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Not too long after I replaced the fan, another part decided to fail. I thought it was the pump at first but after replacing that and it still not working, I was pretty stumped.

I did some YouTube research and found out that the moter that drives the basket to dump the ice out and store the water inside uses two limit switches. The one pictured is the one that's busted.

I forgot to take a photo of it after fixing everything up (was honestly very excited to have figured it out and fix it again) but after replacing the switch, it started making ice again!

Cost me about $20 total, 14 for the pump and 6 for some limit switches which I could've gotten cheaper but wanted the faster shipping to get this done. Happy GF, happy me.

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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago

It's always good to hear there are still things people can fix on their own! I fixed my girlfriend's washing machine with a $30 part from Amazon a while back and it was a great feeling lol I was certain I would destroy it and she'd have to buy another one but it was surprisingly easy

[-] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Was it the lid switch? On my GF's parent washing machine, it was the lid switch that was the issue. I ended up just jumping the connection until they got another one but it worked fine until then.

I get what you mean, its so satisfying to fix your own stuff. And not as hard as one might think depending on the project.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

It's was actually the water pump on the back which looked really intimidating when you see the part but it only took me about 40 minutes to finish following some instructions on a YouTube video!

[-] davad@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

How long did it take you? Did you need to empty the fridge and defrost it first or were you able to leave it running?

I have an ice maker problem I need to fix too, but I haven't dived into troubleshooting it yet.

[-] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

This is a countertop ice maker so would likely be different if yours is in your fridge.

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 9 hours ago

this is why I don't like ice makers or water features in a fridge. feel like its just more stuff to fail. ice trays are not all that hard to use.

[-] tangeli@piefed.social 5 points 9 hours ago

It's nice to see that some things are still repairable at reasonable cost. I recently had 12 month old cook-top and oven both fail at about the same time. Technician came. The cook-top was irreparable. I had to replace it. The oven was repaired by replacing the monolithic control/display unit and the power control board: which was just about everything functional in the oven, other than some wires, the heating elements and a fan, light and thermostat in the oven box. Fortunately both units still under warranty, so it didn't cost me too much, but out of warranty, it would have been a few thousand. And even the technician couldn't get any information other than a list of replacement parts. It's all proprietary, custom parts.

[-] Bluefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Ikr? I think these machines just have been lucky to not get more complex than they need to be. All the tooling for manufacturing is done and sorted and likely won't be touched cause its easier to keep selling these things with cheap parts so they break easy. As soon as the compressor dies though, I think I'll be done with it.

That cook top sounds like my own personal hell lol. I'd probably spend a while trying to fix it and end up buying a whole new one anyways.

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