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About the automatic icemaker.
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A newly-installed
refrigerator
may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
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Automatic Icemaker
The icemaker wiU produce seven cubes
per cycle--approximately
100-130 cubes
in a 24-hour period, depending
on
freezer compartment
temperature,
room
temperature,
number of door openings
and other use conditions.
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If the refrigerator is operated before the
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water connection
is made to the icemaker,
set the power switch to O (off).
When
the refrigez-ator
has been connected
to the water supply, set the power switch to
I (on). The green light will come on.
The icemaker
will fill with water when
it cools to freezing.
A newly-installed
refrigerator
may take 12 to 24 hours
to begin making
ice cubes.
Throw
away the first few batches
of ice to
allow the water line to clear.
Be sure nothing
interferes
with the sweep
of the feeler
arm.
When
the bin fills to the level of the feeler
arm, the icemaker
will stop producing
ice.
It is normal
for several cubes to be joined
together.
If ice is not used frequently,
old ice cubes
will become
cloudy, taste stale
and shrink.
If ice cubes get stuck in the icemaker,
the
green
power light will blink.
To correct
this, set the power switch to 0 (off) and
remove
the cubes. Set the power switch to
I (on) to restart
the icemaker.
NOTE: In homes with lower-than-averagewater
pressure, you may hear the icemaker cyclemultiple
times when making onebatch of ice.
Preparing for Vacation
Set the icemaker
power switch to 0 (off)
and shut off the water supply to the
refrigerator.
If the temperature
can drop below freezing,
have a qualified
servicer drain
the water
supply system (on some models)
to prevent
serious property
damage
due to flooding.
When you should set the icemaker power switch to 0 (off)
m When the ice storage bin is removed
for
M When the refrigerator
will not be used for
more than a minute
or two.
several days.
m When the water supply will be shut off for
several hours.
Normal sounds you may hear
W The icemaker
water valve will buzz when
the icemaker
fills with water, ff the power
switch is in the I (on) position, it will buzz
even if it has not yet been hooked
up to
water. Keeping the power switch in the
I (on) position before it is hooked
up to
water can damage the icemaker.
To
prevent this, move the power switch to
the O (off) position. This will stop the
buzzing.
The sound of cubes dropping
into the bin
and water running
in the pipes as the
icemaker
refills.
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