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Automatic
ice maker.. .
There are a few things you will want to know
about
your automatic
tee maker
On
Lower Slgnal
Rouse SIgnal
Arm to Start II
Arm to Stop Ice Maker
0 If S rlormal
for
:e
crescerlts
tc be otto~r%a
r i ::
corner
They ~111 breoK
apart
eas~~v
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Vsu
~111 hear
water
runr,lng
&hen
ice
'l?akt
I.
boork ng
You II hear
Ice fall
nto tne bl',
Dir
* it-.
'?ese
sands
bother
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Sounds you may hear...
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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:
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The Ice maker
WI/I not operate
until the freezer
IS
cold
enough
to make
Ice This can take
overnight
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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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Y 3ur Ice maker
~111 work
faster
when
tne freezer
IS
~'~laer
If you want
rnofe
tee
turn the Temperature
Cci-Strol to CI higher
number
or turn the ktr Control
t( a higher
rlumber
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If i/au remove
the Ice bin. raise the signal
arm t0
shut off the Ice maker
When
you
return
the
bin,
plush #tall the way
In and
lower
the arm to the
ON
pmtloP
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I! cubes
are stored
too iong,
they may develop
On
off -flavor
like stale water
Throw them
away
They
v~I/I be replaced
Cubes
In the ice bin can
also
become
smaller
by evaporation
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Good
water
quality
is important
for good
ice quality
It IS not recommended
that the Ice maker
be conk
netted
to a softened
water
supply
Water
softener
c'Nemtcals
such as salt from a malfunctlonlng
soft-
erer
car
damage
the ice maker
mold
and lead to
poor
quality
ice
If a softened
water
supply
cannot
be avoided,
then It IS Important
that the water
soft-
er:er be well maIntaIned
and operating
properly
vaur
neh
ref,lgerat'_?,
-a~
Torte
sounds
fhat
your
314 one
didn t
Because
the sounds
arr
ne,v +o you, you might
be concerned
about
TheF
Dor + be
Most at +?e qew sounds
are normal
Hard surfaces
Iike
the f'oor
V~alts or:d ;aL
nets con
make
the sounds
seem
louder
The follorling
chart
Zrscrlbes
'he kirds
of sounds
that might
be pe\h!
to v XA a')d
tihat
may t-e making
then?
Probable
Causes:
You may
clear the refrigp ~rai~r s tan motor
and
moving
air
The defros?
timer makes
a aeflnlte
click
when
the refrigerator
stops running
It
also makes
a sound
tiher
:Qe refrigerator
starts
'Wher. the refrigerator
stoos rclnring,
you may hear gurgling
in the tubing
for 0
few
mlncrtes
after
it s+oc's 'YOU n?ay also
hear
defrost
water
running
Into the
defrost
aa?er
~)a-#
Vou may hear buzzing
[from the water
valve],
trickling
Water
and the clatier
of Ice dumped
Into the bin
your refrigerator
has o blgh-efficiency
compressor
and motor
It WIII run longer
thar
older
desigrls
I+ may ever) seem to rur- most of the time
Energy saving tips...
*OL car, help
your refr'gerator
LX? less elm -I
t.
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Check
door
gasKets
for a +lgh* sea
~evei '% :
JL
ne+ to be sure of a good
seal
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Clear
?he conaenser
COI regdiar
y
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Open
the door as feb# rimes as poss ble
-I r h OLCJ'
u?at
you
need
before
VOL. oper
the
:2&r
iel
everything
out a+ one tote
Keep
foods
UJor
;ec:
so you
wor't
have
tc searchl
for nlhar
rX:U tiar't
C cse door
as soon as food
IS removed
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C;c ahead
and fill up tb,e refrigerator,
bu' 0:'.
r' her
cvrwa
It so air mcvement
IS t3ockea
d'
~
I ~astt:
3f e ec'r'cltq
to set the refrigerator
and
fr-,e?er
to temperatures
colder
than
they
need
to
L"
if Ice cream
IS firm in the freezer
and
drinks ore
as cv~d as vour family
lakes them, that's cold enough
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Kcec
the
power
Saving
Control
on OFF unless
-1:jisture
forms on the refrigerator
exterior
9 Vake
sure syour refrigerator
IS not next to
o
heat
source
such as a range
water
heater,
furnace,
rodi-
u'c)r .Y or direct
sdnllght
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