Our fridge ice maker broke and I finally learned how to fix it myself

Last Tuesday our ice maker just stopped working. No noise, no ice, nothing. I watched three YouTube videos and found out it was a frozen water line. I took the whole thing apart, used a hairdryer on the line for about 5 minutes, and put it back together. It started making ice again by the next morning. Saved myself at least $150 on a repair call. Has anyone else had luck fixing their own appliances like this?

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the_simon26d ago

A buddy of mine tried that hairdryer trick on his fridge too and it worked.

evan_green5226d ago

Honestly that trick only works if the coils are clean first, nobody mentions that part.

hill.margaret26d ago

Oh man, I tried fixing our dishwasher once and ended up with a puddle on the floor and a newfound respect for plumbers. Your ice maker story is way more successful than my saga, good for you. I bet that hairdryer felt like a tiny victory, all that ice busting away.