[ale] Way OT: Ice Maker question

[Greg Clifton]

I second the Fox motion, I have bought appliance parts from them for years.
They have two locations now as I recall, one down by Clayton State and one
in Doraville near the old GM plant, closed the Stone Mtn. branch a few years
back. Fox is WAY cheaper than Sears and generally has the stuff in stock
which Sears generally doesn't! However, Sears does have a pretty cool
website that actually shows diagrams and gives part numbers for what you
need and it is not just for Sears stuff, they service all brands now. So you
can go on the Sears site and punch in your model # and get the part # for
what you need at Fox.

Now if your GE icemaker is the round cube type, there is a seal in the
bottom of the ice tray that fails and causes all the problems. If it has the
newer "half moon" shaped cubes like everybody seems to be using these days,
then the problem is likely in the seal of the solenoid mounted in the rear
where the H2O comes in. If you don't filter the water going to the ice maker
and esp. if the water has been turned off in the neighborhood or home
recently, a piece of trash may be keeping the seal from closing.You might be
able to remove and clean it or perhaps buy a replacement seal, otherwise the
solenoid shouldn't cost more than say $25 at Fox and perhaps less.

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is also a Sears repair bunch on Mountain Industrial Blvd. They
> carry parts for everything.
>
> I installed a new icemaker a while back and it was less than $300...
>
> Take pictures! This sounds like a nightmare scene from a freezer that
> should be shared!
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:56 AM,  <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Greg
> >> Freemyer
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:50
> >> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> >> Subject: [ale] Way OT: Ice Maker question
> >>
> >> All,
> >>
> >> My 8 yr old Ice Maker has sprung a leak and creating a very Northern
> >> Scene in my freezer.  (Ice Ponds, Stalactites hanging from the
> >> shelves, etc.)
> >>
> >> I'm sure for $700 or so I can get the whole Ice Maker replaced, but I
> >> suspect it is just a bad seal or valve, so I'd like to find a repair
> >> service that actually repairs things.
> >>
> >> (It is a GE fridge if that matters.)
> >>
> >> Thanks for any advice
> >> Greg
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> > I've gotten parts for appliances from Fox several times.
> >
> > Fox Appliance Parts of Atlanta
> > http://www.foxparts.com/
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> >
> >
> > keith
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