GE Appliances 19, Use And Care Manual

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Automatic Icemaker & Ice Dispenser
(on models
so
equipped)
How Automatic Icemaker
and Ice Dispenser Work
Your refrigerator has an automatic
icemaker and a dispenser that
dispenses ice cubes and crushed ice
through the freezer compartment
door. Here’s how they work.
When the selector switch is set at
ICE CUBES...
(1)
Automatic Icemaker fills the
(2) ice storage bin.
(3)
Pressure on ice cradle activates
(4) motor-powered auger and feeds
cubes into glass through the
(5)
chute.
When the selector switch is
moved to CRUSHED ICE, a
baffle in the housing channels
cubes through the
(6) crusher and crushed ice falls
into the glass through the chute.
Spills are
caught in a
(7) recessed area.
Water is supplied automatically to
the icemaker by a solenoid valve.
A connection to the household
cold water system is all that’s
needed.
*
produce
of eight cubes per
cycle-approximately 1.7 in
24-hour period-depending
freezer compartment
room temperature, number of door
openings and other use conditions.
dispensing is
normal.
If ice flow interruption is
than brief, ice clumps may be
be removed,
following instructions below and on
6.
●
with ice
narrow
glasses. Backed-up can jam the
the door the chute
Periodically
compartment door and look
down into If ice is blocking
poke it through with a
wooden
To help keep bits of
sprayed beyond the glass,
to chute—but
not that it blocks
ice.
Ice not be dispensed into
glasses, or delicate
crystal-they can crack or chip
combined pressure of your
hand pressing against the
and dropping into
Ice dispensed before
filling with
beverage. This
will prevent which is
annoying and which, if the splash
reaches
ice selector switch, could
it to or bind.
●
Beverages foods should
quick-chilled the ice
Cam, bottles or food packages
in storage bin the ice
maker to
than that produced by
not added
to storage
bin-it may
or dispense well.
Before Using Your
Icemaker and Dispenser
If your refrigerator is operated
before the water connection is
made, remove the ice storage bin
and make sure the icemaker feeler
arm is in the OFF (up) position.
To remove the ice storage bin,
lift
the front of the bin and pull the bin
straight out while supporting it at
front and rear.
To replace the ice storage bin:
Slide it back on the ice bin shelf. If
the bin does not go all the way
back, remove it and rotate the
drive mechanism 1/4 turn.
Then push the bin back again.
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