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Sometimes that is the only way to deal with an aggravation.

Thanks again.

I really think almost all the little ice machines are made by the same company; at least they look so much alike.

Thank you kindly!

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9 years, wow, that is amazing. You got a good one.

Much appreciated!

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Very nice.

Thanks for the comment and for watching.

Thank you so much 😀

A hot gas bypass valve sends hot refrigerant to the evaporator(ice maker pins). That melts a bit of the ice and it falls off.

@@metalplasticelectronics354 Thank you, that makes it clear. By the way: My ice maker, with a new IR-Diode and a bit craftsmanship, works like a charm again! A good feeling, and triple good if I think that I did prevent unnecessary waste and unnecessary spending (including the taxes for the ever more hungry bureaucratic monsters around the world).

I agree with you there for sure.

If it's not showing out of water, then it's probably an electrical control problem. Have you pulled the control board out and looked to see if anything looks burned?

If it sounds like the pump is running, then the pump is probably bad. If you can't hear the pump running, it might be an electrical problem supplying voltage to the pump, or the pump could be bad.

I doubt it’s a sensor problem. Take a look at this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJN9ZZudyZqWnY0.htmlsi=PXcfYJhK2R_v8ho- . If it’s not the plastic broken, it may be the motor that drives the tray.

It could be either. I would check and see if the motor has any resistance to the windings.

I take the case completely apart in this video. If you are thinking about the part of the lid that covers the water tray. It just lifts up from the front, it is a bit tight.

Thanks. I'll have to try that with the phone camera, that could come in handy.

Mine makes a lot more noise pumping water than it used to. But it was still pumping fine until the ice shovel broke again. The pump is buried way up in the thing, so it is not easy to get to. I doubt there is much that could be done to make it pump quieter.

@@metalplasticelectronics354 Fortunately, I did the 10-1 Water/Vinegar mix, ran it thru the “self-clean” mode and it quieted down, good as new. Thanks for your response.

Very nice. Cleaning didn't help the noise with mine. When I get it going again, I'll have to try with a bit stronger vinegar mix. Thanks.

I’ve never had the lights flash on mine. If you unplug it and then plug it back in does it do anything? Do you hear any motors running?

Make sure the coil with the fan on it is clean. There is no air filter, so if dust builds up too much on the coil, it will hurt the cooling. Make sure the fan is running as well.

@@metalplasticelectronics354 thanks, found the culprit...seems like the solenoid is always allowing warm coolant to run through even when it's not supposed to, so only the side nearest to the coil freezes enough but the rest of the element stays at above frozen temps. Seems like too much trouble to replace as it may require re-soldering those tiny copper pipes

@@TonySGuo Yes, if it's not an electrical signal keeping it open. probably not worth fixing. And those tiny pipes have R600a refrigerant in them, and it is flammable.

Can you tell if it has an infrared sensors to detect the ice full? If so it could be either the LED or the photo diode going bad.

The thought of ice trays sends a shiver of horror up my spine.

They expect it to be thrown away.

True. I have a question for you sir. With water pump and ice scoop motor disconnected, lid open and a fan in front of it, can this machine be used as a cheep air conditioning unit ? There will need to be two pvc hoses for air inlet and outlet for the compressor so that hot side is isolated from cold side Will it work ? Also what is that loud banging noise during the ice making cycle ? I have same machine. Will control board keep the compressor on chill cycle and running.

Does yours have a float to detect the water level or use the pump load? If a float it might be going bad or a bad connection.

I don't see how they can either.

This one in the video has a float switch in it to tell the microcontroller if there is water in it. But I think some models check if water is running through the water pump. If it has a float switch, then the first thing would be to make sure it is moving freely. If it is, then you would have to check the voltages back at the control board to isolate the problem. I haven't torn apart the pump type, so I'm not sure how they work.

I guess it could be converted into a tiny air conditioner. You would probably have to replace the entire control system, I believe it works on time, and you would never want it to switch into defrost mode. Would be a huge amount of work for a tiny bit of cooling.

@@metalplasticelectronics354 it runs on little electricity so could come handy in cooling small places. Could the machine be tricked into keeping the cooling cycle running? I assume some sensor inputs tell it to start defrost cycle. I am thinking just removing water pump and scoop motor so whatever tells control board that ice has formed will never give that input and control board will keep on running cool cycle? Or what would happen if I did this?

I think it is controlled by time. I don't remember any sensor for the ice being formed. You would probably have to jump out the compressor relay and make sure the bypass valve stays in the correct position. Probably would need a bit stronger fan on the condenser coil as well.

@@metalplasticelectronics354 if it works on time then yes removing some components would not work. Could compressor just be wired directly with mains just bypassing control board so just supplying mains power starts the cool cycle. Micro air conditioning systems costs so much but they are basically not very different from this machine.

@@metalplasticelectronics354 maybe its another video idea for you 😊 it can be hugely popular I believe. Second fan can be used to force air into compressor side from the air inlet hose

Ebay is about the only place I saw any parts for these things.

If it can’t be glued back. I did find some Ebay listing for some of the parts. But I wasn’t able to find any parts from the manufacture. I didn’t try calling the company and see if they had any replacement parts. If all else fails could try that.