Sold our house and ice maker isn't working
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Anonymous
| we got ours working by using blowdryer on the water line. apparently it was iced. |
Anonymous
| As the seller, I would see what the buyer wants and go from there. Negotiate and be honest. |
Anonymous
| If a buyer was nasty to me about a fridge, I'd just replace it with a cheap one off facebook marketplace or say the fridge doesn't convey. I lived in another area of the country where fridges don't convey, so no one expected them. |
Anonymous
Instead of doing this, you should talk to the buyers. Ask if they would prefer a cheap replacement fridge or a credit towards buying a replacement fridge. Some people might take $400 or $500 towards buying a new fridge rather than a cheap replacement fridge. This way, if they wanted a more expensive fridge, they could take the closing allowance and apply it towards a new fridge of their choice rather than just end up with a cheap fridge they don't want. If this had happened before you had a contract, then I would agree with you, since you want to appeal to the LCD (we just need a fridge!). When something like this happens after the contract but before settlement, that's the point of keeping open communication between seller and buyer. So that the seller doesn't just throw money away by doing something that the buyer doesn't want. When you have a contract, you are no longer dealing with trying to appeal to the broadest selection of buyers, you only have to satisfy one buyer, so ask them and negotiate with them about what they want. |
Anonymous
Did the buyers discover it at the walkthrough? This is what the walkthrough is for. Or you could have told them at any time that this was going on. |
Anonymous
| ice makers are notoriously crappy. ours has given us trouble from pretty early on. we have tried fixing it multiple times. We have just given up on it at this point. The Fridge and Freezer still work just fine. |
Anonymous
And disclose it, day ice maker is not working |
Anonymous
| OP is there a home inspection? Without that contingency it’s all sold as is. Heck if I know of any of the appliances in the house we are buying even work let alone the ice maker. I don’t know where all these people arguing over a $300 ice maker are buying but in the area we didn’t make any offers with inspections. |
Anonymous
The house sold with no contingencies, but we included ice maker in the listing documents. We honestly thought we would be able to have it fixed without an issue. We are in a rent back for a few more weeks but the part I am waiting on was just delayed so I'm thinking about what to do should the part not arrive in time or fix the issue. |
Anonymous
| This happened to me but larger because the entire fridge stopped cooling. I just bought a new fridge with a warranty (so they wouldn't think I was trying to be deceitful) and kept it moving. The fridge was far less than the proceeds I made on the sale. |
Anonymous
There is an ice maker. It is just not working. They waved contingencies. If this is the only issue, they are lucky. They can fix it. |
Anonymous
| Does it really matter? Won't the new owner toss it and buy a new one? |
Anonymous
| Just pay a appliance repair company and then offload it to them and move on |
Anonymous
true first world response right there.  contrary to what you've been brainwashed to believe, and OP's example aside, most people don't throw out the existing, fully functioning appliances when they purchase a home.
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Anonymous
| Does your rentback include a deposit? |