PSA: Hot water trick for stubborn refrigerator ice makers

I used to fight with ice maker jambs by scraping and prying, but a guy in Denver showed me a better way last spring. He said to pour a cup of hot water directly over the mechanism and let it sit for 5 minutes before pulling anything apart. Saved me an hour on a Frigidaire model last week and no risk of cracking the plastic like a screwdriver does. Anyone else use this method or have a different go to for ice maker issues?

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kais671d ago

Did your friend have any trouble with the water getting into the electrical parts? I had a buddy who tried this on his GE model and ended up shorting something out. He said it worked great on the ice jam though, just had to dry everything off real careful afterward.

rosek441d ago

Holy crap, he actually managed to short something out AND still keep going? That's insane. I would've been freaking out if I saw sparks or smoke coming off my fridge. Must've been a real pain drying everything out though, all those little nooks and crannies in the control board are impossible to get completely dry without taking it apart.

fiona_lane23h ago

Ugh, that's rough. Drying those control boards is the worst.