COMMON ICE MAKER PROBLEMS

PROBLEM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

 

 

 

The dispenser does not work.

The freezer compartment

Close the freezer

 

door is open.

compartment door.

 

The ice bucket is not properly

Make sure that the bucket is

 

installed.

pushed all the way in.

 

 

 

The ice dispenser stops

The dispenser has not been

Shake the bucket

working.

used for extended periods,

occasionally to keep cubes

 

causing the ice cubes to melt

separate and to increase

 

together.

storage capacity. Throw old

 

 

ice cubes away and make a

 

 

new supply.

 

The ice dispenser lever has

Wait about 3 minutes for the

 

been held in for too long.

dispenser motor to reset.

 

 

Large amounts of ice should be

 

 

taken from the bucket, not

 

 

through the dispenser.

 

 

 

Off-taste or odour to ice.

Ice absorbs airborne odours.

New ice should be made.

 

 

Throw old ice away and

 

 

make a new supply.

 

 

Store excess ice in a covered

 

Water quality.

container.

 

Water containing minerals

 

 

may require a filter.

 

Food not properly wrapped.

Wrap food properly.

 

The ice bucket and the

Clean the ice bucket and the

 

freezer compartment may

freezer.

 

need cleaning.

Follow instructions for a

 

 

proper water supply to ice

 

 

maker.

 

Plumbing connections to ice

The first few batches of ice

 

maker.

from a new ice maker may

 

 

have an off-taste. Throw the

 

 

first few batches away and

 

 

make a new supply.

 

 

 

NOTE: Only use cubes from the ice maker.

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Smeg FA550XBI manual Common ICE Maker Problems, Problem Cause Solution

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