My Hoshizaki cubelet machine is making a grinding noise. Should I keep running it?

Grinding often means bearing wear or heavy scale inside the freezing cylinder. Running it that way can damage the auger, the cylinder and the gear motor. Shut it off and schedule a check soon.

Should I replace the saddle valve feeding my ice maker in a NoDa cottage?

Saddle valves can clog or leak over time, and a plumber can replace one with a standard shutoff valve. We can tell you whether the valve is restricting water to your ice maker.

My ice maker in a Plaza Midwood townhome stopped after a cold night. What happened?

If the fill tube froze, water cannot reach the ice maker. It may also be a supply line in an exterior wall. We check the tube, the inlet valve and the freezer temperature.

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Hoshizaki Ice Makers: What We Check First

A Hoshizaki crescent-cube machine works differently from most competitors. Instead of a flat grid of cells, ice forms on vertical stainless evaporator plates as water cascades over them. When the evaporator thermistor reaches the harvest point, hot gas warms the plates and fresh water flows behind them to release the crescents into the bin. A float switch controls refilling. Cubelet and flake models use an auger turning inside a refrigerated cylinder instead.

Mineral-coated float switch sticking and mis-filling the water reservoir
Evaporator thermistor drift upsetting freeze and harvest timing
Scale inside cubelet freezing cylinder wearing auger bearings and seals
Weak water pump leaving dry patches on stainless evaporator plates

The full explanation, including what you can safely check yourself and when repair beats replacement, is in our Hoshizaki ice maker repair guide.

Water Supply Under Older Homes

In a mill cottage or bungalow, the refrigerator's water line often comes up through the floor from the crawl space. Old saddle valves, narrow tubing and fittings from earlier renovations can restrict flow, and a line exposed in a cold crawl space can freeze during a hard cold snap. When the ice maker gets too little water, cubes come out small or hollow, and production slows.

In newer townhomes, the supply is usually routed inside walls, and issues are more likely to be a clogged filter, a frozen fill tube or a faulty ice maker module. Door-mounted ice compartments on French-door models can also frost up and jam when their seal or fan falters.

Check the filter date, confirm the supply valve is open and make sure the ice maker is on. If the cubes taste stale, a filter change often helps too. The technician tests water pressure at the valve, the inlet valve and the module, and explains the repair before work.