Care and maintenance

Occurrence

Possible cause

Solution

Dispenser will

Ice has melted and frozen around auger

Remove ice storage bin, and thaw and

not dispense

due to infrequent use, temperature

the contents. Clean bin, wipe dry and

ice.

fluctuations and/or power outrages.

replace in proper position.

 

 

When new ice is made, dispenser should

 

 

operate.

 

 

 

Ice dispenser

Ice cubes are jammed between the ice

Remove the ice cubes that are jamming

is jammed.

maker arm and back of the bin.

the dispenser.

 

 

 

 

Ice cubes are frozen together.

Use the dispenser often so that cubes do

 

 

not freeze together.

 

 

 

 

Ice cubes that have been purchased or

Only the ice cubes made by the ice maker

 

made in some other way have been

should be used with the dispenser.

 

used in the dispenser.

 

 

 

 

Dispenser will

Household water line valve is not open.

Open household water line valve.

not dispense

See problem “Ice maker is not making

 

water.

any ice.”

 

 

 

 

 

Refrigerator or freezer door is not closed.

Be sure both doors are closed.

 

 

 

Water has an

Water has been in the tank for too long.

Draw and discard 7 glasses of water

odd taste

 

to freshen the supply. Draw and discard

and/or odor.

 

an additional 7 glasses to completely rinse

 

 

out tank.

 

 

 

 

Unit not properly connected to cold

Connect unit to cold water line which

 

water line.

supplies water to kitchen faucet.

 

 

 

Sound of ice

This sound is normally made when automatically made ice is dropped into ice storage

dropping

bin. Volume may vary according to refrigerator’s location.

 

 

 

Sound of water

This sound is normally made when ice maker is supplied with water after dropping

supply

the automatically made ice.

 

 

 

 

Other

Please thoroughly read ‘Automatic ice maker and dispenser’ in this manual.

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