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I always thought those 'freeze the ice maker mold' hacks for a Whirlpool fridge were total junk until I tried one last Tuesday.
Had a call for a fridge not making ice. The unit was getting water, but the mold heater wasn't cycling off. Instead of ordering the whole assembly right away, I remembered a forum post from like 2 years ago about freezing the mold for 20 minutes to reset the thermal sensor. Figured it was a waste of time, but the part was backordered for a week. Tried it with a bag of peas from the client's freezer, and the thing actually kicked on and started a cycle. Bought me time to get the real part in. Has anyone else had a weird trick like that actually work on a modern unit, or did I just get lucky?
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blakestone1mo ago
Those hacks are just kicking the can down the road and can cause more problems. You might trick a sensor for a day but you're not fixing the real issue. It's better to just wait for the right part.
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cole_flores443mo ago
My old boss swore by tapping the control board with a screwdriver handle. It fixed a dishwasher that wouldn't drain for a whole month before the part came. Sometimes the weird fix is just buying time, right?
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murray.cora3mo ago
Honestly @cole_flores44, that's so true. It feels like half of keeping stuff running is just these weird little hacks to keep it going until you can deal with it for real. Tbh I see it everywhere, not just with machines. It's like putting a book under a wobbly table leg or using tape for something that really needs glue. We're all just out here buying time because fixing things right takes money or effort we don't have right then. Ngl, your boss was smart, a free fix for a whole month is a total win.
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