Ice maker FROZEN over - how to FIX your freezer machine

The ice maker inside my freezer froze over. It's totally covered in ice. This is an easy fix, simple to repair.

So, why did it happen in the first place? And how to stop it from happening again? I'm pretty sure for me the cause was someone (ahem *wife* ahem) opening the freezer door and scooping ice directly out of the ice bin into a cup. Which really isn't a problem, except sometimes a few stray ice cubes are "pushed" toward the back of the freezer, up over the back lip of the ice bin and onto the ice making machinery itself where it gradually adheres to the "machinery," growing a thicker and thicker layer until it has to be totally cleaned with the method I show. Ever since, I've been vigilant to remove those stray back ice pieces, and it's worked wonders. No more freezing over, and it's been years now.

TL;DR -- Keep the "machinery" at the back of the freezer (behind the ice bin) free of stray or escaped ice cubes to prevent this from needing to be thawed.

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