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Posted on 4/13/23 at 7:37 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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How much ice do you need if your refrigerator is already making ice for you?
I have a Samsung so you sound like an idiot.
Posted on 4/14/23 at 12:18 am to OysterPoBoy
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I have a Samsung
Have fun replacing it very, very soon.
Posted on 4/14/23 at 6:21 am to DoItDoug
Eh, their problems aren’t major but they do generally have issues. My family and I have a couple of them. You just need to clean them with the solution posted and replace the filter every 6 months and that does help. But the electric ice cutters break, the thermistors or whatever go bad (they are cheap and easy but still), and yeah you gotta be very careful with the drainage and pumps. I’d probably expect something like 5 years out of them, maybe 7-8 at most with 1-2 repairs during that time. As long as you go in knowing that it’s not a huge deal.
What people don’t realize is that they continually make ice and it continually melts. I read somewhere they make something like a semi truck of ice every 4 years.
What people don’t realize is that they continually make ice and it continually melts. I read somewhere they make something like a semi truck of ice every 4 years.
Posted on 4/14/23 at 6:43 am to baldona
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baldona
Good info.
Dumb question, but how do you use that Nickel-Safe cleaner exactly?
Posted on 4/16/23 at 12:10 pm to Ziggy
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Would an in-line water filter help prolong the life of them?
I had inline filters on both for the entire time I had the machines. I think it it was something in the condensers that were the problem. After the first one took a dump I had people tell me that it was too hot in the cabinet. I doubted that as I left that thing plenty of space in the slot I had it in. I built the cabinets for my home and specifically designed proper ventilation. So to go another step I installed a thermostat controlled fan in the back side of the ice maker cabinet slot just in case heat built up. That did not work as well. That was a waste of time and money as well. To add to this my first one had a water leak and nearly flooded my house. So I spent more money to hook up a water detector that would auto shut off the water supply to the ice maker. My guess is I spent just over $5k in two machines and the auxiliary devices. Who knows the hours I spent working on it. Never again. Everyone spend your money more wisely somewhere else.
Posted on 4/16/23 at 8:57 pm to Ziggy
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Good info. Dumb question, but how do you use that Nickel-Safe cleaner exactly?
There’s directions on the bottle, btw it’s sold at Ace, usually HD and Lowes don’t have it. I think it basically just eats up the calcium deposits.
I actually just cleaned a machine, it said 1 oz per gallon but I usually mix it hot like 2-3 oz per 16oz lol. Maybe that’s a bad idea... But here are the steps I do and honestly takes maybe 15 mins every 6-9 months.
1.) turn machine off and burn ice.
2.) pour bleach water down drain to kill any mold/ mildew build up
3.) take bleach water and wipe inside of machine down to kill any mildew build up. Rinse with water well
4.) dump water reservoir (small cap on bottom usually) fill reservoir with acid cleaning solution (nickel acid stuff). Start cleaning cycle
5.) take shop vac and clean dust and dirt off coils and any exposed dirty area. Usually there’s a small vent access panel on bottom front of machine
6.) replace water filter (order online generic ones for like $15. Otherwise the name brand are no BS like $60. It’s absurd
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