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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:08 pm 
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We have a fairly new refrigerator with an ice/water dispenser. It is making ice like it should but over the span of a few days the ice starts to coalesce in the bin and eventually I have to open it up and punch it and then it breaks apart and is fine. I can see little droplets that turn to ice that are coming over the edge of the ice cube tray. I am almost certain that drops of water are coming down as it fills the ice cube tray and this eventually freezes all the ice together.

What can I do? Is it too much pressure? The actual water dispenser shoots out a very solid stream so it isn't low pressure. I have set the temperature of the freezer to 0 but this has a separate compartment anyways that I assume keeps the temperature right where it should be.

Any suggestions on what to do?

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Lower the temperature on your fridge and freezer.

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pull the ice cubes out,rub a few around your nipples and put them back in the tray.

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Buy a new fridge.

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We have a fairly new refrigerator with an ice/water dispenser. It is making ice like it should but over the span of a few days the ice starts to coalesce in the bin and eventually I have to open it up and punch it and then it breaks apart and is fine. I can see little droplets that turn to ice that are coming over the edge of the ice cube tray. I am almost certain that drops of water are coming down as it fills the ice cube tray and this eventually freezes all the ice together.

What can I do? Is it too much pressure? The actual water dispenser shoots out a very solid stream so it isn't low pressure. I have set the temperature of the freezer to 0 but this has a separate compartment anyways that I assume keeps the temperature right where it should be.

Any suggestions on what to do?

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 Post subject: Re: Ice maker jam
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Thread title sounds like a Whodini song or something.

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It's easier to put the acid on sugar cubes, or candy like Sweet Tarts. Or so I have been told.

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 Post subject: Re: Ice maker jam
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I read the OP and responses to my wife, she was impressed! You guys are hilarious, at times.

As I am not hilarious, I'll toss out the second serious response: Sounds like the water is either splashing into the cube tray or over-filling the tray. You can look for calcium deposits or rust specks at the fill tube orifice, or check the level control, probably a float. Water level is too high, causing the uni-cube formation. Also you could Google the level adjustment technique. Might even just be that the tube is no longer fastened where it should be.

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 Post subject: Re: Ice maker jam
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Hope this helps! It's an ice breaker jam.


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