The frig is not making ice. Over Thanksgiving, my Mom used a lot of ice for tea. I think she used what was left in the hopper. So I don't know how long it hasn't worked.
I saw a notification, on the frig, that the water filter needed to be changed a week before. It has happened before and figured I had a week to replace it.
So, after Thanksgiving, I changed the filter and no ice. I forgot to bleed the system of air in the system. I ran through 2+ gallons on the water supply side, which did have air, and thought the problem solved but still no ice. I thought that the line was possibly frozen, so cut the power and left the doors open for half a day.
The water dispenser still works ie. ran 2+ gallons to get the air out, but the ice maker doesn't fill up with water to make ice.
I am clueless. I get water to fill a glass, but no water into the ice maker???
Plugged water valve, frozen up, or bad ice maker are most common.
I've replaced a couple and am going to do one for my parents soon. Ice maker should be around $80-100. Watch a YouTube video. Takes about 5-10min to swap out in my experience. ...and yes, this is my last Samsung refrigerator.
Originally Posted by F150:
Appliances are the debil.
They certainly are nowadays. My fridge started to go out this spring, I bought it with the house 22 years ago and have no clue how old it was. When shopping I told one of the salesmen that and he said, "I'll be honest with you, you'll be lucky if you get 6 years out of one these days." Gives you a nice warm feeling. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ptlyon:
They certainly are nowadays. My fridge started to go out this spring, I bought it with the house 22 years ago and have no clue how old it was. When shopping I told one of the salesmen that and he said, "I'll be honest with you, you'll be lucky if you get 6 years out of one these days." Gives you a nice warm feeling.
I used to goose step to Consumer Report reviews until they recommended hankook tires. Paid just under a grand for 4 and every one of them slow leak to the point I'm at the air pump once a week. Even paid a trusted mechanic to have them reset. Another $200.
Never again.
Word of mouth is the only way to go when buying. [Reply]
We had one and it sucked. Several friends have Samsung’s and they’ve all had problems.
One couple we know bought all Samsung appliances and every single one of them had problems within 6 months.
We will never by a Samsung appliance again.
Had a Samsung fridge we bought about 10 years ago. It was great but the ice maker did start having a problem with the ice melting together into a big chunk. Had to have it repaired. But that was the only issue in the 9-10 years that we owned it. We left it in the house when we moved last year but it was still going strong.
Now the Samsung washer we bought a few years ago was a total POS. The drum separated itself within the first year. Samsung paid for the new part but I still had to pay a service person to fix it. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Otter:
I used to goose step to Consumer Report reviews until they recommended hankook tires. Paid just under a grand for 4 and every one of them slow leak to the point I'm at the air pump once a week. Even paid a trusted mechanic to have them reset. Another $200.
Never again.
Word of mouth is the only way to go when buying.
Always get new valve stems when you buy new tires.
If you have to air them up once a week then you should be able to find the leak. [Reply]
Is it a top freezer. I had this problem in one of my rental houses, the drain plug for the defrosting moisture in the freezer gets plugged with debris or is frozen. You can remove the back, unfreeze the ice build up with boiling water and a turkey baster, followed by a hairdryer to speed things up. Then make sure the water is draining into the tube to the pan beneath the fridge. You can then take some copper wire and wrap it around the defrost mechanism and leave a piece that you put about 1" down the drain tube. This will keep if from freezing in the future. Put the back back on, reinstall the ice maker and it usually works. However, if you take off the back and it isn' t frozen, then it is something else. [Reply]
Here's a big TIP: The water filter is on a door count. Meaning you could never use the water again and after so many times opening the door the filter light will come on. I used to have new fridges in the showroom that were never hooked up to water have the replace filter message come on. It's a scam. Go by taste. I can usually reset my filter light 3-4 times and the water taste fine but this will vary depending on how your tap/incoming water is. Go by taste.
OP find your model number which should be located in the fridge. Try googling that. For instance "Whirlpool XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX common problems" (the X is the model number). This will lead to more accurate info for your specific fridge. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Eureka:
Here's a big TIP: The water filter is on a door count. Meaning you could never use the water again and after so many times opening the door the filter light will come on. I used to have new fridges in the showroom that were never hooked up to water have the replace filter message come on. It's a scam.
This all makes sense now, thanks! Said fridge I bought earlier in the thread has the capability for an ice maker but didn't have water plumbed to the old one so didn't do that. When I opened the fridge last night I noticed the filter light was on and thought WTF. [Reply]
