Sub-Zero Repair on Fox Island

What we see here

1. 01 Private well owners carry their own testing, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department advises a bacteria test every year and a nitrate test every three years.
2. 02 Sub-Zero names pressure fluctuations first among the reasons a fill tube freezes, so a record of how the water pressure behaves is useful when ice has built up above the ice maker.
3. 03 When a well house keeps losing its ice, Sub-Zero's troubleshooting for its undercounter ice makers suggests considering a pressure booster or regulator on the supply.

On your side of the Shut-Off Line

1. 01 Find the last well test result, and book a new one if the yearly bacteria test is overdue.
2. 02 Note how the pressure behaves through the day; Sub-Zero names pressure swings first among the reasons ice builds above the ice maker.
3. 03 If a well house keeps losing its ice, ask a plumber about a pressure booster or regulator, which is what Sub-Zero suggests for that.

Then the five that apply anywhere, in order: switch, filter, supply valve, fill tube, arm and bin.

Booking

Fox Island is reached by road over the Fox Island Bridge. When you book, tell us whether the house is on a water system or a well, and where the unit's water shut-off is.

The $89 visit pays for the trip and the whole diagnosis, and once you approve the repair that $89 is deducted from its price. The phone is answered 24/7; visits run 8 am to 8 pm, Monday through Sunday.

What the visit covers is on the Sub-Zero ice maker repair page. On this water, read Is Well Water Across the Narrows Hard on an Ice Maker first.