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YOU

 

CAN

 

SOLVE

 

MANY

 

COMMON

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

PROBLEMS

 

EASILY.

 

TRY

 

THE

 

SUGGESTIONS

 

BELOW

 

TO

 

SEE

 

IF

 

YOU

 

CAN

 

SOLVE

 

THE

 

PROBLEM

 

BEFORE

 

CONTACTING

 

OUR

 

SERVICE

 

DEPARTMENT. 
 

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 

PROBLEM POSSIBLE

 

CAUSE 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

DOES

 

NOT

 

OPERATE.

 

UNIT

 

NOT

 

PLUGGED

 

IN. 

THE

 

CIRCUIT

 

BREAKER

 

IS

 

TRIPPED

 

OR

 

A

 

BLOWN

 

FUSE. 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

POWER

 

SWITCH

 

IS

 

SET

 

AT

 

"OFF".

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

DOES

 

NOT

 

PRODUCING

 

ICE 

AIRFLOW

 

TO

 

FRONT

 

GRILL

 

IS

 

BLOCKED.

 

 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

ARM

 

IS

 

SET

 

TO

 

THE

 

OFF

 

POSITION. 
WATER

 

SUPPLY

 

IS

 

TURNED

 

OFF. 

WATER LINE IS BLOCKED. 
ICE MAKER HAS EXCESSIVE FROST BUILD 
UP. 
ICE BUCKET IS FULL. 

COMPRESSOR

 

TURNS

 

ON

 

AND

 

OFF

 

FREQUENTLY.

 

THE

 

ROOM

 

TEMPERATURE

 

IS

 

WARMER

 

THAN

 

NORMAL. 
THE

 

DOOR

 

IS

 

OPENED

 

TOO

 

OFTEN. 

THE

 

DOOR

 

IS

 

NOT

 

SECURELY

 

CLOSED. 

THE

 

DOOR

 

GASKET

 

DOES

 

NOT

 

SEAL

 

PROPERLY. 
THE

 

FRONT

 

OF

 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

DOES

 

NOT

 

HAVE

 

ENOUGH

 

CLEARANCES.

 

VIBRATIONS

 

CHECK

 

TO

 

ASSURE

 

THAT

 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

IS

 

ON

 

LEVEL

 

AND

 

HARD

 

SURFACE. 

VOLTAGE

 

IS

 

NOT

 

NORMAL.

 

 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

SEEMS

 

TO

 

MAKE

 

TOO

 

MUCH

 

NOISE.

 

THE

 

RATTLING

 

NOISE

 

MAY

 

COME

 

FROM

 

THE

 

FLOW

 

OF

 

THE

 

REFRIGERANT,

 

WHICH

 

IS

 

NORMAL. 
AS

 

EACH

 

CYCLE

 

ENDS,

 

YOU

 

MAY

 

HEAR

 

GURGLING

 

SOUNDS

 

CAUSED

 

BY

 

THE

 

FLOW

 

OF

 

REFRIGERANT

 

IN

 

YOUR

 

ICE

 

MAKER. 

CONTRACTION

 

AND

 

EXPANSION

 

OF

 

THE

 

INSIDE

 

WALLS

 

MAY

 

CAUSE

 

POPPING

 

AND

 

CRACKLING

 

NOISES. 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

IS

 

NOT

 

LEVEL.

 

THE

 

DOOR

 

WILL

 

NOT

 

CLOSE

 

PROPERLY.

 

THE

 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

IS

 

NOT

 

LEVEL. 

THE

 

DOOR

 

IS

 

REVERSED

 

AND

 

NOT

 

PROPERLY

 

INSTALLED. 

THE

 

DOOR

 

GASKET

 

OR

 

SEAL

 

IS

 

DIRTY. 

THE

 

BUCKET

 

IS

 

OUT

 

OF

 

POSITION.

 

ICE

 

CUBES

 

ARE

 

MELTED

 

TOGETHER 

ICE

 

MAKER

 

DOOR

 

IS

 

OPENED

 

TOO

 

OFTEN. 

 
 
 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for BUILT-IN ICE MAKER UIM-155

Page 1: ...WHYNTER BUILT IN ICE MAKER INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL UIM 155 ...

Page 2: ...PARTS OVERVIEW 1 ICE BUCKET 2 FOOT 3 ON OFF SWITCH 4 DOOR ...

Page 3: ...ANDONED APPLIANCES ARE STILL DANGEROUS BEFORE YOU DISPOSE OF YOUR ICE MAKER REMOVE THE DOOR AND LEAVE THE SHELVES IN PLACE TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM CLIMBING INTO THE UNIT NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO OPERATE PLAY WITH OR CRAWL INTO THE APPLIANCE NEVER CLEAN ICE MAKER PARTS WITH FLAMMABLE FLUIDS THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR ANY OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN ...

Page 4: ...ST TO FORM QUICKLY ON THE EVAPORATOR REQUIRING MORE FREQUENT DEFROSTING OF THE ICE MAKER PLUG THE ICE MAKER INTO AN EXCLUSIVE PROPERLY INSTALLED GROUNDED WALL OUTLET DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD GROUND PRONG FROM THE POWER CORD ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING POWER AND OR GROUNDING SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION THIS ICE MAKER SHOULD BE P...

Page 5: ...ATION 1 PLUG THE APPLIANCE INTO A 115 120V POLARIZED AND GROUNDED WALL ELECTRICAL OUTLET 2 PLACE THE ON OFF SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION 3 MAKE SURE THE WATER SUPPLY IS ON AS SOON AS THE INNER MECHANISM REACHES THE PROPER TEMPERATURE THE ICEMAKER MECHANISM WILL FILL THE MOLD WITH WATER 4 THE FIRST CUBES MAY BE SMALL BECAUSE OF AIR IN THE WATER LINE LATER CUBES WILL BE OF STANDARD CRESCENT TYPE SIZE 5...

Page 6: ...EXCESSIVE OR THICK TO DEFROST TURN THE UNIT OFF REMOVE CUBES AND KEEP DOOR OPEN AT LEAST TWO INCHES CARE AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING YOUR ICE MAKER TURN THE SWITCH CONTROL TO OFF UNPLUG THE ICE MAKER AND REMOVE ICE BUCKET WASH THE INSIDE WITH A WARM WATER AND BAKING SODA SOLUTION THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE ABOUT 2 TABLESPOONS OF BAKING SODA TO A QUART OF WATER WASH THE BUCKET WITH A MILD DETERGENT SOLUTI...

Page 7: ...VALVE 2 DISCONNECT THE WATER SUPPLY LINE FROM VALVE 3 ALLOW UNIT TO RUN FOR AN HOUR OR TWO UNTIL ALL REMAINING ICE CUBES HAVE BEEN EJECTED 4 DISCONNECT UNIT FROM MAIN POWER SOURCE 5 DRY OUT EXCESS WATER FROM ICE MAKER ASSEMBLY 6 LEAVE THE DOOR AT LEAST TWO INCHES OPEN MOVING YOUR ICE MAKER SECURELY TAPE DOWN ALL LOOSE ITEMS INSIDE YOUR ICE MAKER TURN THE LEVELING SCREWS UP SECURELY TOWARDS THE BAS...

Page 8: ...NORMAL THE DOOR IS OPENED TOO OFTEN THE DOOR IS NOT SECURELY CLOSED THE DOOR GASKET DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY THE FRONT OF THE ICE MAKER DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCES VIBRATIONS CHECK TO ASSURE THAT THE ICE MAKER IS ON LEVEL AND HARD SURFACE VOLTAGE IS NOT NORMAL THE ICE MAKER SEEMS TO MAKE TOO MUCH NOISE THE RATTLING NOISE MAY COME FROM THE FLOW OF THE REFRIGERANT WHICH IS NORMAL AS EACH CYCLE END...

Page 9: ...anty Whynter will repair or replace any parts found defective This warranty is not transferable After the expiration of the warranty the cost of labor and parts will be the responsibility of the original owner of the unit THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER Acts of God such as fire flood hurricanes earthquakes and tornadoes Damage accidental or other wise to the Ice Maker while in the possession of a con...

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