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My ice maker died for a week and I actually survived
It happened last Tuesday when the fridge started making this grinding sound like rocks in a blender. I had to go 7 days without a single cube and honestly I drank more room temperature water than I have in years. How do you handle it when your freezer breaks down?
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roberts.leo26d ago
Did your water bill go down too? I noticed my ice maker uses a ton of water even when it's not making ice, just keeping the bin cold. Also, were you tempted to buy a bag of ice from the store or did you go full room temp warrior mode? I think I'd cave by day two and grab a bag for coffee at least. Sometimes those little failures make you realize how much stuff we don't actually need.
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nelson.vera26d ago
Our freezer model uses maybe 3 gallons a day for the ice maker, which added about $4 to our monthly water bill. I actually bought a bag of ice on day three because iced coffee without ice is just sad brown water, no shame in that. Those small compromises taught me that convenience has a price but sometimes it's worth paying to keep the simple pleasures in our daily routines.
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ivan_murphy8026d ago
Ice makers waste water even when they're not making ice because they cycle through a defrost or flush cycle periodically. Ours would dump water down the drain every few hours just to keep the bin cold, so shutting it off saved more than I expected. The weird thing nobody talks about is that bagged ice from the store is actually made with filtered water, so sometimes it tastes better than what comes out of your tap. I read somewhere that commercial ice machines have to meet stricter health codes too, so that bag might be cleaner than anything your refrigerator produces. Makes you wonder if the convenience of having an ice maker is worth the water waste and potential buildup from hard water scale.
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