• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Boris Mechanical

Boris Mechanical

NYC Plumber

  • Request Service Here
  • Call 212-260-2006
  • Plumbing Services
  • Gas Line Services
    • Local Law 152
  • Drain Cleaning
  • NYC Violations
    • Local Law 152
  • More Services
    • Local Law 152
    • Fire Sprinkler
      • Fire Sprinkler Testing
      • Fire Sprinkler Violations
      • Pipe Painting
    • Standpipe
    • Fire Pump
      • Fire Pump Testing
    • Backflow
      • Backflow Violations
  • Reviews
  • Contact

A Plumber’s Guide to Ice Makers: 3 Common Questions Answered

May 16, 2022 by Boris Mechanical

As New York City plumbers, we get a lot of questions about home appliances and how they relate to your home’s plumbing. Summer is coming, or so we’ve been told, and that means it’s a good time to talk about that hard working appliance: the ice maker.

Most households who have ice makers have them integrated into their refrigerators, although portable ice makers are gaining popularity. This brings us to our first question:

Does an Ice Maker Have to Hook to Your Home Plumbing?

There are two types of ice maker: those which have a water chamber you fill manually as needed to produce ice, and those which connect to your plumbing to source water as needed for ice production. Ice makers that need to be filled manually tend to be smaller, portable units, such as countertop models. The majority of ice makers require being connected to your home’s water supply line.

Does an Ice Maker Require Drainage?

There are two types of ice maker: those which keep the ice frozen and those that don’t. If your ice maker keeps the ice frozen, the unit most likely does not have a drainage component to its design. However, for the majority of ice makers, which do not keep the ice frozen, drainage is required to carry away the melted ice.

Do I Need a Plumber to Have an Ice Maker Installed?

When you’re having a new ice maker installed, either as part of a refrigerator or as a free standing unit, having a plumber connect the appliance to your plumbing is strongly recommended. This is especially true when the installation involves drilling through cabinetry in order to access your existing water supply lines.

Because ice maker installations are not an emergency service, you can schedule them at a time that suits your schedule and budget.

Category: NYC PlumbingTag: Ice Maker, Ice Maker Installation, New York City Pumber

About Boris Mechanical

Previous Post:Did Your DIY Plumbing Project Get Way Out of Hand?
Next Post:Getting a Second Opinion: Is Repiping Really Necessary?

Sidebar

Request Service Now

Proudly Serving:

Manhattan

Alphabet City, Battery Park City, Bowery, Carnegie Hill, Chelsea, Chinatown, Cooperative Village, East Village, Greenwich Village, Harlem, Hell’s Kitchen, Inwood, Kips Bay, Koreatown, Lenox Hill, Lincoln Square, Little Germany, Little Italy, Lower East Side, Madison Square, Manhattan Valley, Marble Hill, Morningside Heights, NoHo, NoLita, NoMad, Peter Cooper Village, Rose Hill, SoHo, TriBeCa, Tudor City, Two Bridges, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Washington Heights

Brooklyn

Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Boerum Hill, Borough Park, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie, Clinton Hill, Cobble Hill, Crown Heights, Dyker Heights, East Flatbush, East New York, Flatbush, Fort Greene, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Homecrest, Kensington, Madison, Mill Basin, New Utrecht, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Sea Gate, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace

Queens

Arverne, Astoria, Bayside, Bellerose, Cambria Heights, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Far Rockaway, Floral Park, Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Howard Beach, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Little Neck, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, New Hyde Park, Ozone Park, Queens Village, Rego Park, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, Rosedale, Saint Albans, South Ozone Park, South Richmond Hill, Sunnyside, Whitestone, Woodhaven, Woodside

The Bronx

Allerton, Baychester, Bedford Park, Belmont, Castle Hill, City Island, Concourse, East Morrisania, East Tremont, Eastchester, Edenwald, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Locust Point, Longwood, Melrose, Morris Heights, Morris Park, Mott Haven, Norwood, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, Pelham Parkway, Riverdale, Soundview, Throgs Neck, Tremont, University Heights, Van Nest, Wakefield, West Farms, Woodlawn

Boris Mechanical & Plumbing | 465 Grand St New York, NY 10002-480 | LMP 2356 LFSC 630

Copyright © 2025 · Boris Mechanical · All Rights Reserved · Powered by MediaRight Technologies