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'wi3ter f kwvs fmmli t he
slRpp@ througha
(1)dualsolenoidvalveto the
(2)waterreservoirandto the
(3)automaticicenuikeras needed.
Water
isfrozen
i n the
(4)cubemoldandejectedintothe
(5)storagebin wherea motor-
poweredaugermovescubes
forwardintothe dispensingunit.
Cubesor crushedice, as selected,
dispensethroughchuteindoor
whencradleis pressed.
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fj&
switch
is
mowd @
bafflein housing
channelscubesthroughthe crusher
and. c rushed. i ce fallsthroughchute
intoglass.
Chilledwaterfromreservoirflows
throughthe
(6)tubingin the door andis
dispensedwhenthe cradleis
pressed.
(7') A light switchturnsthenight
lightin the dispenseron or off.
Feeler arm in
f~~i?+-
~4'OW(up)position
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Feeler arm
P7z!%-2'
/
in ON (down) position
Fads about
wiilwf Ike&
watt%
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icemakepW8E fmwfiu.$e $4ght
cubesper eyck+—approximately
1.20 cubesin a 24-hourperiod–
dependingon freezercompartment
temperature, r oomtemperature,
numberof door openingsandother
useconditions.
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of ice is
If ice flowinterruptionis
morethanbrief, iceclump(s)may
be thecauseandshould. b e removed
following instructionsbelowand
on page7.
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glassesWithiceand
using m?mrmv o r
gkmse$
be avoided.Thiscanjam
the chuteor causethe doorin.the
chuteto freezeshut.Periodically
openthe freezercompartment d oor
andlookdownintothe chute.If ice
is blockingthe chute,pokeit
throughwitha woodenspoon.
@ q!@ help keep bits of ice from
sprayed?
the glass,
placeglasscloseto ice chute—
butnotso closethatit blocks
outcomingice.
~Ike
RRot be
into
th glasses,fine Chinaor dehlte
can crackor chip
fromthecombinedpressureofyour
handpressing tiem against t hecradle
and icedroppingintothecontainer.
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be
before
glasswith soda or other
mixes. Thiswillprevent
splashingwhichis annoying and
which,if the splashreachestheice
and. w atarselectorswitch,could
causeit to stickm bind.
QBeveragesand foods
mot
be
in the im!storage
bin. Cans,bottlesor foodpackages
in the storagebin maycausethe
kernaker to
@ lke foth.wt" than that
by yWWT icemNlk?r
Rot be
afzhkd M.3 the ice WWagp bin—it
maynot. m ush.01" d ispensewell.
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If yourrefrigeratoris operated
beforewaterconnectionis made,
raisethe iceaccessdoor andmake
sureicemakerfeelerarm is in the
OFF (up)positionas shownat left.
Whenwatersupplyhas been
connectedto icernaker, m ovefeeler
arm to ON (down)position.
Depresswaterdispensercradle
for abouttwominutesto remove
trappedair fromthe waterlineand
to fill waterreservoirautomatically.
Ice cubemoldautomatically fills
withwateraftercoolingto freezing
temperatures. F irstcubesnormally
freezeafter severalhours.
l$?m13: W itha newly-installed
refrigerator, a llowabout24 hours
forthe freezercompartment t o cool
downto the propericemaking
temperature.
once Your Ieemaker
and
l$JrE! h
Throwawaythe first fewbatchesof
ice cubes(16to 24 cubes).This
willflushawayanyimpuritiesin
the waterline. Do the samething
aftervacationsor extendedperiods
whenice isn'tused.
Discardthe firsthalf dozen
glassfulsof waterin the kitchen
sink. Thiswill eliminatethe slight
"plastic"tastetemporarilyimparted
to the waterby the waterreservoir.
Keep ice levelto keep ieemaker
productive. Cubesejectedintoan
emptystoragebin will pileup close
to the icemakerand. p ush the feeler
arm up to the Ol?Fposition
prematurelywhenthe bin is only
partiallyfill. Openthe iceaccess
door,reach in, levelthe cubesby
handand icemakingwill resume.
Keepingcubesdistributedevenly
willallowthe icemakerto produce
enoughice to illl the bin to its
maximumcapacity.

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