The ice maker has a funny smell or the ice | Clean the machine out with a mild soapy |
that is being produced has an unappealing | solution and a soft cloth |
taste. |
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| Add a tablespoon of vinegar to the water in the |
| reservoir and then run a few batches of |
| ice. After removing the vinegar ice and water, |
| run a few more cycles with regular water. |
| Remove this water and ice. The machine |
| should then be free of a bad smell and you |
| should be able to produce better tasting ice. |
The “add water” light is on even though the | Your water may not have enough impurities |
machine is full of water. | (distilled, reverse osmosis [RO], purified, etc.) |
| in it. Add a pinch of salt to the distilled water. |
| This will add impurities to the water which will |
| allow the machine to detect the water. |
| The water uptake filter may be clogged (at the |
| bottom of the lower water reservoir). Using a |
| flathead screwdriver to pry it out, clean the filter |
| and replace. |
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Ice maker freezes one big block of ice | If the ambient temperature in the room is less |
instead of individual cubes. | than 60 degrees, use only the small and |
| medium ice cube size settings. |
| If the ambient temperature in the room is |
| normal, the compressor may be faulty. Contact |
| EdgeStar support |
The unit is leaking. | If there is a steady drip coming from the |
| machine, the drain plug may be loose or a |
| hose may have been damaged. If the drain |
| plug is securely attached, contact EdgeStar |
| support |
| If the machine is leaking when water is poured |
| into the lower water reservoir, a hose may have |
| become dislodged. Contact EdgeStar support. |
The evaporator coils are not freezing/The | Contact EdgeStar support |
evaporator coils are not releasing the ice/Only |
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half of the evaporator coils are freezing. |
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