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VolNExile said:
I have had 39 separate heart attacks seeing the open fridge doors since we flipped the breaker, in hopes that the non-functioning icemaker just has a frozen water line
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If it's GE, they have a mind of their own. Our lower will quit making ice if we let it go too long without emptying it. Then it's just magic when it decides to start making again.
 
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hmanvolfan said:
Sometimes a piece of ice gets stuck between the little arm that goes up when dumping the new ice and the ice maker when it comes down making the ice maker think the bucket is full.
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Yep, we did check for that. The icemaker does rotate and twist to drop any ice, but there’s no ice to drop.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
If it's GE, they have a mind of their own. Our lower will quit making ice if we let it go too long without emptying it. Then it's just magic when it decides to start making again.
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We were on vacation for nine days a few weeks ago, and it’s been pretty humid for many of the days since we’ve been back. 🤞🏻
 
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VolNExile said:
Yep, we did check for that. The icemaker does rotate and twist to drop any ice, but there’s no ice to drop.
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There's a solenoid that lets the water go from the supply line to either the water or the icemaker. I am gonna guess it has died. It was like $100 for ours. Took me about 15 minutes to change it.
 
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superdave1984 said:
There's a solenoid that lets the water go from the supply line to either the water or the icemaker. I am gonna guess it has died. It was like $100 for ours. Took me about 15 minutes to change it.
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We’re hoping it’s that simple of a repair.

Our problem is that when we remodeled the kitchen, the cabinetmaker got carried away by the built in look (fridge is not cabinet depth) and didn’t allow proper open space on the sides. Getting it out if appliance guy has to access behind it will be a B, and getting it back in even worse. (Apparently fridge sides tend to bow out when you pull them and don’t necessarily want to fit back into the original space.)
 
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what dads are getting a pair of these for Fathers Day ?
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VolNExile said:
We’re hoping it’s that simple of a repair.

Our problem is that when we remodeled the kitchen, the cabinetmaker got carried away by the built in look (fridge is not cabinet depth) and didn’t allow proper open space on the sides. Getting it out if appliance guy has to access behind it will be a B, and getting it back in even worse. (Apparently fridge sides tend to bow out when you pull them and don’t necessarily want to fit back into the original space.)
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They do tend to do that and it is a pain when thibns get built too snugly. I did flooring for 20 years so I feel your pain. If the cabinetry is that tight the fridge is probably not getting sufficient air flow either and will get hotter than it should. And will die sooner. What is on the other side of the wall behind the fridge? Is it practical to cut an access panel there? Probably look ridiculous.
 
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superdave1984 said:
They do tend to do that and it is a pain when thibns get built too snugly. I did flooring for 20 years so I feel your pain. If the cabinetry is that tight the fridge is probably not getting sufficient air flow either and will get hotter than it should. And will die sooner. What is on the other side of the wall behind the fridge? Is it practical to cut an access panel there? Probably look ridiculous.
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Amazingly, the fridge doesn't run hot, but yeah.

The dining room is on the other side, and in an old house, nothing really looks ridiculous after a while. Would we just look at a diagram of this six-year-old fridge to figure out where to cut the hole? Since we'd be going through wire lath and horsehair plaster 🤪 we would definitely want to get it right the first time.

Edit to add: I'm sorry, I forgot to thank you for the suggestion. I am going to veeeery cautiously mention it to my husband, while standing in the doorway ready to bolt.
 
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