Broken Portable Ice Maker, Can It Be Fixed?

this Home portable ice maker was at my parents house and it had stopped working for them. we tried to fix it at their house but failed, l brought it home and lets take it apart to find out what broke and if we can save it without buying any parts.

[@tolbaszy8067]

Whatever you fix, or even attempt to repair, is fine with me. The interest in these videos is your deductive reasoning and natural talent for talking to yourself!

[@wildbill23c]

My thoughts as well. Its a great variety show LOL. Some car fixin, some engine fixin, and some appliance repair all in one channel. I've never worked on those countertop ice makers, usually they're so cheap you can buy a new one for what it would cost to pay someone to repair it unless you can find parts cheap enough and fix it yourself of course.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Always a great show.. even better than hanging out with my dad in his shop back in the 50s.

[@gertraba4484]

chillout!!!!!!!!!!!! now M1 has entered a new phase on YT we find it very interesting he can garner 6 k views in such a short time, what's next micrwave ovens and Coffeemakers????

[@tolbaszy8067]

@@gertraba4484 Whatever! As long as he doesn't start knitting!

[@gertraba4484]

@@tolbaszy8067 yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PERISH THE THOUGHT............WE NEED GREASE, GRIME, THE SQUIRTY BOTTLE AND VW ENGINES SNORTING FIRE AND BRIMSTONE ..................

[@steveharleyfan]

Oh, the irony. Here am I with a driveway full of snow watching Mustie fix an ice maker. In summer I was watching him fix a snowblower.

[@gardenamateur]

That's just Mustie appealing to his large "Down Under" Australian and New Zealand audience. So here I am in midsummer, it's 40°C outside, and Mustie is fixing an ice-maker: cool!

[@marcijunebug]

Hugh Evans 😂🤣✌️

[@zaya7330]

In California it’s pretty much already summer here lol

[@anthonybasile5035]

Hugh Evans lmfao

[@CaptRonRay]

Video you made 3 years ago can still be a great service when troubleshooting the same problem and how you fixed it. Thanks Mustie

[@henryzabel1746]

I just got to work on our refrigerator . It quit and by the time we noticed things were warming up it was too late to save most of the food . So wife immediately starts shopping for a new one . $1,800 . I said let me take a look at it first . A little KZbin searching and found a common part that fails . Pull it out and remove rear cover. Pull part in question and you can hear rattling internally . Call around on a Saturday and finally find a place that has 22 of the said part in stock . This was about 12:27 PM and they close at 1 . Can I make it , well I almost did , had some road work 3 blocks away . Pulled into parking lot at 1:03 . Talked to several people that came out . One gentleman in particular , he was a contract repairman for many major brands . He asked what part do you need and do you have it with you . I did and when I brought it out he was standing there with the exact part I needed ! Asked him what he wanted and he said , a gift for your day . Nice !

[@javaking1000]

Holy shit, that's awesome!

[@shanerathburn9734]

Yeah that was cool, would make for a better day that's for sure.

[@timd1833]

Sounds like the repair I did on my frig. It was the solid state starter on the compressor that rattled when I shook it. KZbin video pointed to it. Luckily, it was during the week and the part was available locally. Frig has been running for over 10 years since. Frig has Mfg date of 10/96!!! Still going strong. (replaced ice maker twice, tho).

[@shannonwittman950]

Henry Zabel ... also -- not to make too grandiose your experience -- but that is the classic American way.

[@TedBishop1]

I think its good to have a variety of content. This is the kind of thing that people run into all the time. Some insight onto making repairs is always helpful. I'm sure Taryl appreciates you using his mug ! Thanks Mustie

[@stevesimpson9347]

It's a cool change up !

[@CajunGreenMan]

​@@stevesimpson9347 I see what you did there! :)

[@Laz_Arus]

A change now and then to other items 'freeze' him up from always doing cars stuff 😉

[@TedBishop1]

@Bob Ross HO HO HO

[@JohnSmith-nh3bc]

POOR MAN'S CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COARSE! WORKED WITH RUSSIAN GUARD! EVEN CUBA!

[@hatfez]

"Don't get any ideas"! Hey, we're guys. We're always getting those ideas! The wire wheel umbrella was a great touch!

[@fillg]

By the time he said not to get any ideas it was already too late. 😃

[@JerryDodge]

"Lube the shaft"

[@goatslayerwp]

I took one of these and put an upgraded computer fan in it with greater airflow and it made thicker ice.

[@psychologynoirwithdrlund]

I am a single gal who loves to fix what I can. After watching this video, I ordered a new one from Amazon! This was way too complicated for my skill level- but loved watching the process.

[@stephenjohnston9289]

My favorite part of any Mustie video is his chuckle. Always makes me smile.

[@vongroven115]

You are in rare form today, Sir! The wire wheel accoutremont and "Don't judge!" admonishment at the end of the video is pure you, my friend. Another top shelf production!

[@mschepac]

My dad was a lot like you before he passed over 30 years ago. He said the only thing he couldn't fix was a broken heart. I have one of these ice makers that is doing the exact same thing. This will be on my list to fix after I try fixing a pressure washer that continues to dump fuel out of the carb and air cleaner after it ran out of gas. I have learned a lot from you, thanks!

[@j.w.3345]

The decorative drink 'parasol' at the end, was a true touch of mechanics class.

[@towman123]

I dont care what you work on...I'd still be glued to the screen watching....great videos!!!!

[@jefferyholland]

Wire wheel drink umbrella was a very festive touch.

[@michaellewis7085]

Back in the mid-80s, I was living in SF, working in data comms and went on vacation to Cape Cod. Naturally, we picked a cold, drizzly, miserable week to be there. We took the ferry out to Martha's Vinyard, where the sun was shining and the breezes were warm. I turned to my wife and told her that I wished to defect to this marvelous land, where I would set up a table under a tree and do small appliance repair for the rest of my life. Thank you for bringing that memory back to me.

[@frankmormando3917]

Dude! Priceless video. I'm so tired of buying these every 1-2 years. Thank you

[@kenpecora7526]

The umbrella in the drink made me laugh out loud

[@Deadfeat]

"The Tetanus Shot" 1/2 oz. Rum, overproof/151 proof 1/2 oz. Rumple Minze 1 oz Southern Comfort Add ice from rusty ice maker.

[@leedress2187]

Don't forget the wire wheel umbrella!

[@Rustbelt_Research]

I love these appliance repair videos, it's amazing to me how electromechanically complex these little kitchen devices are.

[@alexanderbresnahan2932]

This type of motor doesn't have a "polarity" or "direction". Every time it gets AC power, it just spins a random direction. You can turn it off and on several times, and it will randomly start spinning one way or the other. There is also no current detection on the logic board. The only inputs to the board for motor position is those two limit switches on the far side from the motor. Typically, the machine will store the tray in either the dumping position or the filling position, and not between (because it can't tell where in between it is). This is why every time it turns on (plugged in), if it is not in the dumping position, it goes to the dumping position (restart position) and stays there until you press the power button. It knows its there because it's limit switch is pressed. When the machine wants to move the tray from one position to the other, it just energizes the motor, and the motor picks a random direction to move. If it is the "wrong" direction, it doesn't move very far before it just automatically changes direction (it can't go the wrong way, because the tray is already against the limit switch and can't physically go that way). Eventually, if it is working properly, it will run until the opposite limit switch is pressed, and that tells the logic board the tray is in the correct position and to proceed with its program. However, if an error occurs (the tray hits something, or in the case of this video, the motor binds), it just changes direction and presses the wrong limit switch. This tells the logic board the tray hit something, and it will typically try again a couple times before giving up and throwing an error.

[@michaelhartzell9758]

Great explanation

[@dpwaaw]

Great description!

[@quantumleap359]

And since it's an AC motor, it doesn't matter which way the black and white wires are put back on the circuit board.

[@tomgeorge3726]

My ice-maker is basically the same construction, but has a 3wire AC motor and phase cap to give direction.

[@ckmoore101]

In depth explanation much appreciated

[@stevesimpson9347]

Just trash that little motor, and let's adapt & mount a 18volt cordless drill motor to the side of that bad boy !! ...Hell we could make it pitch ice across the counter into your glass !! 😂🤣✊

[@ronhall9040]

something Tim the Tool Man Taylor would do..."I dont think so, Tim".......hahahaha

[@jamesrogers47]

I was thinking the same thing. "More power!"

[@blackcountryme]

Na, a V8

[@keepamericayisraelgreat5708]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@kriswright1022]

blackcountryme LS V-8, with fuel injection!

[@tomdecker2185]

A true mechanic that drinks out of the cup he catches gas from carberators.!

[@danmcdermott2014]

tom decker and that wire wheel in that cup had me laughing my arse of!😂😂

[@richardcline1337]

High octane ice water!!!!

[@tomdecker2185]

@John Doe wow real ORIGINAL name. Dig that one out of the morgue?

[@adamcarr8738]

My mother is on her 3rd ice maker just like this one! Looks like it’s time for me to wrench... Outstanding video!

[@DataDawg59369]

I'm always amazed that the videos are an hour long, I sit to watch one and by the time it's over it feels like maybe 10 minutes went by. So much good tech and knowledge displayed in each vid. Keep up the great work Mustie, always looking forward to the next one!

[@billrogg2024]

The ice maker leaks water under it.where is it coming from?

[@5150mxVW]

good video with an interesting , successful repair ...& that ending , 😂

[@steveandjenny149]

In a world of "throw away buy new", great video

[@JBLakers]

This worked beautifully with my Frigidaire. I could hear the motor running but cup was not moving. I took the motor out and the shaft that turns was seized up with rust. So I sprayed it with WD 40 and let it sit for an hour. After that I grabbed the shaft with pliers and started turning the shaft by hand until I freed it up where it turned by itself freely. Awesome job man. Thank you very much . Saved me $100+ buying a new one

[@SuperGreatPizza]

My machine stopped working recently and I've been putting off opening it up until I watched this video. I had the exact same issue; rusted motor spindle, but was able to get it working by just cleaning off the rust and using pliers to manually rotate the mechanism and gears. Plugged it back in to see if the motor would run the full rotation cycle and it did--the machine works now! Thank you so much for the informational upload.

[@Fantaman900]

Buys pack of ice cube bags. Fills 2 bags with water. Lays them in the freezer. Next day, icecubes. Works every time🤣

[@Starcrunch72]

$3 for 4 ice trays...not $100 for a gadget to sit on the counter

[@CajunGreenMan]

Nothing wrong with something a little different. I would have figured plastic gears with chewed up teeth was the culprit. Good call on rust being the issue. Looking forward to more on the Econoline. Keep up the great work! And I loved the wire wheel drink umbrella!

[@mrjbettison638]

When I first looked at the video title I thought it said ‘fixes a portable pace maker’!🤣That I would like to see......

[@stevematda976]

We have one of those. Ours stopped working after about a month. Would go through the dump cycle and just stop. Traced it to one of the little limit switches on the left side. Found one in my junk box, replaced it and has worked like a charm ever since...

[@giovanni4070]

Hey Mustie, foolproof ice maker advice, go to Wallyworld snag 2 plastic ice trays and a small bucket, fill trays from tap, place in freezer remove ice when frozen and place in small bucket. Works every time.

[@maxdillon9704]

Good job, something different!! 🥶

[@jeffreyjohnson8200]

Another amazing repair. Topped off with Watermelon Juice and a wire wheel umbrella. Great job as usual.

[@jeffrobison2013]

I am a refrigeration tech and that little ice maker is clean, you should see some of the big ice makers I have to work on. when you pull the covers and see how nasty some places let them get you would never order a drink with ice again. I owned a packaged ice co for a few years and our maker made several tons of ice a day and we did complete cleanings each month.

[@gaguzman7755]

You are the 1 out of 50,000, 6 year old kid that took apart the clock, reassembled it, and got it to work better than factory spec. Said kid has never looked back since!, Intelligent, inventive, and fearless in not following convention.That's why we watch you and marvel. America at its finest.

[@tewdogs4475]

they make a silicone grease that is fda approved for ice makers {tip from an old technician}

[@gregross7290]

there are a number of food grade lubricants now ... including air compressor oil

[@28YorkshireRose12]

I applaud your efforts on this one, Mustie. Those motors don't usually take too kindly to being opened up and reassembled. . . For the record, they are geared synchronous non-directional AC motors, commonly found in microwave ovens (turntable motor), tabletop rotisseries, 'flame effect' electric fires, ice makers! and a whole host of other products. Just trash-pick a few microwave ovens and strip them for parts. You'll get these little geared motors, a useful fan (We have one above the workshop bench), heaps of microswitches, some useful electronic timer parts (even a usable clock!), a usable small lamp and loads more other bits. Just be sure NEVER to power up the EHT transformer out of the appliance - those things are literally lethal, but everything else can be reused. Just strip the transformer for its copper wire. Alternatively, those motors can be bought on eBay etc for "ten-a-penny". These motors will turn in which ever direction is easiest. If they stall, they will simply turn back the other way. There's no magic, no electronic gizmology nor anything else, just simple physics. Watch a microwave turntable and notice how sometimes it will turn one way, and other times it will turn the other way. It's a 50/50 probability which way they turn, but once turning they will continue to turn the same way until either, they are stalled, or switched off, and back on again, and even then, it's back to the 50/50 probability. Oh yes, I almost forgot, if you have a few hours to spare, you can actually build a functional and accurate clock out of one of those motors - True! You just need to know the output RPM, and then buy, or make, some suitable gearing to drive the clock hands. The motor is synchronous to your local AC mains frequency, so will never run fast, nor slow - to point of fact, you can set your clock by them, literally!

[@Gerrit-Max]

The transformers in a microwave can be used though, you can make a spotwelderor an arc welder with them. Just look it up on YT.

[@tbelding]

I have a synchronous wall clock. They're the most accurate clocks out there outside of quartz watches, or the really expensive radioisotope ones :) It's because the power companies HAVE to have their clocks synced for all the grids to interlock.

[@simplybeanjelly]

The only downside I can see of making a clock out of those is when the power goes out you have to reset it XD

[@user-od3gf6kb1d]

@Yorkshire Rose@ Thanks for the comment! I couldn't find any information on these synchronous motors. And you helped a lot !!!! Like and subscribe. 👍👍👍👍👍👍😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@giorgiolelmi8175]

What the heck so this runs 220 volt AC?!?! Are you sure?

[@Kriswixx]

way to get going in this deep deep, you not only went over switches you skipped right over that to the motor itself. that's just bravo man. nice fix

[@sirlurksalot4454]

The good old ice tray has never let me down

[@familyfirst8583]

Only when its refill time making the trip from sink to freezer was stressful leaking water and positioning ice tray into freezer made getting a portable ice maker a friendly ideal.

[@ScottGovey]

You tend to crack me up mustie1! Showing the world that cheap bs can still be repaired! Awesome job!

[@johnreid859]

I like, “no parts left over”. Always a good feeling.

[@wildbill23c]

He just dumped those in the water bowl the leftover screws will be in someone's ice LOL.

[@Tinker001]

How in heck are you gonna build up a stock of parts then?

[@wildbill23c]

@@Tinker001 Great point, must have extra parts, especially if you are working on a Ford because you know damn well 1/2 the bolts aren't needed and they just fall out anyhow even if you did put them all back in, everything still leaks, so save the time and trouble just leave most of the bolts out, it'll add up quick, customers won't complain about weird rattling noises from loose bolts LOL.

[@Tinker001]

@@wildbill23c My Dodge has a bolt that rattles every time I close the passenger side sliding door... (probably because I dropped it when I repaired the handle... :P )

[@Ajaxaxxess]

We call those "Wheee parts". You throw them over your shoulder and say "Wheeee" lol

[@WAVETUBE84]

Winner, winner...chicken dinner! Awesome ocean shots at the end.

[@rkershenbaum3]

Yesterday I found a machine identical to this one, discarded in a downtown alley. It had the exact same problem, and I fixed it the exact same way. Thanks for the video!!

[@TYOUNG0168]

It's 'refreshing' to watch you fixing something so 'cool' Blessings from Hopatcong NJ to you & the family. :)

[@juststeve5542]

My brother had an industrial one of these that was originally in a pub. Quite fascinating things to watch, especially with the lid off :-D

[@72polara]

These fix-it videos are a nice change of pace. Encourage people to try and fix things instead of throwing them out. If it cannot be fixed, at lease someone can see how it works and maybe get some parts for other projects. "Take it to bits" as Clive would say.

[@MeandLu]

I just fixed an ice maker that was given to us. Exact same problem of the shaft stuck on the bearing. I was able to free the shift without having to pull the motor apart. Thanks a lot sir.

[@mischef18]

Brilliant bit of wrench'n bro. Non serviceable yeah right, not on your watch.

[@andystokes8702]

This appliance has no serviceable parts. Mustie 1 - "Hold my beer"

[@cyberhornthedragon]

hold my ice cubes

[@BAZZAROU812]

😂

[@MrDemonchild71]

My mothers $20 box fan has the same motor turning the louver

[@bbowling4979]

Hold my coffee mug of watery gasoline...

[@okiebbq2536]

Theres not anything on these units you cant replace. They are easy to fix

[@johnschutt9187]

Thanks again for your work and for taking us along with you.

[@ronobvious2159]

I worked with a guy whose brother-in-law serviced industrial type ice-makers for restaurants, hotels etc, when dining out he ordered all his drinks without ice because he knew how filthy alot of these machines are and there isn't any real standards for cleaning them. Great. New to the channel but think it's fantastic, keep up the great work Mustie1, cheers.

[@jimmyeatshoe]

It's Sunday, it's lunchtime (UK) and Mustie just dropped another video! The highlight of my week!! 👍

[@ASH.......................1976]

I agree,I'm in the u.k too !

[@reelfoot5143]

Looks like a laboratory for incubation of Legionnaires Disease

[@tvideo1189]

OK, that was funny right there.

[@CAOHnutrition]

lol that's what I was thinking!

[@mikeflight9]

LMAO. Good one mate.

[@TechGorilla1987]

For the record, my wife and I have owned a version of this machine for 2 years. We do not use our hands to take ice out of the hopper, so we never touch it. We have a dedicated scoop on a hook. We ONLY use distilled water in our machine as well. I have NEVER ever seen any kind of dirt or black mold in my machine. Frankly, if mine dirtied like that, I would have trashed it long ago. That said, this is the single best uni-tasker that is in our kitchen besides the fire extinguisher.

[@TairnKA]

DITTO

[@SCHNEKM483BK]

Just another OUTSTANDING production! Thanks!

[@66mustang76]

Perfect video. Solved my problem, right down to the stuck bushing. Did exactly what you advised and the ice maker works perfectly, although I did have 3 screws left over. Thanks alot.

[@bbouc40254]

had the same issue only in my case the tray was cracked by the motor drive, replaced the tray worked good for few months and cracked again, turned out it wasnt level causing the cubes to stick together at the top of one side which cause a ice jam breaking the tray, leveled everything out the best i could and worked for a few more years before the compressor took a crap, its good to know im not the only one that goes thru all this to save a buck lol

[@TheGagouman]

Not only saves a buck, but reusing stuff instead of throwing it out is good for the planet!

[@timr86868]

I believe you can see a crack on his where the motor shaft interfaces with the tray.

[@Dinumeration]

I have the same issue and to my surprise you did everything I was about to do to mine. Was great to see the whole thing before I got into fixing mine, it helped tons! Thank you :D

[@VueYT]

same, (and i disassembled it 2 years ago) one of the plastic cogwheels had broken in 5 pieces, so had to order a new rotor, and u know how it goes.. however finally got around to buy it, and finally time to get ice cubes again!

[@joshua-vb4qr]

23:31 jams the pliers right into pointer finger and doesn't even flinch. what a warrior!!

[@groermaik]

You sir, are a true handyman, success or not. I love your attitude and thought processes. Thank you..

[@mikespain8655]

Disposable Society Mentality We live in a disposable society for several reasons: 1). Prices for products have come down. 2). People have gotten away from learning, developing DIY skills, and having interest. 3). We are in the age of instant gratification. This leads to lack of patience, and persistence to see a project through to the end. 4). Society has gotten increasingly lazy, and complacent. 5). Demand for repairs decreases as each decade goes down. Great fix! Love it.

[@burninpwder76]

I got a portable icemaker myself for the same reason to replace the one broken in the fridge. mine has a little better design as far as keeping the motor away from the water but it cracked at the socket that drives the tray. bought a new one for the house because of course it broke when we needed it the most. Took the old one out to the shop and ended up fixing the socket in the tray with some stainless steel wire and epoxy. it's been making ice for the shop drinks for years now just gotta go thru and clean em once in a while

[@Techman4567]

WOW! you have the patience that I could only dream of having. That was a total wreak of a design with that motor interface. Great job on bringing it back to life.

[@bensullivan]

Love the return of the moment of zen. Beautiful.

[@billburkart9087]

LOL you should have finished with "And there's your beverage" in honor of the cup you are using. Good video

[@wheezer345]

"whole motor is probably a dollar on eBay, but that's not the point." LOL!!!!

[@freed6343]

I have a brand new one of these. I was just browsing around trying to find out how they work and I came across your video. It is interesting to know where my unit will eventually/probably fail. I get a kick out of your videos, watching you repair items much the same way I like to do... trial and error, process of elimination, etc. You, however, have this "way" about you as you work, almost like talking to yourself, yet including the viewer as you decipher and repair, and that is a true talent- a talent I do not possess. An incredibly rare and great skill along with your editing expertise makes you a very unique and interesting KZbinr. I love my garage workshop, but glimpses of your workshop leave me a little envious as well. Thank you, Mustie, for all of your videos.

[@chrisscheurer9319]

has your ice maker failed yet? I just got one for christmas, looking for insight on how long to expect before failure

[@MUHerd37]

I actually bought this same one about 15 months ago. Has always worked well. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

[@skoal22005]

Very informational, I had no idea a portable ice machine even existed. I wonder how many of those got thrown away because they had the same problem? probably quite a few and many of them are still sitting in people's garages waiting to be sold at yard sales.

[@KaptenS1]

The crack in the bucket leeks water in to the motor. I glue the crack and by a new motor on Ali express. I by 5 motors at a time :)

[@BinhMinh7044]

dude is hella funny and tons of knowledge...hats off, best video

[@jbell303]

Thanks for this! My ice maker had the same problem and watching your video gave me the confidence to fix it.

[@Granddad92]

Since you always ask what would I do, LOL, I have a couple suggestions. I worked for years as a mechanic and back then we overhauled wiper motors, master cylinders and etc. I also worked as an electronic technician and we still had a lot of old style electro-mechanical devices that had motors similar to yours and were out in the weather so, I've done much the same as you did. I've never used WD-40 penetrating oil but, the best I've found were Kroil and PB-Blaster. I think Kroil is an older brand than PB but, I'm not sure. One more tip: as plastic ages it becomes brittle and when you try to cut new threads in it the plastic can crack or break. So, when I reinstall screws in aged plastic that already has threads in it I put gentle pressure on the screw while turning the screw backwards until you can hear and feel it "click" in place. This is when the threads on the screw are lined up with the threads in the plastic so, you now turn it to tighten. I also do this for wood and sheet metal too. Good diagnostics on the unit and good fix.

[@fordtechchris]

Finally, somewhere to dump all that water he's been collecting from carburetors!

[@drorke8663]

Thank you for this great video!! I had shut off my ice machine for a few months but needed it for the summer months. When I started it up the motor was frozen. I followed your steps and it works fabulous again!!!! Thanks for your video 😊

[@helloVJ]

I'm here because my Frigidaire ice maker stop making ice. It started when the ice that it makes became smaller and smaller until nothing is coming out. I try to repair it like DIY but couldn't remove the top cover then upon watching your video I know now how to remove all the screws from the top cover. My problem was there are hard water sediments that is blocking the water flow that is coming out so I just cleaned it up and do some testing and its back to its normal thing. Thank you for your video because I thought Im buying a new one. Lol... Have a great day!

[@steveb6103]

Well I bet I'll never see one of these sitting in a free pile again. Now everyone knows how to fix them.

[@THEtechknight]

These are gear-reduced AC Synchro motors. Very common motor. And no, the bearing chase is not supposed to rotate. Also, these motors were never designed to be used in the environments that they decided to use one in, That basically tells me this machine was designed for planned obsolescence.

[@CajunGreenMan]

Thanks for using that tiny ignition pliers. I had forgotten they existed, haven't seen one in decades. Time to get one!

[@ta65mail]

This was kinda like clock repair. Amazed it was salvageable. Great save.

[@paulchapin4472]

LOL Nice "umbrella" for your drink.

[@faumnamara5181]

Great Vid. Would recommend cleaning the machine as best you can with a sterilising fluid like Miltons (for baby bottles). This should be done regularly - youd be shocked how dirty bacteria wise these machines get - ice machines - chimerical ones especially tend to notbe cleaned properly.

[@esmith836]

I painted my mm deep sockets orange color 25 years or so. Saw your sockets orange, reminded me. Nice videos as always!

[@sultanshafiq]

Awesome job! Fixing things for your parents is very rewarding

[@bigclivedotcom]

Was that a 120V motor marked CW/CCW and an RPM range? It looks suspiciously like a cheap microwave oven turntable motor. If it is then they are commonly available. The synchronous motors have no fixed direction and just slam into reverse themselves if stalled.

[@randy1ization]

no they are crappy little DC motors

[@devers6]

The “eye” at the top drives the “Ice Full” system. It fails frequently, giving a constant full signal. It can be overridden by holding the Select button for 10+ seconds. It will go ahead and make ice ignoring the Ice Full sensor. You have to do it all the time, but at least it’s a way to get it working. There is an IR LED and an IR photosensor; one on each side. To determine which one is bad, point your video camera at the LED (on the right side, as you face it I think). You should see the lit LED in the camera view (it is invisible otherwise). If you can see the light, the opposite side sensor is bad and should be replaced. No light and the LED is at fault. I have a bad LED in mine; haven’t bothered to fix it just yet.

[@killerdeamonking]

Yep that's why my professional series one has a temp sensor up high so when ice touches it goes into full ice mode.

[@debracolter4693]

I don't know weather to fix mine or not,I'm thinking old fashioned ice cube trays in the freezer refrigerator,probably safer and more energy efficient.

[@timd1833]

Using your camera trick works on TV remote controls also.

[@pimpalamac3411]

Cleaning the sensor fixed mine, just used vinegar and a cotton swab.

[@michaelcasillas8444]

Just had the exact same problem. Was going to just buy a new motor but saw ir video and inspired me to take apart the motor and clean off all the rust. Works like new. Thanks for the info

[@addidasnwc]

Great video! Fixed my unit saved it from land fill. Cleaned the sensor for water flow. It was saying out of water,but it wasn't. Thanks you very much ! Ontario Canada

[@koningbolo4700]

looks just like a microwave turntable motor... these type of motors run in one direction and if they encounter any resistance they will start to run the other direction...

[@stevecharette4421]

Unless you have a cheap Panasonic. The little cog under the tray will make that sucker jump like it's at a kids rave party.

[@JerryDodge]

Actually, the circuitry controls the direction. It detects resistance by increased current. The motor itself just goes in one direction based on polarization.

[@GigsVT]

@@JerryDodge those motors don't have an internal polarization. They just go whatever direction is easiest.

[@lemagreengreen]

Nah - I've played with these, it's something to do with the nature of the motor itself. You can just plug them straight into AC and when you stall the motor it switches direction itself.

[@alexanderbresnahan2932]

@@lemagreengreen is right. This type of motor doesn't care which way it goes. It just starts spinning. The limit switches on the other side of the machine are all the machine knows about the tray position. If it starts spinning the "wrong way", the tray is already against a limit switch and doesn't move. Eventually, the motor just changes direction and moves the tray to the other limit switch. The circuit board doesn't know this happened, and just keeps applying AC power to the motor.

[@jameschippett2177]

Mustie1 you could start a video with 'let's watch paint dry today' and I would still watch. Love the content and your approach to making it.👍

[@ryanclark7391]

James Chippett dont give him any ideas😅

[@williamreininger7546]

I’d love to hear his commentary for watching paint dry!!!

[@Tinker001]

Uh oh... Now you've done it. Next week, the shop gets painted. Soon as it's done... 24 hour video,

[@ryanclark7391]

William Reininger really like the way that speck is there and the paint is gonna dry with it

[@richardgschwanke6071]

Thank you! I was debating on trying this or throwing mine out. Looks like I'll follow your example.

[@Cointrip]

Watched MOST of your shows. And now.?. I have the SAME ICE MAKER... Your'e out of the park for me! Tks.

[@justastudentoftheworld3940]

I use a bore brush for small inner diameters, the brass cleans up the surface without removing metal.

[@jojo1308716]

That motor looks an awfully lot like a turntable motor for a microwave.

[@bobspurloc]

lol... that's what I just said. I think they are $6

[@usb23122]

They are basically the same

[@amascia8327]

OK... my (broken) icemaker ! ! ! ... can't wait. 👍🏼

[@jackmahogovv]

Haha awesome umbrella. Cool to see something out of the ordinary. Keep fixing stuff.

[@Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

I've always said you could make watching water boil enjoyable. I guess same goes for making water freeze.

[@pgrosebud2012]

Please clean it! I hear that many restaurant so-called food poisonings are really caused by dirty ice makers!

[@aserta]

You've no idea how horribly dirty those things get. I was down the same path as Mustie's parents, but gave up on shitty house hold units and got a semi-industrial unit. Unbranded, makes those donut shaped "cubes". Man, i knew i'd have to clean it, it was second hand and all that, but what was inside...there's hell, and then there's what was inside that ice cube maker. Ugh.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

There are relatively simple cleaning procedures for ice machines but few places do it. Usually a repair technician does it when the ice maker stops working. A place that is open 24 hours is very unlikely to clean them because they always need ice.Some places have two so they can clean one. Water quality makes a big difference too.

[@reddyfreddy]

Ditto. iF people ever saw the inside of an ice maker they would never use on again!! Its the staff placing their hands into the makers. they need to be cleaned every 3 months but no one does that.

[@gutsngorrrr]

@@aserta I stopped having ice anywhere, after see a number of KZbin videos about how unclean these machines are in most places and all due to a lack of simple cleaning measures because of lazyness.

[@jimtalbott9535]

I have one of these, and I’m trying to figure out to access ALL water-contacting parts of it - I’ve dropped in 1/2 of a Steramine tablet, but I can’t reach quite all of the inside portions in the top. Hoping this gives me some ideas.

[@user-jj2yc2hz6c]

This guy siunds so much like Luis C. K. Comedian that i just kept on watching and laughing but he's doing a good job and funny at the same time 😂

[@FrankieG13]

From ICE machines to ice makers, a true DIYer!