ice maker work again because of the tip.
Glad we could help! Thanks for watching.
Worked perfect! Thank you a million times
Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
very good you are obviously trained by a master plumber
Hi Michael! We are glad you enjoyed our video. Thank you for watching! We learn so many things from our technicians :)
Really meaningful. Thanks.
We are glad you enjoyed our video! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks! so much. Very helpful information
Hello! We are glad you enjoyed our video! Thank you for watching. Let us know if there are any other videos you'd like us to create!
Thanks for your help with this. I was rushed when installing a new water filter and forgot to test it. I realized that I had installed the water filter a week before I realized we had no ice. It took us a week to use up all of the ice in the bin. Then when I tested for water flow, there was none. I removed and then reinstalled the water filter. Voila, water flow and I could hear water flowing into the ice maker.
Thank you, and the "quick tip" woman is adorable 🙂
We are glad you liked our video! Thank you for watching, Michael!
Thanks for useful information
Heads up though if you are going the hair dryer route. DONT hold the dryer on one spot too long, it will melt or disfigure the refrigerator plastic!
Hi Kevin! So true! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, otherwise I would have disfigured mine!
kinda like your hair.. ? lol. If dudes can't use a hair dryer in 2023, we have a huge issue.
@@joshkelso1203 I don’t really understand your reply?
I was an idiot and used a kitchen torch… it’ll leave black marks on the plastic so don’t do that. I thought at the right distance it would work lol. It did melt the ice however and it worked again.
Great video! Thanks for sharing
You're so welcome! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you. Informative.
You're welcome!
THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊
We just got this Fridge and we thought it was broken, because our old Fridge had a metal rod .
So thank you for saving us a lot of time .
Tina G.🌺
Hi Tina! We are so glad to hear our video was able to help you. Please let us know if there is ever anything else we can help with. Have a great day!
Thank you! Really helpful for me!
Glad we could help, thanks for watching!
We should double check these tips on your refrigerator!
Thanks for the tips Tyler. I used the hairdryer trick and it didn’t work initially. A few days later I used the hairdryer and a tube from my shop vac to concentrate the hot air on the right area. It started working in no time. I’d already ordered a new ice maker but I no longer need it.
Glad it helped, thanks for the comment!
This is the best video I've seen to troubleshoot a problem with an ice maker.
Thank you Katelyn! We are glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :)
Thank u so much. It helped me out with the Samsung refrigerator.
Hello! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed our video and found it helpful. Thank you for watching! Please let us know if there is ever anything else we can help you with.
Thanks so much Tyler. My ice machine stopped working after I changed my filter. After watching your video I realized that water must have frozen in the inlet. Sure enough, it was frozen and now the ice machine is working!
Hi Joseph! We are so glad we were able to help. Thank you for watching :)
Very informative! Thank you! More power to your show!
@@erlindalopez4387 You're welcome! And thank you so much, we are glad you enjoyed!
Thank you!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you very much!!!
Hi Rick! You're welcome. We are so glad you enjoyed our video. Thank you for watching. Please let us know if there are any other videos you'd like to see in the future. Have a great day :)
Tyler,
I was watching this video in distress that my ice maker hasn’t made ice in days. As you were talking, 11 seconds in. Boom. This shit spits out ice.
Thanks Ty!
Hi Colin! We are so glad to hear that you were able to find and resolve the issue with your ice maker! Thank you for watching. Please let us know if you ever have any questions! :)
Your tip helped me! -thank you
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Outstanding!😊
Thank you! We are so glad you liked our video :)
very good ..thanks it help me some so much...Thanks so much
Thank you so much. I checked everything but I’m still probably have to get someone out, but thank you for the problem solver.
Sorry that these fixes didn't work for you, but thanks for watching! Good luck with your fix.
Thanks for the tips! It helped me figure out, why, my ice maker was not dispensing ice cubes. I have directions inside my LG refrigerator door (I never realized the directions on the door until your video)and it gave me 3 tips on how to unclog it. So, I removed the ice cube tray and perform surgery. When I looked at the chute, I immediately saw all of the cubed ice sitting on the outside of the, entrance, to the clogged chute. I used my hands to remove those blocking cubes and used a butter knife to push the clogged cubes, downward, that was inside the chute. All of the clogged cubes slid out the chute, onto the floor and Wella! No more clogs and ice is dispensing, as usual. I'm happy.😊
Hello! You're welcome :) We are so glad our video was able to help. Please let us know if there are any other videos you'd like to see.
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Im impressed..... You can fit a body in alot of these freezers
That’s pretty sus bro
Dude?
😂
Thank you!!! It worked
You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Felt so dumb lol i just had to flick the bar down LOL . Thanks for this video!!
That’s why we make these videos. Better to feel dumb then call a service company. 😃 Glad we could help.
thank you
You are welcome! We are glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching :)
Frig / Freezer works, then gets warm, ice maker works, but does not dispense ice, water does dispense. Have removed the water filter. When cold, ice is made until the bin is full, icemaker shuts off, frig / freezer gets warm again. Thanks for your help.
Thank you so much!! My Whirlpool was only 8 months old and I noticed about a week ago that ice was not being made. I was putting off calling for service on it because of Covid and really don't want people in my house. I decided to look up on UA-cam! I found your video and BAM!! Fixed! Thank you a million times over!
Hi Gina! We are so glad to hear our video was able to help you! We are so happy that your ice maker is working again. Thanks for watching! Let us know if there are any other questions you'd like us to answer.
Hi Gina, Just curious what was wrong with your whirlpool. My Whirlpool recently stopped working a few days ago and it's less than a year old.
@@danceking40 Hi, my icemaker needed to be reset so I followed the steps in this video and now it's working perfectly.
Thanks didn’t solve my problem exactly but did lead me to the right area! The volve wasn’t frozen but there was frozen ice on the machine where it was supposed to put the ice so must’ve thought it was full. Just in case this helps anyone else!
Glad you found the issue, thanks for sharing!
Wow. My ice maker was just turned off! 🤦Thanks!
Tysm
Great vid. I forgot that lever is the off if you don’t have a switch!? Big thanks!!!
Thanks! So glad it helped!
Wife added too much smoothie items to freezer ! Thanks for reminder Girl Coming Out Freezer saying too much in here!!
We are glad you liked it! Thanks for watching :)
Thx
My newer LG refrigerator was making ice but not dispensing it and I rlread one of the forums to reduce the temperature of the freezer by - 2 and that solve the problem. Remember it takes 24 hours for this to take effect. Because I was at + 3 and being it's summer you have to decrease the temperature so the ice doesn't melt in the box and that cause it not wanting to come through the ice shoot.
My water dispenser tube was frozen, thank you for the info.
You're welcome! We are so glad you were able to figure out the issue.
@@BoulevardHome you are a lifesaver. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
#7 needs to be to flip the breaker off and on. It worked for me. I think our sensor light was not working (we have an armless version) and this reset it.
I didn't have the stupid little arm down.. Duh! 😅 Thanks for the video!
Haha! We are glad our video was able to help you figure out the problem!
🤣🤣🤣 that's ok we all done that lol
Same lol
I just seen the director pop out of the freezer! Great job!
Thank you! This was a fun video to film :)
@@BoulevardHome VERY bad thing to show. Many children have died from getting into an old fridge and suffocating because they could not get out. Older refrigerators had doors that latched when closed and could not be opened from the inside.
@0:45 Came here for this girl popping out of a freezer. Masterfully executed.
great tips, the hair dryer fix my problem, I had to switch the water filter but I got a wrong one, so I let the water off till next day when I went back to the store to get the right one, the water in the feeding tube to the ice maker was not moving and got frozen, I put the new filter and had cold water, my ice bucket was full from before replacing the water filter; but after a few days the ice bucket was getting almost empty, thanks to your tip I use a hair dryer right to the feeding pipe to the ice maker and water started to run, then I realize that there was ice stock on the ice tray, I put the hair blower right on the ice making tray got it loose and got the space free for new ice to be make, other wise I would probably have water just running of the tray into the bucket and instead of having ice cubes I would be having a block of ice!!
So glad to hear that it helped! Thanks for watching
Amazing tips thanks I'm a subscriber lol the lady in the fridge🤪🥶🥶🥶
Thanks for watching! We are glad you enjoyed our video :)
It's works I have ice..y question is why does the I mea ice maker tap rapidly
Thank you so much! What would we do without you!!! Is there any you can show about why the ice is not coming out in the ice bucket inside the freezer please. Keep up the great work
Good stuff! But my problem may be less simple. KitchenAid bottom drawer freezer. No water going to the maker. There is a water dispenser that works fine, so I think that eliminates the filter and water supply. I removed (loosen two screws, remove one, and an electrical connector) and inspected the unit. Nothing obvious. I put it back. Let it sit for an hour, off, with the drawer open. Probed the water tube from the freezer end, no resistance. Opened up the input on the back, and probed there. Again. no resistance. Somewhere there has to be a valve, and I suspect that where the problem is. Put everything back. Listened to it cycling as if to dump ice, over and over. No ice. So I raised the bail and left it shut off. Oh well, ice cube trans for now.
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Can the one tap in the kitchen that is reverse osmosis affect the LG ice maker? We have had two new LG French door refrigerators in the last 6 months and neither one produces ice. So frustrated!
LG, ice maker in bottom drawer -- hair dryer has worked but only to precipitate a few trays of ice. Should we try warming the freezer for a longer period? We've tried this twice now, and each has proved but a short term temporary fix.
We just bought a new fridge, and chose one that doesn’t have an ice maker or a water dispenser. The less bells and whistles, the less things that can go bad.
We hope it serves you well!
Why did seeing here come out of that freezer give me butterflies. Damn came here to fix my damn ice machine and figured out I'm psycho 🙃
I have a French door bottom mount refrigerator- ice cube maker quit working- bought in January 14 ,2021
Hi! I have a side by side refrigerator and the ice maker is dripping water in the tray which causes ice to clump together and not come through the chute. Please help.
Our fridge is making the ice but isn't dumping it into the tray. I have a kenmore Elite. Any advice please?
So if it’s been off lever up how long before it starts to drop ice down into tray?
I think I fixed my ice maker because it’s taking time to make ice so I am still waiting on the final result! But I can hear the ice maker working sound now before it was silent and when you push the bottom it has no response! Mine was because too little food and too high temp for ice maker to be on!
Thanks! I'm gonna make me some money
My ice tray were the ice gets dispenser to flow out that gives you options of whole ice or crushed ice . bits and pieces of plastic broke off . And I have a old Kenmore 🤔
I had that too, turned out that there was a plastic cover that fell into the ice tray to so the crusher was crushing the plastic cover. You can pull out or reach into your ice tray and see if you see a big plastic square in there.
I’m making ice and water lever not dispensing ice. Cleaned everything and removed all frozen ice. Lever opens but closes slowly
I have an LG with a slim ice maker in the left door. We just replaced the ice maker unit. It's now make ice,(wasn't before) but it's not dumping it. How can I know if the photo eyes are working properly?
Does it make a different if the refrigerator is still dispensing water or do they have separate lines?
Tried the hair dryer for 5-10 minutes & now waiting but don’t hear the water dispensing into the ice maker unit.
Thanks for the tips. However this video gave me anxiety. As a mom and pet owner seeing that woman inside the freezer and fridge was very disturbing. LOL!
Exactly! I was going to post the same thing.
I have LG just like the first one in the clip ..there goes and makes ice after 24 only problem is ..it doesn’t spin to drop the ice ..I have to do it manually by pressing the test button
Help please. We had to turn off our home main water due to a bathroom plumbing issue. Once repaired the main water supply turned back on. This is when we noticed our ice maker in our whirlpool refrigerator no longer working. What can I do about this? Is there a reset? It’s an older older but has worked perfect for years Thank you
The Samsung model recommends to turn off the supply water line before changing the filter. I did not and it broke some plastic piece and had to have a new ice maker installed.
Sorry to hear that. We always recommend following the manufactures recommended procedures when possible. Thanks for sharing!
brand new Jennair fridge put in yesterday and still not producing ANY ice! water line and dispensing is fine! help!
I have the temperature set at the coldest and I have reset it. My frig is only 6 days old. It only makes a couple of trays a day. Is there any way to speed it up???
My KitchenAid 5-Drawer Refrigerator (KRMF706ESS) is making ice, but very little; the container never fills up actually. Any suggestions for what could be causing low ice production and solutions for fixing?
can I put warm water to rid of ice chunks in dispenser
I have a ice maker that's dispenses ice sometimes when the ice buck not in.what will make it do that..
The arm on mine (3rd or 4th version) won't lay flat against ice bucket. Any thoughts?
My whirlpool side by side fridge make ice on tray but not dumping why?
Love the girl that pops up with tips.
My ice is dispensed in the door and the maker is in the fridge. I don't see a way to look at the ice maker water line the flap isn't opening to remove. I have a whirlpool refrigerator
i tried to push the lever down but it only went half way down, how do you fix that?
I have the bin like on the french door where you push the buttons and pull it out. What happen when it is stuck and wont open. No matter how hard i push the buttons and pull it wont open. I am trying to open so i can see whats up with the ice not working and cant
My ice is still making and it is full i had to shut off but the metal swirl thing that pushes the ice to come out only moves a sec then stops and makes like a “stuck” sound.
how do i manually dump my Hiesense ice maker.