The Best Way To Deep Clean Your Water Dispenser And Ice Machine

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Sometimes it's the areas we tend to forget about that can become a big mess. In this video I'll share some simple tips to keep your refrigerator's water dispenser and ice maker sparkling clean. Say goodbye to hard water and limescale buildup in your kitchen appliances and enjoy fresh, clean water and ice in just a few steps!
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00:18 Remove The Water Line
00:54 Descale With Vinegar
01:49 Descale Dispenser Panel
03:04 Use Dwell Time
03:27 Clean Ice Maker tray
05:26 Detail The Dispenser Panel
06:29 Reattach The Water Line
06:49 Flush The Water Line
07:16 Change The Water Filter
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@vondy6563 6 ай бұрын

I have 8 loads of laundry to do and I’m watching this

@CantBeHammy 6 ай бұрын

8 😮

@catzlady.8189 5 ай бұрын

It’s start in the right direction.

@carttoclickshow 5 ай бұрын

Lol

@BLCVEVO 3 ай бұрын

Same! 😂😂

@vondy6563 3 ай бұрын

I came back to report that I put the work in and got all my laundry done!

@T4H_Que 6 ай бұрын

Good Work ... Just one note, would recommend you throw out the first 2 or 3 batches of ice as they may have vinegar or sediment from the new filter

@asathomas84 Ай бұрын

If you're changing out the filter, you're supposed to run 3-4 gallons of water through it before it's ready. The ice would be fine then.

@victorlannister5606 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been saying this!!!! I am not a super big fan of cleaning but I’m the one who cleans anything in the fridge I’m gonna do this thank you !

@mikewesby4389 5 ай бұрын

Note that most refrigerators have a quart size water tank somewhere inside the refrigerator so you get cold water from the dispenser every time. You may want to make sure that gets cleaned out as well. Some of that vinegar may linger in the tank.

@HannahMattox 6 ай бұрын

I'm so relieved to see that my method is pretty much exactly what you did, minus the vinegar feed through the line! That's friggin genius!

@CleanThatUp 6 ай бұрын

You don't have to do it often but it makes a huge difference!😀

@rusticitas 6 ай бұрын

Oh, wow. I had no idea all that needed cleaning and attention. Didn’t even know about the filter! So much to learn! Thank you.

@CleanThatUp 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@nolansprojects2840 5 ай бұрын

I don’t even own a fridge with a water/ice dispenser. Idk why I was so interested in this vid. Lol

@susiecarreon6768 5 ай бұрын

So you can be happy about what you're not missing out on....lol

@nolansprojects2840 5 ай бұрын

@@susiecarreon6768 Haha, fair point

@thebadgerette69 3 ай бұрын

Waste of space, I have a side by side with ice/water and hate it!

@ShelterDogs Ай бұрын

I do actually clean, and needed this. But your comment doesn't surprise me. People seem to be relaxed by watching things get cleaned up. Mowing lawn videos garner millions of views. Imagine that?

@nolansprojects2840 Ай бұрын

@@ShelterDogs yea, I love me a lawn clean up vid. Lawn care juggernaut is my fav. But I also love yard work. Haha, I just don’t have a fridge with a water dispenser.

@jessejohnson2551 6 ай бұрын

Nice vid! One thing I do that I'm not sure if it is important or useful, I'd use the quick ice function after a clean or filter change and then diacard the first batch of ice from like 4 hours or overnight.

@CleanThatUp 6 ай бұрын

Really good tip!

@susansharphaynes555 6 ай бұрын

I did it and wow the amount of unseen crud!! The ice chute was black with mold!! I've always thought I did great on upkeep but WOW!! Thank you!!

@lovethosebudgies 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I moved to an area with hard water so I'm going around descaling the plumbing. The only thing I couldn't do is pull out the fridge but I still could repair the controls & icemaker (myself). Now for a good clean!

@EmpressNatiLocs 5 ай бұрын

So good to know. I don’t have a fridge like that but when I do have one with an ice maker and water spigot, now I will know how to clean the. Thank you!❤️

@sergeantsolomon6936 3 ай бұрын

AWESOME SAUCE BROTHER!!! Thank you for a great, well detailed video. My wife and I are grateful 🙏

@patriciaclark8244 2 ай бұрын

WOW...this was exactly what I needed. Recently realized the spout was very dirty...6yr old fridge...really need to clean the whole ice maker. Thank you sooooo much for this video. I'm on it....

@Mari-cre8s 3 ай бұрын

Just bought a new to us house, and this will help us to clean up the questionable looking fridge dispenser for sure!! TYVM 😀👍🏻👍🏻

@mhhh327 5 ай бұрын

Holy cow. Just happened to stumble upon video and was truly amazed. Thank you for sharing. 😁

@looncraz 5 ай бұрын

This is why you buy a $3000 fridge - you never need to worry about cleaning them, they die too quickly for that.

@user-vh2pk6bd3g 5 ай бұрын

3K for a fridge no wonder people have so much debt

@wkbdgeorge 2 ай бұрын

Ge cafe line agrees with this comment

@CRAZY927 2 ай бұрын

😂

@judithdomangue9995 2 ай бұрын

😂

@CYoung-rk9zh 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@EM1473 5 ай бұрын

I have the exact same fridge and I have been curious as to how to clean it. Thank you!!!

@kathiparshall8094 2 ай бұрын

I just bought a new filter, but didn't know that I had to clean the water line. Makes sense. Thanks!

@ReSearcherSusie 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Brandon! 🌟

@marciaann4432 5 ай бұрын

Wow! Who knew! Thank you so much for the step by step instructions! 👍🏻

@CleanThatUp 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@user-ie2jw2zl7o 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for tackling that 🥳

@LL-vd3qi 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU for taking the time to make this vid. It's so helpful. I constantly wash down the outside of everything with soap & hot, using Q-tips on the small parts I can get to, but it doesn't work well. I knew there had to be an easier way! Vinegar!.....Im on it!

@CleanThatUp 4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Lady4Life 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video!!!!

@luisreyes5394 25 күн бұрын

You did a great job 👏

@nikki-noir 3 ай бұрын

I don't even have a fridge with these gadgets but I just had to watch.. hahaha

@1JewelOfTheNile 5 ай бұрын

Satisfying 😊

@_michig 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate this video. Going to tackle my fridge this week 😂

@Parkourmattstrong 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@rishavm8628 6 ай бұрын

So cool

@captainstress 6 ай бұрын

Good video. Do you remove the old filter before running vinegar through the system? Seems like the filter might reduce the effects of the vinegar wash.

@SheilaSpencer1 6 ай бұрын

Every fridge is different. On mine, you can't run water thru the fridge without a filter, water will go everywhere!

@divyangvaidya9675 2 ай бұрын

I've got that exact same fridge. Super helpful video.

@Whenwherehowwhy- 14 күн бұрын

What brand is this fridge? I’ve got a GE I’d like to replace. Thanks

@divyangvaidya9675 14 күн бұрын

@@Whenwherehowwhy- it's a Whirlpool side by side refrigerator

@SP-ql9xz 6 ай бұрын

❤thx

@paulathorne1 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I am going to try to do this process. One question: How do you clean the ice cube tray?

@laurellwomack6846 6 ай бұрын

Hey, Youngman, thank you for sharing. How often should this be done pls?

@jrvanhooser 3 ай бұрын

Another excellent video-thank you! I’m sure this is answered elsewhere so forgive me, but is the vinegar you use the 5% solution or the ‘cleaning’ vinegar (which is in the 30% ballpark)? Thanks for your time

@thomastevis8655 6 ай бұрын

Awesome videos sorry I’m so late

@michellesmith-goldberg5080 6 ай бұрын

Great video! How do I know if I'm a clean squad/pateron member? I haven't seen my name come up at the end of your videos but when I go to the member page it says I'm a member. Love your videos! Thank you for everything you do! ❤❤❤

@2_blAck 2 ай бұрын

I don’t have an ice maker but here I am😂😂😂🤷🏽‍♀️ Good Fun Fact lol

@TiredMomma 6 ай бұрын

I just noticed your crunch labs magnet 😄 Btw, what works best to remove rust from the screws on a toilet seat lid? Without removing the screws.

@JaySharknado 6 ай бұрын

Hey Brandon - may have been asked on your socials, but what kind of footstopper cork (or whatever) do you use on all your appliances to have them slide around on your floor like magic? Lots of your appliances when you're doing cleaning videos just seem to glide - and I want in on it! Cheers.

@dorr221 3 ай бұрын

You missed flushing the ice maker water line and cleaning the ice cube making tray.

@karenmartinez8176 2 ай бұрын

Woohoo, thanks.

@jennyg542 3 ай бұрын

We are going through our first boil water notice. Do you think this cleaning method will do the job once the notice is lifted? Thank you!

@pcktbrst720 6 ай бұрын

I need that sweatshirt Brandon. Take my money! 😂

@CleanThatUp 6 ай бұрын

🤔

@hitmanshivam3889 6 ай бұрын

Tell us how to clean terrazzo floors (or mosaic flooring)

@ericacavazos324 5 ай бұрын

Is it straight vinegar for the line or mixed with water?

@drewksidetour Ай бұрын

Hope much vinegar would I need? I have like only a cup or so left in my bottle. I wonder if I can add a bit or water.

@kathrynp7595 6 ай бұрын

Did not know I should do this, do you want to come to my house to clean😉

@pattiweirich8577 Ай бұрын

Question: my mother says she doesn’t need to change the filter because her towns water is good. I said that can’t be right. What is your opinion!

@rdsalas44 2 күн бұрын

do you have to replace or remove the water/ ice filter?

@panthon13_ 17 сағат бұрын

My water dispenser on this fridge sprays out so far forward that it misses the tray entirely and runs down the front of the door. I constantly have mineral build up from the water stream. It would be awesome if you made a video showing how to remove that front dispenser control panel on this unit (or any tips on removing it.) I’d like to get access to that water line so I can extend and redirect it towards the water/ice tray. I’ve tried depressing the two clips under the touch panel like you would with most other whirlpool dispensers, but there is still something holding the panel in and using any kind of force to pull on the panel is going to break that something.

@loghome7061 5 ай бұрын

What brand are those green gloves?

@gregorypontius251 Ай бұрын

What about vinegar in the water filter? Wont that ruin the filter?

@stripesrcool 3 ай бұрын

What about cleaning the water chute in the ice maker?

@bat916onminez 5 ай бұрын

Does this damage the water filter? They are usually paper inside

@user-nv4qm2ol3w 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you for making this video. I have a question about a different topic. We have the same refrigerator as you do in the video. Ours works fine when we use the drinking water line, but when the ice maker starts drawing water and making ice, ice pools at the bottom of the freezer. Do you happen to know why that is? Thank you so much again.

@danid8178 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes the ice gets stuck in the shute. On the freezer door. I normally look through there and take out as much ice as I can. Then put some hot water in a cup to pour into the shute. Make sure to have a pitcher or big cup on the door of the freezer to collect whatever you are pouring through the shute.

@ramoncasa869 5 ай бұрын

But you said your orange towel was for your bathroom...🙄😉😅 Great video.

@Drekulviin 5 ай бұрын

6:34 You should use teflon on the tap.

@lottiekenney636 6 ай бұрын

Hi Please make a video on how to twist out the fridge water filter and replace .😢😢😢😢❤

@-R_H 6 ай бұрын

Shut off water supply and drain the water in the lines until it's gone. Then unscrew filter and replace. Might have to push and turn. It probably won't unscrew with water pressure and water lines open

@carlah6102 3 ай бұрын

What About when they mold and get molding grimy do a video on that

@marias4517 3 күн бұрын

Is there a way to actually remove that section from the fridge? This method won’t reach the area I’m trying to reach.

@TheTroothseekr 2 ай бұрын

Ok, I just bought some microfiber. Could you have the company consider 6 packs in other sizes? I don’t want 12 clothes in every color of the rainbow (unless you have a storage video somewhere!

@ssaraccoii 5 ай бұрын

Better check whether you have a filter inside the fridge. May need to remove the filter and install the bypass device supplied with the refrigerator before you start.

@geoffh1 2 ай бұрын

Did you watch the whole video?

@ssaraccoii 2 ай бұрын

@@geoffh1 Yes. I didn’t see them dealing with it.

@JuanSanchez-pq7xn 5 ай бұрын

What happens with the water filter ?

@brandithompson8070 5 ай бұрын

❤

@bry120 5 ай бұрын

When was the last time you cleaned your home water line?

@maggiew6200 22 күн бұрын

No way you didn’t clean that floor before haha 🤪

@lindseyivy9532 13 сағат бұрын

But what about the filter, I don't want vinegar going through the expensive filters

@harrylumsdon6773 5 ай бұрын

We need a adapter. Builder grade water outlets are sketchy

@SonyaAcuna 2 ай бұрын

We just moved into a new rental home. It appears the water spot and ice maker were never used or never cleaned. The ice shoot is completely molded. The ice maker itself is rusted. This cleaning project is beyond me! Any tips? I’m so scared to tackle the mold in the ice shoot. I’ve chosen to avoid it altogether and we don’t use the water/ice from the fridge whatsoever

@daydreamer4775 3 күн бұрын

Run a gallon of water thru the line after changing the filter.

@AngelicaMJJ 5 ай бұрын

Does cleaning vinegar work the same as white or distilled vinegar?

@CleanThatUp 5 ай бұрын

Yes

@AngelicaMJJ 5 ай бұрын

@@CleanThatUp Thank you much for the quick reply 😊

@jennyk544 6 ай бұрын

I believe the word is “spigot”.

@eddiebezzell 5 ай бұрын

Should you not remove the filter first? And then add a new one after you have flushed the vinegar out. No point cleaning out the old one with vinegar.

@funnyside6 6 ай бұрын

I like it all and should make it easier. I'm still concerned about using dish soap (no matter how little) to clean the inside of the fridge and or freezer. Seems to me that it will leave a task and/or smell.

@lovethosebudgies66 12 күн бұрын

I can't pull my fridge out so I bent down to see a filthy grill. How did that happen??

@mnml 3 ай бұрын

Good tips. Thank you

@ironqqq 5 ай бұрын

Remove your water filters either inline or inside fridge filter before you do any of this vinegar descaling

@JamieCormier 6 ай бұрын

My ice dispenser is full of mold. I can’t figure out how to take it apart to clean it so I just turned it off and never use it.

@princessnaa8310 3 ай бұрын

What Is the yellow thing in the ice shoot please?

@KHAOE1 3 ай бұрын

That was the light from when you get ice at night time.

@phenry5083 5 ай бұрын

picolas cage!

@robertabyrd7794 2 ай бұрын

Thank you my daughter stop making ice cream and water

@warmaster81330 3 ай бұрын

You should definitely be the joker for Halloween if you haven’t already.

@user-xd2ml8dn9h 3 ай бұрын

When i do this i wash, rinse with clear water and then dry so that I don't have to ingest soap

@berhamlatif7457 5 ай бұрын

There are filters and membranes. How safe is vinegar and won't cause any damage?

@1JewelOfTheNile 5 ай бұрын

There’s food grade vinegar and cleaning vinegar. Food grade is perfectly safe but if you use cleaning grade, rinse thoroughly, use gloves 🧤 and a mask 😷.

@berhamlatif7457 5 ай бұрын

@@1JewelOfTheNile Perfect, thanks.

@dynastyfamily00 5 ай бұрын

@@1JewelOfTheNileeven food grade vinegar will destroy 95% of filters. Until you change the filter after sending vinegar thru it, you will be getting 100% unfiltered line water with a tad bit of vinegar. You won't like the taste of that. Change the filter after running at least several gallons of clean water thru the line.

@1JewelOfTheNile 5 ай бұрын

@@dynastyfamily00 No it won’t, food grade vinegar has an average 3% acidity and is used to clean meats, collards, kale etc. So it will stand up to filters.

@dynastyfamily00 5 ай бұрын

@@1JewelOfTheNile Seen many refrigerators, seen more filters than refrigerators. Never heard any manufactured filter that recommended use after sending anything but tap water thru it.... But if that's your speed, I won't disagree with what you like. I just wouldn't recommend it to someone else.

@jog967 5 ай бұрын

I have the same make and model of your fridge in the video. But there is something you missed to removed - water filter. The vinegar will react with the water filter in the first part of your video.

@tcm087 5 ай бұрын

He does address this towards the end. Sounds like his vinegar deep clean coincides with changing the filter, so it wouldn’t matter then if you’re changing it out anyway.

@captainrobots1 5 ай бұрын

Ok, but why does my water and ice don't work when I have the filter in. But work when it's not in? It just randomly stopped working one day and even changed filter too and even tried another one.

@milfordcivic6755 5 ай бұрын

Your filter housing is broken. The plunger in the housing acts like a valve. It's not letting the water go into the filter and bypassing it. Happened to me 2 yrs ago.

@bobyahatovich 5 ай бұрын

Ok calling bs on the ‘vinegar flush’ 🎉

@itsamilkshake 2 ай бұрын

You look like a younger Macaulay Culkin

@assface199 5 ай бұрын

Flush that system a couple times with vinegar and you will be replacing the valve assemble and seals. They are not designed to handle that acid. Do you flush your water lines in your house? There is no reason to flush that line, it's a sealed system. Fine with all the rest of the cleaning.

@lottiekenney636 6 ай бұрын

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@John-ml4pr 3 ай бұрын

Your excessive use of the word “quick/quickly” reminded me of Joe Pesci’s famous performance in Goodfellas

@lllmmm3572 3 ай бұрын

All of your cleaning methods look good, but I don’t see how the flushing of the system is going to do much good unless you flush it with water under pressure. You’d have to rig up a tank or something to do that, but it would also let you flush it with plenty of clean water, afterward. Maybe there’s a device out there for this.

@Sylvan_dB 6 ай бұрын

Might want to remove the filter first, or at least put it in bypass.

@R__T 4 ай бұрын

Take the filter out. It goes ALOT FASTER.

@marias4517 3 күн бұрын

How do you take the filter out and the spout itself ?

@R__T 3 күн бұрын

@@marias4517 my filter is on the very top right when you open the right sides door: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ec-em8KK1Z20eGw.htmlsi=oIn1t47gjKz8iks4

@soniaf7794 3 ай бұрын

Why vinegar and not diluted bleach? Is vinegar an anti-microbial?

@johnkelly9451 3 ай бұрын

Vinegar kills mold and mildew and descales hard water crust. Food safe, deodorizes (the smell will go away) It makes things shine like windows (diluted with water)... That's how we descale our coffee pot and dishwasher... I can't answer about Clorox, I think I would personally choose vinegar in this case too. We've never thought to flush the water line before. I suppose we could just get new water line hose too?

@johnkelly9451 3 ай бұрын

Commentor further down asked if the water filter should be removed first. No answer as of now yet. Good point. Good question. Perhaps it's ok to?

@mandi-xo1dt 6 ай бұрын

Now i am so glad i didnt buy a fridge like this! Lol

@AliB333 3 ай бұрын

This won't work on my fridge. I even tried putting the line in to the bottle of vinegar and then blowing air in to the bottle to create pressure, couldn't get a single drop to go in to the line =/.

@johnkelly9451 3 ай бұрын

Did someone push the water dispenser while you held the vinegar with far end of hose high?

@AliB333 3 ай бұрын

@@johnkelly9451 Yes it was pushed the whole time.

@MicheleKidwell 3 ай бұрын

Have the same problem with ours! Anyone have a solution for that yet?

@Peter12029 5 ай бұрын

That ice maker really waste a lot of space😢 that was one of my considerations when purchasing a new fridge. Seems to take up two large internal shelf space and the door shelves for the chute. the one I have just takes up two door shelves.

@johnkelly9451 3 ай бұрын

We take our ice dispenser box out. I just use icecube trays. I like the extra space for food. I just must be careful not to turn the bar on.