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AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER & DISPENSER
(on some mode]s)
How They Work
The automatic icemaker
makes
ice continual y. The
di~penser
dispenses water,
ice
cube~
or crushed ice through the freezer
compartment door. Here’\ how they work.
Water flows
f’rom
the household supply through a
(1)
dual
solenoid La]le
to the
(2) water tubing and
to the
(3)
automdtic
icemaher
as needed.
Water is frozen in the
(4)
(5)
cube
mold
and
ejected into the
stortige
bin where
a motor-powered
auger
mo}
es
cubes forward.
P
Cubes fall through the chute in the door when the dispenser
pad is pressed.
When CRUSHED is selected (on some models).
a
baftle
channcl~
cubes through the crusher and crushed ice
fal
Is through a chute into
the
,gltiM.
When WATER is selected, (on some models) water flows through
tht
(6)
tubing
in
the
door and is dispensed when the diipenjer
ptid
is pressed.
(7) A
light
switch (on some models) turns the
night
light
in the
dispenser on or off.
The light also
come~
on when the dispenser pad is pressed.
The light in the
di~pen~er
$hould
be replaced with a 7 watt maximum
bulb when it
burn$
out.
Important Facts about Your Ice & Water Dispenser
● If this is your first icemaker you’ll hear occasional sounds that
may be unfamiliar.
The\e are normal
icemaking
wund~
and are not
cause
for
concern.
“
Your icemaker will produce
8
cubes per
cycle-approx
irnately
]
20
cLlbe~
in
a
24-hour period-depending on freezer compartment
temperature. room temperature. number
of door
opening~
and other
use
ct~nditioni.
● Intermittent dispensing of ice is normal. If ice
flow
interruption i
~
more than brief. ice clump($)
ITMy
be the cause and
~hou]d
be
remo~ed
fo]
lowi
n:
instruction~
in
this
wxtion.
Avoid overfilling glasses with ice and using narrow or extra-tall
glasses.
Thi\ can jam the chute or cause the door in the chute to
f’reeze
~hut.
Periodically
open
the freezer compartment door and
100L
down
into the chute. If ice is blocking the chute. poke it through with
a wooden spoon.
● To help keep bits
of’
ice from being sprayed beyond the glass,
place the
gla$s
close to the ice chute-but not
w)
clofe that it
blochs
outcoming
ice.
● Fill glasses with ice before adding soda or other beverage mixes.
● Beverages and foods should not be quick-chilled in the ice
storage bin. Cans.
bott]es
or food packages i n the ftorage bin
m~}
cause the icemaker or auger
to
jam.
● Do not add ice from trays or bags to the storage bin. It
may
n~~t
cl”ush
or dispense
well.
Before Using Your Icemaker and Dispenser
1~
yoLl
uw
your refrigerator
bef’ore
the water
1
~
~
At first there
will
be a delay before water ii dispensed and
ice
is
made.
arm to ON (down) position.
connection is made. raise the ice access door and
make
sure
the icemaker feeler arm
i~
in
the
STOP (up)
po~ition.
When the water
JLipply
ha~
been connected to the icemaker,
mo~e
the feeler
“~
d’
On models with a wat
2/
:&_K
‘
4—-;:
water is dispensed wh
first
installed, there
nl
/
!
G
sy~tem.
Press the disp
minutes to remove
tra
line and to fill the wat
position position
The ice cube mold will automatically fill with
wrater
AFTER
cooling
to freezer temperature. The first cubes normally
freeze
after
se\Jeral
hours.
in
NTOTE:
With a
new
Iy-in\talled refrigerator, allow about
24
hourj
for the freezer compartment to get cold enough to make
ice.
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