Whirlpool 3ED26MM Freezer User Manual


 
Common Problems
PROBLEM CAUSE
Dispenser won’t
Freezer door oyer-
work.
Ice dispenser
Ice bin not prope-‘v lrstallea
won’t work.
Wrong ice lr bar
SOLUTION
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Close the freezer door
8 Make sure bar- s pushed all the way In
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Use only ice crescents from the ice
maker.
Other shapes won’t dispense properly.
Ice dispenser
Ice drspenser bar remd lr too lorg
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Wait about 3 minutes for the dispenser motor
stops working.
Off-taste or odor
Ice attracts airb :‘ne odors
in ice.
Olc ice
Wcter quail-k
Foods not propc?rl\ Nrapped
Ice brr and freezer mav need
cleaning
Plumbing to ce maker
Ne,w ice maker
to reset
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Large amcunts of ice should be taken from
the
bin,
not through the dispenser
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Use rapidly or store In covered container.
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Dump
aid
ice ar,d make new supply
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Water ccr8:airlng minerals [such as sulfur)
map require a filter to remove
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Wrap properly See pages 13 and 14
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C;ean freezer and ice blr See Cleaning
Char+ o? page 11
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FoAow nstal:a+ion instructiors for proper ice
maker water supply hook-up
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The first fe,w loads of Ice from a new ice
maker may have an off-taste Dump Ice
ana make new supply
TIPS
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The drspensers will work only wrth the freezer
door closed.
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The ice dispenser WIII work only if the bin
IS
pushed all the way tn.
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Use only ice crescents from the ice maker.
Other shapes won’t dispense properly.
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When you need more Ice than a glass or
two, scoop It from the brn or remove the bin
The dispenser motor may stop if the drs-
penser bar IS held in too long. It WIII be ready
to run again in about 3 minutes
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Ice stored too long can go stale like water.
Throw It away.
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Ice can shrrnk Cold movrng arr slowly evap-
orates them. If you use Ice often, you may
never notlce the change
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Good water qualrty is important for good ice
quality It IS not recommended that the Ice
maker be connected to a softened water sup-
ply. Water softener chemicals such as salt from
a malfunctionrng softener con damage the
ice maker mold and lead to poor quality ice. If
a softened water supply cannot be avorded,
then it is important that the water softener be
well maintatned and operating properly.