GE 20 Use And Care Manual page 19

PROBLEM
AUTOMATIC
ICEMA~R
DOES NOTWORK
(on somemodels)
CUBEDISPENSER
DOESNOTWORK
(on somemodels)
ICE CUBESHAVE
ODO~ASTE
(on somemodels)
CUBESTOO SMALL
(on somemodels)
SLOWICECUBEFRE=~C
(on somemodels)
WA~R DISPENSER
DOESNOTWORK
(on somemodels)
WATER W HRST
GLASSIS WARM
(on somemodels)
WATERHASPOOR
TASTWODOR
(on somemodels)
WATERON FLOOROR
ON BOTTOMOF FREEZER
(on somemodels)
POSSIBLECAUSE
"Icemaker f eeler arm in O (up)position.
*Water
supply mmedoffor notconrtwted.
Freezercompartment
toowarm+
Cubestoo smdl—watmshu$off v tive connectingrefrigeratorto homewater
line may be clogged.
Piledup cubesin storageblfimay causeicemakerto shutoff prematurely.
Withice~er feelerarm
itt 0
(up) position,levelcubesin bin by hand.
. No ice cubes.Removestoragebin.If cubesarefrozento wire arm,removecubes.
. No ice cubes.Icemakerturnedoff or watersupplyturnedoff.
IrreguIariee clumpsin storagecontainer.Breakup as manyas you can with
fingertippressureand discardthe remainingclumps.
QOld cubesneed to be discarded.
Ice storageKlnneedsto be emptiedor washed.
Unsealedpackagesin refrigeratoran#or freezercompartmentsmay be
transrnittirtg odor/tasteto ice cubes.
QInteriorof refrigeratorneedscleani~g,Seetie Care and Cleaningsection.
QPoor-tastingincomingwater.Installa waterfilter.
Watershutoffvalveconnectingrefrigeratorto home waterline may be clogged.
Doormay havebeen left ajar.
Turntemperaturecontrolto coldersetting.
Watersupplyline turnedoff or not connected.
GSupplyline may be cloggedwith sediment.
If no wateris dispensedwhenthe refrigeratoris first installed,theremay be air
in the water system.Press the dispenserpad for at leasttwo minutesto remove
trappedair from the waterline and to ffl the water system.
Allowabout24 hoursfor waterto cool to propertemperatureafterrefrigeratoris
first installed.
If waterdispenserhas not beenused for extendedperiod,waterin first glasswill
not be as coolas in succeedingglasses.
. If the water systemhas been drained,allowseveralhoursfor replenishedsupply
to chill.
If the waterdispenserhas not beenused for an extendedperiod,dispensewater
in regularmanneruntildl water in the systemis replenishedwith freshwater.
QPoor-tastingincomingwater.Installa waterfilter.
The drainat the bottomof the freezermay be clogged.Removeany ice on
the freezerbottomand cleanthe drain.
GIf you use a glassover6 inches(15 cm) tall, you may be jammingthe cubesin the
funnelchute.They can fuse insidethe chuteand drop out later,leavingwater
or ice on tie floor.
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