Starting Or Stopping Your Ice Maker; How The Ice Maker Works - Jenn-Air JRSD2490 Use And Care Manual

Certain soundsmay accompany thevarious cycles of the ice maker. Examples are: (1)
the motor may have a slighthum, (2) the cubes will rattle as they fall into an empty storage
bin, and (3) the water valve may click or "buzz" occasionally. All of these sounds are
normal and should be ignored.
Note: When dispensingice cubes, it is importantthat you use only the ice supplied by
this ice maker, fcefrom any other source could cause an ice jam. if this happens, remove
and discard all ice from the storage bin and any ice lodged in the ice chute.
AUTOMATIC
ICE MAKER
Your automatic ice maker is located near the top of // SENSOR
the freezer compartment behind the Ice Access ARM
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Panel. To gain access to the ice making mecha- _-,,..-- / _.'_ o_F
nism, lift the Ice Access Panel.
The ice maker has a wire sensor arm that is con-
nected to a shut-off switch, This arm stops the
mechanism when the ice cube storage bin is ruff,
and restarts it after several ice cubes have been used. You can use the stop arm to stop
allproduction of ice at anytime, All you needto do is raise the arm into the OFF position.
The ice maker should be turned off (arm up) when:
1. Ice storage bin is to be removed for extended period of time.
2. Refrigeratoris not to be used for a considerable time, such as vacations. Also, turn
off the water supply to the ice maker in this instance, if practical.
3, Water supply is to be shut-off for several hours.
FILL
Water fills the empty cube mold(Fig, 1) whenthe TU,_e
freezer compartment has cooledto freezing tem-
perature. Cold air is forced directly over the mold,
When frozen, the cubes are rotated up and out of . ._. tCE
the mold (Fig. 2). The sweeper arm ejects them ]F[_.2: i " "" I-.,_----_
into the ice storage bin below.
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The sensor arm (Fig. 3) senseswhen the bin is full
and signals the ice maker to stop ejecting more FJ8.
cubes.
However, the mold has been refilled and cubes
frozen sothe newsupply is readywhenneeded.
As soon as ice is removed from the bin, the
sensor arm signals that more is needed. The
ice maker resumesoperationby ejectingready-
and-waiting frozen cubes.
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