BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE (CONT.)

 

Problem

Possible Causes

Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

Not dispense ice

• All the doors are not closed

• If any door is not closed completely, any ice is not

 

 

completely.

dispensed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The dispenser is locked on

• If the dispenser is locked, ice will not dispense. Look

 

 

display.

at the right side of the control panel to see if the lock

 

 

 

is engaged. Press and hold the lock button on the

 

 

 

control panel until there is a “ding” sound. Try to

 

 

 

dispense again. Once unlocked, the dispenser

 

 

 

should dispense ice.

 

 

• The dispenser is set properly

• The dispenser can be set for ice or water. Make

 

 

for ice to dispenser.

certain that the control panel is set for the proper

 

 

 

operation. Press the dispenser button on the control

 

 

 

panel to cycle through the ice and water options.

 

 

 

Once it is selected on ice, it will dispense ice. If on

 

 

 

water, it will dispense water.

 

 

• The ice dispenser is used

• Infrequent use of the ice dispenser will cause the

 

 

infrequently.

cubes to stick together over time, which will prevent

 

 

 

them from properly dispensing. Check the ice bin for

 

 

 

ice cubes clumping/sticking together. If they are,

 

 

 

break up the ice cubes by removing the bin and

 

 

 

breaking them up or shaking the bin to separate

 

 

 

them.

 

 

• Ice bin is not installed correctly.

• Sure the ice bin is firmly in position.

 

 

• New installation.

• Wait 24 hours after ice maker installation for ice

 

 

 

production to begin. Wait 72 hours for full ice

 

 

 

production.

 

 

• Ices are stuck in the delivery

• Use a plastic utensil to clear the delivery chute.

 

 

chute.

 

 

 

• The wrong-sized ice has been

• Use only cubes produced by the current ice maker.

 

 

added to the ice bin.

 

 

 

• The ice dispenser is stalling

• Change the ice button from “crushed” to “cubed”.

 

 

while dispensing “crushed” ice.

If cubed ice dispenses correctly, depress the button

 

 

 

for “crushed” ice and begin dispensing again.

 

 

 

 

 

Dispense hot

• New installation.

• Allow 24 hours after installation for the water

 

water

 

supply to cool completely.

 

 

• Water dispenser has been

• The unit has its own water tank inside. Water

 

 

used continuously within the

storage capacity of the water tank is about two

 

 

last 5~8 hours.

cups of cold water that will be dispensed. While

 

 

 

the cool water is being dispensed, the tap water

 

 

 

comes into water tank and is reserved. At least

 

 

 

6 hours are needed for cooling the tap water

 

 

 

again.

 

 

• Recently large amount of

• Allow 24 hours for water supply to cool

 

 

water was dispensed.

completely.

 

 

• Refrigerator is not connected

• Make sure the refrigerator is connected to a cold

 

 

to cold water pipe.

water pipe.

 

 

 

 

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