GE 23 Owner's Manual And Installation page 14

About the automatic icemaker.
A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker
On dispenser models,
to access ice or reach
the power switch:
o Lift the bin, then pull it
forward until the bin stops.
Lower the bin to access ice
or reach the power switch.
NOTE:In order to take full advantage
of the tilt-out ice bin, only store items
on the shelf below the ice bin that
are no taller than the Iowest point
on the bhT.
The icemaker will produce seven cubes
per cycle---aI)I)roMmately ] 00-130 cubes
in a 94-hour period, depending on fl'eezer
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If the reflJgerator is operated heft)re the
water connection is made to the icemaket;
set the power switch in the 0 (off) position,
_,_ hen the refl_gerator has been connected
to the water SUl)l)l); set the power switch to
the I (on) position.
The icemaker will fill with water when it
cools to 15°F (-10°C). A newly installed
refi_igemtor may take 12 to 24 horns to beg4n
makhlg ice cubes.
You will hear a buzzing sotmd each time
the icemaker fills with water;
Throw away the first troy 1)atches of ice to
allow the water line to clem:
Be sm'e nothing interteres with the sweep
of the teeler amL
When the bin fills to the level (ff the feeler
am_, the icemaker will stop producing
ice. It is nomml ti)r several cubes to be
joined together:
If ice is not used fl'equentl> old ice cubes
will become cloudy, taste stale and shrink.
Special note about dispenser models:
Dispenser models have a tilt-out ice bin.
The bin can be tilted out as shown in the
illustrations, and it will hold itself up
while you take ice out or mrn the
icemaker power switch on and off'. Be
sure to put the bin back in place before
closing the doo_:
To restore your ice level from an empty
bucket stage, the following steps are
recommended:
O 12 hom_ alter the fi_t batch of ice
has fidlen into the bin, dispense
3 to 4 cubes.
@ _MteI" an additional 6 hom_, dispense
3 to 4 cubes again.
These steps will restore your ice level
in the shortest
amount of time.
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NOTE:/n homes with lower-than-averagewater
pressure,you may hear the icemakercycle multiple
times when mak/bg onebatch of ice.
o Lift the bin, then pull it
forward until the bin stops.
Removing Ice Bin (dispenser models)
CAUTION: Theice bin is heavy when full
Set the power switch to the 0 (Off) position
before removing the bin.
Whenreplacingthebin, be stlre to press it
firefly into place. If' it does not go all the
way back, remove it and rotate the drive
mechanism l/4 ttlFn. Then push the bin
back
again.
Dispenser Models only
Lift and pull forward again
to remove the bin.
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