So the icemaker finally went on our 18 year old Kenmore Fridge / Freezer. (Ice maker froze into a solid mass of ice). They wanted $350.00 for a new one installed. Too much for such an old unit.
So off to Lowe's we go and buy a new Whirlpool. We bought a middle of the road model side x side, with water and ice in the door. In 48 hours it only made 3 trays of ice. (The freezer temp was -10F). My dog needs more ice in weather like this.
I called Lowe's and talked to a guy in the appliance department, thinking the unit had a bum ice maker. He told me it has sensors, that have to "learn" how much ice you need. He told me the more ice we used, the more it would make. I'm thinking as he's telling me this, he's been smoking something funny that used to be illegal.
Older ice makers had an arm. When the level of ice in the bin pushed the arm up, it quit making ice. Pull the arm down and it made more. ON or OFF. Simple. So we kept using all the ice it made, and ran the auger until it was empty. Usually emptying it out before bed....
Sure enough, after a week it started making ice like crazy. Talk about over complicating something. I never heard of an appliance you had to "fool" in order for it to work the way you want it to. I shudder to think how much a new ice maker cost on this thing. Now it will fill up the bin overnight.
So off to Lowe's we go and buy a new Whirlpool. We bought a middle of the road model side x side, with water and ice in the door. In 48 hours it only made 3 trays of ice. (The freezer temp was -10F). My dog needs more ice in weather like this.
I called Lowe's and talked to a guy in the appliance department, thinking the unit had a bum ice maker. He told me it has sensors, that have to "learn" how much ice you need. He told me the more ice we used, the more it would make. I'm thinking as he's telling me this, he's been smoking something funny that used to be illegal.
Older ice makers had an arm. When the level of ice in the bin pushed the arm up, it quit making ice. Pull the arm down and it made more. ON or OFF. Simple. So we kept using all the ice it made, and ran the auger until it was empty. Usually emptying it out before bed....
Sure enough, after a week it started making ice like crazy. Talk about over complicating something. I never heard of an appliance you had to "fool" in order for it to work the way you want it to. I shudder to think how much a new ice maker cost on this thing. Now it will fill up the bin overnight.