Automatic Icemaker & Ice/Water Dispenser
How it Works
Your refrigerator has an automatic icemaker
and a dispenser that
dispenses water, ice cubes and crushed ice
(on some modelsl through the freezer compartment door Here'show they work Water flows from the household supply through a
(1 } dual sotenoid valve to the
(2)water tubing and to the
(3)automatic icemaker as needed Water is frozen in the
(4)cube mold and ejected into the
(5)storage bin where a
Cubes dispense through the chute in the door when the pad is pressed
When the switch is moved to CRUSHED (on some models), a baffle channels cubes through the crusher and crushed ice falls through a chute into the glass
Water flaws through the
(6)tubing in the door and is dispensed when the pad is pressed
(7)A light switch (on some models) turns the night light in the dispenser on or off The light also comes on when the pad is pressed
The light in the dispenser should be replaced with a 7 watt maximum bulb when it burns out
• Avoid over filling glasses with ice and using narrow or
•To help keep bits of ice from being sprayed beyond the glass, place the glass dose to the ice
•Ice should not be dispensed into thin glasses, fine china or delicate
•Fill glasses with ice before adding soda or other beverage mixes. This will prevent splashing which could cause the ice and water selector switch to stick
-Beverages and foods should not be
to jam
•Do not add ice from trays or bags to the storage bin. It may not crush or dispense wel!
Before Using Your Icemaker and Dispenser
if you use your refrigerator before the water connection is made, raise the
ice access door and make sure the icemaker feeler arm is in the STOP (up) position
When the water supply has been
connected to the icemaker, move the feeler arm to ON (down) position
Important Facts about Your Ice & Water
Dispenser
•If this is your first icemaker you'll hear occasional sounds that may be unfamiliar. These are normal icemaking sounds and are not cause for concern
•Your icemaker will produce eight cubes per cycle- approximately t20 cubes in a
temperature, number of door openings and other use conditions
•Intermittent dispensing of ice is normal, if ice flow interruption is more than brief, ice clump(s) may be the
cause and should be removed fol{owing instructions in this section
erin | Feeter arm in |
STOP (up) | ON (down) |
position | position |
Select WATER, then press the dispenser pad for about two minutes to remove trapped air from the water line and to fil) the water reservoir The ice cube mo_d automatically fins with water after cooling to freezing
temperatures First cubes normaJty freeze after several hours
NOTE: With a newty4nstaHed refrigerator, allow about 24 hours for the freezer compartment to cool down to the proper