Drain Pump and Drain Line Repair
The drain that carries meltwater and unused water out of a built-in ice maker, whether by gravity or with a small pump, cleared, re-routed or given a new pump when water stands in the bin or spills out of the door.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Low to moderate cost band
- 5 steps on the visit
- 4 problems it answers
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What the drain pump and drain line repair
involves.
A built-in ice maker throws water away all day. Ice in the bin melts slowly, clear-ice models rinse minerals off the plate with each cycle, and every drop of it has to leave the cabinet. On a gravity model it runs through a hose with a steady downhill fall to a floor drain or standpipe, with an air gap so nothing can flow back. On a pump model a small pump collects it and lifts it to the sink drain or a standpipe above the floor. Slime and scale grow in the drain, hoses get kinked when the unit is pushed back, pumps wear out, and a drain that is only slow at first eventually overflows. The technician clears the drain from the bin to its outlet, checks the fall or the pump's lift and its float switch, fixes the check valve and the air gap, and replaces a pump that no longer keeps up.
How the visit goesWhat it usually costsLow to moderate · Drain pump, check valve or drain hose
Clearing and rerouting a drain costs little in parts. A new drain pump for an undercounter unit, and pulling the unit from its cabinet to reach it, puts the job in the middle.
Answers 4 problemsUndercounter Ice Maker Not Draining
Undercounter Ice Maker Overflowing · Ice Maker Leaking on the Floor · Ice Maker Light Flashing
Comes up most onUndercounter ice maker
Codes that lead heredrn Err · P1 · Er16 · Er16
True clear ice maker showing drn Err: the drain did not clear.
Drain pump and drain line repair,
step by step.
Leave you with a drain that empties the bin freely, a pump that cycles on and off as it should, and a dry floor.
Shut off the water and power supply to the unit, protect the floor, and remove the kickplate or pull the unit forward.
Check where the water stands: in the bin, the reservoir, the pump housing or the drain hose.
Clear the bin drain and the hose, and check the fall of a gravity drain or the float switch, check valve and motor of a pump.
Replace a failed pump, a cracked hose or a stuck check valve, and reroute a line that sags or kinks.
Leave you with a drain that empties the bin freely, a pump that cycles on and off as it should, and a dry floor.
The problems
it answers.
4 of them, from undercounter ice maker not draining to ice maker light flashing.
All problems
Undercounter Ice Maker Not Draining
5 causes, cheapest first
Before you call
Tell us this when you book
- Whether the unit drains by gravity to the floor or uses a pump
- Where you see water: in the bin, under the unit or on the floor in front
- Whether the water smells stale or looks slimy
- Whether the unit was moved or the cabinetry around it was changed recently
It also answers
Low to moderate,
on the site's scale.
Clearing and rerouting a drain costs little in parts. A new drain pump for an undercounter unit, and pulling the unit from its cabinet to reach it, puts the job in the middle.
Read the full cost guide| Repair | Relative cost |
|---|---|
| Ice maker module, mold or twisting tray | |
| Water inlet valve and its fittings | |
| Frozen fill tube, tube heater or drip cause | |
| Auger, auger motor, crusher or chute flap | |
| Ice bin, compartment cover, gasket or latch | |
| Water filter, supply line or shutoff valve | |
| Drain pump, check valve or drain hose | low to moderate |
| Cleaning, descaling and sanitizing | |
| Control board, thermistor or bin sensor |
Where it
comes up most.
Most bookings: Undercounter ice maker.
All ice maker types
The makes
we see it on.
27 makes on this site, and the drain pump and drain line repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page.
All 27 brandsDrain pump and drain line repair,
where we come out.
The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the drain pump and drain line repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
A Tampa Bay lanai bar's undercounter ice maker drains melt water all day in the heat, and a drain line with a sag or a pump clogged with algae backs up into the bin, so the pump, the check valve and the line's fall are all checked.
OrlandoFL · 30 areas
Orlando pool-house ice makers often drain through a pump to a distant standpipe, and pumps that sat idle between bookings can stick, so a bin holding water is traced to the pump, its float switch and the line before the unit is blamed.
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
In a South Florida condo a failing drain pump on an undercounter ice maker can overflow into the cabinet and the unit below, which makes it urgent: shut the water supply, keep clear of any outlet in the water, and switch the breaker off only from a dry panel.
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
Manhattan kitchens rarely have a floor drain near a bar, so undercounter ice makers here lift their melt water to the sink with a pump, and a pump that quits or a discharge line kinked behind a cabinet floods the base quickly.
HoustonTX · 36 areas
Houston's heat keeps an outdoor ice maker melting and draining constantly, and a gravity drain that lost its slope when a patio settled, or one clogged with leaves and mud after a storm, is re-laid or cleared as part of this repair.
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Chicagoland basement bars rely on drain pumps to lift ice maker water to the house drain, and a pump whose float stuck with scale, or whose discharge line was pinched when the basement was finished, is freed, re-run or replaced.
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
Los Angeles hard water leaves scale in drain pumps and check valves as well as in the ice maker itself, so a slow-draining undercounter unit has its pump and valve descaled or replaced and the drain line flushed.
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Coastal San Diego outdoor ice makers drain through lines exposed to salt air and sun, which crack and corrode, and a drain that leaks under a patio bar has its line replaced and its pump housing checked for corrosion.
San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas
Older Bay Area houses often run a bar ice maker's drain to a standpipe added during a remodel, and a missing trap or air gap there lets sewer smell reach the bin, so the drain is refitted with a proper trap and air gap along with any pump work.
Questions about
the drain pump and drain line repair.
How do I know whether my undercounter unit has a drain pump?
The drain pump runs every few minutes even with no ice being made. Is that normal?
Can I clear the drain myself?
Why does water come out of the door of the unit?
Back to your everyday
Ready to book the drain pump and drain line repair?
Have these to hand: whether the unit drains by gravity to the floor or uses a pump, where you see water: in the bin, under the unit or on the floor in front, whether the water smells stale or looks slimy, whether the unit was moved or the cabinetry around it was changed recently.