At some point the hardwood floors and the subfloor are going to get unhappy about it if this keeps up because it's leaking straight through into my basement workshop below.
What gives and how can I resolve this?
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At some point the hardwood floors and the subfloor are going to get unhappy about it if this keeps up because it's leaking straight through into my basement workshop below.
What gives and how can I resolve this?
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I agree, good idea. Fieldgrade should say:
"I've spent six hours concerned about my ice maker and changed nothing about how the ice maker works. I've suddenly realized there are more important things in life. It's time to realize the metaphysical parts of my life have much more importance. If God had ordained that life must include ice, I would have been born further North or South. Water is necessary, but not ice. No one has ever said on their deathbed, I wish I'd fixed my ice maker. After I'm dead, my wife won't say that my lazy husband didn't fix the ice maker. She'll be mourning my lose while rounding up the life insurance policies and calling the funeral home for my death certificate. Ice makers only have importance to the refrigerator salesman because he makes another 200.00 on the sale and the repair man that makes 145.00 on it when it quits. It is of inconsequential importance to me. The best thing I can do is use my ice trays to freeze fruity ice cubes to mix with Gentleman Jack to make really good fruity drinks so I won't give a damn about ice makers!
I've taken my own path and all is good in my world."
Or just say "screw it" and drink Gentleman Jack straight on a Sunday night, it works for me.
Thread winner.
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This, ladies and germs, is a spectacular post. You all would do well to heed this man's genius.
Nah, you supplied the context and the lead.
Don't listen to me FG, there's probably at least one thing per day I rationalize myself out of having to do. Lol...the older I get, the worthlesser I get.
Challenge accepted:
Fieldgrade mulled his options. The June afternoon was hot, and he thought some iced tea would really hit the spot. "Then again," he thought "something that looks like iced tea but would ease my neuralgia would be even better."
He strode casually into the kitchen, scoping out the hallway, living room, and dining room along the way. As he suspected, the wife was nowhere near. He grabbed the pitcher of tea from the 'fridge and placed it in a prominent position on the counter in case Mrs. FG happened along. The cabinet was devoid of clean glasses after yesterday's family dinner; grumbling, he got a large tumbler out of the dishwasher and hand washed it.
He filled the glass with ice and, after a surreptitious glance down the hallway, he reached gingerly into the back of the corner cabinet, behind the lazy Susan shelves, and retrieved the Mason jar of 'tractor fuel' he'd acquired from Armorpl8chikn at the previous week's 3-gun Barn Builders' Quorum match in South Durhamsboro. Allowing himself a rare moment of self-satisfaction, he poured the elixir, reveling in the anticipation of relaxation to come. He slipped the Mason jar back to its lair, and a quick dash of apple cider imparted the proper color to his impending Tea Party beverage.
If FG makes it to his firepit, turn to page 4.
If Mrs. FG walks into the kitchen, turn to page 8.
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Only at CSC can a DIY post turn into a Dime Store novel.
AND make you a star!Only at CSC can a DIY post turn into a Dime Store novel.
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Dude. It's your fetzer valve. Easy fix.
I can fix it for ya easy. I'll need some 30 weight ball bearings and some WD-40.
I can fix it for ya easy. I'll need some 30 weight ball bearings and some WD-40.
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Turns out I can pull the plastic pipe out the back and thaw it out under the sink, slide it right back in, attach the water supply pipe and back in business, although once the ice bucket is full I'm going to turn the icemaker off so it doesn't freeze up again.
Hopefully.
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There was about 2 years there where all GE/Frigidaire/Kitchenaid and Electrolux fridges had horrible problems. I bot a used Electrolux where the icemaker continually froze over and stopped up the line. I had to wind up take a piece of #8 copper wire and hammer it flat, and attach it to the heater/defrosting manifold to get the defrosting unit that is supposed to keep the water line from freezing. When the temp hits a certain level, the manifold cuts on, but the ice gets so thick it never unthaws, unless you literally build a heatsink to move the heat over. It is so bad that every used appliance store has loads of these fridges... all with warnings that "ice maker doesn't work"
I literally thought about going around Durham and Raleigh fixing these things for used appliance stores. Not enough money in it, though. Better to wait till they are bought and then charge the owner
I literally thought about going around Durham and Raleigh fixing these things for used appliance stores. Not enough money in it, though. Better to wait till they are bought and then charge the owner
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silicone....or maybe try gorilla glue....it expands and then hardens, works wonders in some applications
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I've had this fridge for over ten years and it just started doing this. I think the problem is that we rarely use ice anymore since all the beverages are already refrigerated and the ice maker just sits there and eventually freezes up. I used about half of the ice in the bin for the cooler yesterday so it has been happily making ice all night. I'll shut it off once the bin is full.
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This IS when mine acts up too. I use about gallon of ice per morning as a rule for iced coffee and filling my 2 gallon water cooler. It has no issues unless we go away 4-5 days and it just sits. I don't think that the problem is the water coming in the line but is the slightly warmer line meeting the cold interior of the freezer causes condensation to slowly freeze and build. Mine happens fairly rarely but when it does it takes me 3-4 minutes to fix it. I keep the 5/16 nut driver and skinny Phillips screwdriver in the kitchen drawer for this.
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This is the best explanation yet. Condensation would explain why mine would freeze up and push the water line out of the back even with the ice maker turned off. At least then it wouldn't continue to piddle all over the hardwood floors and leak downstairs into my workshop.
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The clear-ish tube just had a plug of ice in it. I get that "high quality" city water. No deposits, just withdrawals to pay for it. Pricey stuff.
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This is the U shaped clamp I was talking about. Either go over to Cashwell appliances in Garner and get one or make something similar and no more premature withdrawal from the hole.
Sorry about the crappy pic, best I can do with no light and guessing about composure (just sticking my hand behind the fridge LOL)
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