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Water running over the evaporator plate may make a
splashing sound.
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Water running from the evaporator plate to the water reservoir
may make a splashing sound.
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As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the
refrigerant flowing in your ice maker.
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You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the
condenser fan.
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During the harvest cycle, you may hear a “thud” when the ice
sheet slides from the evaporator onto the cutter grid.
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When you first start the ice maker, you may hear water running
continuously. The ice maker is programmed to run a rinse
cycle before it begins to make ice.
ICE MAKER USE
How Your Ice Maker Works
When you first start your ice maker, the water pan will fill and the
system will rinse itself before starting to make ice. The rinsing
process takes about 5 minutes.
Under normal operating conditions, the ice maker will cycle at
preset temperatures. The ice level sensor located in the ice
storage bin will monitor the ice levels.
IMPORTANT:
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If the water supply to the ice maker is turned off, be sure to set
the ice maker control to OFF.
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The ice maker is designed to make clear ice from the majority
of water sources on a daily basis. If your results are
unsatisfactory, your water may need to be filtered or treated.
The Ice Making Process
1. Water is constantly circulated over a freezing plate. As the
water freezes into ice, the minerals in the water are rejected.
This produces a sheet of ice with a low mineral content.
2. When the desired thickness is reached, the ice sheet is
released and slides onto a cutter grid. The grid divides the
sheet into individual cubes.
3. The water containing the rejected minerals is drained after
each freezing cycle.
4. Fresh water enters the machine for the next ice making cycle.
5. Cubes fall into the storage bin. When the bin is full, the ice
maker shuts off automatically and restarts when more ice is
needed. The ice bin is not refrigerated, and some melting will
occur. The amount of melting varies with room temperature.
NOTE: As the room and water temperatures vary, so will the
amount of ice produced and stored. This means that higher
operating temperatures result in reduced ice production.
Using the Controls
1. To start the normal ice making cycle, press ON.
2. To stop ice maker operation, press OFF.
NOTES:
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Pressing the ON/OFF switch does not shut off power to
the ice maker.
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Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard
the first batch produced.
Speed Ice Mode
Select the Speed Ice feature when you have an upcoming need
for a large amount of ice and the ice bin is low or empty. The
Speed Ice mode will produce a greater quantity of ice in a 24-hour
period.
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Press and hold SPEED ICE while the ice maker is on. The
indicator light will illuminate.
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Press and hold SPEED ICE again to turn off the Speed Ice
feature. The indicator light will turn off.
Service
The service light indicates when service is needed. If the service
light turns on, turn the ice maker off and back on. If the service
light turns on again, call for service.
Clean/Reset
The Clean/Reset Status light will help you know when it is time to
clean your ice maker. The light will change to yellow. This tells you
it is almost time to clean your ice maker. It is recommended that
you clean the ice maker when the status light changes to red OR
ice production decreases significantly. To clean your ice maker,
see “Ice Maker System” in the “Cleaning” section.
