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About Refrigerator Ice Makers
Ice Makers
One of the most fantastic inventions for the kitchen in the twentieth century is the icemaker. The icemaker was introduced in the 1960s and is now part of nearly every refrigerator in every home. No more do we have to use those terrible ice trays that seem to be always empty when you want ice for a cool drink.
No longer do we have to be confronted with the task
of constantly filling ice trays, spilling water as
you move them to the refrigerator freezer, and
prying out the ice when the water has frozen. Now
we simply go to the refrigerator and take as much
ice as needed and as often as wanted.
The way a refrigerator freezer automatic icemaker
works is quite simple: water is poured into a mold,
left in the freezer until it turns solid and then
the ice cubes are automatically dumped in a holding
container and the process starts over again until
the holding container is full. These icemakers work with an electric motor and an electrically powered water valve that is connected to the electrical circuit, which powers the refrigerator. The icemaker is hooked to the home water line so you are constantly supplying fresh water for the ice cubes. These refrigerator automatic icemakers make life a lot more convenient. They can make ice in approximately sixty minutes rather than the 12-24 hours it took to make ice with ice trays.
Separate from a refrigerator ice maker there are
portable icemakers (ice machines) that either sit
on the counter top or stand alone as a small
appliance. These also allow you to control the size
of the ice and the quality of your ice cubes. Most
portable ice makers permit the use of either
bottled or tap water and a few models even allow
you the flexibility of connecting the unit to the
home water line. Many portable icemakers are
compact enough to be easily transported since they
don't have any draining or direct plumbing
involved.
But automatic ice makers have had and continue to
have problems. At times they can be aggravating,
stopping to making ice and then begin again after a
few days. At other time the ice doesn’t eject into
the holding container after it is frozen. But worst
of all, the water may not shut off after the unit
refills itself. This can lead to a major disaster.
There has been many horror stories of families
waking up in the morning and finding their kitchen
floor flooded with water because the ice maker
didn’t shut off. Or coming back from a vacation to
find the house flooring has been ruined from water
saturation.
Most of these disasters can be avoided if the
icemaker has a “flood stop” automatic leak detector
installed in the icemaker water line going to the
icemaker. The “flood stop” system is a leak
detector that will instantly detect a leak, sound
an alarm, and automatically turn off the water
supply to the icemaker to prevent flooding.
You can save yourself a lot of misery and thousands of dollars worth of damage by installing a “flood stop” leak detector on your icemaker. A DIY homeowner can install the system using standard house hold tools. Although the automatic icemaker is a great convince, you can prevent it from becoming a great nightmare.
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