I do actually clean, and needed this. But your comment doesn't surprise me. People seem to be relaxed by watching things get cleaned up. Mowing lawn videos garner millions of views. Imagine that?
@@ShelterDogs yea, I love me a lawn clean up vid. Lawn care juggernaut is my fav. But I also love yard work. Haha, I just don’t have a fridge with a water dispenser.
Note that most refrigerators have a quart size water tank somewhere inside the refrigerator so you get cold water from the dispenser every time. You may want to make sure that gets cleaned out as well. Some of that vinegar may linger in the tank.
Nice vid! One thing I do that I'm not sure if it is important or useful, I'd use the quick ice function after a clean or filter change and then diacard the first batch of ice from like 4 hours or overnight.
Great video! I moved to an area with hard water so I'm going around descaling the plumbing. The only thing I couldn't do is pull out the fridge but I still could repair the controls & icemaker (myself). Now for a good clean!
@@marias4517 my filter is on the very top right when you open the right sides door: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cinh_Yp7PH8.htmlsi=oIn1t47gjKz8iks4
THANK YOU for taking the time to make this vid. It's so helpful. I constantly wash down the outside of everything with soap & hot, using Q-tips on the small parts I can get to, but it doesn't work well. I knew there had to be an easier way! Vinegar!.....Im on it!
Great video! How do I know if I'm a clean squad/pateron member? I haven't seen my name come up at the end of your videos but when I go to the member page it says I'm a member. Love your videos! Thank you for everything you do! ❤❤❤
Good video. Do you remove the old filter before running vinegar through the system? Seems like the filter might reduce the effects of the vinegar wash.
Hey Brandon - may have been asked on your socials, but what kind of footstopper cork (or whatever) do you use on all your appliances to have them slide around on your floor like magic? Lots of your appliances when you're doing cleaning videos just seem to glide - and I want in on it! Cheers.
WOW...this was exactly what I needed. Recently realized the spout was very dirty...6yr old fridge...really need to clean the whole ice maker. Thank you sooooo much for this video. I'm on it....
Can you clarify how long to let the vinegar sit in the fridge water line before flushing it out? You say 5 minutes but then you say 15 minutes for the ice dispenser chute and water dispenser hose.
All of your cleaning methods look good, but I don’t see how the flushing of the system is going to do much good unless you flush it with water under pressure. You’d have to rig up a tank or something to do that, but it would also let you flush it with plenty of clean water, afterward. Maybe there’s a device out there for this.
So good to know. I don’t have a fridge like that but when I do have one with an ice maker and water spigot, now I will know how to clean the. Thank you!❤️
Hi! Thank you for making this video. I have a question about a different topic. We have the same refrigerator as you do in the video. Ours works fine when we use the drinking water line, but when the ice maker starts drawing water and making ice, ice pools at the bottom of the freezer. Do you happen to know why that is? Thank you so much again.
Sometimes the ice gets stuck in the shute. On the freezer door. I normally look through there and take out as much ice as I can. Then put some hot water in a cup to pour into the shute. Make sure to have a pitcher or big cup on the door of the freezer to collect whatever you are pouring through the shute.
Flush that system a couple times with vinegar and you will be replacing the valve assemble and seals. They are not designed to handle that acid. Do you flush your water lines in your house? There is no reason to flush that line, it's a sealed system. Fine with all the rest of the cleaning.
It would be good to unplug it first so there is no shock hazzard. It may be a small chance but I would. Especially if you are using a brush with wire on it.
There’s food grade vinegar and cleaning vinegar. Food grade is perfectly safe but if you use cleaning grade, rinse thoroughly, use gloves 🧤 and a mask 😷.
@@1JewelOfTheNileeven food grade vinegar will destroy 95% of filters. Until you change the filter after sending vinegar thru it, you will be getting 100% unfiltered line water with a tad bit of vinegar. You won't like the taste of that. Change the filter after running at least several gallons of clean water thru the line.
@@dynastyfamily00 No it won’t, food grade vinegar has an average 3% acidity and is used to clean meats, collards, kale etc. So it will stand up to filters.
@@1JewelOfTheNile Seen many refrigerators, seen more filters than refrigerators. Never heard any manufactured filter that recommended use after sending anything but tap water thru it.... But if that's your speed, I won't disagree with what you like. I just wouldn't recommend it to someone else.
Ok, I just bought some microfiber. Could you have the company consider 6 packs in other sizes? I don’t want 12 clothes in every color of the rainbow (unless you have a storage video somewhere!
My water line is directly attached to the pipe in my basement.... I've cleaned everything else but that line... 😝!! GREAT IDEA about doing this at the end of your filter life before you actually change it! I'm starting to wonder what the inside of every pipe in my house looks like. UGH!
Better check whether you have a filter inside the fridge. May need to remove the filter and install the bypass device supplied with the refrigerator before you start.
My water dispenser on this fridge sprays out so far forward that it misses the tray entirely and runs down the front of the door. I constantly have mineral build up from the water stream. It would be awesome if you made a video showing how to remove that front dispenser control panel on this unit (or any tips on removing it.) I’d like to get access to that water line so I can extend and redirect it towards the water/ice tray. I’ve tried depressing the two clips under the touch panel like you would with most other whirlpool dispensers, but there is still something holding the panel in and using any kind of force to pull on the panel is going to break that something.
Ok, but why does my water and ice don't work when I have the filter in. But work when it's not in? It just randomly stopped working one day and even changed filter too and even tried another one.
Your filter housing is broken. The plunger in the housing acts like a valve. It's not letting the water go into the filter and bypassing it. Happened to me 2 yrs ago.
We just moved into a new rental home. It appears the water spot and ice maker were never used or never cleaned. The ice shoot is completely molded. The ice maker itself is rusted. This cleaning project is beyond me! Any tips? I’m so scared to tackle the mold in the ice shoot. I’ve chosen to avoid it altogether and we don’t use the water/ice from the fridge whatsoever
Another excellent video-thank you! I’m sure this is answered elsewhere so forgive me, but is the vinegar you use the 5% solution or the ‘cleaning’ vinegar (which is in the 30% ballpark)? Thanks for your time
That ice maker really waste a lot of space😢 that was one of my considerations when purchasing a new fridge. Seems to take up two large internal shelf space and the door shelves for the chute. the one I have just takes up two door shelves.
I like it all and should make it easier. I'm still concerned about using dish soap (no matter how little) to clean the inside of the fridge and or freezer. Seems to me that it will leave a task and/or smell.
