GE GTS18TCSABB Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 10

About the automatic icemaker.
A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12-24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker
(onsome models)
There are two types of icemakers:
Power
Switch
[_-----'_X--_ !cernaker
Green, ,_
Power Light Feeler Arm
Power switch model
Feeler A rm in
the STOP
FeelerArrn ill (UP) p osition
tile ON (down)
position
Feeler arm model
The icemaker will produce ai)proMnmtely
3 to 3-1/2 lbs. of ice in a 24-hour period,
depending on tile fl'eezer compartment
teilli)ei'attli'e _ i'OOlll teilli)ei'attli'e _ ntli/lber
of door openings and other use conditions.
There are two t)pes ot icemake_s: power
switch models and feeler am/models.
If tile refl_igerator is operated befi)re tile
water connection is made to the icemaket,
set tile power switch to 0 (off) or move tile
libeler am/ to tile
STOP(up)
position.
When the refl_igerator has been connected
to tile water sui)pl > set tile power switch to
tile I (0/1)position or move tile libeler am/ to
tile ON (down)
position. On power switch
models, the green light will come on.
The icemaker will fill with water when it
cools to 15°E A newl}qnstalled refligerator
may take 12 to 24 hom_ to begin making
ice cubes.
Once tile icemaker starts to make ice, it
may rake up to 48 hotu_ to fill tile bin,
depending on the temperature settings
and nunlber of door openings.
Throw awm tile first tew batches of ice to
allow the water line to clem:
Be sure nothing intedbres with tile sweep
of tile feeler am_.
X_]/en tile bin fills to tile level of tile teeler
am/, tile icemaker will stop producing ice.
It is nomml for several cubes to be
joined
together.
If ice is not used fl'equenfl> old ice cubes
will become cloudy, taste stale, shrink or
fllse together:
On power switch models, the green power
light will blink it ice cubes get stuck in the
icemake_: To correct this, set tile power
switch to 0 (off)and remove the cubes. Set
the power switch to ! (on) to restart the
icemake_: _Mter tile icemaker has been
turned on again, there will be a delay of
about 45 minutes before tile icemaker
I'eS/llI/es ol)ei'ation.
NOTE: In homes with lower-than-averagewater
pressure,you may hear the icemakercycle multiple
times when making onebatch of ice.
Icemaker Accessory Kit
If )our refligerator did not ah'eadv come
equiI)I)ed with an automatic icemake_;
an icemaker accessory kit is axailable at
extra cost.
Check tile back of tile refl_igerator
fiw tile specific icemaker kit needed fin.
VO/lI" II/odel,
Water Filter Accessory
Tile water filter is an option at extra cost
.,,d is...il.bl *i,,m;,,1. dd ,:
_'_R97X0214. It has complete installation
instructions and installs on 1/4" O.D.
COl)per water line or plastic tubing that is
included in a (;E S_ m art(,%nnect_'
Refrigerator Tubing kit. X,_ hen using the
plastic tubing, an additional piece of plastic
tubing (WX08X10002) must also be
ordered since tile I)lastic tubing, should
not be
Ctlt.
NOTE:TheonlyGE approved plastictubingb that
supplied in GE SmartConned _ Refn_?erator Tubing
kits.Donotuseanyotherplasticwatersupplyline
because theline is under pressure atall times.
Certain typesofplasticwill crackorrupturewith
ageandcause waterdamage to yourhome.
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