Jenn-Air JRTDE228 Use And Care Manual page 15

Starting or Stopping Your Ice Maker
Your automaticicemaker is locatednear the top AUTOMATIC
of the freezer compartmentbehind the Ice rCE MAKER
Access Panel. To gain access to the ice making /
--- mechanism,rift the ice Access Panel. p SENSOR
ARM
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The ice maker has a wire sensor arm that is _ _ _
connectedto a shut-off switch. This arm
stops
_OFF
the mechanismwhen the ice cube storage bin is
full, and restarts it after several ice cubes have
been used. You can use the stop armto stop all
productionof ice at any time. All you need to do
is raisethe 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 considerabletime, 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.
How the Ice Maker Works
Water fills the empty cube mold (Fig. 1) _ ""_
when the freezer compartmenthas
cooled
_ "FILL
to freezing temperature. Cold air is forced TUBE
directly over mold.
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When frozen,the cubes are rotated up and : .._ ,:_
ICE
"-- out of the mold (Fig. 2). The sweeper arm
ejects them into the ice storage bin below. __Fig . . _-_"L_--7.,ql._._ iCE
7_
BIN
The sensor arm (Fig. 3) senses when the
bin is full and signals the ice maker to stop
ejecting more cubes. F_
However, the mold has been refilled and
cubes frozen so the new supply is ready
when needed. As soon as ice is removed
from the bin, the sensor arm signals that
more is needed. The ice maker resumes
operation by ejecting ready-and-waiting
frozen cubes. % , _ POSITION
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