Kitchen

[happilyretiredgirl]

My ice maker broke and I just buy a bag of ice and put it in the ice container in the freezer and the dispenser on the door works fine. Sometimes I don't put the whole bag in at one time I found that works better. It's a good solution until I replace my refrigerator. I have to have ice in any cold drink just my preference.

[AuntMame]

Our city water is pumped from an underground aquifer and has a lot of minerals. The ice-maker in our frig is always full of white powdery dust. It's from the water. 

As a test you can boil a pan of water and see what's left in the pan after all the water boils off. 

[bargainsgirl]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@bargainsgirl.  It could have been lime or calcium residue from water used in the trays and not necessarily from the plastic.

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Yes...after more discussions we thought ...plastic floats.... Soaked the trays in vinegar for a bit and sure enough.  Sorry for the false alarm!!

[bargainsgirl]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@bargainsgirl 

Highly unlikely it's the plastic ice cube trays.  It's your water.   

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No the water is completely clear.  We compared.  Mineral deposits.  We have hard water.