I realize this is an older video but I'm hoping you still read the comments once in awhile. I am a 73 year old woman and I walk with a walker, so taking my ice maker out to the sink and dumping the water out and taking it apart would not be on my list of fun things to do for the day. I had a problem with my over 1 year old ice machine, where it would work fine for a few weeks, then just stop making ice. After hitting buttons and saying a few choice words, finally after half a day or so would just start back up like nothing was wrong. But then it started happening more often. Today it stopped again. I watched about 4-5 videos but all of them would require me to have to work on it myself. I watched your video and one of the things you said was about the infrared not working and to hold the select button down for 10 or 15 seconds and I did that and it worked perfectly! I thought I would have to hold it down every time I wanted to get a tray of ice dumped into the basket but lo and behold as I'm sitting here it's on it's 4th pass and is still going. Thank you so much for your video and how you took the time to list symptoms and fixes for each problem because it saved this 73 year old on social security from having to buy another one. Bless You!

Great troubleshooting video. Thank you for your comprehensive breakdown of all possible issues on the basis of individual component failures. I realize this is very time consuming, yet will undoubtedly assist many viewers in diagnosing their machines. Two thumbs up. Awesome work!

This is a great a troubleshooting video! It has clear component identification, explanations on what they do and where the problem could be. I wish there were more like this. Thank you so much for sharing your finds! 😊

The world is a better place because of people like this!

Thank you for making this video, it helped me identify what was wrong with mine (the pedal that rotates with the tray is pressing the rear switch, but I think the button is broken, I will have to find a way to replace it). Honestly I will never take for granted any "small" channels like yours, they have helped me many times when I needed to diagnose an issue with a car, machine, etc. Thank you once again so much for the time you took in making this video. Folks don't appreciate enough.

By far the best troubleshooting video I’ve seen. You explain each component, it’s function, symptoms of failure and added some tips to bypass error codes, in just 5 minutes. You even spoke clearly with no annoying background music. Do you need a job? Seriously, I looking forward for a service technician.

Wow .Great explanation 👍 I have one of these countertop ice maker bought it years ago at Target for around $89. My girlfriend liked it so much she found one and got one herself. About after a little over a year my ice maker failed I thought it could be the water pump considering it would cycle over and over and no water was pumped into the reservoir to make ice. About 9 minutes after my ice maker stopped working my girlfriend's ice maker stopped working too she told me she was going to throw it away I told her not to and to bring it to me in hopes that someday I would learn more about these ice makers and be able to make a repair on both of them. Here we are in the future looks like I got some pretty good tips on how to beyond the road to repairing my ice maker and my girlfriend's ice maker that would be wonderful. Thanks for this knowledge of countertop ice makers I enjoyed it tremendously sincerely Joey ⚓

Very good video, top class . You should do more in depth product reviews like this, you could highlight things that need redesigning.

Like literally THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I never knew why it kept saying ice is full when it wasnt. You saved a family from going without ice! You're a blessing!!! 👐👐👐

Right on brother! This is the most useful video I've seen on the matter. I've got a couple different problems, now I know where to look once I fix the first one.

Thank you for your research and sharing of knowledge. I can't imagine how many of these are in the landfill now because of a few simple components. My tray motor makes some sounds like it's trying but the tray doesn't move. Not sure why, guess I will have to see if I can change the motor or further examine the tray. Thanks again! Great work.

Seriously you deserve too credits and number one trouble shooting video for basically all models like this. Had no idea but a god damn Guess and tore things apart I 100% didn’t remember how to put back together

Really nice job going through a bunch of scenarios. Awesome troubleshooting video!

Thanks so much! Been days figuring my issue for rca Ric-102 but I did notice my one side switch was not normal. No one else ever mentioned this but one, however he didn’t give my exact symptoms which you did. I think I’ve broke it by now through trial and errors, but wish I saw your video right away. They are the same but names are different.

I had this same unit...worked ok but the pump was real loud. I remove the pump, removed the 3 small screws where the propellor was, pulled it apart cleaned the propellor part with water, reinstall and it worked without making noise!

Thank you, never had no problems with my new one yet! But you did a great video on problem solving in the future for me. You got new sub!

Great break it down video, thank you, you helped me find my problem with details symptoms!

Nice video I wondered how the good old ice cam off the tubes a heater makes sense. Anyhow great video will watch it a few times to get all the information you gave👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you very much for a great troubleshooting video. This was very useful for my fixing my own ice making machine, an RCA branded one but just the same as the one on the video. My issue was “How to clean” it. Under the cover, that can only be removed by firstly removing the rear plastic panel around the unit (6 screws removed on the very bottom), then removing the lid that is held by 4 screws - all Phillips type screw heads. The interior of the unit and under the lid that is not normally accessible was full of grimy dirt and was totally disgusting thinking I had been drinking clean water for nearly 2 years by that time. I had to use Palmolive dishwater soap with a soft scrubbing sponge or other material to remove the grime. Even though I use a Brita filter to remove the bad taste of the fluoridated water, it does not remove copper nor cadmium, there was plenty of dark black spots all over the underside of the cover and sides of the white plastic water container and holder (some black stains were from the Brita filter carbon) but there was real grimy stuff from water drying and leaving behind dust and other particles (minerals and much garbage) that should not be in the water). After 15 minutes or more of scrubbing, using a toothbrush, soft scouring pad, and using a bit of vinegar. I also used dishwashing soap, but very little, just a few drops. Then after tons of water to clean out all the soap, my machine was clean again. My only question is how to clean the water filter as it will surely require cleaning or replacement. Judging by the black spots all over the underside of the lid and water holder the filter does not filter much of anything. One issue that arose is with the cooling or refrigeration tubing that must be raised slightly to remove the water tray. On putting the tray back I forgot to raise it a bit, I noticed that after making ice, some of the ice cubes were stuck together at the top with told me the refrigeration tubing was sitting in the water. To fix it,, I had to remove the cover again and raise the left side of the refrigeration tubing to get it out of the water. I only used my fingers to slightly lift the tubing. Using tools might damage the tubing. After that the round ice cubes were just perfect

Ok so I have a project that requires me to run this max constantly and basically freeze the coil solid and didn’t know how to get it to do that and thank god I found your video I understand how to bypass all the useless things now thank u

excellent video. fingers crossed things start working

Thanks for this vid; was very helpful to give insight how to fix our Igloo ice maker. For what it’s worth, we also suffered from a faulty switch @ 0:11. But after replacing switch, the Igloo failed again days later. This time the culprit was synchronous motor @ 2:20; the drum that rotates tray was so encrusted with rust-it would no longer rotate. A simple cleaning with wire brush was all it took. With the motor disengaged from the tray, we also figured out how to take the rotating tray completely out; the only benefit being able to access the ice making area for a thorough wipe down. Hope this helps.

I really appreciate the video! Thanks man! Great break down of the many possibilities

Thank you for your video. I fixed my ice maker because of it!

Bro. You save me 30 min. Thank you for disabling those switches.

Yeah that was totally the problem after watching your break down I have discovered that the fan will not kick on unless I manually do it but as long as I spin it once it will make ice. If I don't it won't LOL

Great Video , just about covers everything , I will proceed on !! Never Give Up !!!!

Thank you so much your video was straight to the point and useful!🤩🤩

Thanks so much for the time you took to do this.

Thank you Thank you! Just what I needed to fix my machine!!

Finally some useful information. Thanks

How easy is the water pump to get to and replace ? Mine is making a screeching noise and making small cubes .

Great background music Thanks for the vid

Very helpful tutorial! Thank you. I tested the two micro switches on my ice maker with a multimeter, and they work fine. The problem with my ice maker is that there is no water in tray; hence, there is no ice. The water pump works fine, but water doesn't go into the no-cracked ice forming tray, into the water reservoir instead. No leaking. Only the Add Water light on after each cycle even though plenty of water in the reservoir. Appreciate all your helps.

I have one that the power light keeps blinking on and off no matter what you do. Has soon has I plug it in and that is all is does, any fixes for that one?

I like your repair videos. Do you know where I an find a thermistor for a IGLOO ICE115-SS It is hard to find for me. Everything works as it should but fan never comes on suspecting bad thermistor on the condensor unit. Thanks

I have a tramontina model just like yours in the video just different brand.. I loved mine had it about 5 months.. & it’s started the ice full light on & that I can get it to reset sometimes.. but the last day or 2 if I can get it to reset the little shovel thing that shovels ice into the basket won’t shovel it into the basket ... do they have a filter & can they be cleaned

Great video question that what do you do here compressor isn't working

Similar ice maker - plug it in - something click, sounds like it is the motor - no lights illuminate. Any thoughts? Worked perfectly back in July when it was last used

My igloo is 2 days old and the compressor is very loud now ..any thoughts? Bad factory compressor?

Mine has a problem at the stage when water is already filled and compressor has to kick in. Most of the times it doesn't start any more (tray goes back to default position), but if it starts then the machine works just fine until turned off. I can see side fan move a notch and stop. Could it be some starter capacitor not being able to hold charge to kickstart or something like that?

Thank you so much! We just had to clean that infrared sensor.

My ice machine isnt moving like you said in the video but all of my lights come on. I have cleaned it multiple times with nothing. I can see that it trys to move but its like it is stuck. no water comes in either. I was wondering if it was just a calcium build up. How would I go about descaling it without buying stuff. Thank you

Cam you please help?Just bought doesn't work.fan never stops and no lights turn on during the cycle and seems to be cycling fine,water is pumped but no ice.Aplease any input/advice would be much appreciated.Igloo ICEb26bk

My "hOmeLabs Portable Ice Maker Machine for Countertop" is only making half cubes, the lower half. The fan is working, no lights are flashing, and I've cleaned it the best I could. I could not find a way to take it apart to give it a full clean, or to flush the tube. I'm currently trying a vinegar/water mixture to clean it out. If that doesn't work, any ideas? After I cleaned it, I ran it a few cycles, still bottom-half cubes. Waiting on the vinegar/water right now. Tky for the inner look & tips!

Hey I bought one off a guy that sold me one on craigslist its new in the box. It does not make ice . Water works good but the fingers in the tray do not get cold . I took the back cover off I hear the compressor work it gets pretty hot but on the evap it says room temperature. I don't see no oil leaks any suggestions relay?

Mi icemaker is experiencing the first issue you mentioned. (Tray continues to turn never to stay and fill. What do I do to remedy the issue?

Where can you get those red solenoid valve things??? Mine is not dropping the ice

I have one of these machines that is leaking water while it’s operating properly. It is not coming from the water chamber. It looks like it’s coming from where the pump area is underneath. Is there a recommended fix for this or just take it apart and try to figure out where it’s leaking? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Any idea why my new ice machine isn’t getting current? I plugged it in and no lights came on or I could not hear anything.

I have a solid green power light, tray moves into position, pump does nothing. Then tray goes back to beginning, and the small/large light goes out. I've tested the pump with a 12 volt power supply (it works). Fuse is good. It stopped working after I washed behind the tray (manually moving it). It started making ice for a day after I shook the hell out of it. Once the bucket was full it stopped working again. Any ideas or suggestions?

Suggestions on how to clean the working insides? I have cleaned what is visible to the eye without taking anything apart. It saw unused over winter when my tap water was cold enough to full a cup. Now I am wanting to use the ice maker again but am concerned it's gross inside.

Thank you...our machine is making ice, but when the bucket of ice is lifted out the ice is drippy at the bottom....like it's not quite cold enough or has extra water.....what would cause this? Thanks for your informative video...

hey great tutorial. I have a problem with my ice maker and the problem is that after a short time it turns off by itself, it will not make ice, the compressor is very hot and the fan does not work and when it turns off it shakes terribly, at the end you can hear a buzzing noise. about a minute after turning off you hear a click like an electro-valve, is there any advice?

I wonder if you can help me I have the same exact model. It is not really that old maybe six months old Basically the switches are working... It works exactly as it's supposed to accept the prongs that make the ice and get frosty do not get frosty.. I did check the overload for the compressor.. it read 1.0 ohms when it was cold or room temp.. The only thing I can think of is the compressor is not working.. I hear it click on and off it sounds like it's turning on but again not getting cold?

great video! does anyone know where I can get an ice tray replacement part for this model?

excellent troubleshooting video, but I didn't seem to find my issue... my bucket fills up, both mini switches click on and off, the fan runs, but doesn't make ice. I do a hear an intermittent clicking sound, like its trying to turn the compressor on, but can't... any ideas?

Mine runs a few normal cycles and then seems to get stuck with the tray in the upright position. The Ice full light will flash. If I give the water holding tray a slight push down it will start up again. Any ideas?

My igloo ice maker is making tiny little ice cubes that are barely ice cubes… the water isn’t filling up all the way where the ice is made even though the water is full… do you what the issue could be? The vent seems to be working.

I have a different model (ICEB26AQ). My unit was showing add water when the reservoir was full. I opened it up cleaned the screw and needle. It started to work, however the first ice cubes were very small and now the water is running but does not make it to the basket to be frozen. It just runs down the inside back into the water reservoir as if it doesn't have enough pressure. What could cause this and how do I fix this?

I have one of these and been able to use it twice. Mostly everything seems fine, compressor comes on, prongs get frosty, solenoid kicks in to release the ice etc. However, I never actually get ice because the tray is CONSTANTLY moving all the way back and forth. It never sticks in the upper position to let the water freeze. Any ideas???

Thank you for this great video! My machine is making a grinding noise when the tray comes up to deposit the frozen cubes. Sometimes the tray doesn’t come up far enough and a cube gets lodged behind it causing the cycle to stop. If I catch it, I use a chopstick to get the ice cube out. The noise also happens just before the cubes drop off the metal pins. We replaced the two blue side switches last year. Do you know what would cause this, how to fix it? Thank you.

Hi, my ice maker fills with water continuously for about a minute, then the tray keeps cycling. The prongs the ice is suppose to form on never gets cold. What could be wrong?

Hi, I have the same igloo ice maker. The Add Water light stays on but the tray fills with water, I can hear the compressor and fan cycling as normal. If you, or anyone else knows what the solution might be, would appreciate ideas. Thank you

Good troubleshooting- can you replace the compressor? Mine does everything cycles, fills, dumps, fan kicks on, but I never hear the compressor and it never gets cold

looks like my solenoid valve needs to be replaced. is that possible? if so, do oyu have a video or instructions on how to do that?

but how do you get the unit open mine is leaking just near the pump

Hello Blazfros! Thanks for your video. Can you maybe explain to me how I remove the top of the machine? I want to clean up the junk inside the back of the machine, but im afraid I break something. Thank you!

Mine only make 2 cubes it only freezeing 2 places on the condencer what my problem would you know

I get great ice all morning and afternoon long. Around say like 5 in the evening, my ice is very thin and I get hardly any ice. Do you know why this would be ? I go to bed & wake up to a full basket of nice normal cubes.

My icemaker makes thin ice dissolves before the next batch drops any solutions? Tia

Everything is working out the water is shooting the water out behind the tray?

So my side switch is definitely stuck, and idea how to replace?

Water tray fills up, but red solid add water light comes on and nothing else happens. Any idea? IEvery other part looks ok.

My tray motor isn't working is there an available replacement? Is it easy to replace?

My new unboxed ice maker doesn’t seem to have any current going to it. Help

Great video thanks you solved my problem

When a side switch (microswitch) fails, this can start considerable trouble you won't know is going on. When you replace one switch, replace the other one too. The bucket is rotated with considerable force by the motor. If the switch does not work reliably, the bucket can be forced against the rotational stops. I have found motor torque is so great it can crack the bucket near the motor coupling. When this happens, the bucket will leak and dribble water down over the motor bearing/shaft. A bucket crack can be sealed by skillful use of a 450F soldering iron on the inside of the bucket (a Weller station will adjust down to this temperature) and strengthened using a thin layer of epoxy on the crack on the outside of the bucket. (JB Weld epoxy for plastic is sold in auto stores.) This method prevents water from coming into contact with epoxy and gives added strength to the bucket itself. When the shaft (steel) and bearing (also steel!) rusts, it will freeze up and stop the motor. Along with installing new switches, you will need to free up the motor shaft. How is a frozen motor fixed? Bucket motors are not sold on the web anymore. I recommend Thrust Ion Penetrating Oil spray and use vice-grip pliers to force-rotate the motor shaft. Auto mechanics swear by Thrust. Not sold at Autozone or Advanced Auto. Thrust spray makes WD40 look worthless. Thrust foams up and will dissolve rust. All this can happen because of a $.99 microswitch failure!

So if we get the SOLID ADD WATER light all the time, and the WATER PUMP is gone, what do we do? the Ice maker is less than one year old?

Excellent video

soo how do you fix the top switch

Where can i buy the top switch?

Mine is leaking water from the bottom. It’s making ice as it should. What do you think it could be? The pump seems to make a funny sound at times.

Mine has green power light on solid. When the ice machine turns on, it sounds like something is stopping the water pump

I replaced my moter got cleaned my fan got my ice maker working but after 12 hours my ice melts in my machine stops the only way for me to get it running again is for me to manually stick my hand inside and lightly pull the ice tray towards me and that starts the motor up again and then it starts to run for another 12 hours. But I don’t know why it’s not running consistently

0:52 Top switch stuck on... My case- the screws were too tight! As I started to loosen the screw on side opposite the lever to test switch it popped open. Tightened it down and the switch stuck, backed screws out and klick! Left the screws loose a quarter turn, never had the issue again! Cheers!

Hi, I'm having problems with my ice maker, it does make ice from the start then after around 5 batches of ice, it will create a rumbling sound and will not freeze and create ice at all..

All I have is a power light flashing any idea what this could be?

what if it is running normally but making a terrible grinding sound?

I believe Mine has an issue with knowing the pump is working (It pumps a lot of water) but the "no water" light lights up and releases all the water in the tray. I've cleaned the pump, but only lasted a few days. now its intermittent....

What do I do if when ever my ice is about to drop it makes this terrible loud screaming noice that no one can stand everything works it just makes this loud terrible nice help plz and thx

I️ got a brand new igloo ice machine last week and it runs about two or three full cycles then it randomly shuts off and all the lights on top blink on and off together as of it lost power. I have tried 3 different outlets in my home, even the outlet that my two door refrigerator and freezer (with its own ice maker) is plugged into, and after about 20-30 minutes the machine stops operating and the lights blink. The machine is definitely off when the lights begin to blink because the process is halted completely, no matter where it is in the ice process, and all of the ice slowly melts until i notice the issue and press the power button back on. It then begins to make ice again for a couple cycles before shutting off again. Do you have any tips for this issue? I️ assume it is a power problem but why would my refrigerator of 20 years run without any issues but the portable ice machine won’t?

Is it easy to replace the fan

Mine works but it’s leaving water on the counter any Suggestions

I hope someone is still monitoring. My ice117 makes a lot of noice all the time except when it drops and refills. Any suggestions?

if the power led green light is just blinking..... whats the problem.

Where can you buy the Tray motor- 2.2kiloohms?

Amazing video

My problem is the the top reservoir will not stay in the up positions and the water just runs out. It cycles about 4 times and comes to rest in the down position.

Thanks for this video!! I’m sure this info will be helpful in the future. I am having an issue however that wasn’t covered, mine won’t stop making ice after the bin is full. Any thoughts on what could be the problem? Thanks!