Questions tagged [ice]
for questions dealing with problems caused by ice
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LG GWL207FBQA ice water dispenser unit leak
Picked up a second hand fridge freezer but the sellers neglected to mention there is a leak from the ice and water dispenser unit.
It isn’t the dispenser section itself but behind it. Water is seeping ...
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Removing ice blockage between freezer and fridge in GE Monogram side-by-side
I have a GE Monogram Fridge/Freezer Model # ZIS42NYB, Serial # SV036084. It's about 25 years old and I'll probably replace it as money/time permits.
HOWEVER, I'd like to have it limp along a little ...
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I have a water cooled ice machine
The ice machine I purchase at a auction is water cooled. Can I separate the cooling water for the compressor and recirculate it through a tank of water so not wasting the compressor cooling water
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What to do about downspout that empties into gangway?
We have a downspout that empties onto our gangway sidewalk. In the winter this becomes an ice rink. One side of the walkway is flanked by our building, the other is a small garden on our neighbor's ...
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How can I clean mold from the defrost drain on my refrigerator?
I own a Blomberg Refrigerator with Ice maker model number K70520NLU.
Water is leaking onto the floor from the freezer. The coils keep freezing every two weeks. I need to empty the contents, take off ...
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How do you make outdoor wooden stairs less slippery in winter?
Outdoors, I have some wooden stairs leading up to my front door.
The wooden stairs are covered in high-gloss wood preservative. In winter, snow and ice are deposited onto the stair-steps. The bottoms ...
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furnace condensate - system to collect and then drain periodically
We have a condo in Northern WI that gets used sporadically over the winter, we keep the furnace running at a low temp while we are not there. Last winter the furnace condensate draining into the ...
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Increasing air intake in the attic to prevent ice buildup on the roof during winter
We bought a townhouse in 2018 in a Canadian city where we have frequent snowfall during winter. Here are pictures of the back and front of the house.
In the last two years, we have had ice dams on ...
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Samsung French door refrigerator keeps freezing up and blocking the fan!
My Samsung French door fridge’s coils keep freezing up blocking the fan from turning. I have tried everything suggested by YOUTUBERS from forced defrost, complete defrost (by unplugging the fridge for ...
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To rake or not to rake snow off of roof
First time owning a house with a roof that can be raked, It is a shingled roof.
The question is - Should I be doing it?
We live in Northeast (it's snowing as we speak) and icicles do form on the roof ...
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Will salty water from ice melt harm a wooden porch?
I rebuilt our covered porch out of pressure treated lumber a couple of summers ago. This past summer, we retreated it with Thompson's Water Seal. It's now winter, and we've actually had a cold spell ...
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Why is there water build up in my soffits?
We just had our windows, gutters, soffits and siding done a year and a half ago. We never had issues with our old soffits with leakage. Last winter we had a little bit of an issue with water and rust ...
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How do I fix my fridge that is not refrigerating?
My refrigerator (Frigidaire model #frt18b4aw8) is not refrigerating the refrigeration compartment, however the freezer compartment is freezing properly.
I opened the back panel in the freezer and saw ...
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Fridge Icing Up
Why am I getting this ice in the bottom of the inside back of the refrigerator (not freezer) section of my Whirlpool WRS970CIDH side-by-side? It's only a little over a year old.
When I read online, ...
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Humidifier and preventing ice formation
Is there anything that can be done to mitigate the effects of a floor humidifer on ice formation gumming up various systems in the house? I have learned that even RO water is not pure enough to ...
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