Thinking of doing this for my coffee machine. One thing is, you might want to add an overflow because if anything ever goes wrong, you could have a big mess on your hands.
How would you do this if your water supply was comeing off of more of a gravity feed? I have a 5 gallon water bottle dispenser that serves hot water and I believe cold. How can I plum it to a icemaker like yours
Well done. Consider drilling another drain line hole a little higher than your max desired water level. Run a tube to your sink tailpiece. You will waste a little melt water but not flood your ice basket.
Hey I really appreciate the video could you not force the water to just go directly back into the reservoir by possibly drilling a hole of some sort? I'm looking to do the same thing you're doing except for a different application
Im not sure I follow your question. The ice that melts automatically goes back onto the reservoir if that is what you mean but you still need a water source to refill the reservoir as you take ice out.
Hey thank you so much for the reply, I misunderstood I thought it sucked it out of the first reservoir and put it into a second reservoir as it was cycling the water and then dumped it back I've got two ice machines ordered and I'm going to try to do the same thing I couldn't find that exact model but I'm using this for a really weird application I'm trying to save $3,000 so I don't have to buy a chiller, I'm just being cheap!! I really appreciate the information
I appreciate you for this video is there anyway you can do a video on the self-cleaning cycle/mode because no one else has a video showing how it works? I have one of the older icemakers but it doesn’t have a self cleaning mode and I was wondering if would be a good idea to upgrade.
I’ve honestly not used it, have to find the manual to see how it even works. I’ve had my ice maker running non stop since I bought it and love it to death. I haven’t needed to clean it but I use reverse osmosis water rather than hard water so may not really need to. It makes tons of ice fast though which I love. My only complaint is it stops making ice when it’s full and doesn’t start again unless it melts a whole lot unless you break up the melting ice with the scoop.
I watched my video and I don’t mention the bit sizes which is because I didn’t really look for a particular size. I started small and then used whatever bit size matched the float valve threads the closest. Putting them side by size is as precise as I get.
@@DIY-Nick I was thinking the same thing, the float valve has sizes listed on Amazon luckily. It looks like the threads to the piece coming out of your icemaker is 1/8in so I'd estimate your rubber grommet fills a gap slightly larger than that. I'm going to try a 1/4in top hat grommet and I'll confirm if that works with the parts you listed once they come in. Thanks for replying, this video is awesome 😎
@@dragontile rather than a top hat grommet its use a cone one hat gets progressively larger from the small end to the large end so it grabs the sides of the hole as you fasten the valve. Thats what I used. Something like these Plumb Pak PP810-30 Assorted Cone Washer, for Use with Faucet and Toilets www.amazon.com/dp/B000KKUN20/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9BE0MSA3RMPFVQE6MA2V
Nice, only issue I see Is When You clean the Ice Maker, It will be a lot more stuff to remove.. I love these portable ice makers.. If you do not clean them at least once a week, they will develop MOLD around the freezing tubes.. I only use spring water in mine, for better tasting ice.. When cleaning it, use half white vinegar and half distilled water remove the ice catch and let it run several hours, drain and hand clean everywhere else I spray hot tap water to rinse the vinegar
We use a direct line which is connected to a reverse osmosis system which adds back alkaline and minerals for taste. Cleaning is no more difficult than without the float valve
@@DIY-Nick Nice, Thank You For The Feedback.. We Only Use Spring Water To Drink And Get A Couple 5 Gallon Bottles Delivered, A friend Of mine Use's A Pump To Use His In A Old School Water Fountain He Replumbed So He Can Use Spring Water.. I Was Looking For Methods To Set Our Ice Maker So We Did Not Have To Keep Filling It A Couple Times A Day.. I Like Your Method, Also There Is One That Requires No Drilling, Just Attach The Pump To The Back.. Thank You For Sharing..
Thinking of doing this for my coffee machine. One thing is, you might want to add an overflow because if anything ever goes wrong, you could have a big mess on your hands.
Hey Nick, thank you for sharing this video! I am testing a ice machine I borrowed from a friend and was wondering how to solve this problem.
Like this , I've been thinking of sitting one of these on a cooler for camping and modifying the maker to direct the ice into it instead.
How would you do this if your water supply was comeing off of more of a gravity feed? I have a 5 gallon water bottle dispenser that serves hot water and I believe cold. How can I plum it to a icemaker like yours
Well done. Consider drilling another drain line hole a little higher than your max desired water level. Run a tube to your sink tailpiece. You will waste a little melt water but not flood your ice basket.
It never floods my ice basket
aside from the fact that if that little plastic float valve ever fails it's going to ruin his kitchen. Having a drain line is a very smart idea.
Please share more info about your where you purchased the flow valve! I'm going to be brave and give this a shot!
Shondell Shaw it’s all from Amazon and I have links in the description
Hey I really appreciate the video could you not force the water to just go directly back into the reservoir by possibly drilling a hole of some sort? I'm looking to do the same thing you're doing except for a different application
Im not sure I follow your question. The ice that melts automatically goes back onto the reservoir if that is what you mean but you still need a water source to refill the reservoir as you take ice out.
Hey thank you so much for the reply, I misunderstood I thought it sucked it out of the first reservoir and put it into a second reservoir as it was cycling the water and then dumped it back I've got two ice machines ordered and I'm going to try to do the same thing I couldn't find that exact model but I'm using this for a really weird application I'm trying to save $3,000 so I don't have to buy a chiller, I'm just being cheap!! I really appreciate the information
I appreciate you for this video is there anyway you can do a video on the self-cleaning cycle/mode because no one else has a video showing how it works? I have one of the older icemakers but it doesn’t have a self cleaning mode and I was wondering if would be a good idea to upgrade.
I’ve honestly not used it, have to find the manual to see how it even works. I’ve had my ice maker running non stop since I bought it and love it to death. I haven’t needed to clean it but I use reverse osmosis water rather than hard water so may not really need to. It makes tons of ice fast though which I love. My only complaint is it stops making ice when it’s full and doesn’t start again unless it melts a whole lot unless you break up the melting ice with the scoop.
As requested I have added a new video for the self-cleaning function:
th-cam.com/video/9Oc3RkBl8Bc/w-d-xo.html
What bit size did you use for the large hole in this video?
Its been a couple years so I don’t recall but I may mention or show it in the video
I watched my video and I don’t mention the bit sizes which is because I didn’t really look for a particular size. I started small and then used whatever bit size matched the float valve threads the closest. Putting them side by size is as precise as I get.
@@DIY-Nick I was thinking the same thing, the float valve has sizes listed on Amazon luckily. It looks like the threads to the piece coming out of your icemaker is 1/8in so I'd estimate your rubber grommet fills a gap slightly larger than that. I'm going to try a 1/4in top hat grommet and I'll confirm if that works with the parts you listed once they come in. Thanks for replying, this video is awesome 😎
@@dragontile rather than a top hat grommet its use a cone one hat gets progressively larger from the small end to the large end so it grabs the sides of the hole as you fasten the valve. Thats what I used.
Something like these
Plumb Pak PP810-30 Assorted Cone Washer, for Use with Faucet and Toilets www.amazon.com/dp/B000KKUN20/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9BE0MSA3RMPFVQE6MA2V
Where has that tape measure been?! LoL Seriously, though - nice job - I just completed the same modification in my similar ice maker.
I'm new to these things and not confident... Can you please do like a parts list?
I'm sorry I did not see the description. Thank you for the video
Nice, only issue I see Is When You clean the Ice Maker, It will be a lot more stuff to remove..
I love these portable ice makers.. If you do not clean them at least once a week, they will develop MOLD around the freezing tubes.. I only use spring water in mine, for better tasting ice..
When cleaning it, use half white vinegar and half distilled water remove the ice catch and let it run several hours, drain and hand clean everywhere else I spray hot tap water to rinse the vinegar
We use a direct line which is connected to a reverse osmosis system which adds back alkaline and minerals for taste. Cleaning is no more difficult than without the float valve
@@DIY-Nick Nice, Thank You For The Feedback..
We Only Use Spring Water To Drink And Get A Couple 5 Gallon Bottles Delivered, A friend Of mine Use's A Pump To Use His In A Old School Water Fountain He Replumbed So He Can Use Spring Water.. I Was Looking For Methods To Set Our Ice Maker So We Did Not Have To Keep Filling It A Couple Times A Day.. I Like Your Method, Also There Is One
That Requires No Drilling, Just Attach The Pump To The Back.. Thank You For Sharing..