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Note: When dispensing ice cubes, it is importantthat you use only the ice supplied by
thisicernaker. Ice from anyothersourceoouldcauseanicejam.
Ifthis happens, remove
and discard all ice from the storage bin and any ice lodged in the ice chute.
AUTOMATIC
ICE MAKER
Your automaticice maker islocated near the
/
SENSOR
top of the freezer compartment behind the Ice
ARM
Access Panel. To gain access to the ice
p/
_
making mechanism, lift the Ice Access
Panel.
_
OFF
The ice maker has a wire sensor arm that is
connectedto a shut-off switch. This arm stops
the mechanism when the ice cube storage
bin isfull, and restartsit after several ice cubes
have been used. You can use the stop arm to stop all productionof ice at any time. All
you need to do is raise the arm into the OFF position.
The ice maker should be turned off (arm up) when;
1. Ice storage bin is to be removed for extended period of time.
2. Refrigerator is not to be used for a considerableamount of time, such as vacations.
Also, turn off the water supply to the ice maker in this instance, if practical.
3. Water supply is to be shut-off for several hours.
Water fillsthe emptycube mold (Fig. 1)
when
_FILL
the freezer compartment has cooled to freez-
TueE
ing temperature. Cold air is forced direCtly
_
i IL_¢_'_
p'-
over mold.
When frozen, the cubes are rotated up and
1
,_-_1_,_.
out of the mold (Fig. 2). The sweeper arm
ICE
ejects them into the ice storage bin below.
Fig. |
]..,_----ICE
BIN
The sensor arm (Fig. 3) senses when the
2==J===_==_
bin is full and signals the ice maker to stop
ejecting more cubes,
d_"'_
=_"
_
However, the mold has been refilled and
cubes frozen so the new supply is ready
when needed. As soon as ice is removed
from the bin,the sensorarm signalsthat more
is needed. The ice maker resumes operation
by eiecting ready-and-waiting
frozen cubes.
Fig.
3
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