About The Automatic Icemaker - Hotpoint 18 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12-24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker (onsomemodels)
Thereare2 typesof icemakers:
Po_,
Switch
Icemaker
Power Light F
Powerswitchmodel
, FeelerArmin
the STOP
Feeler A rm in (up)Position
the.ON(down)
position
Feeler arm model
The icemaker will produce ai)i)ro_nmtely
3 to 3½ lbs. of ice in a 24-hour period,
depending on the fl'eezer compartment
teilli)ei';lttli'e _ i'OOill [eil]i)ei';lttli'e _ ntlillbei"
of door openings and other use conditions.
There are two t)pes of icemake_: power
switch models and feeler am/models.
If the reli_igerator is operated befiwe the
water connection is made to the icemake_;
set the power switch to 0 (off)or move the
libeler am/to
the STOP (up) position.
When the refi_igerator has been connected
to the water sui)i)ly, set the power switch to
the I (0//)position or move the feeler aml to
the ON (down) position. On power switch
models, the green light will come on.
The icemaker will fill with wamr when it
cools to 15°1. A newl}qnstalled refiigerator
may take 12 to 24 horus to begin making
ice cubes.
Once the icemaker starts to make ice,
it ma) take up to 48 hom_ to fill the bin,
depending on tile temperature ,setfin_*s_,
and ntlIl/beI" (If dooI" ol)enings.
You will hear a buzzing sound each time
the icemaker fills with water:
Throw away the fi_t troy batches of ice
to allow the water line to clea_:
Be sure nothing interteres with the sweep
of the feeler aml.
When the bin fills to the level (ff the teeler
aml, the icemaker will stop producing ice.
It is nomml tOT several cubes to be joined
together:
If ice is not used fi'equentl> old ice cubes
will become cloudy, taste stale, shrink or
fiBe together:
On power switch models, the green power
light will blink if ice cubes get stuck in the
icemake_: To correct this, set the power
switch to 0 (off)and remove the cubes.
Set the power switch to I (on)to restart the
icemake_: _Mter the icemaker has been
turned on again, there will be a delay of
about 45 minutes befi)re the icemaker
I'eStlllleS ol)ei'ation.
NOTE." In homes with lower-than-average water
pressure,you may hear the 12emaker c ycle multiple
times when making onebatch of ice.
Icemaker Accessory Kit
If)our refi_igerator did not alrea(h come
equiI)ped with an automatic icemake_;
an icemaker accessor_ kit is ax filable at
extra cost.
Check tile back of the refl_igerator fiw the
specific icemaker kit needed tOT your model.
Water Filter Accessory
The water filter is an option at extra cost
and is axailable fl'om _our dealex: Specit_
_,\ R97X(1214. It has complete installation
tt )
instructions and installs on 1/4 O.[.
COl)per water line or plastic tubing that
is included m a (,E SmartConnect
Refi_igerator Tubing kit. XAq_en using the
plastic tubing, an additional piece of plastic
tubing (_A_XOSXI0002) must also be
ordered since the plastic tubino_ should
not be cut.
NOTE"TheonlyGEapproved p /astlctubingis that
supplied in GE SmartConnect _ RefwemtorTubing
kits.Donotuseanyotherp/astlcwatersupp/yfine
because thefineis under pressure at aft times.
Certain typesofplasticwi// crackor rupturewith
ageandcausewaterdamage to yourhome.
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