GEAppliances CFE28TSH Technical Service Manual page 26

A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Ice maker
Feeler Arm
Ice Box
Door
Lift and pull
(on some models)
The ice maker will produce seven cubes
per cycle, or approximately 100 - 130
cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on
the freezer compartment temperature,
room temperature, number of door
openings and other use conditions.
° °
cools to 15 F (-10 C). A newly installed
refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to
begin making ice cubes.
If the refrigerator is operated before the
water line connection is made to the
unit, or if the water supply to an opening
the water has been connected to the
refrigerator, the ice maker may be turned
on.
WARNING
To minimize the risk of personal injury, avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector
hands on the automatic ice making mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged in.
• Open the ice box door on the inside of
the left door.
• Pull up and out of the ice bucket in the
left hand door to remove it from the
compartment.
• To replace the ice bucket, set it on the
guide brackets and push until the ice
bucket seats properly.
• If the bucket cannot be replaced,
rotate the ice bucket fork 1/4 turn
clockwise, then try again.
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You may hear a buzzing sound each time
allow the water line to clear.
Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep
of the feeler arm.
arm, the ice maker 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.
: In homes with lower-than-average
water pressure, you may hear the ice
maker cycle multiple times when making
one batch of ice.
The ice storage is in the freezer
compartment drawer.
• Open the freezer drawer.
• The ice bucket is located on the left
side of the upper basket.
• Pull the upper basket forward to
remove the ice bucket.
Freezer
Ice
Bucket