Weekend appliance repair?

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have a recommendation for an appliance repair person/company who'll come out today? I usually use Dell's Appliance, but they apparently only work M-F and I don't think I can wait until Monday to deal with this steady stream of water flowing out from under my fridge.

thanks!!

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[somerfriend.livejournal.com]

Sorry I don't know who is open today.

Is the water coming from the ice maker or the general fridge operations? If ice maker or you are unsure, turn off the shut off valve to the fridge. If steady stream is an exaggeration you could put a clothes washer plastic underthingy under it and occasionally remove the water so your floors don't get damaged. If it is not ice maker related, probably a clog of ice, you could fix it using hot water and a turkey baster or a hair dryer or by turning off the fridge (if you can tolerate that). I've had clogs happen to me on 2 fridges this year.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, I think that most of your suggestions would require me to get at the rear of the fridge, which I can't do because of how it's placed, and I'm not strong enough to move it. I found one place that claimed to have Saturday hours but they didn't return my call, so I guess I'm going to have to use up all my towels and call someone on Monday.

[somerfriend.livejournal.com]

Shutoff valve should be in the sink cabinet, hopefully there is a separate shutoff valve for the water that goes to the ice maker.

Clogged water/frozen ice to be dethawed in my experience you get to from inside the freezer compartment. If you look in the back of the freezer, is their frozen water along the edges. You might have to remove a panel to see it but in my experience you can see most of it without doing that.

Is your flooring tile or something else that won't be damaged by the water you are seeing?

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Thanks again! I couldn't find a shutoff valve under the sink, but I looked again in the freezer and discovered that the ice bin thingie conveniently tilts out for easy access. Then, behind it, I saw an on/off switch, so I flipped it to off and the water seems to have stopped coming. The ice bin doesn't seem too clogged but I will clean it all out and try turning the switch back on. Thanks for your help.