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- I am doing a full how to video on how to repair Frigidaire ice maker that will not make ice.
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If you have had trouble hearing my voice due to the audio in the back ground here is the link to the updated version of this how to video... • Frigidaire ice maker b...
Hands down the most informative, in depth video for this ice maker on the net!! Thanks a bunch
Thanks for watching and thank you for the complement. I tried to make this how to as detailed as can be so I could help out other people with the same problem as I had. I hope I was able to help you.
Va Pilot sorry this guy soaring tractor is throwing a tantrum. If he just looked in the description I have a better video without the background music. Link here...th-cam.com/video/-BkbGoUkOKk/w-d-xo.html
I use to be VA Pilot but I to moved Texas, 🤣 troubleshooting my ice maker too!😩🛫
I am a 71 year old woman and had no trouble following your instructions. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for watching. Wow you are I believe the oldest person that has commented on this video. I am so glad I could help you out. Did the ice maker work after this process? Oh here is a link to the same video minus the background music if you need to watch it again.th-cam.com/video/-BkbGoUkOKk/w-d-xo.html
Ours slowly stopped making ice. I’m about to tear it apart and go through this process. Thank you for this walkthrough. Wish me luck!
Thanks for watching. It is a long process however it’ll save you around $250 by calling a tech.
Thank u so much!!! I followed your directions to the T and it worked probably saving me a couple of hundred dollars at least. You can play anything you want in the back ground 😂 us (do it yourselfers) have to stick together!!
I wanted to say a BIG thank you for taking the time to walk thru this repair (even with the cute sounds of your young kids in the background). My ice maker stopped working and lucky for me, we have the same fridge. You saved me hundreds in repair bills for something so easy. Appreciate your time making this video !!
Thank you for watching. I appreciate you taking the time to write a positive comment. I am glad I could help you. Please subscribe just in case your freezer goes out again you can look over the video again.
How long did you have this fridge before having this issue?
I want to give a HUGE THANK YOU! My fridge was exactly iced up as yours was. I’m following you after this comment.
Thank you for watching!! I appreciate the follow!! I’m glad I could help!!
This video has probably saved me 1000$ by now on 2 separate problems in 3 occurrences. Thank you very much! I didn’t use defrost, I just blow dried everything. Took a couple of mins and was good.
Thank you for watching. I really appreciate the good comments. I am glad I could help you fix your fridge. Please consider subscribing.
Did u have to take everything apart or did u just blow dry it with the ice tray out? I’m looking for a simpler solution. Not sure if I trust myself taking it completely apart like the vid
Watched out of curiosity. I have one of these exact models. Under warranty a couple years yet. Just nice to know. You did a GREAT job . Very specific and spot on. I commend your generosity as you were even being a fine dad. The music didn't affect this at all. Thanks and God Bless You and those Dear To Your Heart !
Thank you for watching and for leaving some positive feedback! I tried my best to make a good video because these refrigerators have know issues.
The best information and walk through video on how to repair the ice maker. Big thank you.
Great video. Very informative. It helped me fix my step-daughter's ice maker. Got a tip from another video. The ice build-up is due to the ice maker living in the refrigerator section, which has much warmer and moister air. Once you disassemble the ice maker, seal all the seams and holes with Aluminum Foil Tape. Found in the HVAC section of the hardware store. You need to seal out the warmer, more humid air from getting into the ice make box. The moist air will condense on the coils, and motor, in the back, and cause it to stop working. Put the tape on the inside of the ice box. Put the tape over the water line hole at the top of the box. But poke a hole thru it for the water line. the original opening is too big. Put the tape around the back of the box. Besides the aluminum foil tape, I used white silicone caulk for the fine seams on the outside of the ice box too. We shall see how long it lasts!!
Christmas day found ice maker jamed cleared only to find it wasn't making ice. So I listened to your video. The water inlet on top was frozen. Used the hair dryer and then reassembled. This morning I had ice but not much. I then filled cup with water and found it was taking forever. I knew water was restricted check a few thing and found water valve no completely open pressure seems a lot better. Hoping this was the issue. Wife informed me than it always slow that why she never used the water dispenser. I guess I'll see. Thank for the video it was such a big help.
Thanks for watching. I know it sucks that such an expensive fridge has problems. I hope you were able to fix yours!!
A tech that only works on Whirlpool products BUT Friday I got this Unit an I have to change the auger motor. YOU SAVED MY ASS. Just now Thank you!! Subscribed!!
Thank you for watching and your positive feedback and for the sub.
Great video thanks my Frigidaire Gallery just stopped making ice for no reason thinking it must be what you experienced THX.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! As a woman, I don’t think I can fix much. But, o got my ice working again after doing all of these steps!!!
Awesome. I am glad I was able to help you. Hey women can fix anything a man can fix.
Awesome video it’s exactly what I needed to see. The unit is exactly the same as mine. A little hard to hear your voice over the music but VERY informative video. Thank you
Thank you for watching. I appreciate the comment. I am glad I could help you!!
@@GReviewz Yeah awesome except that the music is really annoying :/
I just finished this repair and it was so easy to follow! Now to see if it makes ice again. Thank you thank you!
And yes! We have ice!!
Thanks for watching. I am glad I was able to help!!
Awesome ice is nice!!
I have a refrigerator like this that had the same problem. I followed your instructions and cleaned all of the ice out of it and it is working now. THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing this video. You saved me lots of $$$
Thanks for watching. I appreciate your feedback and am super glad my video helped you and saved you $$. You may have to do the process again though the design of fridge itself is flawed. Please like and subscribe.
Had the same issue with my identical unit. Couldn't have been any easier to resolve. Also noticed both our control panels have missing display segments (looks like there are a number of issues with this design ... but still like the unit). Thanks for making the investment in recording and sharing this information. Probably more folks out there that will benefit from this well presented guide!
Thank you for this video! I’ll listen to your kids & music in the background any time, someone’s giving me free advice!
Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback..
Thanks for putting together such a thorough guide from start to finish
Thanks for watching. I’m glad I could help
I didn’t even really notice the music until I came to the comments section.. good video. Same fridge, same problem. Gonna try this tonight.
Thanks for watching. If you follow the video it should fix your problem. If you look in the description there is a link to the video without the music...
This worked! I did this with mine just this afternoon, and as of this evening I have ice again, after 3 months of buying bagged ice. Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching. I’m glad I was able to get you fixed and making ice again. I’m just sorry you didn’t find my video sooner.
I used this on mine and I’m back up and running. Great job 👌
Awesome! Glad I could help!!
This was an excellent video. I was able to take apart and put back together my freezer. It was a little difficult to get some screws and holes to line up exactly right though. WARNING: If you cannot fix it yourself, put it back together before calling a repairman to fix it. They will not touch it if it is taken apart. I learned this the hard way.
Thanks for watching. I am glad I could help you! Yeah that is a good idea to never let the repair man know you tried to fix it…
Agree 100% with Va Pilot. Best repair video that I've ever watched. Excellent!
Thanks! I hope I was able to help you!!
Thank you so much! I was pretty intimidated watching the video, but after reading the comments gave it a shot and was able to successfully fix the icemaker.
The key for me was a ton of ice blocking the drain in the back. Thanks for being so detailed and thorough!
Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback! I am glad I was able to help you!!
Thanks for the video, it was detailed enough for this mom so fix it myself. The coil had burned a hole in the evaporator housing and was causing a leak into the refrigerator. And $8 part was much better than a service call!
Thanks for watching. I am glad I could help you!!
This is the best video I found here on TH-cam
Thank you for showing this video
Thank you for watching. I hope it helped you..
God bless you, I followed your instructions and it does safe me money the video is so helpful
Thank you for watching. I appreciate the complement. I have had many people this video has helped I am glad I was able to save you some $$.
Dude thanks so much for the vid we have the same fridge ice maker quit about a year ago and just went without it. The fridge iced up stared warming up last night so we moved everything to the garage fridge and deep freezer so we could shut it down and do a complete thaw. Sitting here the morning after we cleaned and started it back up this I came across your vid. Spot on with instructions and yep same problem had a bunch of ice build up in the back and evaporate drain was the root cause of my original problem it broke off completely iced over the cooling port directly below the ice maker.
Thanks for watching. I am glad I could help. Yeah it’s a common problem with our units. Subscribe to the channel in case you need to come back to watch our vid again.
This video saved me a tech service call. I had the exact problem and now I have ice & water. Thanks for making this video.
Thank you for watching. One of my relatives has the same fridge as we do and their ice maker went out. They had the tech come out and after service call and “parts” their bill was nearly $250. I’m glad I could help you. Please consider subscribing.
Great video and thank you! It was also great training my mind to pay attention to you and not the background music. Reminded me of studying in coffee shops during the college grind:)
Lol…if you read the description I made an updated video without the music..
Great clearly understood video. Really informative on how to take it apart, defrost and put it back together.
Thanks for watching. I appreciate the comment. I am glad you liked the video and hope I helped you fix your fridge problem.
GREAT video, helped save me $300+ for a service call. This shows detailed steps for removal, fix, and reinstall. Thank you!!!!!
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Brooooo thanks so much Your step-by-step detail was amazing I was in a call somebody to come and fix it for me but then I said let me do it myself found your video followed it step-by-step and there it was send me maybe a couple hundred dollars as well and the most important thing my wife is happy LOL once again thanks bro appreciate you
Thanks for watching. Man I appreciate the comment and the feedback. I am glad I was able to save you some $$ and keep the wife happy!! That’s a win win for any married man!! Lol..hey we re did the video you watched and took out the background music... here is a link in case you need to fix the fridge again...th-cam.com/video/-BkbGoUkOKk/w-d-xo.html
Great video. I have seen a ton if these Refrigerators for sale online because they’re not making ice. I’m sure you helped out a lot of people! 👍🏻
Thanks for watching. Yeah hundreds of people have thanked me for getting there fridge working. I did not want people spending hundreds of dollars for a tech to do the same thing.
Thank you, on the way in to attack the back, I actually found the top black “dripper” frozen!!!! Hair dryer and done thank you
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Moved into a new house with this same fridge, made ice for first week then stopped. It's 2020, you'd think these fridge companies would have solved this issue by now. I had an ice maker fridge in prior house, different brand, and it would also stop making ice. Silly!!
Think I'm going to try the blow drier trick.
Go Mezant thanks for watching.consider subscribing. Lol you would think they could figure it out by now. I feel like company’s do it on purpose to maximize profit by making inferior products... who knows...
@@NeptuneAlpheccaChild tell me of this aftermarket repair kit
Thank you! I didn't have nearly the amount of ice buildup as you did in the video, but taking apart the entire ice maker and putting it back together solved my problem.
Thanks for watching. I am very glad my video helped you. Consider subscribing we have new content all the time.
Fantastic video probably the most informative and well explained video I’ve seen in a long time. Hate to chime in on the music thing but the masses are correct. There were times when you were speaking that I had to replay the portion I couldn’t hear because of the volume of the music. Either way, outstanding job. Thank you. 👍👍👍
I appreciate the complements and thank you for watching. I hope I was able to help you. Please consider subscribing so you can always come back to the video if you need it in the future..
Your video help me so much thank you I now have ice 🧊 saved me a 100$ in a service call
Thanks for watching. A service call for this exact “fix” is approximately $200-250. I am glad I could help.
I Loved this video!! THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! One of the best darn videos I have seen and am pulling my icemaker apart today!!!!
Thanks for watching. Let me know how it goes!!!
thank you for the nice helpful video. My ice maker up top was froze up, as was the drain on it. I also found a pile of ice the size of a softball wrapped around on a water tube in the bottom of the freezer (you could see it from the fridge, in the back left corner there is a vent hole that goes into the back of the freezer). I don't know which was responsible for not making ice, but either way there is ice this morning! :)
Thanks for watching and for the comment. I am glad I was able to help you fix your fridge and save big $$!
Your so detailed and that’s what people need. I own Dr. Appliance and I like this video. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching. Consider subscribing...I really appreciate the compliment. I am not trying to cut in on your business I really just made this video for a relative who has the same model refrigerator as mine.
Since everyone has stated the obvious about the music and I agree, I’ll give an anti-music comment. Great job man.
Every step and comment was valuable, efficient, and no waste and fillers. Hate long useless statements. Again, great job 👍🏽
I appreciate the compliment! Thank you.. I don’t know if you saw my comment back to all those anti music comments but take a look at the description were I address the issue..
It’s messy but hot water in a spray bottle will de-ice the evaporator coil and any build up very quickly. I’ve been in commercial HVACR since 1994 and this is how we do it. It won’t hurt four motors or fan if you let them dry a little before you reassemble. Trust me you won’t believe how fast the ice melts away. Also the black round disk clamped to the large copper line (suction line) is the defrost termination stat. It closes around 25* and opens around 50* (I could be off on the those temps but it’s in the ball park. Unless that stat is below the closing temp the defrost heating element will not come on. Even if you force it into defrost. It’s there to ensure the heater shuts off in case the timer fails and sticks closed causing the element to heat continually and catch fire. Great video I don’t work on residential alliances and this made the job so much quicker and easier for me! You are awesome!!
Thanks for watching. That’s for the compliment and for the info on the defrost heater coil temps. I did not know. Also for the hint with that hot water spray bottle. I am glad I could help.
My frigidaire ice maker stopped making ice, but water was working. I changed the water filter (barely six months old) and now it is producing ice again. Glad I tried that before I took everything apart. Good tutorial tho!
Joseph Khattab thanks for watching... interesting... I am glad it worked for you. You must not of had ice buildup then because changing a filter wouldn’t have made the ice go away...but a clogged filter would stop the water from getting to the ice maker..
Great video. Not as much ice as yours but now it works again. Took about an hour and a half. Doing defrost and using code 26 from another video didn't seem to work for me. Thanks.
the defrost doesn’t really fix the problem..
Awesome video! Thank you for the very thorough and detailed tutorial...this helped me solve the problem.
Thanks for watching. I am glad I could help you. We appreciate a like and subscribe!
Thanks for the video! This was the 2nd time I had to do this to mine. The first happened about 2 years ago. This was a good reference video to make sure I was doing it right again. Oh, and the music didn't bother me. :)
Thanks for coming back. If you subscribe it may be easier to find the video again. I am glad I was able to help you fix your fridge. I may be re doing the video without the music in the future a lot of people seem to not like it with the music.
Instead of turning the frig off, press the top left bottom and bottom right button. That puts it into demo mode so you dont have to work in the dark.
Good video!
Thank you for watching. I hope the review helped you. I did not know about the demo mode.
Joel, Could you be specific as to which top left and top right buttons? Thanks,
An absolute perfect how to video! Thank you souch for this super easy to learn/follow video brother. Going to give it a shot and hopefully it fixes my same problem.
Thank you so much for watching and for the positive feedback. I hope you are able to fix the problem and save big $
@@GReviewz honestly if I had your email I would email you the whole story buuuut long story short....ice maker stopped making ice for two days, called a repairman and it was going to cost 125 dollars just for them to come up. Thinking I would rather fix it myself especially if it's only an inlet valve (did that on the dishwasher). Found your video (again fucking amazing!!!) Took it all apart, not all that much ice so I figured it's the valve. Put it back together (after a small bit of ice did melt) then all of a sudden an hour later i hear ice drop! Ice maker is fixed and it only cost me the 15 dollars for the tool I needed ha.
@@GReviewz yes I am going to take it apart next weekend and dry off all ice and also check the water line for possible ice. So stoked it all worked and so thankful for your video. Oh and ya cutting those zip ties SUCKED! haha
Great video. I’m going to give it a shot. Probably going to be singing, “you make me move” throughout the work. Cheers.
Thanks for watching.. lol here is a link to the same video without background music...th-cam.com/video/-BkbGoUkOKk/w-d-xo.html
Very good information and video, the music in the back ground is somewhat distracting though. Other than that, good job.
The teenager music is distracting!
Thank you for watching. I apologise for the music. a few videos before this one I started adding music to my videos. It's kind of hard finding good music that is not copy written. Did the video help you with your refrigerator?
Absolutely. Damn. Don't entertain while you're trying to teach.
Did this today, not as much ice as yours but it works now, just wish I knew about the defrost option before taking it apart lol
Thanks for watching. Lol yeah the defrost is an option but does not always work.
Could have done without the music but this is a great video. Thank you.
Awesome video… Very informative I appreciate it very much
Hey check out the description. We addressed the music problem.
@@GReviewz thank you kind sir....😅👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great thorough instructional video, I have this same ice machine that has all but stopped making ice; when you did the thorough de-icing, how long did that last before it slowing down on ice making again? My overnight ice production gives me only about 20 cubes or so. Thanks.
Saved my life, thank you thank you !!!
No problem. I’m glad I could help..
Thanks for the great video!
Your welcome! I hope I was able to help you out.
Don’t play music during instructional video. Could not watch after a couple minutes.
tenapit thanks for watching. Sorry about the music. Many people are saying the video was great.
Yes, great video but please kill the music!!! I agree couldn't finish. Thanks
@@GReviewz yep, video is great. music is too distracting. If you like having the music, perhaps just play it if there's a part you're not speaking. thanks for making it though.
bluusoda yes thank you for your input.
Music was just too loud. Very distracting. Otherwise great.
Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Glad I could help.
Great job. Thanks for taking you time to share this
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. We did version 2.0 with no background music. Here is the link...th-cam.com/video/-BkbGoUkOKk/w-d-xo.html
Great DIY video, thanks!
Thanks for watching. I hope I was able to help you..
We are a factory authorized service center for Frigidaire. I commend you for trying to help people repair their fridge. You, however, made a common mistake by repairing the symptom and not the problem. As you stated toward the end "Obviously something else is going on here"
This is a common problem that Frigidaire knows about and has developed 2 possible repair kits to fix. A consumer may need one or both depending on what is seen at diagnosis. In rare cases the box may even need to be replaced. Both kit may possibly be supplied to the consumer by Frigidaire depending on model/serial and when unit was bought but must be installed by factory authorized service for warranty purposes.
This is a good tear down video but in most cases you will be doing the same procedure in a few weeks to remove the ice again. I can provide a few hint to help here a little if someone still insist on doing a partial repair.
1) UNPLUG the unit from the wall (this is not only needed for electrical protection but also to insure the ice maker works properly after work is completed.
2) Check the back of the unit for any condensation or water stains on the back of the box from the area behind the icemaker to all the way down the back.
3) The blue tape is there by the factory please replace it.
4) DO NOT try to put the unit in defrost after disassembly, it will not do so because you have unplugged the wires. (Check the video)
5) After thawing out the unit it may take 2 days to produce a bucket of ice, this per the factory tec line.
6) After it freezes up again call factory service. It is not just the labor that is included in the price. We also have access to factory tecs incase we see something that is not right, are trained in proper proceeds for the repair and are kept up to date in all the latest service pointers on your unit. Many other thing go into the price other than what work we perform.
If you are a do-it-yourselfer....go for it but remember we are ready to assist you if you cant.
I took mine apart and there was zero ice build up, but it is still not making ice. The ice tray mechanism was replace a couple of years ago. No water is flowing to the ice tray. However, water is going through the filter and being released through the door. My water line to the fridge is open and flowing. Water is flowing through the filter to the door. Can you help me figure out why I'm not getting water to the ice tray and what to do about it? I'd rather not pay for another expensive service call if I can do this myself.
Is this like an extended warranty from Frigidaire to fix the design flaw. Mine is older than 1 year from purchase and thus no warranty. Thanks
Please let Frigidaire know their products suck!
You could tell us which kits are available and we'd buy them from you. The only thing I'll pay another person to fix are things you have to have a license or permit for.
Robbie Vigil its the principle of it.
Excellent video sir!
Thank you for watching and for the positive feedback!. I hope I was able to help!
Nice job, thanks for taking the time to video this fix!!!
Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback. I hope I was able to help you.
Thank you so much for making this video. My issue was frozen debris in the water right above the ice tray.
Thanks for watching. Consider subscribing. I tried my best to make the video as helpful as possible. I hope the video helped fix your fridge.
Thanks for the video. I agree with many of the comments that the music isn't needed but it's not a big deal to me. It would have been better to start with the defrost option, that may fix the issues before disassembly is needed. I would have tried that before digging into mine. All in, I appreciate you making this. I was able to go in step with you to fix mine. However, on the next video, start with the self repair (defrost here) option and save the music for times when we're watching but you're not talking.
Thanks for watching. Yeah it’s a mixed bag some say they like the music some say the music is bad.. I plan on re doing the video at some point. I’m not sure if you watched the whole video but I did say I tried the defrost twice before moving onto the lengthy process I show in the video. I am glad I could help you.
@@GReviewz sorry I didn't explain better. I meant show the defrost option first so the viewer can try it before disassembling. I have the luxury of being the Monday morning quarterback though, so I still have lots of respect for you making the video. People always tell you how they would do it better, but they won't actually do it. Keep at it.
Thank you sir. I appreciate the constructive criticism.
Frigidaire has a fix for this problem and it is an air handler kit as they call it.
I have put in several of these kits and they are rather involved as it is nearly a redesign of the unit seals and fan housing as well as the evaporator cover.
The repair takes about an hour and I've seen good results with no callbacks.
As a 26 year in the business tech I've seen these since they first came out and all of the upgrades since , this one seams to be the one that works.
Thank you for watching. I appreciate the info on the Fix for this problem. Is there any way you could provide a link or a part number etc to the kit you are referring to? I like when people find a fix to a widespread problem.
Have you ever seen the water line to the ice maker freeze before?
nfsplatinum thanks for asking. I personally have not. However I know if the icing inside is bad enough the ice will continue down the waterline from inside.
These refrigerators seam to have an inherent problem that I have become aware of, if the reservoir is freezing up the reason is a void in the insulation in the wall , calling Frigidaire consumer relations is one Avenue, the other is to simply bypass the reservoir taking it out of the system.
@@nfsplatinum Yes. Frigidaire has a repair water line kit. It has just had a part number change so I have to see if it works.
Hey guys - just wanted to share a fix you might want to try. I had a repair guy finally look at my ice maker (2018 fridge). Turns out there was a design problem (he spoke to someone from Electrolux). Air was seeping into the hole where the waterline goes. If you live someplace that has high humidity it could cause the line to freeze. The fix was to insulate the line in the fridge and also seal the hole. Used to freeze up after 2 days and stop making ice. Has been running great for 2.5 weeks now and makes ice much much faster. Good luck!
bluusoda there has been numerous techs comment on this video with different fixes for the problem. It’s 2020 now and they haven’t fixed the problem at factory. People with brand new fridges are still messaging me with the same problems...
Thanks for the video... and the music is fine. just glad it's not too loud to hear you. Appreciate the effort to take the video for the rest of us.
Thanks for watching. Consider subscribing. I appreciate the positive comment. I hope the video helped you.
It was WAY to loud for many of us.
This man's a Saint 🙏🏾
Thanks for watching. I am glad I was able to help...
Your video was great and resolved the problem. We have the same exact refrigerator. I have a question though. Now, although the ice maker makes ice, the cubes are irregular and some are just big chunks and they clog up the exit hole so the ice won't come through and it does not make as much ice as it used to before it stopped working, really about 1/3 of the bucket is full at a time. Any suggestions?
Much appreciated. Wish I had never bought this pos
Thanks for watching. Thousands of people (including me) have purchased this pos...
Thank you so much!!! Fantastic detailed explanation! Would you consider making videos on quantum physics or French haute cuisine? j/k, but you're the best person for detailed explanations!
I defrosted my icemaker, but put in defrost mode. I also used a hairdryer to speed up the process. Icemaker makes and drops the ice, but won’t dispense it. Press the letter and I can hear the flapper open but no ice comes out. Any suggestions? Thanks for the video it was a lot of help.
Did you do the full tear down? Sometimes ice builds up around the ice tray motor and won’t allow it to flip the ice tray.also I have found that if you drop ice into the tray the cold from the ice helps the process.
Well done.
Thank you for watching! I hope I was able to help you!
Same model as you, 2016 manufacture date. Two times in the last 6 weeks my fridge stopped cooling yet freezer is perfect.
First time it happened I emptied it and duct taped a dryer to the ice maker for an hour then let it sit overnight; worked great.
Now it’s doing the same thing.
U think the ice maker could be causing this?
Or does the fridge get cooled from the freezer?
As far as I know the refrigerator is cooled from the freezer. Having said that there is a blender valve that opens to let in cold air from freezer to keep the refrigerator cooled. Some times that valve/motor breaks and won’t allow cold air into the refrigerator.
Really appreciate the vid. Hope the ads made you some money.
Thanks for watching. Lol yes pennies on the dollar. I’ll be honest I enjoy the positive feedback way more than 1/10th a cent I got from you watching. In reality I saved myself about $250 just for a tech to do the same thing. Consider subscribing. Thank you.
Dude what the HELL is there music in the background during a video like this doesn’t make sense and couldn’t even bare to keep watching it gave me anxiety
Thanks for watching. Sorry for the music. When editing the video I did not think people would listen to me for like 20plus minutes without the music.
Dale Gribble man shut your bitch ass up and watch the video
The music was a little bit distracting but you're being over dramatic. ..take a chill pill lol
GReviewz Seriously?! If they need to fix their refrigerator they will. The music is tempting me to leave. I can barely make sense of what you’re saying.
At the very least, the volume is insane.
xhoi Gora Uh. No. I agree with him. You shut up. Criticism is valuable to anyone that wants to improve their craft. Like in your case. My criticism might get you use common sense
great video
Thank you. I hope I was able to help you out!
Great video, but there is a much simplier solution to try first. This is my second time that it has happened after leaving home for an extending time (water is turned off and ice maker is turned off). Try the hairdryer technique first! Turn the power off, take out the ice container, turn the hair dryer on high for about a minute and aim towards the back of ice maker that you were taking apart. Close the refrigerator door, wait 5 minutes, and do process at least two more times. Put the the drawer back in, turn on power to fridge. About 6-8 hours later the ice will start dropping down.
Sanford Berg thanks for watching. I haven’t herd that technique before. Are you saying when you go on a trip you turn off the ice maker and or water?
Got this fridge as a set. The microwave beeped loud but worked. The fridge had problems from day one. Never made a lot ice and now none.
Thanks for watching I would recommend watching my whole video and attempting to fix the unit yourself the average repair bill for the exact same thing I show you how to do is between $200-350.
Im a repair man nice tear down icemaker heater was probably good since coils were clear but you should ohm out fan what happens is fan goes high res or open and does not work which allows the coils to freeze up overr a week or so and the drain gets frozen the back of fridge gets condensation and rusts and the drain cover breaks from ice expansion also no ice
Thanks for watching. I appreciate the helpful hints on other things I can do to get this issue resolved...
Anytime if i can get somone to show me how i might do this vids myself i used to train sears employees though that dont mean much since they never listend to my advice company is still around with ane though same people running it
Did u take it apart and check for the fan ? Use a dvom meter check ohms across its small conector when you defrost it itll work for a bit cause fins are clear but without fan itll be slow and end up frozen again
Making these vids really is not too hard. If you have a basic camera and a windows computed that is all you need (I don’t know anything about Mac computers) film your how to video and then put it together using windows movie maker. All windows computers should have that built in..
Happy holidays and thank you for the explanation. Pretty straightforward. I have a different model but the ice machine is the same. Do have any tips for preventing the ice buildup in the first place? Maybe stay on some kind of a schedule with the defroster mode you displayed? Thanks again.
Thanks for watching. There is no full proof way to get it to stop happening. It all comes down to moisture/condensation getting in there. Try and keep the door closed as much as possible, don’t leave the door open and keep the temp setting as cold as you can. I have my fridge set to 34 and freezer at 0 f
Is there a way to test the water comes out of the port at the top. Before I put it all back together?
Don't pay these people no mind! The music was a bit loud but fine, your voice powered right over it. I'm so glad I found this video. I will attempt to fix mine tomorrow. Hey AWESOME video, Thank you so much. These people are complaining about the music, the guy just saved you $100's of dollars for his kindness. Be a bit more grateful TROLL.
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Thanks for watching and having my back. Yeah I got so many bad comments I actually took the time and made a second video. If you look at the description I put the link in there. I wish you luck in getting your freezer fixed up. I have so many people say my technique worked. Let me know how it turns out.
@@GReviewz turns out we had to much food and stuff around the freezer and it wasn't getting any air. All good now, Thanks! GOD BLESS & STAY SAFE
Thanks for the video. I am going to try it. You made it look do-able. Sorry about the ornery people criticizing your music choice. I didn't think it was terrible. Not overly loud. Does your fridge put out cold water? Our always seems room temp even when the icemaker was working.
Thank you for watching. So far it’s 50/50 people like to dislike the music. I just find it some more tolerable with some music playing than just listening to me talk for 20mins lol. It really is not hard if you follow what I did in the video. Hope this helped.
Thanks for this post! Saved my fridge!
Thanks for watching. Please consider subscribing. That is what I like to hear. I am so glad I was able to help you out..
My wife loves this fridge for some dumb God awful reason. I had the same issue along with everyone else apperantly. After many evenings of hair dryer defrosting the ice maker I too decided to tear the ice maker out. But when I reassembled it I doubled up on all the foam with a thicker than factory foam rubber door sealant I had laying around the garage. One entire year later and it has actually performanced FLAWLESSLY! I did hear they make a repair kit but it's some where around 40-50 bucks. The way I fixed ours costs $4
Scott Mulder thanks for watching. I know my wife likes the fridge also. I think she likes the way it looks more than anything. I never thought about the thicker foam. I have heard about repair kit but I have never seen it anywhere. Please consider subscribing.
Excellent, thank you, too bad you didn't make a video.
I wish I could see the seal you used.
@@GReviewz there is a repair kit supplied by Frigidaire, not shown on any parts breakdown on to factory tecs....includes among other things a thick rubber gasket for the rear.
Hi. You’re video is excellent (except the music. Lol. Volume could be lower or none at all) Anyway, do you think that if I turn off the fridge & put it in defrost mods for several hours, the ice build up will melt on its own without having to take the whole ice maker apart?
Thank you for watching. I tried the defrost twice before throwing in the towel and digging into the ice maker itself. I do t know if you watched the whole video or not but the metal defrost coil did not go far enough down to were the ice was built up in my case. It may work for you so I’d give the defrost a try before taking apart the whole ice maker.
Thanks so much for your swift reply back! We (meaning my hubby, lol) will try and make a go of taking it apart one step at a time as you demonstrated. We will let you know how it turns out! Thank you again for your great video and reply back!
No problem. I hope my video can help you...let me know how it goes...
I appreciate you showing us how to disassemble and assemble the ice maker. But doesn't unplugging and plugging in after 24 hours do the same trick of melting the ice sludge? I did and that seemed to resolve the issue of little to no ice production before and after filter replacement.
Thanks for watching. I mean the whole point of what I did was to remove all the frozen water. So what you did was probably just fine. I just don’t have the time to remove all my food and defrost the fridge for 24 hrs or more.
I don’t take the ice maker apart. I take out the drawer and heat up area with a hair dryer - focusing on the back area and just below the ice maker box. It takes some time - about 30 minutes - but hasn’t failed me yet. Seem to have to do it once a year. Ice will be made a few hours later. This eliminates the chance of busting something.
Excellent!
Thank you!
Well we followed your great directions for o9ur ice maker but buildup ice was not the problem, so where do we go next?
Thank you for watching. 9/10 times my repair will work. If it doesn’t work I would suggest a refrigerator repair man..
Great video on this repair. How often do these ice makers ice up where this needs to be done?
Thanks for watching. I believe you commented on two of my videos with generally the same question. It varies wildly. Some people have to do this process once a week some people have to do it once a year… depends on we’re you live in the country and manufacturing date. Over the years Frigidaire has tried to make improvements…
Thanks for the info ! So out of the blue my fridgeidare gallery ice maker's motor came on really loud, I opened the ice maker drawer and seen it was way to full so I emptied it. I powered off the fridge from options and turned it back on but the motor is still running. I don't have an option that I'm even seeing to power off just the ice maker. I don't want to power off the entire fridge so I'm hoping I can fix this ASAP --- It say's that I first need to do a " hard reset "on my ice maker. I can't seem to find a video on this specifically, if you have any info you could pass on it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you !
I am sorry for the issues you have been having. Click the options menu. Top item should be “quick freeze” turn that off. Next is ice maker. Turn it off and then on again. It sounds though like the sensor that detects the ice level may be broken. I would follow the steps in the video and make sure all the electrical connectors are connected properly and not loose or frayed.
I have had this issue with the exact same ice maker. It hasn’t worked for years and the repair guy said it would be around $200 to look at it. After your video, I now feel like I can address this in an afternoon. Thanks! Side question, have you had to go back and thaw it out again?
Thanks for watching. It really is not too hard to do. As long as you follow my video you will get this thing fixed as long as the ice is your issue. I’ve own mine almost 4 years and I’ve had to do this process 2 times in all.