Refrigerator Installation Normal Sounds You May Hear - Kenmore 795.51379012 Use & Care Manual

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WHEN
YOU MOVE
When you are moving your refrigerator
to a new home, follow
these steps to prepare
it for the move.
1. Remove all food from the refrigerator
and pack all frozen
food in dry ice.
2. Unplug
refrigerator.
3.Clean
refrigerator,
wipe, and dry well.
4.Empty
water
from the defrost
pan.
5.Clean,
wipe and dry thoroughly.
6.Take out all removable
parts, wrap them well and tape
together
so they do not shift and rattle during the move.
Refer to sections in Using Your Refrigerator
for removal
instructions.
7. Depending
on the model,
raise the front of the refrigerator
so it rolls more easily OR screw in the leveling
legs all
the way so they do not scrape the floor. See the DOOR
ALIGNMENT
section.
8.Tape the doors shut and tape the power cord to the
refrigerator
cabinet. When
you get to your new home,
put everything
back and refer to the REFRIGERATION
INSTALLATION
section for setup instructions.
ICEMAKER OPERATION
Personal
Injury
Hazard
Avoid contact
with the moving
parts of the ejector
mechanism,
or the heating
element
that releases the
cubes. DO NOT place fingers or hands on the automatic
icemaking while the refrigerator
is plugged
in.
A newly=installed
refrigerator
may take 12 to 24 hours to
begin making
ice.
Indicator
Light
WHEN SHOULD YOU SET THE ICEMAKER
POWER SWITCH
TO OFF (O)
° When the water
supply wiil be shut off for several hours.
• When the ice storage bin is removed
for more than a minute
or two.
• When the refrigerator
will not be used for several days.
NORMAL
SOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR
The icemaker water
valve wiii buzz as the icemaker fliis with
water. If the power switch is in the ON (I) position,
it will buzz
even if it has not yet been hooked
up to water. To stop the
buzzing,
move the power switch to OFF (O) position.
NOTE: Keeping
the power switch in the ON (I) position
before
the water
line is connected
can damage
the icemaker. You
will hear the sound of cubes dropping
into the bin and water
running in the pipes as the icemaker refills.
Shutoff: Arm
Ice Cube
Size
selector
button
Power Switch
The icemaker
wiii produce 5 cubes per cycle, approximately
90 cubes in a 24 hour period,
depending
on freezer
compartment
temperature,
room temperature,
number
of door
openings
and other operating
conditions.
If the refrigerator
is used before the water
connection
is made to the icemaker,
set the power switch to OFF (O). Throw away the first few
batches of ice to allow the water
line to clear.
Be sure nothing
interferes
with the sweep of the feeler
arm.
When the bin fills to the level of the feeler arm, the icemaker
wiii stop producing
ice.
It is normal
for several cubes to be stuck together.
If ice is not
used frequently,
aid ice cubes wiii become
cloudy, taste stale,
and shrink.
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