Ice Maker Repair
Ice Maker Repair in Arlington, VA
Book a visit anywhere in our Arlington ZIP codes. The ice maker is tested where it is installed, you hear what failed, and the repair waits for your approval.
Booking online? Include the ice maker model number and your Arlington address so parts can be checked ahead of the visit.
Step one covers the appliance; step two, your contact details. We follow up to book the visit.
For the safe checks to try before a visit, see the ice maker guide.
Ice Maker Brands
9 makers on our list
Other Repairs in Arlington
11 more appliance types
Ice Maker Notes for This Area
Most Arlington ice makers are built into the refrigerator door or freezer and fed by a quarter-inch line from a valve under the kitchen sink or behind a cabinet panel. In a condo that valve may also feed the dishwasher and may have been left half-closed after some earlier job. Small, hollow cubes or a slow trickle usually mean low flow: an overdue filter, a line bent sharply behind the fridge, or a weak inlet valve. Arlington's tap water comes from the Potomac through the Washington Aqueduct, and scale builds on the fill valve screen over the years, so an older valve deserves a look before the ice maker itself.
Tracking down ice maker faults in high-rise condos and garden apartments
In a condo the ice maker is fed by a thin line from under the sink or from a valve box behind the refrigerator. A valve left partly closed, a line kinked when the refrigerator was pushed back, or an old filter will slow the flow and produce small, hollow cubes. We check the flow at the refrigerator, the filter and the inlet valve before replacing the ice maker. A leak here can reach the unit below, so every fitting we disturb is checked for drips before we leave.
Booking ice maker repair in Arlington
Most refrigerator calls in the Clarendon and Ballston buildings start at the front desk. Ask management whether a vendor needs a certificate of insurance or a reserved service elevator, and pass along the building's work hours when you book. Garage clearances can be low, so tell us where visitor or loading parking is.
Where to find the model number: An ice maker inside a refrigerator goes by the refrigerator's label. A stand-alone machine usually has its own inside the door or behind the lower grille. The serial number helps too, since it often encodes when the unit was built.
Communities we cover in Arlington: Clarendon, Court House, Virginia Square, Lyon Village and Lyon Park (22201); Ballston, Bluemont and Ashton Heights (22203). Each ZIP code has a page of its own, linked from the main Arlington page.
Service Summary
Ice Maker Repair: Your Questions
Brief answers to what customers most often ask us. Don't see yours? Ask when you call, or add it to the notes when you book online.
Still have a question?
Get in touch with the brand, the symptom and, if you can find it, the model number. Some things we can answer right away; others need a technician in front of the machine.
Usually not. Ice picks up odors from the freezer, and an old water filter can pass off-tastes. Replace the filter, discard old ice, wash the bin and cover strong foods in the freezer. If the taste lingers, the water line may need flushing.
Ice Maker Faults We Track Down
- Not Making Ice
- Making Small or Hollow Ice Cubes
- Leaking Water
- Ice Tastes or Smells Bad
- Overfilling with Ice
- Making Loud Noise
- Producing Too Little Ice
- Ice Clumping Together
- Water Leaking from Ice Maker
- Ice Not Dispensing
- Ice Has Bad Taste or Odor
- Producing Small or Hollow Ice Cubes
Ready to Book the Ice Maker?
Call or book online for an ice maker visit in Arlington. A photo of the rating label helps us bring the right part.
Ice Maker Repair for Owners, Renters and Landlords
Along Wilson and Clarendon Boulevards most people live in mid- and high-rise condos and apartments, nearly all of them built after the Orange Line opened in 1979. A few blocks off the corridor the scale drops to detached houses from the 1920s through the 1940s: bungalows, Colonial Revivals, Tudors and early-1900s two-story houses in Lyon Park, Lyon Village and Ashton Heights. Arlington was also an early home of the garden apartment, with Buckingham's brick buildings going up from 1937.
How an Ice Maker Repair Visit Works
Tell Us What's Wrong
Name the make, add the model number if it is handy, and describe the symptom. A picture of the label inside the door lets us check parts.
Diagnosis at Your Home
The technician tests the appliance along with its power, water, drain, gas or vent connections until the fault is confirmed.
A Price Before Work
We name the failed part and give you the cost of fixing it. Work starts only after you agree.
Repair and Check
The part is installed and the appliance is run through a cycle so you can watch it working.