Friday, September 17, 2010

Anyone Have Any Ice Cube Trays They Aren't Using?

Today makes the third time that an 'appliance professional' has come to fix my ice maker/freezer.  Apparently having a freezer that keeps stuff frozen AND makes ice is asking a bit much. 

The first repairman replaced a couple of parts and said, 'It work now'.  Okay.... within 1 hour there was water pouring out of my freezer and my frozen foods were floating in tepid water.   Second time, a whole new ice maker was installed.  My family and I anxiously awaited that sound that scares you at night.. you know the one where the ice hits the ice bucket at random times.  Success!! After 2 hours we heard the music of ice being dumped into the ice bucket.  My daughter decided to be the first to enjoy the fruits of our new ice maker and she opened the freezer door, glass in hand, ready to enjoy some cold water. There were 3 ice cubes. Okay... maybe we didn't give it enough time.  A couple of hours later, we again heard the music of ice hitting the container beneath the ice maker.  Success!!  5 ice cubes this time.

This morning it was repairman #3.  He put his thermometer into the freezer and muttered to himself.  Then he pulled the refrigerator out from the wall, took out a flashlight and tsk, tsk'ed some more.  Glancing at me, he said he would be back in a little while.   A couple of hours later, he was back with a shop vac.  He sucked up what sounded like every piece of tile, wallboard  and cabinet in the kitchen.  When I went to see what all the noise was about, he said the coils were very dusty and the compressor was working too hard.  Seriously?  Now the freezer/ice maker doesn't work because of my housekeeping skills?  Just as he was shutting down the vacuum, a loud bang sounded inside the hose of his shop vac.  With a puzzled look, he took the top off the vac and pulled out 2 metal objects.  The first was a bolt thingy with a couple of washers hanging off, the second was a glass piece that he shook next to his ear.  With a sheepish grin he said 'oh' and went on to explain to me that somehow this glass thing is the piece that makes the ice maker work. Really?  And can it do its job laying in the bottom of the underneath side of the refrigerator?

The glass thingy takes a week to order.  The freezer will stay cold as long as we don't open the door.  Seriously?

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