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Two hours into a basic ice maker swap before I saw the frozen line
Thought I just needed to replace the module on a Whirlpool side-by-side, but after 2 hours of swapping parts and checking connections, I finally noticed the water line had a chunk of ice in it. Thawed it out with a hairdryer in 10 minutes and it worked fine. Anyone else spend way too long on the simple stuff before checking the obvious?
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paul3468d agoMost Upvoted
Read a thing online about how most Whirlpool ice maker issues come back to the freezer temp being off. Something like 0 to 5 degrees is the sweet spot. Too cold and you get frozen lines, too warm and the mold won't freeze right. That hairdryer trick is smart but yeah, the line freezing again is a real possibility. Worth checking the thermostat before the next ice run.
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the_cole1mo ago
The "frozen line" bit is what got me. I mean, not to nitpick but usually a frozen line is just a symptom, not the cause itself. If the line was frozen solid, there's a good chance the ice maker was trying to dump water into a frozen mold too, right? So the real fix might've been making sure the freezer temp is actually set right (not too cold, not too warm) and that the door seal isn't letting warm air in. A quick hairdryer fix works for now though, for sure.
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rodriguez.diana1mo ago
Hang on, you're telling me they didn't even check the door seal or the thermostat first? That's wild.
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