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Heh I have also had trouble with a higher end model's ice maker. I have donated about half a pint of blood over several stabs at fixing it. Even after I ended u

Heh I have also had trouble with a higher end model's ice maker. I have donated about half a pint of blood over several stabs at fixing it. Even after I ended up moving and renting the place, the new tenant who also considered himself pretty handy gave a bunch of goes at it too to no avail. It seems like such a simple device, yet they are devilish to diagnose and repair apparently!

bsder 4y ago
Ice makers are the #1 failure mode of refrigerators. Between being broken, taking up freezer space, having weird plumbing, having water that doesn't move often so grows bacteria, needing filters which nobody ever changes, etc. the best maintenance idea is simply to not have an ice maker. I'm sure that some people get more value out of an ice maker than a couple of ice trays in the freezer. I'm just not sure I've ever met them.
- ethbr0 4y ago
  The root problem seems to be that ice makers are an afterthought / outsourced on any price freezer. Consequently, they're designed to minimal reliability, lasting just long enough to outstrip the warranty.
- mrguyorama 4y ago
  Meanwhile the dirt cheap kenmore I had my entire life had an ice maker that never had a problem. It seems more common on the more expensive appliances. It just seems like they overcomplicate and don't build in redundancy or repairability to save a couple bucks.
  - onemoresoop 4y ago
    > It just seems like they overcomplicate and don't build in redundancy or repairability to save a couple bucks. No, they want you to buy another one aka premature/planned obsolescence. Best bet is to research heavily and hope to find a manufacturer who doesn't do that.
- silisili 4y ago
  I think ice makers just got too fancy. I mean, now they do water dispensing, cubed ice, crushed ice, even party ice or whatever that stupid trend is called. My best working ice makers, by far, were the kind that just dumped ice into an internal bucket, with a small wire to detect when full, and you'd grab it yourself. Not at all common, anymore at least.
- tomcam 4y ago
  > the best maintenance idea is simply to not have an ice maker. Agree completely. Unfortunately this seems like a very rare option at the higher end.
- Tangurena2 4y ago
  When I was shopping for a replacement refrigerator, I found that there were very few models available without an ice-maker. The store carried about 25 models of double-door fridges, but only one was without ice & water dispensers.
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bsder 4y ago

Ice makers are the #1 failure mode of refrigerators. Between being broken, taking up freezer space, having weird plumbing, having water that doesn't move often so grows bacteria, needing filters which nobody ever changes, etc. the best maintenance idea is simply to not have an ice maker. I'm sure that some people get more value out of an ice maker than a couple of ice trays in the freezer. I'm just not sure I've ever met them.

ethbr0 4y ago
The root problem seems to be that ice makers are an afterthought / outsourced on any price freezer. Consequently, they're designed to minimal reliability, lasting just long enough to outstrip the warranty.
mrguyorama 4y ago
Meanwhile the dirt cheap kenmore I had my entire life had an ice maker that never had a problem. It seems more common on the more expensive appliances. It just seems like they overcomplicate and don't build in redundancy or repairability to save a couple bucks.
- onemoresoop 4y ago
  > It just seems like they overcomplicate and don't build in redundancy or repairability to save a couple bucks. No, they want you to buy another one aka premature/planned obsolescence. Best bet is to research heavily and hope to find a manufacturer who doesn't do that.
silisili 4y ago
I think ice makers just got too fancy. I mean, now they do water dispensing, cubed ice, crushed ice, even party ice or whatever that stupid trend is called. My best working ice makers, by far, were the kind that just dumped ice into an internal bucket, with a small wire to detect when full, and you'd grab it yourself. Not at all common, anymore at least.
tomcam 4y ago
> the best maintenance idea is simply to not have an ice maker. Agree completely. Unfortunately this seems like a very rare option at the higher end.
Tangurena2 4y ago
When I was shopping for a replacement refrigerator, I found that there were very few models available without an ice-maker. The store carried about 25 models of double-door fridges, but only one was without ice & water dispensers.

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