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Automatic Icemaker and
Ice & Water Dispenser
Your refrigerator has an automatic
icemaker and a dispenser that
dispenses chilled water and ice
cubes through the freezer
compartment door. Here’s how
they work.
Water
flows from the household
supply
through a
(1)
dual solenoid valve to the
(2)
water reservoir and to the
(3)
automatic icemaker as needed.
Water is frozen in the
(4)
cube mold and ejected into the
(5) storage bin where a
motor-
powered auger moves cubes
forward into the dispensing unit.
When the ICE CUBES cradle is
pressed,
cubes dispense through
the chute in the door.
When the CHILLED WATER
cradle is pressed,
chilled water
from the reservoir flows through the
(6) tubing in the door and is
dispensed.
(7)
A
light switch
turns the night
light
in the dispenser on or off.
Importint
Facfi
about
Your Ice &Water Dispenser
●
Your icemaker will produce eight
cubes per cycle—approximately
120
cubes in a 24-hour
period—
depending on freezer compartment
temperature, room temperature,
number of door openings and other
use conditions.
● Intermittent dispensing of ice is
normal.
If ice flow interruption is
more than brief, ice clump(s) may
be the cause and should be removed
following instructions
below and
on page 12.
Q
Avoid overfilling glasses with
ice and using narrow or extra-tall
glasses.
This can jam the chute or
cause the door in the chute to freeze
shut. Periodically open the freezer
compartment door and
look
down
into the chute. If ice is blocking
the chute, poke it through with a
wooden spoon.
. To
help
keep bits of ice from
being sprayed beyond the giass,
place glass close to ice
chute—
but not so close that it blocks
outcoming ice.
. Ice should not be dispensed
into thin glasses, fine china or
delicate crystal-they can crack or
chip from the combined pressure of
your hand pressing them against the
cradle and ice dropping into the
container.
● Ice
should
be dispensed before
filling glass with soda or other
beverage mixes.
This will prevent
splashing which is annoying and
which, if the splash reaches the ice
and water selector switch, could
cause it to stick or bind.
. Beverages and foods should not
be
quick-chilled in the ice storage
bin. Cans, bottles or food packages
in the storage bin may cause the
icemaker to malfunction.
. Ice other than that produced
by your icemaker should not be
added to the ice storage bin—it
may not dispense well.
Before Using Your
Icemaker and Dispenser
If you use your refrigerator before
the water connection is made, raise
the ice access door and make sure
the
icemaker feeler arm is in the
OFF (up) position as shown below.
*
I
Ice access
door
h
Icemaker
->
in
When water supply has been
connected to icemaker, move feeler
arm to ON (down) position.
Depress water dispenser cradle for
about two minutes
to
remove
trapped air from water I
ine
and
to
fill
water reservoir automatically.
Ice cube
mold automatically fills
with water after cooling to freezing
temperatures. First cubes normally
freeze after several hours.
NOrE:
With a newly-installed
refrigerator, allow about 24 hours
for the freezer compartment to cool
down to the proper
icemaking
temperature.
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