so let me tell you about the chilling tale of my Samsung fridge… in particular, its ice maker.
We have a fridge that automatically makes ice cubes,
correction ice half-moons,
While it is a handy feature, we don’t use it often enough and though it’s supposed to self-defrost, I have been informed that if the ice is not used regularly, the defrost process may not be as efficient as the brochures claim and the ice bucket may freeze in place, or at least hard to remove.
It’s not that I need to take out the ice bucket as there is a built-in dispenser,
serving up either crushed or cubed half-mooned ice on demand.
Unfortunately, if it is not frequently used, the cubeshalf-moons tend to weld together into a planet, thereby heralding the inefficiency/failure of the ice dispenser… requiring “human terrestrial” intervention, which is in the form of removing the ice dispenser and exploding the newly formed rogue planet.
Sounds good on paper, however, unless you’re into hockey, most mere mortals underestimate the power of ice… fortunately, I don’t,
It was time to manually defrost around the ice maker to extricate it. I have a steamer with a longish nozzle that on first impressions seemed ideal to melt the resistance,
The problem was that the nozzle couldn’t get into all the crevices due to the steamer body and that same body obstructed the view to park/aim it in the appropriate cervices,
prolonging the defrosting ordeal. Also holding the steamer in that position for several minutes while the steam penetrated that extra foot… now you know why I hate imperial… 304.8mm is nowhere as distant… gets somewhat tiresome especially with a dodgy left arm. Even after the bucket was extricated, the excessive ice build up had (should) be removed from around the internal freezing mechanism,
Gotta be an easier way,
Down to the workshop and looked at my hoses/tubings stock,
and using my dic.... dexterous rabbi impersonation of a snip and tuck, a new appendage was borne,
I wasn’t going to list my tubing dimensions as it depends on the size of the steamer’s nozzle, however, if anyone is to undertake this exercise and need a ball park figure… the black hose is 12mm OD with a 9mm ID, and surprise, surprise the clear hose is 9mm OD and 6mm ID.
What I had in stock just fit together snugly and comfortably slipped over the steamer's nozzle and provided sufficient resistance when I tried to take it off.
Word of warning… that grey smoke coming out of the hose is not be stuck up your nose as it is 100C° steam and even holding onto the hose with bare fingers can get a tad warm.
Then it’s a simple matter of resting it on a shelf,
press the ON lever with one hand (or fasten down) and manoeuvre the flexible hose into the nooks and crannies,
Why am I so fixated with all this stuffing around and not get NASA to order me a new fridge??? This model, and apparently the only model in the entire universe, has a built in Soda Stream,
for on demand bubbly,
which nearly, repeat nearly, replaces a cask-o-vino. Unfortunately, the inclusion of Soda Streams into their fridges has been discontinued... another long story.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Fortunately, our ice maker doesn't frost up the insides, just the outlet to the dispenser chute. I just need to pull the bucket and run it under the sinks hot water for a quick clean out.
At least now I know what to do with my collections of heat guns when the worst happens!
I now have a Samsung fridge with the the same icemaker/pos Same problem The fridge before had 3 put in as warranty replacements I think ice makers are a joke, I've never had a good one
There's roosters laying chickens,and chickens laying eggs... John Prine
I bought a new Samsung for my last house just before I moved. The icemaker didn't work. The new homeowner got it replaced on warranty. To defrost, I just move everything into another fridge or freezer and unplug it overnight. Good thing I have extras.
In my Camera store we had a repair facility. I didn't do it, mind you, I hired camera repair people. THE most repaired camera was Samsung.... not only in our facility but in the US.....I do have Samsung TVs in my house, but that is it and they do not have any moving parts, beyond that I will not own a Samsung anything.....
And I don't understand why you are worried about an ice maker...wine dies not work well with ice!
Fortunately those ice makers "usually" alll use the same basic internal motor system so the maker part is cheap to replace. It's the model specific plastic bits that get my goat. My (Amana) has the cube crusher. There is a diversion flap that either lets the cubes drop out the chute or forces them through the chopper. Had that plastic flap break when the chute froze over. Only replacement I could find was a used unit on ebay. Some work with SS sheet steel and pop rivets maybe fixed my old one but don't know until this next unit fails.
You 3D printer guys could make some coin if there was a way to gauge the market demand for parts and have a way to scan in complex shaped bits for easy modeling.
"E" for effort RC... but, I've nothing to hide and have come out of the closet, Looked through my pantie pantry and have no idea what impelled me for the Squeezy, as you can't double dip after licking the knife... and noticed that tiny bottle which must have been a "SWMBO backup".... read that however you like.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Have you tried it? I suppose you think military jets and warships are a bunch of crap, not because of the price, or predominantly reserved for warfare to protect your plot of land (and not a The Donald bragging rights), but cause you've probably never floated in either...
and if you've tried Vegemite and still prepared to blaspheme, you're a Philistine!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
damn ducks what the hell crawled up your feathered ass !!!!! first off i love military jets and warships ! they keep us in the USA safe. and if 💩 hits the fan america will probably defend your aussies assess !!!!!! so everybody bitches about america. but when we pay the biggest bill we can say how it's spent! so now can we get back to what i was fuckin with ya on 🤣
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
well you better care "our" warships suck or not because they may save your aussie asses's some day !!!!! and as for "paying" your way, yeah and you should like every other country milking americas ass for free in exchange for freedom and and security !!!!!! at least we now have a president that stands up for america and demands the "free" loaders pay their f@#ckin share !!!!!!!
and f@#k vegamite 😂😂😂
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
How did you get ferns to grow in your freezer? Must be the fern cutter lineage. We use the ice and ours still doesn't work right. I would of grabbed the heat gun before the steamer.
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