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| Ice maker seems noisy | ,VWKHZDWHULQWKHZDWHUSDQRYHUÀRZLQJ"7KLVLVQRUPDO7KLVRYHUÀRZ | |
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| helps to purge minerals that were removed from the water during the ice | |
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| making process. | |
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| ,VWKHUHD´ZKRRVKLQJµVRXQG"Check the following things: | |
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| ■ Make sure that the water supply is hooked up and turned on. | |
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| ■ Make sure that the drain cap is tight and the water drain pan pump is | |
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| securely attached to the water pan. | |
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| ,VWKHUHLFHEHWZHHQWKHHYDSRUDWRUSODWHDQGWKHFXWWLQJJULG"Check | |
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| that the ice maker is level. See “Leveling.” If the ice maker is level, and the | |
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| problem persists, run a cleaning cycle. See “Cleaning.” | |
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| If the ice maker is connected to a water supply pressure in excess of 60 | |
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| SVL\RXPD\KHDUDORXGVRXQGGXULQJZDWHU¿OOLQJDVVRFLDWHGZLWKWKH | |
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| ÀRZRIZDWHUWKURXJKWKHLQOHWYDOYH&DOODOLFHQVHGTXDOL¿HGSOXPEHUWR | |
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| determine the best method to reduce the supply water pressure (50 psi is | |
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| recommended). | |
| Ice maker runs but | Make sure the control is turned on. | |
| produces no ice | Make sure the water supply is properly connected and turned on. | |
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| If the drain cap is loose, water will empty from the water pan, and you will | |
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| have either thin ice or no ice. Tighten the drain cap. | |
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| Clean the drain tube. | |
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| Be sure that there are no kinks in the drain line. | |
| Ice maker runs but | Is the “QUICK ICE” feature turned on? This feature increases the ice | |
| produces very little ice | production rate to provide you with more ice in the same amount of time. | |
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| See Control Settings. | |
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| Room temperatures of more than 90ºF (32ºC) will normally reduce ice | |
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| production. | |
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| 'LUWRUOLQWPD\EHEORFNLQJWKHDLUÀRZWKURXJKWKHFRQGHQVHU6HH | |
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| Condenser in the Cleaning section. | |
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| If there is white scale buildup in the interior of the ice maker, you should | |
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| clean the ice maker. See Interior Components in the Cleaning section. | |
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| If the drain cap is loose, water will empty from the water pan, and you will | |
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| have either thin ice or no ice. | |
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| Tighten the drain cap. | |
| 2ȺWDVWHRGRURUJUD\ | ,VWKHUHXQXVXDOO\KLJKPLQHUDOFRQWHQWLQWKHZDWHUVXSSO\"The water | |
| color in the ice | PD\QHHGWREHWUHDWHGRUWKH¿OWHUPD\QHHGWREHUHSODFHG | |
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| ,VWKHUHPLQHUDOVFDOHEXLOGXS" Clean your ice maker. See Ice Maker | |
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| System in the Cleaning section. | |
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| Do not store any foods in the ice bin. Clean ice storage bin. | |
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| Make sure that all packaging materials were removed at the time of | |
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| installation. | |
| Thin, soft or clumps of | ,VWKHUHXQXVXDOO\KLJKPLQHUDOFRQWHQWLQWKHZDWHUVXSSO\"The water | |
| ice | PD\QHHGWREHWUHDWHGRUWKH¿OWHUPD\QHHGWREHUHSODFHG | |
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| ,VWKHUHPLQHUDOVFDOHEXLOGXS" Clean your ice maker. See Ice Maker | |
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| System in the Cleaning section. | |
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| $UHWKHUHFOXPSVRILFHLQWKHELQ"If ice is not used regularly, it will melt | |
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| and form clumps. Break the clumps with the ice scoop provided. | |
| Water not entering | ,VWKHGUDLQKRVHDOLJQHGRYHUWKHGUDLQ" Move the ice maker to align with | |
| drain properly | the drain. See Connect Water Supply. | |
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| NOTE: Service technicians cannot repair plumbing problems outside of the | |
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