--- title: "Ice Machine Water Valve and Filter Repair" description: "The inlet valve, filter, sump float or level probe and supply line, tested and replaced when water arrives short, dirty or nonstop." url: "https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-water-valve-and-filter-repair/" --- # Ice Machine Water Valve and Filter Repair The inlet valve, filter, sump float or level probe and supply line, tested and replaced when water arrives short, dirty or nonstop. ## What the ice machine water valve and filter repair involves. Every cube starts with water arriving at the right pressure, clean enough and in the right amount. The water side of an ice machine begins at a shutoff valve and a filter cartridge on the wall, then a supply line to the inlet valve, an electric solenoid that opens when the controller calls for a fill. On a cube machine the water goes into a sump, where a float or a level probe tells the controller it is full, and the pump carries it up to the distribution tube; a nugget machine keeps its level with a float reservoir beside the cylinder. A water-cooled machine also has a second supply feeding its condenser. When the filter clogs, the valve's screen scales over or the pressure sags, the sump fills slowly, cycles run long and cubes come out small. When the valve cannot close, water runs into the sump and down the drain without stopping, and over a month that can cost more than the ice is worth. The technician measures pressure and flow at the valve, checks its coil and screen, tests the level sensor, and looks for leaks at every fitting from the wall to the sump. How the visit goes ### What it usually costs Low to moderate · Inlet valve, sump float or level probe, supply line and filter head A cleaned inlet screen or a new filter cartridge sits at the bottom of the band. A new inlet valve, a level probe, or a supply line and filter head replaced together make up the fuller job. ### Answers 5 problems Ice Machine Water Running Nonstop to the Drain Ice Machine Making Too Little Ice for the Rush · Ice Machine Cubes Coming Out Thin, Small or Hollow · Ice Machine Leaking Water Across the Floor or Under the Bin · Ice Machine Running but Not Making Ice ### Comes up most on Modular ice machine Undercounter ice machine · Nugget ice machine · Ice and water dispenser ### Codes that lead here E5 · E7 · D8 blue LED flashing slowly · E5 Atosa E5: the ice machine is not getting enough water. ## Ice machine water valve and filter repair, step by step. Run a full cycle, confirm the fill stops cleanly and the cubes are back to full size, and write down the date for the next filter. 01 Close and reopen the supply, note the filter's date, and check the water pressure where the line enters the ice machine. 02 Watch a fill: how quickly the sump fills, whether the valve shuts on time, and whether the float or level probe reads true. 03 With the power off, test the inlet valve's coil, clean or replace its inlet screen, and look at every fitting for a drip. 04 Replace what has failed: the valve, the float or probe, a kinked or aging supply line, or the filter cartridge and its head. 05 Run a full cycle, confirm the fill stops cleanly and the cubes are back to full size, and write down the date for the next filter. ## The problems it answers. 5 of them, from ice machine water running nonstop to the drain to ice machine running but not making ice. [All problems](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/) Most common ### Ice Machine Water Running Nonstop to the Drain 6 causes, cheapest first Before you call ### Tell us this when you book 1. Whether water keeps running when the ice machine is idle, or the machine seems starved for water 2. When the filter was last changed, and whether there is a softener or other treatment on the supply 3. Any plumbing work, a water main repair or a new filter just before the trouble started 4. Whether the machine is air-cooled or water-cooled, if you know It also answers - [**Ice Machine Making Too Little Ice for the Rush** 6 causes](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-making-little-ice/) - [**Ice Machine Cubes Coming Out Thin, Small or Hollow** 6 causes](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-ice-small-or-hollow/) - [**Ice Machine Leaking Water Across the Floor or Under the Bin** 6 causes · clear the area first](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-leaking-water/) - [**Ice Machine Running but Not Making Ice** 6 causes](https://icemachinerepair.center/problems/ice-machine-not-making-ice/) ## Low to moderate, on the site's scale. A cleaned inlet screen or a new filter cartridge sits at the bottom of the band. A new inlet valve, a level probe, or a supply line and filter head replaced together make up the fuller job. [Read the full cost guide](https://icemachinerepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | | --- | --- | | [Full cleaning and sanitizing, condenser filter wash and a fresh water filter](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-cleaning-and-sanitizing/) | | | **Inlet valve, sump float or level probe, supply line and filter head** | low to moderate | | [Thickness probe, curtain switch, harvest assist and hot gas valve](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-harvest-repair/) | | | [Compressor start parts, leak repair, evaporator or compressor replacement](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-compressor-and-sealed-system-repair/) | | | [Condenser cleaning, fan motor, water regulating valve or remote condenser work](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-condenser-and-fan-repair/) | | | [Control board, display, transformer, thermistors and harness](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-control-board-repair/) | | | [Drain line clearing, air gap, drain pump, float and check valve](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-drain-and-pump-repair/) | | | [Bin thermostat, paddle, curtain switch or ice-level sensor](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-bin-control-repair/) | | | [Agitator motor, dispense wheel, chute gate, solenoid, lever switch or sensor](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-dispenser-mechanism-repair/) | | ## Where it comes up most. Most bookings: Modular ice machine, Undercounter ice machine, Nugget ice machine, Ice and water dispenser. [All ice machine types](https://icemachinerepair.center/types/) Codes that lead here - [`E5` Atosa · Water supply](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/atosa-e5/) - [`E5` Blue Air · Water supply](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/blue-air-e5/) - [`LO WATER` Follett · Water supply](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/follett-lo-water/) - [`5 beeps` Hoshizaki · Water supply](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/hoshizaki-5-beeps/) [All 27 codes that lead here](https://icemachinerepair.center/error-codes/#family-water) Often the same visit - [**Ice machine condenser and fan repair** 4 problems in common · low to moderate](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-condenser-and-fan-repair/) - [**Ice machine diagnostic visit** 3 problems in common](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/) - [**Ice machine harvest repair** 3 problems in common · low to moderate](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-harvest-repair/) ### Modular ice machine ### Undercounter ice machine ### Nugget ice machine ## The makes we see it on. 20 makes on this site, and the ice machine water valve and filter repair on any of them. Each mark opens that make's own page. [All 20 brands](https://icemachinerepair.center/brands/) ## Ice machine water valve and filter repair, where we come out. The kitchen, the climate and the building all change how the ice machine water valve and filter repair goes. These notes are about that, metro by metro. [All service areas](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/) [Tampa Bay](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/) FL · 31 areas Tampa Bay restaurants often run their ice machines behind a filter sized for the whole bar, and when it clogs in the busy season the inlet valve starves and the cubes come out small; the visit checks pressure, the filter and the valve, in that order. - [Hyde Park](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/hyde-park/) - [Davis Islands](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/davis-islands/) - [Palma Ceia](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palma-ceia/) - [Westchase](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/westchase/) - [Carrollwood](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/carrollwood/) - [Belleair](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/belleair/) - [St. Pete Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/st-pete-beach/) - [Palm Harbor](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/tampa-bay/palm-harbor/) [Orlando](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/) FL · 30 areas Resort kitchens around Orlando may feed several ice machines from one water branch, so a filter or a valve problem on one can look like a problem on all of them; the visit measures flow at each machine's inlet before any valve is changed. - [Winter Park](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/winter-park/) - [Windermere](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/windermere/) - [Dr. Phillips](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/dr-phillips/) - [Bay Hill](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/bay-hill/) - [Lake Nona](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/lake-nona/) - [Heathrow](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/heathrow/) - [Celebration](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/orlando/celebration/) [Miami / South Florida](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/) FL · 47 areas In a Miami tower restaurant the water reaching an ice machine has climbed many floors through booster pumps, and a pressure swing can make an inlet valve chatter or let water seep past it; the visit tests the valve and the filter against the building's supply. - [Brickell](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/brickell/) - [Coconut Grove](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/coconut-grove/) - [Coral Gables](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/coral-gables/) - [Pinecrest](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/pinecrest/) - [Key Biscayne](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/key-biscayne/) - [Aventura](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/aventura/) - [Sunny Isles Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/sunny-isles-beach/) - [Bal Harbour](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/bal-harbour/) - [Miami Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/miami-beach/) - [Golden Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/golden-beach/) - [Weston](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/weston/) - [Boca Raton](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/boca-raton/) - [Palm Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/south-florida/palm-beach/) [New York Metro](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/) NY · 75 areas In New York a restaurant's ice machine often shares its supply with a busy dish area and a bar sink, and when they all draw at once the trough fills short; the visit checks the supply pressure during service, then the inlet valve and the filter. - [Upper East Side](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-east-side/) - [Upper West Side](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/upper-west-side/) - [Tribeca](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/tribeca/) - [SoHo](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/soho/) - [Greenwich Village](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/greenwich-village/) - [Battery Park City](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/battery-park-city/) - [Brooklyn Heights](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/brooklyn-heights/) - [Park Slope](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/park-slope/) - [DUMBO](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/dumbo/) - [Forest Hills](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/forest-hills/) - [Great Neck](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/great-neck/) - [Southampton](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/southampton/) - [Scarsdale](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/new-york/scarsdale/) [Houston](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/) TX · 36 areas Houston's storms and flooding can disturb the water mains, and after a boil-water notice an ice machine's filter is replaced and the machine cleaned and sanitized before its ice is used; a valve that sticks after the outage is tested on the same visit. - [River Oaks](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/river-oaks/) - [Memorial](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/memorial/) - [Tanglewood](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/tanglewood/) - [Greater Heights](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/greater-heights/) - [Kingwood](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/kingwood/) - [Bellaire](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/bellaire/) - [Bunker Hill Village](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/bunker-hill-village/) - [Piney Point Village](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/piney-point-village/) - [Hunters Creek Village](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/hunters-creek-village/) - [Sugar Land](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/sugar-land/) - [Cinco Ranch](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/cinco-ranch/) - [The Woodlands](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/the-woodlands/) - [West University](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/houston/west-university/) [Chicago](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/) IL · 50 areas A Chicagoland ice machine in an unheated storeroom or a garage bar can freeze its inlet valve during a cold snap, and the cracked valve body leaks once the room warms, so winter calls here often end with a new valve and a line kept above freezing. - [Lincoln Park](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lincoln-park/) - [Near North Side](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/near-north-side/) - [West Loop / Near West Side](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/west-loop-near-west-side/) - [Wilmette](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/wilmette/) - [Winnetka](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/winnetka/) - [Glencoe](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/glencoe/) - [River Forest](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/river-forest/) - [Oak Park](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/oak-park/) - [Hinsdale](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/hinsdale/) - [Lake Forest](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lake-forest/) - [Highland Park](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/highland-park/) - [Gold Coast](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/gold-coast/) - [Lakeview](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/chicagoland/lakeview/) [Los Angeles](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/) CA · 95 areas In Los Angeles a flexible supply line lets an ice machine shift a little in an earthquake without tearing its connection, and a visit for a slow fill or a leak checks that line, the inline filter and the inlet valve together. - [Beverly Hills](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/beverly-hills/) - [Bel Air](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/bel-air/) - [Holmby Hills](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/holmby-hills/) - [Brentwood](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/brentwood/) - [Pacific Palisades](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pacific-palisades/) - [Santa Monica](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/santa-monica/) - [Hancock Park](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/hancock-park/) - [Studio City](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/studio-city/) - [Calabasas](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/calabasas/) - [Manhattan Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/manhattan-beach/) - [Palos Verdes Estates](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/palos-verdes-estates/) - [Pasadena](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/pasadena/) - [San Marino](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/san-marino/) - [Malibu](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/los-angeles/malibu/) [San Diego](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/) CA · 31 areas San Diego restaurants and home bars often pair an ice machine with a scale-inhibiting filter, and a cartridge left past its change date slows the fill until the cubes thin out; the visit changes the cartridge and checks the valve that feeds the trough. - [La Jolla](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/la-jolla/) - [Carmel Valley](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/carmel-valley/) - [Point Loma](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/point-loma/) - [Del Mar](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/del-mar/) - [Rancho Santa Fe](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/rancho-santa-fe/) - [Coronado](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/coronado/) - [Encinitas](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/encinitas/) - [Solana Beach](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/san-diego/solana-beach/) [San Francisco Bay Area](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/) CA · 74 areas Bay Area offices change a nugget ice machine's water filter on a facilities calendar that sometimes slips, and a clogged cartridge starves the machine until it stops or shows a water error; the visit replaces the filter and tests the valve's flow. - [Pacific Heights](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/pacific-heights/) - [Presidio Heights](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/presidio-heights/) - [Russian Hill](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/russian-hill/) - [Noe Valley](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/noe-valley/) - [Sea Cliff](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/sea-cliff/) - [Hillsborough](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/hillsborough/) - [Atherton](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/atherton/) - [Woodside](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/woodside/) - [Palo Alto](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/palo-alto/) - [Los Altos Hills](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/los-altos-hills/) - [Tiburon](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/tiburon/) - [Piedmont](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/piedmont/) - [Marina](https://icemachinerepair.center/locations/bay-area/marina/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the ice machine water valve and filter repair. ### How often should the ice machine water filter be changed? Most filter makers give both a time limit and a gallon limit, often around six months, whichever comes first, and hard or sandy water shortens it. If your filter head has a pressure gauge, a falling reading shows the cartridge is holding the water back. ### Why do I hear water running into the drain all the time? An inlet valve that no longer seals, a float stuck low, or on a water-cooled machine a regulating valve held open will all do it. Closing the supply valve to the machine stops the waste until the visit; tell us when you hear it and whether the machine is making ice at the time. ### Does low water pressure change the ice? Yes. The sump fills late, the machine may start freezing short of water, and cubes come out small or unfinished. The installation manual gives a minimum pressure for the model, and a clogged filter is the most common reason a machine falls below it. --- **[Read on the site: Ice Machine Water Valve and Filter Repair](https://icemachinerepair.center/services/ice-machine-water-valve-and-filter-repair/)** **[Book a visit with IceMachineRepair.center](https://icemachinerepair.center/schedule/)**