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Optional automatic ice maker.. .
If you have the automatic
ice maker accessory
or
plan to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-83). there ore a
few things you will wont to know:
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The ON/OFF
lever is a wire signal arm.
Down...fcx
making
ice automatically;
Up...toshut
off the ice maker.
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Shake the bin occasionally
to keep cubes sepa-
rated, and to obtain
increased
storage capacity.
Lower Signal
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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 will break apart easily.
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You will hear water
running
when ice maker
is
working.
You'll hear ice fall into the bin. Don't let
these sounds bother you.
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The ice maker will 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.
Discord the
first few botches
of ice.
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If ice is not being mode fasi enough
and more ice
is needed,
turn the Temperature
Control toward
a
higher number. Wait a day and, if necessary,
turn
the Air Control toward A.
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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
position.
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If cubes ore stored too long, they may develop
on
off-flavor...like
stole water. Throw them away. They
will be replaced.
Cubes
in the ice bin con 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 con-
nected
to a softened
water supply Water softener
chemicals
such as salt from a malfunctioning
soft-
ener con 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-
ener be well maintained
and operating
properly.
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Your new refrigerator
may make sounds that your old one didn't.
Because the sounds ore new to you, you might be concerned
about
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them. Don't be. Most of the new sounds ore normal. Hard surfaces like
the floor, walls and cabinets
con make the sounds seem louder.
The following
chart describes
the kinds of sounds that might be new
to you, and what may be making
them.
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Possible Sounds:
Probable
Causes:
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Silght Hum, Sof Hiss:
You may hear the refrigerator's
fan motor and
moving
air.
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Clicking
or Snapping
The defrost timer makes a definite click when the refrigerator
s=unning.
It
Sounds:
also makes o sound when the refrigerator
starts.
'0 Water Sounds:
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When the refrigerator
stops running, you may hear gurgling
in the tubing for a
few minutes after it stops, You may also hear defrost water running into the
defrost water pan.
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ice Maker Sounds:
-trickling
water
If your refrigerator
has on ice maker, you may hear buzzing
(from the water
-thud
(clatter
of ice)
valve), trickling water and the clatter of ice dumped
into the bin.
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Running
Sounds:
Your refrigerator
has a high-efficiency
compressor
and motor. It will run
IOnger
than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the time.
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Energy saving tips...
You con help your refrigerator
use less electricity
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It is a waste of electricity
to set the refrigerator
and
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Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the cabi-
freezer to temperatures
colder
than they need to
net to be sure of a good seal.
be. If ice cream is firm in the freezer and drinks ore
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Clean the condenser
coil regularly.
as cold OS your family likes them, that's cold enough.
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Open the door as few times as possible. Think about
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Keep
the Power Saving
Control
on OFF unless
what you need
before
you open
the door. Get
moisture forms on the refrigerator
exterior
everything
out at one time. Keep foods organized
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Make
sure your refrigerator
is not next to a heat
so you won't hove to search
for what you want.
source such as a range. water heater, furnace. radi-
Close door as soon as food is removed,
ator, or in direct sunlight.
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Go ahead
and fill up the refrigerator, but don't over-
crowd it so air movement
is blocked.
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