Normal Sounds; Icemakeruse; How Your Ice Maker Works - Whirlpool GI15NFRTS - Ice Maker Use And Care Manual

Your newicemaker may make sounds t hatarenotfamiliar to
you. B ecause thesounds a renew toyou, y oumight b e
concerned about them. Most o fthenew sounds arenormal. Hard
surfaces such asfloors, walls andcabinets canmake thesounds
seem louder than they actually are. T he following d escribes the
kinds ofsounds t hatmight b enew toyouand what m ay be
making t hem.
• You willhear a buzzing sound when thewater v alve opens t o
fillthewater r eservoir foreach cycle.
• Rattling n oises m ay come from theflowoftherefrigerant or
thewater l ine. I tems s tored ontopoftheicemaker canalso
make noises.
• The high-efficiency compressor may make apulsating orhigh
pitched s ound.
• Water running o ver t heevaporator plate may make a
splashing sound.
• Water running from theevaporator plate tothewater reservoir
may make asplashing sound.
• Aseach cycle ends, y oumay hear a gurgling s ound d ueto
therefrigerant flowing inyouricemaker.
• You may hear a irbeing forced over t hecondenser bythe
condenser fan.
• During t heharvest cycle, youmay hear a "thud" w hen theice
sheet slides from theevaporator ontothecutter g rid.
• When y oufirst s tart t heicemaker, youmay hear w ater
running c ontinuously. Theicemaker isprogrammed toruna
rinse cycle before i tbegins t omake ice.
ICEMAKERUSE
The Ice Making Process
1. Water is constantly circulated over a freezing plate. As the
water freezes into ice, the minerals in the water are rejected.
This produces a sheet of ice with a low mineral content.
2.
When the desired thickness is reached, the ice sheet is
released and slides onto a cutter grid. The grid divides the
sheet into individual cubes.
3. The water containing the rejected minerals is drained after
each freezing cycle.
4. Fresh water enters the machine for the next ice making cycle.
5. Cubes fall into the storage bin. When the bin is full, the ice
maker shuts off automatically and restarts when more ice is
needed. The ice bin is not refrigerated, and some melting will
occur. The amount of melting varies with room temperature.
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When you first start your ice maker the water pan will fill and the
system will rinse itself before starting to make ice. The rinsing
process takes about 5 minutes.
Under normal operating conditions, the ice maker will cycle at
preset temperatures. The ice level sensor located in the ice
storage bin will monitor the ice levels.
IMPORTANT:
• If the water supply to the ice maker is turned off, be sure to
set the ice maker control to OFR
• The ice maker is designed to make clear ice from the majority
of water sources on a daily basis. If your results are
unsatisfactory, your water may need to be filtered or treated.
NOTE: As the room and water temperatures vary, so will the
amount of ice produced and stored. This means that higher
operating temperatures result in reduced ice production.
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