CLEAR ICE MAKER OPERATION

The ice maker side is designed to make clear ice from most water sources on a consistent basis. Water is constantly circulated over the evaporator assembly. As the water freezes, gravity causes any sediment to drop into the water trough and not become imbedded in the ice. This gives a clearer ice cube with a low mineral content.

When the ice reaches the desired thickness, it falls off the evaporator and into the storage bin. The cycle is then repeated until the ice bin is full and then stops automatically. As the ice level in the bin drops the unit will automatically restart to keep the bin full.

Your unit’s ice production rate may vary depending on many considera- tions. Ambient air temperatures, water temperatures, a high level of opening and closing, loading the refrigerator with warm items, condenser cleanliness and ice-maker cleanliness are all contributing factors to how quickly the unit produces ice. The refrigerator portion of the CLRCO2075 will take precedence over producing ice to protect any perishables.

Certain sounds are normal during the unit’s operation. You may hear the compressor or fan motor, the water valve, the water circulation pump or ice dropping into the ice storage bin.

ICE CUBE THICKNESS

Your U-Line Clear Ice Maker uses advanced technology to make ice that is crystal clear. This technology cascades a flow of water over a chilled ice mold that is mounted vertically so no water sits in it. Because of this ice making technology, clear ice cubes differ significantly from regular ice cubes. Differences are as follows:

• Dimples. U-Line clear ice cubes

 

have “dimples” on one side from

 

the cascading water process.

 

• Cube Variations. Cubes

made

 

from different batches, or

even

DIMPLES

cubes within the same batch may

 

have varying dimples, thicknesses

 

and/or sizes due to the cascading

 

water process.

 

 

• Cube “slabbing”. The U-Line clear

 

ice maker makes a “slab”

of ice

ICE BRIDGE

that falls from the vertical

mold

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relying on gravity to break the ice

Figure 29

bridges. Depending on the control

 

setting, and the fullness of the ice bucket, it maybe necessary to tap the ice slab with the ice scoop to break it apart.

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