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AUTOMATIC
ICE MAKER
Your automatic ice maker is located near the top of
rI
SENSOR
the freezer compartmentbehind the Ice Access
ARM
f
/
Panel. To gain access to the ice making mecha-
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/-._
or_
nism,lift the Ice AccessPanel.
The ice maker has e wire sensorarm that is con-
netted to a shut-off switch. This arm stops the
mechanismwhen the ice cube storage bin is full,
and restartsit afterseveral ice cubes have been used. You can use the stoparm to stop
all production of iceat anytime. Allyou needto do israisethe arm intothe 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 notto be used fora considerable time, suchas vacations. Also,turn
off the water supply to the ice maker in this instance, if practical.
3. Water supplyis to be shut-offfor several hours.
FILL
Water fills the emptycube mold(Fig. 1) when the
TUB_
freezer compartmenthas cooledtofreezing tem- F*_'[
_d_-
tg_
-
perature. Coldair isforceddirectlyoverthe mold.
When
frozen,
the
cubes
are
rotated
up
and
out
of
i_,_
iCE
the mold (Fig. 2). The sweeper arm ejects them
l_jg.
..=-.--ICE
intothe ice storagebin below.
2
II
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e,N
The sensorarm (Fig.3) senseswhenthe binisfull
and signalsthe ice maker to stop ejectingmore
Fig.
cubes.
However, t he moldhasbeenrefilledandcubes
frozensothenewsupply is readywhenneeded.
As soon as ice is removedfrom the bin, the
sensorarm signalsthat moreis needed. The
icemakerresumesoperationbyejectingready-
DOWN
FOR
1,ON,,
and-waitingfrozen cubes.
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