Using Your Refrigerator - Westinghouse WHE6170 User Manual

5. USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER
Using the ice maker after installation
Before making ice for the first time, be sure
to prime the water supply system. Air in new
plumbing lines can result in two or three
empty ice maker cycles. Furthermore, if the
system is not flushed, the first ice cubes may
be discolored or have an odd flavor.
Priming the water supply system
CAUTION
For proper dispenser operation,
recommended water supply pressure
should fall between 30 psi and 100 psi.
Excessive pressure may cause the
system to malfunction.
1. Begin filling the system by pressing
and holding a drinking glass against the
dispenser.
2. Keep the glass in this position until water
comes out of the dispenser. It may take
about 1½ minutes.
3. Continue dispensing water for about four
minutes to flush the system and plumbing
connections of any impurities (stopping to
empty the glass as necessary).
Note: The water dispenser has a built-in
device that shuts off the water flow after
two minutes of continuous use. To reset this
shut-off device, simply release the dispenser
paddle.
Only the first 26 ounces (750 ml) of
dispensed water is chilled.
Dispenser
WARNING
Flushing system about 2 minutes after
period of non-use exceeding 30 days
Ice maker operation & care
After the refrigerator is installed properly
and has cooled for several hours, the ice
maker can produce ice within 24 hours. The
ice maker will fill the ice bin from the rear.
You must dispense some ice to force the ice
forward in the bin. This will allow the bin to
fill completely.
Ice Maker and Storage Bin Capacity
This ice maker should produce 1,2 to 1,5 Kg of
ice per 24 hours. The ice bin will hold about
1.8 Kg of ice.
Turning the ice maker on and off
IMPORTANT
Your ice maker is turned on at the
factory so it can work as soon as you
install your refrigerator. If you cannot
connect a water supply, set the ice
maker's On/Off feature to Off;
otherwise, the ice maker's fill valve
may make a loud chattering noise
when it attempts to operate without
water.
Ice production is controlled by the ice
maker's On/Off feature on the control panel.
Pressing the On/Off feature turns the ice
maker on & off.
Note: The ice maker also has a built-in plastic
signal arm that automatically stops ice
production when the ice bin is full. This signal
arm should not be used to manually stop the
ice maker.
IMPORTANT
Turning off the ice maker simply
disables ice making. You will still be
able to dispense existing ice, and you
will still be able to dispense water.
On occasion, unusually small ice cubes may
be noticed in the bucket or in dispensed ice.
This could occur in normal operation of the
ice maker. If you start seeing these more
frequently, it may be an indication of low
water pressure, or that the water filter needs
to be replaced. As the water filter nears the
end of its useful life and becomes clogged
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