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The Problem Solver
Icemaker
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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
CLEANINDICATOR ,,It will soon be time to clean the icemaker. You will need WXO8X42870 Nickel Safe
LIGHTON CONTROL Ice Hachine Cleaner to clean the icemaken
PANELISYELLOW SeeCare and Cleaning-Care for your Icemaker.
CLEANINDICATOR * It is time to clean the icemaken See Care and Cleaning-lcemaker System section.
LIGHTON CONTROL
PANELIS RED
ICEMAKERDOES " Power cord isnot plugged into a live outlet.
NOT OPERATE • The control is set at OFF.
• The fuse is blown/circuit breaker istripped. Replace fuse or reset the breaker.
• ZPK1Auxiliary Kit fault.
• Drain line kinked or blocked.
ICECUBES
HAVEODOR/TASTE
ICEMAKERIS ON,
BUT DOESN'T
PRODUCEICE
ICEMAKER IS ON,
BUT PRODUCES
LITTLE OR NO ICE
ICEMAKER PUMPS
CONTINUOUSLY,
BUT PRODUCES
NO ICE
ICE IS THIN, SOFT
OR CLUMPED
ICEMAKER SOUNDS
• Highmineralcontent inthe water supply.Water may needto befiltered or treated.
• Fooditemsstored in icebin.Donot storeany foods inthe icebin.
• Packagingmaterialswere not removed.Hakesurethat all packagingmaterials
were removedat the time of installation.
• Icestorage bin needscleaning.
• Scalehasbuiltup inthe icemaker.Ifthere iswhite scalebuildup inthe icemaker's
water orfreezingsystem, youshouldcleanthe icemaken
SeeCoreandCleaning-lcemakerSystem.
•Thecontrolissetat OFR
•Watersupplyisturned offor notconnected.
• Condenserisdirty. Dirt or lintmay be blockingthe airflow through thecondenser.
SeeCareandCleaning-Condenser.
• Scalehasbuiltup inthe icemakecIfthere iswhite scalebuildup inthe icemaker's
water orfreezingsystem, youshouldcleanthe icemaker.
SeeCareandCleaning-lcemakerSystem.
• Checkfor a kinkin the drain hosefrom the ZPK1DrainPumpKitto the housedrain.
•Watersupplyhas beeninterrupted.
• Havea plumbercheckfor a cloggedwater valve.
• Roomtemperature iscolderthan normal. Roomtemperaturemust beabove
55°F(13°C).Otherwise,binthermostat maysensecoldroomtemperature
and shut off eventhoughthe bin isnotfui[of ice.Also,unit may not restartonce
itdoesshut off.
• Condenserisdirty. Dirt or lintmay be blockingthe airflow through thecondenser.
SeeCareandCleaning-Condenser.
• Scalehasbuiltup inthe icemakenIfthere iswhite scalebuildup inthe icemaker's
water orfreezingsystem, youshouldcleanthe icemaker.
SeeCareandCleaning-lcemakerSystem.
•Water isleakingfrom the water reservoirbecausethe drain cap isnotsecure.
Hakesurethedrain cap issecurelytightened.Referto illustrationin
Careand Cleaning-lcemokerSystemsection.
• Roomtemperature istoo hot. Roomtemperaturesof morethan 9O°F(32°C)
will reduceiceproduction,
• Theicesheetistrappedon the cutter grid.Shutoff the icemakerfor at leastone
hourto allowthe icesheetto melt.Turnthe icemakerbackon.Theicemakerwill
resetitselfandstart a newcycle afterflushingwaterthrough thesystem.NOTE:
Followthe directionsin the Coreand Cleoning-lcemakerSystemsectionto clean
with the NickelSafeIceHachine Cleanen
• Highmineralcontent inthe water supply.Water may needto befiltered or treated.
• Scalehasbuiltup inthe icemaker.Cleanyour icemaker.
SeeCoreandCleoning-lcemakerSystemsection.
•Theicebinisnot refrigerated,soicenot regularly usedwill melt andform clumps.
Breakthe clumpswith the icescoop provided.
• Afteran ice-makingcycle, you may hear icecubesdroppinginto thestorage bin.
•Water iscirculatedbya pumpthrough the icemakerduringthe entire icemaking
cycle.Water isaddedonce per ice-makingcycle.
•Thecompressormaycausea clickingor chirpingsoundwhen attempting
to restart.
•Theflowof refrigerantthroughthe refrigeratingsystem maymakeagurgling
soundlikeboilingwaten
• A"whooshing"soundmay indicatethewater supply isnotconnectedproperly,
the water supply isturnedoff or the draincap is loose.
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