How To Clean - Ice Machine / Maker. Natural Safe Cleaning.
Vložit
- čas přidán 26. 05. 2023
- I've had this ice machine for about 3 years. These things work great, but, you'll want to keep them clean! In this video I show how I clean my ice maker. This will work for basically any brand.
Icemaker in this video: amzn.to/3MAQalz
Newer model: amzn.to/3oy30ce
This description contains affiliate links. If you purchase through this link, I'll get a tiny percent of the sale, at no extra cost to you! Thanks for your support! - Jak na to + styl
Nice video. If you push and hold the power button for about 5 seconds you will start the self cleaning mode which lasts about 30 minutes.
Thank you! That's not in the instruction book at all!
It's not that's why I'm here on youtube lol ty both so much
Thank you for some reason that not in my booklet.
This is not in my book either ! And I have really bad mold in back that I can't reach.
That feature would be make and model specific. Good if you have this model but useless for the majority of people.
Good video. Don’t care for the ones when they use an ice maker that’s already clean. Nice to actually see it dirty first.
Very well done walking through things as always!
And then you can give the vinegar ice to guests you don't like
Yeah I wouldn't want to use it it would smell like vinegar for awhile
Yes press and hold POWER for 5 seconds and it will enter self clean mode. Takes about 20 minutes and yess you might need to rub on some tuff spots but it really washes out the internal parts good.
I have tried this on my machine multiple times. Never worked :( . But, even if it does that, still use vinegar! Pushing water through does not destroy the mold. Add vinegar and run that, scrub as I did in this video. Basically do the same thing I did in this video, but also run the cleaning cycle if your machine will go into it.
Thank you! I didn’t even know how to fill it 😂 now I know. The manual didn’t write any use instructions
Thanks for the video. This is helpful even though the brands are different.
super helpful! I thought I needed to get the self cleaning one but I'd rather do it this way! thanks again!
Mine also has a "self cleaning" function. But that really won't do much.
Very helpful video, thank you.
Those little straw cleaners are very good to reach the areas where toothbrush doesn't reach.
Baby brush cleaners would be perfect for this and they are only a couple bucks
@krystalpolansky3572 Exactly what I was thinking or maybe even old school Test Tube cleaning brushes, they have nice long, bendable wire "handles". Because it needs to wrap around the metal ice molds.
Great demonstration, thank you 👍😁
Thanks, quick and easy and to the point!!!
Thanks for the information, never knew about the drain plug underneath.
Yeah me neither, I don't know how I never thought of looking at the bottom 😅
Great Demonstration 👍🏾
I wish I'd of seen this 8 million videos ago! Thanks!
Lol, right.
Thank you! I followed your video! Great results. Good job!!
Awesome! Glad to help!
Thank you awesome video I learned from it!
Excellent video.
We have the same ice maker I think! I was just wondering how to clean mine. Thank you!
Excellent vid, very helpful thank you for taking time to do that, I got the same machine but the red one, ha
You're welcome and glad to help!
how do you get the dirt from the plastic tray. i need to find a way to scrub it but i can reach it.
Very good video
I just got a new one fresh out of the box. It looks very clean since it's brand new. How should I clean it. Can I just pour water in it and rinse out then use it?
I so need to do this. Get out of my head!! 😂
I use filtered water when making ice, can you use just faucet water when cleaning?
Thanks
Question I have the same one and mine looked like yours so I cut it off and now it something floating in it. Do you think it can be cleaned and restored or should I throw it away
I need access to the mechanisms in the back.
I do not believe that is mold, but rather calcium scale from the water. Vinegar is still good to clean the scale up.
Tried that method, my sediment is depositing area I can't get to.😮
Why is my machine so dirty and i use filtered water? My ice is clean tho
I use a water flosser to clean the hard to reach spot also for the pressure it has it works great and yes the water flosser is only for the machine I have a different one for my teeth in the bathroom 😂😂
If you have that kind of buildup, you need to clean it weekly. I have the same machine and I clean it every two weeks.
I use straight vinegar and don't dilute it.
this is completely irrelevant but do you still have sean? i know that video is fairly old but ferrets can live for a while? do you still have him
I have a Frigidaire that is about 1.5 yrs old. It has started to stop after half a basket of ice. The red light comes on, saying I need to add water. It has water, I've cleaned the fins of dust, blew the hose & both locations where the hose connects. Cleaned with vinegar/water... I watched the water travel through hose into tray... so I know it isn't plugged. Might it be I need a new pump!?
I saw a video on here just tonight where they took the bottom and the side off of the machine and there is a sensor In there and they said to clean that if it stops making the full amount of ice. I don’t believe it was a Frigidaire brand but it’s worth a shot to try to find the video.
@@michellealms3238 Sounds like thats the ticket. It acts just the same as my washing machine that stopped filling up without any apparent reason. that switch/ sensor ( like yours) was keeping it from filling.
What is that gadget to the left of your ice machine? Just curious if I need one or not. I do love gadgets.
It's a bartesian. Makes coctails.
Just curious- insane question though 12 years ago you posted a video with whites tree frogs and giant day geckos, did it work out and could I do it today
It can in a very large enclosure. But, I wouldn't recommend it.
@@earthling1984 what happened to yours ?
So are you aren't using the self clean mode at all for this ...just running it normal? Sorry my mom just gave me hers and you are the only good video I could find but I'm still a lil lost lol I've done the vinegar and I'm waiting on ice now so fingers crossed 😂
Can you use apple cider vinager???
no white vinegar only
I turn on ice maker it drops 1 time n shuts off how to clean where that little white screen is at?
I would check your sensors. They are little things near the top on each side. When full, they see ice in the way and stop making I've until the path is cleared. Maybe they are dirty or there is some issue with them.
The little screen at the bottom just pulls out. May need a little force. But that shouldn't have anything to do with it stopping making ice.
@@earthling1984 I did the vinegar n distilled water n cleaned everything with tooth brush, how long do I let the solution sit before turning on? I've tried getting scale outta where that little white screen is,how do I get inside there to clear it out
@@user-wu5uw6qy5f You could use some type of pipe or straw cleaner to push in there.
just pop it out and I spray it with my hand held sprayer so it gets back in there. just use the sprayer the whole time hotter the better. in bottom under that screen thing clean what u can and spray in there.but I have a problem with the outside vent don't let any dirt back inside u will never fix it as try and pull out any thing in there very carefully hardly any liquid on that try and keep it as dry as u can good luck to all of us. mine never works for more than the warranty would last before a year forsure she's dead
After you empty the vinegar water you mention you run water through it 3 times. Do you run it through the ice maker part three times and drain or just fill up with water, drain … repeat
Fill, turn on, let a few cycles of ice be made, then drain, & repeat.
@@earthling1984 thank you!!
What do you do with your ice maker while you go on vacation? I made the mistake of leaving mine unplugged with water inside.. using your method to clean and hopefully I did not ruin it. 😢
If I'm going away for more than 2 days, I drain it. If 2 days or less, I often just leave it running.
I left mine full once a few years back for a week vacation. And turned off. It got moldy. I admit I added some bleach and it cleaned up nice. I took it outside and sprayed it out a LOT. Then I filled it, ran it, drained it, and repeated that many times, before using again. It was sparking clean again though.
@@earthling1984 I believe you just answered my question.... Do you drain it after each flushing when you clean it. (?)
I did that to mine and now it stops in the middle of making ice
I had that issue with mine after a deep clean. I unplugged it for a few days and when I started it up again it was working fine. I've noticed it does it after I've left it on and the ice bucket has been full an extended amount of time. But it still works fine. I've had mine about 4 years now.
I used vinegar on my GE opal and something happened and it threw a bearing and the motor blew up and shot black oil into the water and ice. They make dedicated ice machine cleaner and descaler you mix with water. I think the vinegar reacted with the chrome or nickel metal in the machine
Probably something else broke. Been doing this to my machine for like 4 years and still working great.
What in the world is that other machine next to your ice maker?
That's a Bartesian. Look it up. It makes all types of cocktails.
I actually have a review on it as well. Search YT for - Earthling1984 Bartesian.
Be sure to unplug the power cord before cleaning by hand.
Yeah I kind of showed / talked about that in this video.
How is pixel Bob cat? Did he die that was 7 years ago.
He's alive and well.
@@earthling1984 Wow. He live to long
@@Pawsu.x Cats often live 20 years.
@@earthling1984 not all cats some cats live 4 years 3 days etc
@@Pawsu.x A quick search online will show 12 to 18 years being the average pet cat lifespan. Yes, some live longer. And yes, some live shorter. The ones that live longer are usually cared for very well and fed quality food (and not over fed). The ones that live very short usually have some type of genetic diseases, or were not care for / fed well.
After making ice drain water and dry inside. I use scooper to hold up white flap and leave door open when not in use.
Mine is in use 24/7. But yes if not using drain and dry.
They should give you a drain port so you dont need to turn the machine upside down, it messes with some refrigerant compressors. Great cleaning demo. Thanks.
It has a drain port...
In the words of Cleveland "that's nasty"
What is that machine next to the ice machine
Bartesian. It makes cocktails 🍸
I didn’t know they existed
I did this and it corroded the metal
Weird. Mine is still working years later. Looks and functions like new still.
You know your ice maker needs cleaning when you walk into the kitchen in the morning and it tells you are late for work.
All clean now
If you clean yours once a month and that’s how dirty it gets, you need to move to another city!
That is nasty in there
The problem with these machines is that they have a Reservoir you can't reach or inspect... anything could be growing in there and you'd never know.
I can get in there very well. But of course there are flaws to anything. Now, if you drink soda from a fountain then that is probably 1000% dirtier.
Also, not sure what reservoir you are talking about? The water reservoir is very easy to see and clean.
If you used bottle water you wouldn’t have all the hard water buildup
I use bottled water in mine, this still happens after a few months
@@ericadouglas0412I use bottle water in mine had it over a year and mine has never looked like this and I only wipe it out after it’s empty and I don’t run mine every day
Better with filtered water tbh
He uses hard water, that is why it was stained yellow..
I buy purified water and pour into mine…
I use filtered water. It is just a Brita filter. I change the filter every 2 months. Not as good as Reverse Osmosis or Distilled of course.
This cleaning looks unsanitary
@@erikae47 Ok. Please make a video showing how you would do it.
You obvious didn’t read your manual because it tells you specifically not to use vinegar 🙄
My manual said nothing at all about cleaning Sadly. But I've been doing this for about 4 years now and machine is still perfect. Running 24/7 for 4 years.
I use vinegar as well.