Sears 53071, 53078 manual Automatic Icemaker & Ice/Water Dispenser, How it Works

Automatic Icemaker & Ice/Water Dispenser

How it Works

Your refrigerator has an automatic icemaker

and a dispenser that

dispenses water, ice cubes and crushed ice

(on some modelsl through the freezer compartment door Here'show they work Water flows from the household supply through a

(1 } dual sotenoid valve to the

(2)water tubing and to the

(3)automatic icemaker as needed Water is frozen in the

(4)cube mold and ejected into the

(5)storage bin where a motor-powered auger moves cubes forward

Cubes dispense through the chute in the door when the pad is pressed

When the switch is moved to CRUSHED (on some models), a baffle channels cubes through the crusher and crushed ice falls through a chute into the glass

Water flaws through the

(6)tubing in the door and is dispensed when the pad is pressed

(7)A light switch (on some models) turns the night light in the dispenser on or off The light also comes on when the pad is pressed

The light in the dispenser should be replaced with a 7 watt maximum bulb when it burns out

• Avoid over filling glasses with ice and using narrow or extra-tall glasses. This can jam the chute or cause the door in the chute to freeze shut Periodically open the freezer compartment door and look down into the chute If ice is blocking the chute, poke it through with a wooden spoon

•To help keep bits of ice from being sprayed beyond the glass, place the glass dose to the ice chute-but not so dose that it blocks out coming ice

•Ice should not be dispensed into thin glasses, fine china or delicate crystal-they can crack or chip from the combined pressure of your hand pressing them against the pad and ice dropping into the container

•Fill glasses with ice before adding soda or other beverage mixes. This will prevent splashing which could cause the ice and water selector switch to stick

-Beverages and foods should not be quick-chilled in the ice storage bin. Cans, bottles or food packages in the storage bin may cause the icemaker or auger

to jam

•Do not add ice from trays or bags to the storage bin. It may not crush or dispense wel!

Before Using Your Icemaker and Dispenser

if you use your refrigerator before the water connection is made, raise the

ice access door and make sure the icemaker feeler arm is in the STOP (up) position

When the water supply has been

connected to the icemaker, move the feeler arm to ON (down) position

Important Facts about Your Ice & Water

Dispenser

•If this is your first icemaker you'll hear occasional sounds that may be unfamiliar. These are normal icemaking sounds and are not cause for concern

•Your icemaker will produce eight cubes per cycle- approximately t20 cubes in a 24-hour period- depending on freezer compartment temperature, room

temperature, number of door openings and other use conditions

•Intermittent dispensing of ice is normal, if ice flow interruption is more than brief, ice clump(s) may be the

cause and should be removed fol{owing instructions in this section

erin	Feeter arm in
STOP (up)	ON (down)
position	position

Select WATER, then press the dispenser pad for about two minutes to remove trapped air from the water line and to fil) the water reservoir The ice cube mo_d automatically fins with water after cooling to freezing

temperatures First cubes normaJty freeze after several hours

NOTE: With a newty4nstaHed refrigerator, allow about 24 hours for the freezer compartment to cool down to the proper ice-making temperature