A frozen solid in fridge ice maker?
Prefer not having to throw it away or break it.
A frozen solid in fridge ice maker?
Prefer not having to throw it away or break it.
Unplug. Open door(s). Wait. Have buckets and towels. Wait some more. And more.
Heatgun
In reply to triumph7 :
If I didn't have food it in, sure.
Slippery said:Heatgun
If I had one...
Most of the time they are removable. The usual reason for a solid lump of ice is the ice not releasing. The ice maker then refills with the normal amount of water and it overflows into the ice below.
Hard water build up will cause the ice to stick.
Ranger50 said:Slippery said:Heatgun
If I had one...
What about about a blowtorch? Just keep it somewhat far so you dont melt the plastic.
If disassembly is not a current option:
Are you in a hurry? If not, shut off the water and wait a couple weeks. Some of the ice will evaporate due to the overall dryness of the freezer. Then look at disassaembly. Still can't? Go get a heatgun.
I used a hair dryer on mine when it did that, you only need to melt the parts that are keeping the unit in the freezer, once you can get it out you can put it in the sink and run hot water over it. You need to use it more often, or empty it out once in a while and let it start over, but the best thing is to use it everyday.
If you have a good old fashioned ice pick you can probably chip it out with that too.....
Ranger50 said:Slippery said:Heatgun
If I had one...
Hair dryer?
Samsung?
Mndsm said:Ranger50 said:Slippery said:Heatgun
If I had one...
Hair dryer?
Pour hot water through it? You'll need some way to catch the water on the floor, obviously.
Ranger50 said:In reply to triumph7 :
If I didn't have food it in, sure.
Do you have an ice chest and place to buy bags of ice?
Problem solved.
Shotgun?
In reply to lnlogauge :
Frigidaire
Blowtorch nah.
Built into the fridge section.
Can't remove the bucket because the ice has wrapped around the rotary dispensing screw.
Hairdryer ain't cutting it.
In reply to Ranger50 :
A blowtorch from a distance will do it. Dont be shy. Btdt
The boiling water, although messy, will do it as well ... not that melting it wont be messy. Towels are your friend.
In reply to Slippery :
It's in the upper left corner....
z31maniac said:Ranger50 said:In reply to triumph7 :
If I didn't have food it in, sure.
Do you have an ice chest and place to buy bags of ice?
Problem solved.
Back in the days before self-defrosting refrigerators, this is how my mother would regularly clean out the fridge. Put the food in a cooler, turn off the fridge and prop the door open, and let it thaw until the ice loosened up and could be removed.
Let it thaw, a fan pointed at the mass of ice will speed it up. Check the drains around the evaporator and then check the ohms on the defrost thermostat and defrost heater. I had to do this recently on my very stickered up garage fridge I am intent on saving for many more years
Put a 12" fan in the freezer section with the door open after putting all of the frozen food into a cooler or even just a tote. Check and drain the bottom fridge water tray often.
It's out. Mfpita.
stuart in mn said:z31maniac said:Ranger50 said:In reply to triumph7 :
If I didn't have food it in, sure.
Do you have an ice chest and place to buy bags of ice?
Problem solved.
Back in the days before self-defrosting refrigerators, this is how my mother would regularly clean out the fridge. Put the food in a cooler, turn off the fridge and prop the door open, and let it thaw until the ice loosened up and could be removed.
Yeah, I didn't think it sounded revolutionary. But that no one else said it and ignored when I brought it up....I was curious.
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