Top 11 Most Common Appliance Problems! Ice makers & Water Filters
Oh Sheet! | The Sound of Silence | They Broke the Mold | Floaties
Deep Freeze | Snow Balls | Clothes Lined | The Barricade
Strike | It's Soo Cold | The Buzz
#9 ”They Broke the Mold”
(Ice Maker) -Bad Ice Maker Mold-
Customer Quotes:
”My ice maker is broken.”
”There are ants in my ice cubes.”
“There are little flakes of stuff in my ice.”
”Ice makers these days are crap!”
If you are noticing little floaties in your ice cubes it may be time for a new filter, but If they look like little thin flakes of black or plastic, take a look at your ice maker's mold. The slippery coating of an ice maker mold tends to break down over time and little pieces of it can find their way into your ice… Not so good. Unfortunately the only way to correct this problem is to replace the ice maker. In the old days before the birth of modern marketing wisdom and planed obsolescence, ice makers lasted for the life of your refrigerator... Today you can expect to replace your ice maker every 4-8 years! That gets expensive if your paying 200-300 dollars every time to have someone else do this simple exchange for you. Keeping you water filter up to date is about all you can do to delay ice maker decay and learning to swap ice makers is a must!
(Watch the Ice Maker Repair & Installation Video)
Appliance Fix: Replace your ice maker
Appliance Part Needed: Ice Maker
Appliance Part Cost: 60.00-120.00
Average Repair Labor: 200.00-300.00
Appliance Repair Time: 20-30 Minutes
#8 ”Floties”
(Refrigerator) -Not Replacing your Water Filter-
Customer Quotes:
”Do I really need to change my filter every 6 months?”
”What will happen if I don't change my water filter?”
”The water pressure at my dispenser is very low.”
”My Ice maker stopped working”
Most refrigerators that have an ice maker or water dispenser these days have a water filter. These filters a designed to need replacement every 6 months to a year, depending on how much water you use.
If this water filter is not replaced regularly your water quality and water flow can be greatly reduced leading to other problems like floties in your ice and water or your ice maker breaking and failing to work properly.
Refrigerator manufacturers want to sell as many water filters as possible of course, so they recommend a replacement every 6 months... In most cases 1 year is a safe bet unless you consume a large amount of ice or water.
(Buying a filter for when you need it from the link on this page is the best of all!)
(Learn More About How Water Filters Work)
(Watch the Ice Maker Repair Video)
Appliance Fix: Replace Your Water Filter
Appliance Part Needed: Water Filter
Appliance Part Cost: 15.00 - 60.00
(Tip: If you buy filters in multipacks you will usually get a price break, and you will have another filter when you need it.)
Average Repair Labor: 100.00 (if their honest)
Appliance Repair Time: 5-10 Minutes
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