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Mission Beach · 92109

Ice Maker Repair in Mission Beach, San Diego

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

Mission Beach buildings and their machines

Compact appliances are built differently, and it matters for the repair. A 60cm slimline dishwasher and a ventless combination washer-dryer use parts that are not interchangeable with full-size equivalents, and availability is thinner, so a confirmed diagnosis before ordering saves a wasted week. Ventless dryers in particular get judged unfairly here: they are meant to run long, and the complaint of a damp load is usually a blocked condenser filter rather than a failed heater. On the rental side, we are used to working between changeovers and to reporting straight back to whoever manages the property.

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

Nearby jobs

5 from 603 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    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

  • ★★★★★

    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

  • ★★★★★

    Getting a dryer up a narrow beach-house stairwell is never fun and he managed it without scraping the walls. The drum glides had worn through to bare metal, which was the grinding we had been hearing.

    Ingrid P.Mission Beach

  • ★★★★★

    Tight beach kitchen, so pulling the machine meant taking off the toe kick and a cabinet panel. He did that carefully, replaced the circulation pump, and put every piece back exactly as he found it.

    Rosalba C.Mission Beach

  • ★★★★★

    Beach rental with the laundry pair squeezed in under the stairs. The bearings were going and finishing it took a second appointment. The arrival window was wider than I would have liked, but the machine is quiet again.

    Angus D.Mission Beach

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to Mission Beach?

We cover Mission Beach. There is a single $89 charge for the visit, whatever the machine turns out to have wrong with it, and it is not charged at all if the repair goes ahead.

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 Mission Beach

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.