my wife read some place , on the internet,
how to check and verify the function of an ice maker in the refrigerator, that has stopped making ice cubes,
yeah my refrigerator stopped doing so, so I started looking into WHY??
WHAT I found it was the water feed that someone turned off, to the refrigerator,
was the issue, in this case, but you can't just point out the obvious, to MS GRUMPY,!
I need to FOLLOW instructions to check and correct the problem according to MS GRUMPY,
and IM obviously just not being appreciative that she looked into the test procedure!
well she's trying to help, but she refuses to use logic!
well part of the test procedure on the internet,
STEP ONE, on the internet,
is making sure the water feed line, feeding the ice maker,
is not frozen, blocking the water feed, in the freezer ice maker, feeding the ice cube tray!
they suggest using a hair drier to heat/thaw the line ,
and point out that just because the cold water dispenser in the door supplies water its not 100% certain the ice cube tray is getting filled,
but point out the refrigerator will require several hours after the lines clear and flowing water to get cold enough,
to make ice, the use of a infrared temp gun should be used,
to verify the freezer temps in the 5 DEG-12 DEG range ,
before the ice maker should start producing new ice cubes,
to allow the water in the ice maker to freeze and make cubes after the line is verified to supply water to the ice maker,
and that might require several hours time, maybe over night to refreeze cubes.
one more reason any mechanic should own a decent accurate, infrared temp gun for trouble shooting
the link suggests you have someone open the door on the fridge while a second person, flips individual electrical breakers until the light goes out!
Ok, I understand exactly why and where the author of the repair article, went that route,
your average wife might go 120lbs-170 lbs and will have a great deal of trouble moving a refrigerator out from its current location ,
typically , any refrigerator's rather heavy and reaching the plug and outlet behind it might be difficult,
refrigerator's are frequently set, back into the cabinet's or counter,) making it difficult to unplug the cord from the outlet.
thus the suggestion to flip the breaker, vs moving the refrigerator
but that might cause other related electrical appliance issues, so simply unplugging the refrigerator is a safer option....
but its impossible for my wife to grasp the concept, she insists , unplugging is not going to work, unless I flip the related breaker PER the internet instructions
pointing out facts or strangling her..... both valid obvious options........ are not really options here!
how to check and verify the function of an ice maker in the refrigerator, that has stopped making ice cubes,
yeah my refrigerator stopped doing so, so I started looking into WHY??
WHAT I found it was the water feed that someone turned off, to the refrigerator,
was the issue, in this case, but you can't just point out the obvious, to MS GRUMPY,!
I need to FOLLOW instructions to check and correct the problem according to MS GRUMPY,
and IM obviously just not being appreciative that she looked into the test procedure!
well she's trying to help, but she refuses to use logic!
well part of the test procedure on the internet,
STEP ONE, on the internet,
is making sure the water feed line, feeding the ice maker,
is not frozen, blocking the water feed, in the freezer ice maker, feeding the ice cube tray!
they suggest using a hair drier to heat/thaw the line ,
and point out that just because the cold water dispenser in the door supplies water its not 100% certain the ice cube tray is getting filled,
but point out the refrigerator will require several hours after the lines clear and flowing water to get cold enough,
to make ice, the use of a infrared temp gun should be used,
to verify the freezer temps in the 5 DEG-12 DEG range ,
before the ice maker should start producing new ice cubes,
to allow the water in the ice maker to freeze and make cubes after the line is verified to supply water to the ice maker,
and that might require several hours time, maybe over night to refreeze cubes.
one more reason any mechanic should own a decent accurate, infrared temp gun for trouble shooting
the link suggests you have someone open the door on the fridge while a second person, flips individual electrical breakers until the light goes out!
Ok, I understand exactly why and where the author of the repair article, went that route,
your average wife might go 120lbs-170 lbs and will have a great deal of trouble moving a refrigerator out from its current location ,
typically , any refrigerator's rather heavy and reaching the plug and outlet behind it might be difficult,
refrigerator's are frequently set, back into the cabinet's or counter,) making it difficult to unplug the cord from the outlet.
thus the suggestion to flip the breaker, vs moving the refrigerator
but that might cause other related electrical appliance issues, so simply unplugging the refrigerator is a safer option....
but its impossible for my wife to grasp the concept, she insists , unplugging is not going to work, unless I flip the related breaker PER the internet instructions
pointing out facts or strangling her..... both valid obvious options........ are not really options here!
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