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Originally Posted by RICH1
Dear Snowbird, I would Fire it! could be frozen, and a hair dryer may be used to thaw the hose, which is Frozen solid..I also see how you mentioned 4 months, very well played...
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There is an alternative to a hair dryer. I used it on our older Samsung up north when it would get frost bound.
Get a 2 liter bottle, fill it with water near the boiling temp. We had one of those in-sink boilers, but you could use a kettle just as well.
This particular Samsung allowed you to pull out the tray, so you could put the bottle in there and cover the opening with something to hold the heat in. I also put paper towels under to sop up dripping liquid.
If your ice maker is an open one, just get it up close to it.
Power off the fridge, insert bottle, wait. It usually took three bottles over about 90 minutes and all the ice was gone, but the fridge stayed cool enough that the food doesn't go off.
It distorts the hell out of the 2 liter bottle and you need something to handle it. I have food grade insulated gloves I used but a towel works too.
The upside is you don't have to worry about damaging something. Nothing in your fridge will melt being near 200 degree water.