Appliance Rescue Service
39 yrs in businessAddison, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Freezer Repair · Washer Repair +9 more
Texas · 1st of 45 states
11 listed ice maker repair businesses across 5 cities in Texas, ranked by customer rating — 19% of everything this directory holds for the state, and the largest count of any state. 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.
Sorted by rating, then review count. Every phone number is a direct line to the business.
Addison, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Freezer Repair · Washer Repair +9 more
Austin, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +7 more
Pflugerville, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +7 more
Plano, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +8 more
Plano, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +9 more
San Antonio, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +8 more
San Antonio, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +5 more
Houston, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Freezer Repair · Washer Repair +8 more
Austin, TX
Cooktop Repair · Dishwasher Repair · Dryer Repair +6 more
Austin, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Dishwasher Repair · Dryer Repair +8 more
Dallas, TX
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +5 more
Counted from the 11 profiles above, not from a survey. Everything a business states about itself is reported as a claim.
Texas holds 11 listed ice maker repair businesses, out of 147 nationwide. That is the largest count of the 45 states with any, ahead of California on 7. They are 11 of the 58 businesses listed in Texas — 19% of the state directory.
Their ratings average 4.6, level with the 4.6 average across all 147 listed nationwide, and 9 of the 11 sit at 4.5 or better. None holds a straight 5.0, and 1 sits below 4.0. Between them they carry 2,451 reviews, the largest single tally being 914 on Appliance Rescue Service in Addison. 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 Appliance Rescue Service in Addison (914 reviews, 4.9), ABA Appliance Repair, Inc. in Austin (589 reviews, 4.2) and GREENTEK in Austin (209 reviews, 4.9). By rating it is Appliance Rescue Service at 4.9 on 914 reviews, GREENTEK at 4.9 on 209 reviews and ArtiFix Appliance Repair at 4.9 on 140 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 11 state that they are licensed, and all state that they carry insurance. On top of that, 2 show a Better Business Bureau accreditation, 1 states a factory-authorised or factory-trained credential and 5 publish a parts-and-labor warranty term in the profiles. None advertises round-the-clock emergency cover, but 2 advertise same-day service. 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.
6 of the 11 publish a founding year: the longest-established has been trading since 1987, and the median across those that say is 16 years. Austin holds the most at 4 — 36% of the group — followed by Dallas on 2, across 5 Texas cities with an index page. Between them they name 46 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 | Texas |
|---|---|
| Listed prosof 147 nationwide for ice maker repair | 11 |
| Rank among statesCalifornia is next on 7 | 1st of 45 |
| Share of the Texas directory11 of 58 listed businesses | 19% |
| Average rating4.6 nationwide · 9 rated 4.5+ | 4.6 |
| Reviews on filemost on one profile: 914 | 2,451 |
| State licensing claimed11 also state insurance | 11 of 11 |
| Accreditation statedself-stated in the listing, verify before booking | 2 BBB · 1 factory |
| 24/7 emergency2 advertise same-day | 0 of 11 |
| Longest trading sincemedian 16 years across 6 that publish one | 1987 |
| Cities with an index pageAustin leads on 4 | 5 |
| Towns named in service areasclaimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address | 46 |
Beyond ice maker repair, these 11 businesses also list cooktop repair (4), commercial appliance repair (2), appliance installation (1), commercial freezer repair (1). Worth knowing before the visit — a second job on the same call-out is far cheaper than a second call-out.
Not counted above
These are real Texas 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 11 above, and none is listed here as servicing one. Asking takes one phone call, which beats starting the search again.
19 more like these in Texas sit on the state index alongside everything else we hold.
Details for these businesses come from OpenStreetMap under the Open Database License © OpenStreetMap contributors. We hold no rating, licence or insurance details for themeither — confirm before hiring.
Counts are ice maker repair businesses based in that city. Austin holds 36% of the state's total.
The 26 named most often across the 46 towns and neighborhoods these 11 businesses list in their own service areas. Claimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address on the call.
Austin · Plano · Richardson · Cedar Park · Dallas · Round Rock · Allen · Frisco · Garland · McKinney · Pflugerville · San Antonio · Addison · Alamo Heights · Balcones Heights · Bee Cave · Buda · Carrollton · Castle Hills · Coppell · Cypress · Dripping Springs · Fairview · Farmers Branch · Georgetown · Greater Austin region
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 Texas businesses servicing that appliance, out of the 58 listed statewide. A dash opens the nationwide page instead.
Every state with a listed ice maker specialist, most first. Texas sits 1st of 45 on 11.
National ranges for parts and labor together, before the $50–$100 diagnostic. Labor tracks local wages and drive time, so metro Texas 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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