Automatic Icemaker - GE GBS18SBPARSS Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12-24 hours to begin making ice.
Icemaker Accessory Kit
If your reii_igerator did not c(nne ah'eadv
equipped with an automatic icemake_;
an icemaker accessory kit (IM4A fin" U.S.
models, or ]M4-I tar Canadian models) is
available at extra cost.
MountiegBJock Screws
PartNo. WR2M3604 Part No. WR1M478
Icemaker Installation
A special icemaker mortaring block must
be used when installing an icemaker
Directions on how to install the icemaker
motmting block are included in the
Icemaker Accessory Kit Installation
Instructions.
For U.S. models, the motmting block
is included with the _efl_Jgerato_: For
(_anadian models, the mortaring block
is included in the optional icemaker
accesso U kit (IM4-1).
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Automatic Icemaker (on some models)
The icemaker will produce seven cubes
per cycle--approMmately 100-130 cubes
in a 24-hour period, depending on
fl'eezer compartment teml)eratm'e ,
I'OOIll tei/ll)ei';ittli'e , nHiilbei" of dooi"
openings and other use conditions.
If the refl_igerator is operated befl)re the
_;Iter com_ecfion is made to the icemaket;
set the power switch to 0 (off).
\,_]_en the refl_igerator has been connected
to the water SUl)l)ly, set the power switch to
I (on). Do not open the door/dra wet for
appro_mately 4 hom_. This will allow the
fl'eezer to reach the correct operating
temperature tor making ice, and will
prevent water fl'om spilling out at the
icemaker mold.
Special Note about the Green Power Light:
Even when the icemaker power switch is in
the I (on) position, power to the icemaker
will be interrupted when the fl'eezer
door/drawer is open. This prevents ice
ejecting fl'om the icemaker fl'om missing
the ice bucket and dropping into the back
of the fl'eeze_: Because power to the
icemaker is interrupted while the
door/drawer is open, the green power light
on the icemaker will be off. To make sm'e
the icelnaker is working properly, press the
fl'eezer light switch located on the upl)er
right side of the fl'eezer compartment. The
power light on the icemaker will come on.
The icemaker Mll fill with water when it
cools to ] 5°F (-I0°C). A newl)qnstalled
reflJgerator may take 12 to 24 hom_ to
begin making ice cubes.
You will hear a buzzing sotmd each time
the icemaker fills with water:
Throw away the fi_t tew batches of ice to
allow the water line to clem:
Be sm'e nothing inte_feres with the sweep
at the teeler amL
X,_]_en the bin fills to the level of the teeler
am_, the icemaker will stop producing ice.
It is nomlal fin" several cubes to be joined
together
If ice is not used fl'eqtmntly, old ice cubes
will become cloudy, taste stale and shrii_k.
If ice cubes get stuck in the icelnakei; set
the power switch to 0 (0f/) and relnove the
cubes. Set the power switch to I (on) to
restart the icemake_:
After the icemaker has been turned on
again, there will be a delay at about
45 minutes befl)re the icemaker resumes
opei'ations.
NOTE: In homes with lower-than-average water
pressure, you may hear the
icemaker c yc/e multiple
times when
maklbg
one batch of Ice.