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Optional
automatic
ice maker.. .
If you hove the automatic
Ice maker accessory
or
plan to add one later [Part No ECKMF-61). there are CI
few things you will want to know:
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The ON 'OFF lever IS a wire slgnal arm
Down...foc making
Ice automat~callv
Up
to shut off the ice maker
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Shake the bin occaslonally
to keep cubes sepa
rated, and to obtain
increased
storage capacity
On
Lower Si
Raise Signal
Arm to Start It.
Arm to Stop Ice Maker.
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It IS normal for Ice crescents
to be attached
by a
corner. They ~111 break apart easily
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You WIII hear water
running
when
ice maker
1s
working.
You'll hear Ice fall into the bir
Don't le!
these sounds bother you
Sounds you may hear.. .
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The ice maker will not operate
until the freezer IS
cold enough to make ice. This con take overnlght.
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Because
of new plumbing
connections,
the first
Ice may be discolored
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 to a higher
number
Wait a day and, If necessary. turn the Air
Control to a higher number
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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
posltlon
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If cubes are stored too long, they may develop
an
of-flavor.
IIke stale water Throw them away. They
will be replaced
Cubes
In the Ice bin cun also
become
smaller by evaporation
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CGood water quality IS important for good ice quality
It IS not recommended
that the ice maker be con-
nected
to CI softened
water supply Water softener
chemicals
such as salt from a malfunctioning
soft-
ener can damage
the ice maker mold and lead to
poor quality ice If a softened water supply cannot
!le avoided,
then it is Important
that the water sot?
ener be well maIntaIned
and operating
properly
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'5
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Possible
Sounds:
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Slight Hum, Soft Hiss:
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Clicking
or Snapping
Sounds:
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Water Sounds:
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Ice Maker Sounds:
-trickling
water
-thud
(clatter
of ice]
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Running
Sounds:
'four new refrlgeratc,
nay
make sounds that your old one didn't.
Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned
about
them Dor t be Most ot the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces llke
the floor. walls and cabinets
can make the sounds seem louder
The following
chart aescrtbes
the kinds of sounds that might be new
to YOU and what may be mak!ng them.
Probable
Causes:
You may hear the refrigerator
s far motor and moving air
The defrost timer makes a definite click when the refrigerator
stops running
It
also makes a sound when the refrigerator
starts.
When the refrigerator
stops running. you may hear gurgling
in the tubing for a
few minutes after It stoDs You may also hear defrost water running into the
defrost water pan
If your refrlgerotor
has Jn ice maker, you may hear buzzing
(from the water
i/alve), trickling water ord t?e clatter of Ice dumped
into the bin
Your refrigerator
has a "~gh~efflc~ency compressor
and motor. It WIII run longer
than older designs
It may even seem to run most of the time.
Energy saving tips...
You can help your refrigerator
use ess ele~:tric~';i
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Check door gaskets for a tight seoi -eve +he cats
qet to be sure of a good seal
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Clean the condenser
COI: regularl\f
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Open the door as few times as possible
7 nk abcl.t
what you need
before
vou open
tne doer Get
everything
out at one time Keep foods c~rga~lzea
so you won't have IO search
for who? lcu
$Jar>t
Close door as soon as food IS removec
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Go ahead and iill up the refrigerator
but 'lor' t I her
crowd it so a!r movement
IS blocked
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+ s a waste of electrlclty
to set the refrigerator
and
treezer to temperatures
colder than they need to
be If Ice cream IS firm IC the freezer and drinks ore
:IS cold as your family likes them, that's cold enough
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*\eeo the 2ower Saving
Control
on OFF unless
-RI sture forms on the refrigerator
exterior
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>~Ia*e sure your refrigerator
IS not next to a heat
-oLrce sucn as a range, water heater, furnace, rodi-
ItCar or in ,;ilrec+ sunlight
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