How to Clean an Ice Maker: Full Step-by-Step
A universal cleaning sequence that works for nugget, countertop, and portable machines, from draining and descaling to sanitizing and drying.
Ice Tastes Bad? A Cleaning Fix Checklist
A likely-first cleaning checklist to chase off-tasting ice back to fresh, from old tank water to a spent filter to leftover cleaner.
Nugget Ice Maker Self-Clean Cycle: How It Works
The built-in cycle flushes stale water on a schedule, but it is not a real cleaning. Here is what it does and where you still have to scrub.
Ice Tastes Bad: Find the Source and Fix It
Trace off-tasting ice to the water, a stale tank, a spent filter, or absorbed odors, then clear the flavor without buying a new machine.
Ice Maker Cleaning Schedule: Weekly to Yearly
A tiered plan for what to wipe, descale, and sanitize daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, adjusted for nugget units, portables, and hard water.
Ice Maker Troubleshooting Myths That Waste Time
The false fixes that eat your afternoon, and the small things that actually get your machine making ice again.
Ice Maker Cleaning Myths That Waste Time
The truth behind four beliefs that let grime build up in your ice maker, and what your machine actually needs to stay clean.
How to Remove Black Mold From an Ice Maker
A safe, step-by-step way to clear black mold from the chute, seals, and reservoir, then stop it from creeping back.
Self-Cleaning Countertop Ice Makers, What It Does
The self clean button flushes water and vinegar through the pump, but it never scrubs the tray or the mold, so here is what it really cleans.
How to Remove Pink Slime From an Ice Maker
That pink film in the reservoir is bacteria, not scale, and here is how to scrub it out and keep it from coming back.
Does Ice Type Change How a Drink Tastes?
Ice shape controls how fast a drink waters down, but off flavors almost always trace back to your water or a dirty machine.
How to Clean a GE Profile Opal Ice Maker
A walkthrough for the Opal 1.0, 2.0, and Ultra, from emptying the side tank to running the descale and sanitize cycle and clearing the app reminder.