Certain soundsmay accompany thevarious cycles of the ice maker. Examples are: (1) the motormay havea slighthum, (2)the cubes will rattleas theyfall into anempty storage bin, and (3) the water valve may click or "buzz" occasionally. All of these sounds are normal and should be ignored.
Note: When dispensingice cubes, it is importantthat you use only the ice supplied by this ice maker, fcefrom any othersourcecouldcause anice jam. ifthishappens, remove and discard all ice from the storage bin and any ice lodged in the ice chute.
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Your automatic ice maker is located near the top of | // | SENSOR |
the freezer compartment behind the Ice Access | / | ARM |
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The ice maker has a wire sensor arm that is con-
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andrestarts it after several ice cubes have been used. You can use the stoparm to stop allproduction of iceat anytime, Allyou needto do is raise the arm intothe OFFposition.
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 usedfor a considerable time, suchas vacations. Also, turn off the water supply to the ice maker in this instance, if practical.
3, Water supply is to be
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freezer compartment has cooledto freezing tem- | TU,_e |
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Water fills the empty cube mold(Fig, 1) whenthe |
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When frozen, the cubes are rotated up and out of | . | ._. | tCE |
the mold (Fig. 2). The sweeper arm ejects them | ]F[_.2:i " "" | ||
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The sensor arm (Fig. 3) senseswhen the bin is full |
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However, the mold has beenrefilledand cubes
frozensothe newsupplyis readywhenneeded. As soon as ice is removed from the bin, the
sensor arm signalsthat more is needed. The ice makerresumesoperationby ejectingready-
cubes.
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