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GSI-26 Ice Maker bin STUCK in a Frigidaire FRS26R4CW6


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The last week or so we have noticed water is leaking from our ice maker somewhere causing the ice in the center of the bin to become a solid chunk & immobilizing the spiral drive thing that pushes the ice forward. I tried to pull the bin forward/out to investigate, but it is stuck. I can lift the front of the bin, and wiggle it (violently), but it wont come out so I can see where the water is coming from. I even tried a hair dryer, and shouting like a lunatic "GIMME the damn ICE you STUPID ____.!" :angry:    Of course that didn't help. :blush:

Can someone Pretty Please tell me the secret knock, code word, or what on earth is keeping the bin stuck!?  

Of course then I still need to find the source of the drip, but I'd feel more confident with at least this much of the battle won.            

  Thanks in advance.

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You will need to thaw the ice bin out. You could turn the thing off, move your food, and leave the doors open for a few hours. You could use a steam gun to speed up the process. Pure determination is what will get that guy out not really any tricks. 

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Thanks johntech,^

   I used the my steam shooter and got it out, cleaned everything up and dried it all out. Then put it all back together again. I still cannot tell where the extra water is coming from, and it has not produced any ice since the reassembly last night :blush: However, being as it's nearly Turkey Day, and I will be cooking for, and hosting a bunch of family I'd better leave well enough alone for the time being. I'll buy a big bag of ice from Sonic & leave the ice maker investigation for Black Friday.

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Usually, capillary action will be wicking water over the side of the ice mold and dripping into the bin, it results in the eventual stalagmite of ice... it is a gradual process that might not be obvious in the first few days...

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