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About the automatic icemaker.
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How the Icemaker Works
Water fills the empty cube mold when the
freezer has cooled to freezing temperature.
Cold air is forced directly over mold.
When frozen, the cubes are moved up and
out of the mold. The sweeper arm ejects
them into the ice storage bin below.
The feeler arm senses when the bin is full
and signals the icemaker to stop ejecting
more cubes. However, the mold has been
refilled and cubes frozen so the new supply is
ready when needed. As soon as ice is
removed from the bin, the feeler arm signals
that more is needed. Icemaker resumes
operation by ejecting ready-and-waiting
frozen cubes.
Ice
Sweeper arm
Ice storage bin
Feeler arm
Ice
storage
bin
How to Use Your Icemaker
■To start the Icemaker, lower the feeler arm to
the ON (down) position. Make sure the ice
storage bin is below the icemaker and pushed
back as far as possible.
■When the Icemaker is first connected or after
any extended period of non-use, you should
discard the first few batches of cubes. Use ice
regularly to maintain the best quality.
■The feeler arm must be free to operate
upward and outward over the top of the ice
storage bin during each ice-delivery cycle.
Make sure packages in the freezer
compartment do not block its movement.
■Raise the feeler arm to the STOP (up)
position when:
• Ice storage bin is to be removed for
extended period of time.
• Refrigerator is not to be used for an
extended time, such as vacations.
Also, turn off the water supply to the
icemaker in this instance.
• Water supply is to be shut off for several
hours.
■During operation, you may hear certain
sounds, such as the hum of the motor,
movement of the cube ejector, humming
or clicking of the water valve, and rattling
of ice as it falls into the bin. These sounds
are normal.
■The Icemaker ejects cubes in groups and
it is normal for several cubes to be joined
together.
■Ice cubes that have been in the ice storage bin
for a considerable length of time may pick up
off-flavor tastes, stick together and gradually
become smaller. We suggest that these cubes
be thrown away.
■You may, on occasion, find a few smaller than
normal cubes in the bin. This is probably
caused by low water pressure at time of water
fill, and is no cause for concern.
■The ice storage bin should be cleaned
occasionally in warm water. Rinse and wipe
dry. Be sure to put the icemaker feeler arm
in the STOP (up) position when cleaning
the bin.
■Keep the ice level to keep it coming. If the
cubes should build up in one area of the
ice storage bin after being ejected from the
mold, just level them out with your hand.
Keep the cubes distributed evenly and the
bin can reach its maximum cube capacity.
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Arm down–
icemaker
will operate
Arm up–
stops operation