--- title: "Ice Maker Water Inlet Valve Repair | IceMakerRepair.center" description: "The electric valve that lets water into the ice maker, tested and replaced when it will not open, opens only partway, or keeps dripping after it should have…" url: "https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/" --- # Ice Maker Water Inlet Valve Repair The electric valve that lets water into the ice maker, tested and replaced when it will not open, opens only partway, or keeps dripping after it should have closed. ## What the ice maker water inlet valve repair involves. Every plumbed ice maker has an inlet valve: a small electric gate on the back of the cabinet or behind the kickplate, where the household water line meets the appliance. When the control asks for a fill, a coil pulls the valve open for a few seconds, then lets it snap shut. Three things go wrong with it. It may not open at all, and the mold stays dry. It may open only partway, because its tiny inlet screen is clogged with sediment or the coil is weak, and the cubes come out small and hollow. Or it may not close fully, and a slow drip freezes in the fill tube or, on an undercounter unit, keeps the reservoir overflowing. The technician measures the coil, checks the pressure at the inlet, looks at the screen and the fittings, and replaces the valve when the readings show it is the weak link in that chain. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low to moderate · Water inlet valve and its fittings The valve itself is a modest part. Rolling the appliance out, fitting new compression nuts and leak-testing every joint on the way back make up most of the job. ### Answers 5 problems Ice Maker Making Small or Hollow Cubes Ice Maker Fill Tube Frozen · Ice Maker Leaking on the Floor · Ice Maker Water Line Leaking Behind the Cabinet · No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker ### Comes up most on Door ice maker Freezer ice maker · Undercounter ice maker ### Codes that lead here Making Ice and Filter lights flashing alternately · Leak Detected · Err · Add Water Café undercounter ice maker alternating Making Ice and Filter lights. ## Ice maker water inlet valve repair, step by step. Turn the water back on, check every joint for weeping, and leave you with a valve that fills the ice maker fully and closes cleanly. 01 Shut off the water at the supply valve and move the appliance forward, protecting the floor. 02 Measure the pressure reaching the inlet and the resistance of the valve coil, and inspect the inlet screen. 03 Check the fittings, the line and the fill tube for drips, frost or signs of a valve that does not close. 04 Replace the valve with the one listed for your model, with new fittings where the old ones are worn. 05 Turn the water back on, check every joint for weeping, and leave you with a valve that fills the ice maker fully and closes cleanly. ## The problems it answers. 5 of them, from ice maker making small or hollow cubes to no ice coming from the ice maker. [All problems](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Ice Maker Making Small or Hollow Cubes 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether the cubes have become smaller, hollow or fewer over time 2. Whether you have seen ice in the fill tube or water around the back of the appliance 3. Whether the water line is plastic, braided or copper, if you can see it 4. Whether the house has low water pressure elsewhere, or a whole-house filter or softener It also answers - [**Ice Maker Fill Tube Frozen** 5 causes](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-fill-tube-frozen/) - [**Ice Maker Leaking on the Floor** 6 causes · water on the floor or near power](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-leaking-on-floor/) - [**Ice Maker Water Line Leaking Behind the Cabinet** 6 causes · water on the floor or near power](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/water-line-leaking-behind/) - [**No Ice Coming From the Ice Maker** 7 causes](https://icemakerrepair.center/problems/ice-maker-not-making-ice/) ## Low to moderate, on the site's scale. The valve itself is a modest part. Rolling the appliance out, fitting new compression nuts and leak-testing every joint on the way back make up most of the job. [Read the full cost guide](https://icemakerrepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Ice maker module, mold or twisting tray](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-assembly-replacement/) | | | **Water inlet valve and its fittings** | low to moderate | | [Frozen fill tube, tube heater or drip cause](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/frozen-fill-tube-repair/) | | | [Auger, auger motor, crusher or chute flap](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-dispenser-and-auger-repair/) | | | [Ice bin, compartment cover, gasket or latch](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-bin-and-door-seal-repair/) | | | [Water filter, supply line or shutoff valve](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-filter-and-supply-line-service/) | | | [Drain pump, check valve or drain hose](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/drain-pump-and-drain-line-repair/) | | | [Cleaning, descaling and sanitizing](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/undercounter-ice-maker-cleaning-and-descaling/) | | | [Control board, thermistor or bin sensor](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/ice-maker-control-and-sensor-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Door ice maker, Freezer ice maker, Undercounter ice maker. [All ice maker types](https://icemakerrepair.center/types/) Codes that lead here - [`Making Ice and Filter lights flashing alternately` Café · Water supply and fill](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-making-ice-and-filter-lights-flashing-alternately/) - [`Leak Detected` GE Profile · Water supply and fill](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-leak-detected/) - [`Leak Detected` GE · Water supply and fill](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-leak-detected/) - [`Replace Filter light flashing` JennAir · Water supply and fill](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-replace-filter-light-flashing/) [All 42 codes that lead here](https://icemakerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-water) Often the same visit - [**Water filter and supply line service** 3 problems in common · lowest](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-filter-and-supply-line-service/) - [**Frozen fill tube repair** 3 problems in common · low](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/frozen-fill-tube-repair/) - [**Diagnostic visit** 2 problems in common](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) ### Door ice maker ### Freezer ice maker ### Undercounter ice maker ## The makes we see it on. 27 makes on this site, and the ice maker water inlet valve repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 27 brands](https://icemakerrepair.center/brands/) ## Ice maker water inlet valve repair, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the ice maker water inlet valve repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Tampa Bay's changing blend of well, river and desalinated water leaves grit and scale on the inlet valve's screen, so a slow fill there is cleaned at the screen and tested with a pressure reading before a new valve goes in. - [Hyde Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas An inlet valve in an Orlando vacation home that sat closed between bookings can stick in either direction, so a valve that no longer shuts off, or no longer opens, is tested with power and water before it is replaced. - [Winter Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas A weeping inlet valve behind a South Florida condo's built-in unit can drip for weeks into the floor of the tower, so a valve that leaks at its body or its fitting is replaced promptly and the floor under the unit is checked for water. - [Brickell](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas Upper floors in New York buildings fed from roof tanks can sit near the low end of what an ice maker's inlet valve needs, so a slow fill is measured at the valve before a new one is fitted, since a valve cannot make up for pressure the building does not supply. - [Upper East Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Power surges when the grid returns after a Houston storm can burn out an inlet valve's coil, and a unit that hums but never fills afterward has its coil tested with a meter before the whole valve is replaced. - [River Oaks](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas Chicagoland ice makers on lake water scale their inlet valves slowly, so a valve that fails here is often a cracked body from a winter when the line froze, so the tubing and its fittings are checked for splits along with the new valve. - [Lincoln Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas Los Angeles water can scale an inlet valve until it no longer closes tightly, and a valve that lets water trickle into the mold between cycles leaves the ice fused into a slab, so a scaled valve is replaced rather than cleaned. - [Beverly Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas In San Diego a mineral-heavy supply stiffens the diaphragm of an inlet valve over time, so a door ice maker that fills unevenly is tested at the valve, and any softener in the garage is checked for salt and settings as well. - [La Jolla](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Hetch Hetchy and Mokelumne water carries almost no minerals, so a Bay Area ice maker's inlet valve seldom scales shut; when one quits, the technician meters its solenoid and looks for a split body from an earthquake jolt or a line pulled taut behind the unit. - [Pacific Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://icemakerrepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the ice maker water inlet valve repair. ### What water pressure does an ice maker valve need? Most makers want at least 20 pounds per square inch at the valve, and many prefer 40 or more. A house on a well, a long thin supply line, a saddle valve that has partly closed or a clogged whole-house filter can all bring it below that. ### Why does the valve on the back buzz and then nothing fills? The buzz is the coil being switched on, so power is getting there. If no water flows, the inlet screen may be packed with sediment, the supply valve may be partly closed, or the valve itself may be stuck. A pressure reading at the inlet sorts out which. ### Is a saddle valve on my water pipe a problem? It can be. A saddle valve pierces the pipe with a small needle, and over time the hole scales up and the flow drops, or the gasket starts to seep. When the inlet valve is replaced, many owners have the saddle valve swapped for a proper quarter-turn shutoff at the same time. ### Can a bad inlet valve flood the kitchen? A valve that sticks open usually overfills the mold, and the extra water freezes in the bin or runs out through the dispenser or the drain. On an undercounter unit with a slow drain, that water can reach the floor. Close the supply valve and keep away from any outlet in the water until it is checked. --- **[Read on the site: Ice Maker Water Inlet Valve Repair | IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/services/water-inlet-valve-repair/)** **[Book a visit with IceMakerRepair.center](https://icemakerrepair.center/schedule/)**