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Whirled Service Appliance repair · San Diego (760) 330-4020

Downtown San Diego · 92101

Ice Maker Repair in Downtown San Diego, San Diego

If your ice maker has gone wrong in Downtown San Diego, the useful thing to describe is not what broke — it is what the machine does at the moment it fails.

Downtown San Diego, and where the machine usually sits

High-rise laundry closets are the constraint here. A stacked washer-dryer has to come out to reach anything behind it, and there is rarely more than an inch either side, so the pair gets walked out on furniture sliders rather than tilted. Most buildings want the freight lift reserved and the corridor protected, and some will only allow it in set hours. Give us the building name and the management contact when you book and we handle that. Venting is the other recurring one: long shared duct runs collect lint far from the machine, which is why a dryer that tests fine still takes three cycles.

When repairing it is the wrong call

Not every ice maker should be repaired. Where the part costs a large share of what the machine is worth, or where a second major component is clearly on its way, we will say so — in Downtown San Diego as anywhere. A repair that fails again in four months is worse than no repair.

Diagnosis

Common ice maker faults

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

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Reviews

Nearby jobs

4.9 from 1,089 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

  • ★★★★★

    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

  • ★★★★★

    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

  • ★★★★★

    Stacked pair in a high-rise closet, and the dryer needed three cycles for a small load. The vent run inside the wall was choked with lint. He cleared it and swapped the crushed transition hose behind the machine.

    Nadia F.Downtown San Diego

  • ★★★★★

    Front loader shook hard enough to walk across the closet floor. Two suspension rods were worn out and had to be ordered, so a second visit was needed. Steady on the spin now, and no complaint about the work itself.

    Priya N.Downtown San Diego

  • ★★★★★

    Stacked unit in a closet on the fourteenth floor. Door locked shut mid-cycle with the load inside and the building would not let us force it. The lid lock assembly had failed, and swapping it released the door.

    Trevor M.Downtown San Diego

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to Downtown San Diego?

Yes, Downtown San Diego 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?

That is most of San Diego, so no. It does change how long the job takes — say how it is fitted on the phone and the visit gets booked accordingly.

The ice maker stopped after we had the water off. Why?

Air in the line, a stop valve that was not fully reopened, or debris shaken loose into the inlet screen. It is worth checking the valve at the wall first. If the fill is short rather than absent, the screen behind the inlet valve is the usual culprit and it cleans out easily.

Get it looked at

Ice Maker Repair in Downtown San Diego

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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$89 service call, waived when the repair is approved.