Refrigerator Ice Maker Not Making Ice - Easy Fix Zero Cost
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This video shows you how to diagnose the problems with the ice maker not making ice. If the ice maker in your freezer has stopped making ice, I have a quick solution for you to get it working again. Keep in mind this may not work for everyone but it’s worth trying before calling a repairman. At least this is what worked for me in this situation. My ice maker was working just fine and then suddenly one day it wouldn’t make any ice. One of the first things I looked for was something blocking the door sensor. Your freezer might be different but on mine the indicator light blinks when the sensor is blocked. When the door is closed and the path is clear of objects, the light should stay on constantly. Move stuff out of the way if there’s something blocking the sensor.
Next, check the water inlet to the icemaker. Mine is easy to see because it’s out in front. Yours might be in the back. This tube fills the icemaker with water for the ice. This was the cause of my problem. The water got frozen from the tube to the icemaker. It was basically one big icicle. Don’t break this icicle. Instead, get a hair dryer and set it on high heat. Using the hair dryer, use the hot air to melt the ice in the water supply tube. This will take at least several minutes to melt the ice. When you think it’s melted, check to see if there is any ice still in the tube. Once it’s unfrozen, your icemaker will be able to get water to start making ice again. Remember that this may not work for all ice maker issues and you may have a bigger problem but do this simple check first to see if you can make ice again. If you found this video helpful, please give me a thumbs up and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel for more how-to videos and product reviews!
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You are a life saver!! Due to COVID-19, I'm not able to get a repairman to work on my "broken" fridge. Lucky that I checked out your video and now my fridge is fixed!!! Thank you so much for sharing this info.
You're a genius! Absolute genius! Too bad I'm gonna take the credit though. My wife will be home soon. I'll be her hero...just as you are mine, sir.
Haha! I think several people took credit for their ice maker repair when they told their significant other! But I'm glad you got your ice maker working again!
I love this comment 😂
My wife has an IQ of perhaps 90 on a hot day. Perform a repair miracle and the reply is "That's not my department". Consider yourself lucky.
Thank you for sharing this ...I had been looking at a small ice build up in that spot but didn't know what it was. I had cleared out my freezer and was letting it defrost so used your blow dryer trick to speed it up and VOILA! We now have ice again!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!
Changed out the water filter on my Whrilpool Frig and no ice.... Used your method.... and..... Yes there was ice again!! Thank you sir, well done!
Fixed it! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your solution. You probably saved us $100!
Omg!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. My ice maker stopped making ice...i googled and found this video. Sure enough i had a small icicle clogging the water to the icemaker. Got the hairdryer out and 30 seconds later, water was flowing!! You made my day dude. Thank you so very much.
Very nice! I'm really glad the info in the video helped you get your ice maker working again! Makes it worth it to me to keep making these type of videos when I hear stories that I'm actually helping viewers! Thanks for watching!
Genius!! Thank you for this easy tip. I was going crazy trying to figure out why I was getting ice. Bam it now works!!
You’re welcome! I’m glad your ice maker is working again! Thanks for watching!
Almost 4 years later, and you tip worked.....! Thank you
Thank you so much !! My ice maker stopped making ice wouldn’t know water hole was frozen without your vid!!!
You're welcome! I'm really glad the video was helpful and now you have ice again!
Thanks so much! You and I have the identical icemaker! By doing that the red stay solid. God bless you!
Can't sing your praises enough! This was the perfect fix for our icemaker. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m really glad the hair dryer did the trick for you! Now you’ve got ice again! Thanks for watching!
Does it work for a Samsung fridge?
You are a star! Can't wait for G&T time tonight when I smugly say that I fixed the problem by myself!! SHHH xx
Haha! I'm really glad you got it fixed! You should be proud to tell everyone you fixed the ice maker yourself! Enjoy your evening!
Thanks so much for your video, Mine was an even easier fix! I read the instructions on my freezer which said to make sure the metal arm was down to engage the ice maker. It was up! So I just put it down, and voila - beautiful icemaking sounds seconds later! Now the mystery is, how did that arm get up? All I can think of is that the last time I checked, the ice bin was super full to capacity, so the ice may have forced it up. Then after all the ice was emptied, it remained in that position. Anyway, you've got a new subscriber. ;)
Thank you SO MUCH. I have an LG Refrigerator and the ice-maker just stopped making ice. I could find nothing that would help until I saw your video ... I used my hairdryer and WAHOO it worked like a charm! Again it is thanks to you for posting this video! Bravo!
P.S. I just shared on my Facebook wall just in case someone else has a similar problem! :)
I'm really glad the hair dryer solution worked for you! Yay! And thanks for sharing on your Facebook page! Hopefully my video helps other people with frozen ice makers!
Stefani Hunt
Did it freeze up again after thawing it out?
We went on vacation and put our refrigerator on holiday mode and turned our water off. When we got back and turned our water back on and holiday mode off, it wouldn’t make ice. Tried the hair dryer trick and worked perfectly! Thank you so much for you video!
That's great! I'm really glad the video helped you get your ice maker working again!
Fantastic video. Worked like a dream. Saved me the repair bill. Thank you and well done.
That's great! I'm really glad the hair dryer helped you get your ice maker working again! It might not be the solution for all people but the majority of the time, I think the line gets frozen and it's an easy fix! Thanks for watching!
THANK YOU! My fill tube had frozen up just as you described. A minute or so with a blow dryer, ice came out and it filled.
Excellent! I'm really glad the fix was easy! I'm really glad I made this video because it has helped a lot of people with their ice maker!
Ice tube was frozen solid. It took at least 5 minutes to thaw with a hair dryer. Thanks so much .
Another happy camper. Worked like a charm! New subscriber!!
My older basement fridge just stopped making ice.....so I replaced every water supply part I could....one by one.....hoping to fix it. It always worked for exactly 1 1/4 buckets of ice and then stopped again. I saw this video....tried the blow-dryer (my icemaker looked exactly like yours) ....and it worked. Thanks for the tip!
You’re welcome! Sorry you had to replace all your ice maker parts before finding my video! But glad your ice maker is producing ice again! Thanks for watching!
Worked like a Champ, My Man🤙🏽 only took about 2- 4min runs of the Blow Dryer to get the black Hose defrosted! I followed it up with sum very hot water and a turkey baster, to defrost the lower white box that the water pours in to👌🏽
Excellent! I'm really glad you got your ice maker unfrozen and working again! Thanks for watching!
I've viewed other sites....your quick solution gave me results. Using hair dryer I now have ice cubes. Thank you. Dan in Eugene OR.
You're welcome! I'm really glad you now have ice again!
omg this literally just saved me a repair bill thx i just did it and it worked
Sounds good! I'm really glad you were able to get your ice maker working again without having to call a repairman!
Thank you!! You actually solved the problem. I used a blow dryer, our ice maker is not so easy to access but kept using the blow dryer and melted the frozen water. You saved me a lot of aggravation, appreciate it!
Nice! I'm really glad you were able to unfreeze your icemaker even though you didn't have easy access to the trouble spot!
Didn’t even think something could be frozen. There was a block of ice over the cube tray. Thank you
You're welcome! I'm really glad it was a simple fix by melting the ice in the freezer! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for posting this video, I had the exact same problem and doing this solved the problem
Awesome-and-a-half! The dryer worked in less than five minutes.
Nice! Now you can have ice in your drinks again! Thanks for watching!
Great video - there was a big icicle in the black tube. Thanks!
Hey RenderQ, you are awesome. I could not get the hair dryer close enough to the black rubber spout. I had to remove the ice maker first. Once I got the hair dryer close enough, it's exactly what you described in the video. A few drops of water came out first and the a chuck of ice, followed by a splatter of water. I put everything back together and now it's all good. Many thanks!
Very nice! I'm really glad the fix was easy like I demonstrated in the video! I'm glad your ice maker is working again!
Same for me it worked ,Thanks
Thank you so much! We recently had to turn off the pump to our well for repair of an outside spigot. The next day our ice maker seemed to have quit. Your hair dryer tip did the trick! Thanks again!
You're welcome! I'm glad you got your ice maker working again!
Great info! Thank you so much! After doing those two things, I heard the freezer making ice again. Yay!
Nice! I'm really glad you were able to get your ice maker working again!
I have the same ice maker kitchenaid Superba the ice maker has made ice intermittently over the past two days but now has stopped. The laser is working that turns on to make more ice when required. The hair dryer technique when you used it was ice visible to the eye?
Mine was frozen! You the man!
OMG, this fixed it in less than 5 minutes! Good thing I have a blow-dryer even though my hair is so short I don't need one ;)
Thanks you!!!
Excellent! I really enjoy hearing success stories from people watching my videos! I'm glad you have ice again!
In my area it was 120 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I definitely need ice! Thank you.
Thank you I was looking for someone who had the same fridge as me
You’re welcome! I’m glad you got you ice maker working again! Thanks for watching!
Hi about to get my hair fryer out and hopefully this works. ! What # should i have my freezer on it goes all the way to 9. It’s a Frigidaire side by side. Thank u ! Awesome video
great info-thanks a million!
This worked, thank you!!!
Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍
You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks on this... simple and effective !
You're welcome! I'm really glad you got your ice maker working again!
Thanks. Gonna try this.
Worked for me - great!
Thank you! The black tube and the section under the tube was frozen solid. Used the hairdryer to remove all the ice. However, the ice tray hasn't filled up with water yet. Any ideas on what may be going on? Thank you so much for your video.
It worked for us! Thanks!
Exactly what I was looking for!
You're welcome! I'm really glad you enjoyed the tutorial!
i have the whirlpool refrigerator gs2shaxss01 that is very similar to yours . I find the water forming icicles and dripping down the right side of the freezer, Any ideas why/. thanks
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i have a ge side by side and my ice maker doesn't have a green light lit, is that an indication that my ice maker needs to be replaced
Worked like a charm! Thanks
Excellent! So glad you got your ice maker working again!
You saved the day, thanks!
Nice! I'm really glad you were able to get your ice maker working after watching my tutorial!
Thank you!!!!
ThaNkxs!! Worked 👍🏼
Tysm
Thanks for the info. It totally fixed my situation.
You're welcome! I'm glad the video was helpful!
Liar
Thanks for your help.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful. Hope you're making ice now!
this fix worked great. lost power for 20 hours after getting power back ice maker would not work, use a blow dryer and everything started working again thanks
Excellent! I'm really glad the video helped you get your ice maker working again!
I have the same refrigerator and ice maker. the red light flashes but nothing is blocking it. What can I try?
I don't even own an ice making refrigerator but I'll be damned if I didn't find this video neat .
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed my ice maker video!
What should you do if the red light does not come on when you depress the sensor
What model fridge is that
You rock!!! It worked!!
Nice! Glad my ice maker tip worked! Keep in mind it may freeze again. It only happens rarely but you’ll know what to do next time!
Brilliant!
Good info. Thanks
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
You are the man!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. Great tip.
Excellent! I'm really glad the tutorial helped! I didn't know how much this video was going to help people when I made it but it's one of my most popular videos! Apparently a lot of people have ice makers that have a frozen water line. Thanks for watching!
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This worked for me too…for a few days, now, the light isn’t even on! Of course, the ice maker quit working too.
Yessssssss. It worked !!!!
Anyone know how to fix the pump, it didnt suck any water after i forgot my galoon was empty...
What happens if their is no ice frozen on the tube? Water still comes out when I put a cup but it’s not making ice
Nice thanks.
You’re welcome! I’m really glad that your ice maker is working again! Thanks for watching!
it helps us make
Excellent! I'm really glad you can make ice again!
My ice maker dispenses a few cubes when it used to dispense a lot. What is my problem?
Let me add that the reason for the icicle could have been that i turned ice maker off in anticipation of losing power during hurricane florence. Did not want melted ice water to flow into the ice dispenser motor, which happened a few years ago. Ruined it completely.
Thanks for some excellent ideas. But I have another question. I'm wondering if this stopped up line is related to another problem I have. I have a steady drip in the refrigerator compartment at the bottom on the back and it drips into the refrigerator floor and freezes in a sheet. I intend to use your ideas in unstopping the line, but I'm wondering if this will also help with the freezing in the refrigerator. We get along fine without the water dispenser, but my wife doesn't like to in the bottom every few months with a hair dryer.
I’m not an expert at fridge repair so I’m not 100% sure about the cause of your leak. But it could be a bad inlet valve. I had a fridge that was leaking water out of the back and replacing the inlet valve completely stopped the leak. I did make a video of the procedure and it you want to check it out here’s my video: th-cam.com/video/irszm6xypnQ/w-d-xo.html
I did the exact same steps, I even removed the ice maker itself and defrosted it, so it was completely bone dry. Put it back in, the infrared beam works, but no ice... nada, a day later and nothing but the 'claws' tend move position which is odd.
Thanks... I've unblocked mine so many times using ice picks etc. This should work better. Any idea on why it keeps getting frozen...mine is on old Whirlpool. I even replace the icemaker once...still froze eventually. Any permanent cure other than a new fridge?
there is a water valve. it is not closing properly and thats why it freezes.
Is there another way to defrost the water line?? I don’t have a hair dryer :(
worked!
I'm really glad the video was helpful!
Noticed that my light for the ir switch is not illuminating. Is it a failure of the circuit board or just a sequence issue?
If the light isn't illuminating then it's more than just a frozen line. Any way you can see if anything is blocking the switch? Also maybe unplug the fridge for about a minute and plug it back in and see if it changes anything with the light. It's an old trick with electronics but it might work on your fridge!
Thank you, but mine just keeping frozen again and again, what should i do next?
That may involve a different repair. To me it seems you have a leaky ice maker and if water continues to leak it’ll keep freezing. Sorry I’m not more help on this.
My problem is the purple light on mine old not blinking
Legend!
Hey! Thanks for watching! Hope you got your ice maker working again!
Using a hair dryer will only temporarily fix this issue. The fill tube should not have frozen in the first place. It will freeze again because the water inlet valve is faulty and causing water to drip into the tube at a slow rate. The proper fix is to replace the water inlet valve after removing the ice from the fill tube. This applies to any refrigerator make or model. I am an an appliance tech with over 25 yrs experience and have seen this thousands of times.
Thanks for sharing your expertise on your professional repair experience! I agree there's probably a leak in the valve. This might be a temporary fix but mine has not re-frozen since I used the hair dryer. It'll probably freeze again but melting the frozen tube got the ice maker working again!
My ice maker quit making ice. I took the water filter out for 24 hours after Whirlpool told me that may fix the problem (since I hadn’t replaced it within the last 6 months). That did not fix it. Our city water is fine so why do I need to keep buying a $50 water filter every six months. Can I just leave out a water filter? I’m going to see if the water line is frozen. Is it hard to locate the water valve? Any special tools to replace it? Thanks so much.
Worked me
erm ok...... please make a how-to video for that then!! hairdryer worked! ill just do it again next time 😂
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Good vid man. Mine seems to be set up just like yours but I bent the black tube to where I could look inside it and no ice is built up inside mine... can't figure out why I'm not getting ice anymore.
Hmmm? You could have a different problem with your ice maker or the waterline is frozen further back than at the end of it. Might be worth checking into!
TheRenderQ ok cool. Where could I find it?
It didn't work, is there any other method you know? Btw we have the same refrigerator
Thank you I will try this and let you know what happened....follow up I turned i5 down and now I hear the ice maker. ..Ian waiting for ice .....lets see.
Nice! I really hope this works for you!
Maybe you can wrap it with one of those foam water pipe things.
I cant get to that ice tube😩 it's in the back behind the ice maker. Any advice?
You might have to unmount the ice maker. It’s usually secured with only a few screws and easy to put back in place. Once the ice maker is out of the way you should be able to access the water inlet tube easily.
My ice maker will make a batch of ice after I move the lever to turn off and turn on again. But it won't make more unless I do that again. Anyone know what the problem could be?? I have a frigidaire refrigerator btw.
Edwin Castillo
Be very careful when using blow dryer. It can melt the plastic inside the unit.
Yes you are correct! Some other viewers mentioned that too. Use low heat and don’t put the hair dryer too close to plastic and rubber tubing.
For how long did you blow hot air and how long did it take to make ice again?
I used the hairdryer for about 5 minutes and it was enough for the ice maker to start working again. Warm heat is enough to do the job. There was another commenter that said they used high heat and just set their hairdryer blowing on the tube for awhile. He melted the water supply tube. But I’ve had to do this twice and worked both times. Just watch the heat. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
what happens that if the ice making is not refilling the water?
You might have a water tube that is frozen elsewhere. But the frozen tube in my video was preventing water from going into the ice maker and thus no ice. See if you can follow the water line and check if there's water frozen in the tube.
Exactly, i already fixed it. Because the refill plastic tube has been frozen, i used towel with hot water to unfrozen it, and took a long ice cube from the tube.
Its working perfectly now, thanks for your tutorial video.
Absolutely Zero ice maker takes forever to make solid ice and more than 24 hrs. to dump very small cubes. I adjusted to -8 degrees (fast freeze) but still takes 24 - 48+ to freeze the water completely.
Can you melt it using hot water, please respond quick I’m currently in the process
Clout Emperor I wouldn’t use hot water since you’re introducing more water that can freeze very soon after it’s in the freezer. The hair
dryer is the best thing to use. If you don’t have one can you borrow one from someone?
TheRenderQ okay thank you
cool
Great! Thanks for watching!
Mine stopped making ice but it's because the cubes were stuck in the tray so I just used the hair dryer to melt the cubes and bam i have ice again😀
What do I do if my problem is the optical sensor?
Cleaned both sides with alcohol on a Qtip swab. Turned maker off then on. Is there a reset switch? Should I unplug unit?
I have the same problem. Sensor light doesn’t blink nor go solid. Think it’s a bad receiver. Will need to take it apart to see part number.
Be careful not to be lazy, though. I put my hair dryer on high, set it on the freezer floor and aimed it at the ice. It melted the ice....and the plastic on the bottom of my freezer!
I have to ask though, why would this water freeze this way? This machine is designed to operate in sub freezing temps.
Thanks for your question! I think the ice forms because there may be a slow drip coming from the water supply line. Similar to how water sometimes drips from the water dispenser after you fill a glass. A slow drip over time accumulates as ice in the tube. Just about 2 months ago I had to do the hair dryer trick again. About 2-3 minutes of heat and my ice maker was working again. This doesn’t happen often but for many people they don’t know this simple fix and end up calling a repairman.
So I just put the hair dryer on it for 5 minutes and I assuming there should be ice there by the time I wake up ?
As long as the problem was a frozen water line that was defrosted by the hairdryer and you have the ice maker turned on you should have ice in a few hours.
Same fridge but it seems like the door sensor on mine isn't working the light just flashes with the door open but turns off completely if I push the light switch.
It was the door sensor
Update : I have Ice....and Water. It seems that it was frozen. .THANK YOU. I turned the temp down for the future.
Nice! I'm really glad your ice maker is working again!
My whirlpool ice maker wheel don't extrude the ice, remain in the ice maker
Sorry you're having issues with the ice maker. Your problem seems more than just a frozen water line. I think the ice maker has heating element in it to loosen the ice cubes so they fall out. You could probably order a new ice maker and install it yourself. I just took an ice maker out of a friend's fridge recently and reinstalled it and it was pretty easy to do. It's just held in by a few screws and you'll have to unplug the wiring connector. But of course every fridge is different.