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Whirlpool ET20MK Use & Care Manual page 7

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Ice cube trays...
To remove
Ice:
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Hold tray at both ends.
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Slightly twist
If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The moving
cold air starts a slow evaporation
The longer cubes
are stored, the smaller they get.
Optional automatic ice maker.. .
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daise Signal
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Arm to Siop tC
If you have the automatic
Ice maker accessory
or
plan to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-61, there are
a few things you wtll want to know:
Lower Signal
Arm to Start It.
e Maker
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The ON/OFF
lever is a wire stgnal arm.
Down.. .for making
Ice automatically.
Up...toshut
off the Ice maker.
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Shake the brn occasionally
to keep cubes sepa-
rated, and to obtain Increased
storage capacity.
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It IS normal for Ice crescents to be attached
by a
corner. They wtll break apart easily
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You WIII hear water
running
when Ice maker
is
working.
You'll hear ice fall into the brn Don't let
these sounds bother you.
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The Ice maker will not operate
until the freezer IS
cold enough to make ice. This can take overnight.
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Because
of new plumbing
connections.
the ftrst
ice may be drscolored
or off-flavored
Discard the
first few batches
of ice.
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If ice is not being made fast enough and more ice
is needed,
turn the Temperature
Control toward
a
hrgher number. Wait a day and, If necessary.
turn
the Atr Control toward A.
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If you remove the ice bin, raise the signal arm to
shut off the Ice maker. When you return the bin.
push it all the way in and lower the arm to the ON
posrtion.
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If cubes are stored too long, they may develop
an
off-flavor...llke
stale water. Throw them away. They
will be replaced.
Cubes
in the ice bin can
alS0
become
smaller by evaporation.
Sounds you may hear.. .
Your new refrigerator
may make sounds that your old one didn't.
Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned
about
them. Don't be. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces like
the floor, walls and cabinets
can make the sounds seem louder.
The following
chart describes
the kinds of sounds that might be new
to you, and what may be making them.
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Posslble
Sounds:
Probable
Causes:
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Slight Hum, Soft Hiss:
Your refrigerator
has two fans; you may hear the fan motors and moving air
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Clicking
or Snapping
The defrost timer makes a definite click when the refrigerator
stops running
It
Sounds:
also makes a sound when the refrigerator
starts.
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Water Sounds:
When the refrigerator
stops running, you may hear gurgling
in the tubing for a
few minutes after it stops. You may also hear defrost water running into the
defrost water pan.
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Ice Maker
Sounds:
If your refrigerator
has an Ice maker, you may hear buzzing
(from the water
valve), trickling water and the clatter of ice dumped
into the bin
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Running
Sounds:
Your refrigerator
has a high-efficiency
compressor
and motor. It will run longer
than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the time.
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