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Ice Service
Automatic Ice Maker
The water inlet tubing assembly required to complete the
water connection to the water valve is located in a bag
inside the refrigerator. Connect the ice maker to the
water supply as instructed in the separate instructions
furnished with the refrigerator.
• After your refrigerator has been hooked up to the
water supply, move the wire lever arm into the down
position. This will start its operation. The ice maker
will fill with water when the freezer reaches the
proper temperature.
• It may be 8 to 12 hours before the ice maker furnishes
any usable ice cubes. The first one or two batches will
probably contain undersized and irregular cubes
because of air in the supply line.
• The initial batch may also contain impurities from the
new water supply piping. Therefore, all cubes from
the first two or three batches should be discarded.
• When the ice cubes are ejected it is normal for several
cubes to be joined together at the ends. They can
easily be broken apart. The ice maker will continue to
make ice until the supply of ice cubes raises the wire
lever arm, shutting the ice maker off.
• Certain sounds may accompany the various cycles of
the ice maker. The motor may have a slight hum, the
cubes will rattle as they fall into an empty storage pan
and the water valve may click or “buzz” occasionally.
• If the ice is not used frequently, the ice cubes will become
cloudy, shrink, stick together and taste stale. Empty the
ice storage bin periodically and wash it in lukewarm
water. Be sure to dry the bin before replacing it.
To remove the ice bin:
• Pull down on lower back edge of the Automatic
Dispenser bin front and pull it straight out. To
replace the bin, align its bottom rails to the corre-
sponding shelf grooves and push it straight back
until it stops and latches. Make sure the tabs, at the
back of the bin, that turn the spiral auger are posi-
tioned between the prongs from the auger motor. To
avoid the ice maker dumping ice while the bin is
removed, turn the ice maker off by lifting the wire
lever.
• Turn the ice maker on by lowering the wire lever arm.
• Beverages and foods should
not
be placed in the ice
storage bin for quick chilling. These items can block the
wire lever arm, causing the ice maker to malfunction.
• Turn off (arm up) the ice maker when the water
supply is to be shut off for several hours.
For Your Safety
Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic ice
making mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged
in. This will help protect you from possible injury. It
will also prevent interference with moving parts of the
ejector mechanism and the heating element that
releases the cubes.
Under certain rare circumstances, ice cubes may be dis-
colored, usually appearing with a green-bluish hue.
The cause of this unusual discoloration can be a com-
bination of factors such as certain characteristics of
local waters, household plumbing and the accumula-
tion of copper salts in an inactive water supply line
which feeds the ice maker.
Continued consumption of such discolored ice cubes
may be injurious to health. If such discoloration is
observed, discard the ice cubes and contact your dealer
to purchase and install a water line filter.
