Ice Maker Repair
Ice Maker Repair in Franconia, Kingstowne & Lincolnia, VA
Book a visit anywhere in our Franconia, Kingstowne & Lincolnia 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 Franconia, Kingstowne & Lincolnia 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.
More detail lives on the main page for ice maker repair in Northern Virginia.
Ice Maker Brands
9 makers on our list
Other Repairs in Franconia, Kingstowne & Lincolnia
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Ice Maker Notes for This Area
Postwar houses in 22310 and 22312 were not plumbed for ice makers, so the supply usually comes from a basement pipe, crosses the joists and comes up through a hole in the kitchen floor, sometimes from an old saddle valve. In Kingstowne townhouses and Lincolnia condos the line more often tees off the cold water under the sink and runs through the cabinets behind the refrigerator. Every connection along those routes is a spot where flow can be restricted.
Following the water from the valve to the mold
We begin with the supply valve and confirm it opens fully, then check flow at the refrigerator inlet, since a kinked line behind the cabinet or a narrowed saddle valve can cut the fill. A refrigerator filter that is overdue gets bypassed to see whether flow returns. Freezer temperature comes next, because most ice makers will not run a harvest cycle until the mold is cold. Then we look for ice blocking the fill tube, measure the inlet valve coil, and run the ice maker's test cycle to check its motor, sensor and the arm or optical switch that stops production when the bin is full.
Fairfax Water and the inlet screen
Even though these homes have Alexandria addresses, most of them draw from Fairfax Water, and its dissolved minerals slowly coat the small screen in the inlet valve. Replacing the refrigerator filter on schedule protects the valve. If your line passes along an outside wall or through a Kingstowne garage, wrap any exposed section before winter so it does not freeze.
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.
The mold is not getting a full fill. Low pressure from a partly shut valve, a clogged filter, a kinked line or a weakening inlet valve can all shorten the fill. A freezer running warm can also produce thin cubes. Pressure, filter and inlet valve are each ruled out before the ice maker module itself is blamed.
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 Franconia, Kingstowne or Lincolnia refrigerator has stopped or makes poor ice, contact us and let us know where the water line connects.
Ice Maker Repair for Owners, Renters and Landlords
Ice maker repair for refrigerators in Franconia and Rose Hill houses whose water line was added through a basement ceiling and in Kingstowne and Lincolnia kitchens fed from the sink supply.
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.