Silver Spring Appliance Repair
22 yrs in businessSilver Spring, MD
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Maryland · 23rd of 45 states
3 listed ice maker repair businesses across 3 cities in Maryland, ranked by customer rating — 19% of everything this directory holds for the state, and 23rd of the 45 states with any. Compare licensing and review counts, then call directly. Free, and no commission.
Water hardness is regional and it is the main driver of ice-maker failure. A local technician will already know whether scale is the story in your area.
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Silver Spring, MD
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Baltimore, MD
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Columbia, MD
Refrigerator Repair · Dishwasher Repair · Dryer Repair +5 more
That is 23rd of the 45 states with any, against 11 in Texas. Ice maker work is a narrower speciality than the everyday kitchen and laundry calls, so coverage is thin in most states. 13 other appliance businesses are listed in Maryland, and general technicians will often take this work once they know the model. Have the model number ready when you call.
Counted from the 3 profiles above, not from a survey. Everything a business states about itself is reported as a claim.
Maryland holds 3 listed ice maker repair businesses, out of 147 nationwide. That ranks 23rd of the 45 states with any, level with Florida and behind Texas on 11. They are 3 of the 16 businesses listed in Maryland — 19% of the state directory.
Their ratings average 4.7, against 4.6 across all 147 listed nationwide, and 3 of the 3 sit at 4.5 or better. None holds a straight 5.0, and none sits below 4.0. Between them they carry 541 reviews, the largest single tally being 267 on Silver Spring Appliance Repair in Silver Spring. Rating and review volume are what the businesses' own public profiles report — treat a high average on six reviews differently from the same average on six hundred.
By review volume the group is led by Silver Spring Appliance Repair in Silver Spring (267 reviews, 4.9), Mr. Appliance of Owings Mills in Baltimore (234 reviews, 4.6) and JJ Clements Appliances Service in Columbia (40 reviews, 4.5). By rating it is Silver Spring Appliance Repair at 4.9 on 267 reviews, Mr. Appliance of Owings Mills at 4.6 on 234 reviews and JJ Clements Appliances Service at 4.5 on 40 reviews. Those are two different questions and they rarely give the same answer — volume tells you a company has been doing this at scale, a high average on a handful of reviews tells you much less.
All 3 state that they are licensed, and all state that they carry insurance. On top of that, 1 shows a Better Business Bureau accreditation, 1 states a factory-authorised or factory-trained credential and 1 publishes a parts-and-labor warranty term in the profiles. None advertises round-the-clock emergency cover, so call early in the day and ask directly. All of that is self-stated in the listing, not verified here: ask for the license number and a current certificate of insurance, and for anything that opens a sealed refrigerant system ask to see federal EPA Section 608 certification, which is required in all fifty states.
3 of them publish a founding year: the longest-established has been trading since 1960, and the median across those that say is 22 years. Baltimore holds the most at 1 — 33% of the group — level with Columbia, across 3 Maryland cities with an index page. Between them they name 16 distinct towns, suburbs and neighborhoods in their stated service areas, so coverage reaches well past the cities listed here — give your address when you call rather than assuming.
| Measure | Maryland |
|---|---|
| Listed prosof 147 nationwide for ice maker repair | 3 |
| Rank among statesTexas leads on 11 | 23rd of 45 |
| Share of the Maryland directory3 of 16 listed businesses | 19% |
| Average rating4.6 nationwide · 3 rated 4.5+ | 4.7 |
| Reviews on filemost on one profile: 267 | 541 |
| State licensing claimed3 also state insurance | 3 of 3 |
| Accreditation statedself-stated in the listing, verify before booking | 1 BBB · 1 factory |
| 24/7 emergencyask when you call | 0 of 3 |
| Longest trading sincemedian 22 years across 3 that publish one | 1960 |
| Cities with an index pageBaltimore leads on 1 | 3 |
| Towns named in service areasclaimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address | 16 |
Not counted above
These are real Maryland companies whose records carry contact details but no list of what they repair. None of them states ice maker repair, so none is counted in the 3 above, and none is listed here as servicing one. Asking takes one phone call, which beats starting the search again.
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Counts are ice maker repair businesses based in that city. Baltimore holds 33% of the state's total.
Every place the 3 listed businesses name in their own service areas. Claimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address on the call.
Baltimore · Bethesda · Catonsville · Chevy Chase · Columbia · Dundalk · Ellicott City · Howard County · Kensington · Pikesville · Potomac · Rockville · Silver Spring · Sykesville · Towson · Woodlawn
The 5 most common ice maker faults, and whether each is homeowner work or a job for a licensed technician.
No ice at all, mould is dry
TechnicianNo water arriving: a closed shut-off, a kinked supply line, a frozen fill tube, or a failed water inlet valve.
Step-by-step: Ice Maker Not Making Ice→Cubes are small, hollow, or only partly formed
Homeowner fixLow water pressure, a clogged filter overdue for replacement, or a partially blocked fill tube.
Step-by-step: Ice Maker Slow or Making Small Cubes→Ice smells or tastes stale
Homeowner fixAn overdue water filter, or ice that has sat long enough to absorb freezer odours. Ice is porous and picks up everything around it.
Mould fills with water but never ejects
TechnicianThe icemaker module, the mould thermostat, or the ejector motor. On most units the module is replaced as one assembly.
Step-by-step: Ice Maker Not Making Ice→Ice cubes fused into one solid block in the bin
TechnicianSlow usage plus a freezer running slightly warm, or a leaking fill valve dribbling water into the bin between cycles.
8 published ice maker guides. A diagnostic fee is $50–$100 before any work starts, so half an hour with a flashlight is worth spending.
Ask the technician to walk you through these while they are on site — every one of them prevents a fault in the list above.
Replace the water filter on schedule
Every 6 monthsPrevents: Small hollow cubes, slow fills, and a strained inlet valve.
Empty the bin fully and let it refill
MonthlyPrevents: Fused blocks of ice and stale-tasting cubes.
Check the supply line for kinks behind the fridge
After any movePrevents: The most common no-ice call after a kitchen reshuffle.
Counts are Maryland businesses servicing that appliance, out of the 16 listed statewide. A dash opens the nationwide page instead.
Every state with a listed ice maker specialist, most first. Maryland sits 23rd of 45 on 3.
National ranges for parts and labor together, before the $50–$100 diagnostic. Labor tracks local wages and drive time, so metro Maryland sits toward the top of each range and rural calls toward the bottom, while the part costs about the same anywhere. Nothing here is a quote.
| Repair | Parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Thaw a frozen fill tube and clear the supplyOften the entire fix on a no-ice call. | $80–$160 |
| Water filter replacement and pressure checkCheapest cause of small or hollow cubes. | $60–$140 |
| Water inlet valveThe single most common ice-maker part failure. | $150–$300 |
| Icemaker module or ejector assemblyUsually supplied and replaced as one unit. | $200–$400 |
| Mould thermostat or bin-level sensorSymptom is a machine that fills but never harvests. | $150–$300 |
| Complete in-fridge icemaker assemblyOften cheaper than chasing individual parts on an older unit. | $250–$450 |
5–10 years for an icemaker inside a refrigerator — noticeably shorter than the fridge around it. Standalone and undercounter machines reach 10–15 with proper descaling. When replacing beats repairing covers the 4 cases where the maths turns, in full.
Blue Book
A quote above $200 on a ice maker past 5 years old is usually better spent on a replacement.
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