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City Heights · 92105

Ice Maker Repair in City Heights, San Diego

Renters, owners and building managers in City Heights all call about the same ice makers, and the useful answer is the same for all three.

City Heights buildings and their machines

The electrical supply is what most often shapes the work here. Plenty of these houses still run on their original panels, and a laundry circuit shared with the kitchen will trip whenever a dryer heats and something else draws at the same time. That reads like an appliance fault and is not one. We test the supply under load before condemning a heating element or a control board. In the older bungalows the gas dryer connections are worth a look too, since flexible connectors that have been moved several times over the years develop leaks at the fitting. Where the problem is the house rather than the machine, we tell you and we do not charge for a repair you did not need.

A price you can hold us to

A figure quoted over the phone for a ice maker before anyone has seen it is a guess, and a low guess is worse than none. You get the real price in writing once the fault is known, and you can decline it and pay only the service call.

Diagnosis

Common ice maker faults

01

Leaking supply line or saddle valve

How it showsDamp under the cabinet with the machine apparently dry.

The repairReplace the fitting or line and, where possible, fit a proper stop valve.

02

Blocked drain on an under-counter unit

How it showsWater standing in the bin and pooling under the cabinet.

The repairClear the drain line and trap, or service the drain pump if it has one.

03

Scaled or seized inlet valve

How it showsSmall, hollow cubes, or none at all, with a long fill.

The repairReplace the valve and fit a fresh filter; check the line pressure while it is open.

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Reviews

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4.9 from 781 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    No ice for the better part of a week in our condo. The fill tube had frozen solid because the water valve was weeping. He thawed it out, replaced the valve, and the tray filled correctly afterwards.

    Zoraida C.Downtown San Diego

  • ★★★★★

    The whole tray had frozen into one lump and the harvest arm was stuck halfway across. He replaced the ice maker module and checked the freezer temperature, which was running colder than the dial said.

    Barnaby G.Mission Beach

  • ★★★★★

    Undercounter ice maker had started leaking onto the kitchen floor. Its drain line was blocked and the pan underneath was overflowing. He cleared the line, cleaned the bin out, and levelled the unit again.

    Marisela K.Carlsbad

  • ★★★★★

    Loads were coming out soaking because the machine never reached spin speed. The motor control board had a burnt track across it. He returned with the board two days later and had it fitted in twenty minutes.

    Heriberto V.City Heights

  • ★★★★★

    The detergent door stayed shut right through the wash so nothing ever dissolved. Its dispenser wax motor had failed. He fitted a replacement and ran a short cycle to show me the flap opening as it should.

    Nathaniel U.City Heights

  • ★★★★★

    Rented house, old top loader, and the drum stopped turning altogether. He showed me the snapped drive belt before replacing it and explained why the heavy bedding loads had been the cause. Polite about all of it.

    Yolanda P.City Heights

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to City Heights?

Yes, City Heights included. The visit costs a flat $89 and covers working out what is actually wrong; approve the repair and you are not charged for it separately.

My ice maker is in a closet — is that a problem?

Not at all, but tell us when you ring. A stacked or built-in pair has to come out before anything can be measured, and knowing beforehand means the right amount of time is set aside instead of a second trip.

Do you work on outdoor and bar ice makers?

Yes, the mainstream under-counter brands. Outdoor units live a harder life: the condenser fouls faster, and on a coastal patio the fins corrode as well. Most of what we do on them is cleaning, a drain or a valve, rather than anything deep in the refrigeration side.

Get it looked at

Ice Maker Repair in City Heights

The make, what the machine is doing, and how it is fitted — stacked in a closet or standing in a garage. That is usually enough to know what the visit involves.

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