Ice Maker Repair
Ice Maker Repair in Fair Lakes & South Fairfax, VA
Book a visit anywhere in our Fair Lakes & South Fairfax 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 Fair Lakes & South Fairfax 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.
The ice maker symptoms and causes page explains what usually fails and why.
Ice Maker Brands
9 makers on our list
Other Repairs in Fair Lakes & South Fairfax
11 more appliance types
Ice Maker Notes for This Area
In the newer Fair Lakes townhouses, the refrigerator's water line usually comes from the kitchen sink cabinet or a recessed valve box in the wall behind the fridge, often in plastic tubing. In the 22032 colonials, the line was frequently added later and may run up from the basement through the floor, sometimes from an old saddle valve. Fairfax Water's minerals collect slowly in the inlet valve screen either way.
Following the water to the ice mold
We confirm the supply valve is fully open and measure the flow at the refrigerator connection, because a pinched line behind the cabinet or a partly closed valve starves the ice maker. An overdue filter is bypassed to see if production returns. Next comes freezer temperature, since the ice maker waits for its mold to get cold enough before cycling. A frozen fill tube is thawed and the cause identified, the inlet valve coil is tested for resistance, and the ice maker module is put through its test cycle to check the motor, thermostat or sensor, and shutoff arm.
Valve boxes and plastic lines in 22033
Plastic supply tubing behind a refrigerator can crack where it was bent tightly when the fridge was pushed back. When you slide the unit out to check, look for kinks and drips at the valve box. A line that crimps every time the refrigerator moves is worth replacing with braided hose.
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.
Too much water reaching the mold usually means the inlet valve is not closing fully, which can happen when debris lodges in the seat. High pressure can contribute. A worn ice maker module may also call for water twice. We test the valve and the module's fill timing to find which.
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?
If the ice maker in your Fair Lakes or South Fairfax refrigerator has quit or is leaking, book through the site or by phone and tell us where the water line connects.
Ice Maker Repair for Owners, Renters and Landlords
Ice maker repair for side-by-side and French-door refrigerators in Fair Lakes townhouses and Penderbrook condos, and for refrigerators fed from long basement lines in Kings Park West colonials.
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.