Common Problems
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or odor | Ice | attracts | airb | :‘ne | odors | ||||
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| Foods | not | propc?rl\ | Nrapped | |||
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SOLUTION
l Close the freezer door
8 Make sure bar- s pushed all the way In
l Use only ice crescents from the ice maker. Other shapes won’t dispense properly.
l Wait about 3 minutes for the dispenser motor to reset
l Large amcunts of ice should be taken from
the bin, not through the dispenser
l Use rapidly or store In covered container.
l Dump aid ice ar,d make new supply
l Water ccr8:airlng minerals [such as sulfur) map require a filter to remove
l Wrap properly See pages 13 and 14
l C;ean freezer and ice blr See Cleaning Char+ o? page 11
l FoAow nstal:a+ion instructiors for proper ice maker water supply
l The first fe,w loads of Ice from a new ice maker may have an
TIPS
l The drspensers will work only wrth the freezer door closed.
l The ice dispenser WIII work only if the bin IS pushed all the way tn.
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Use only ice crescents from the ice maker.
Other shapes won’t dispense properly.
When you need more Ice than a glass or two, scoop It from the brn or remove the bin
The dispenser motor may stop if the drs- penser bar IS held in too long. It WIII be ready to run again in about 3 minutes
l Ice stored too long can go stale like water. Throw It away.
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Ice can shrrnk Cold movrng arr slowly evap- orates them. If you use Ice often, you may never notlce the change
Good water qualrty is important for good ice
quality It IS not recommended that the Ice
maker be connected to a softened water sup- ply. Water softener chemicals such as salt from
a malfunctionrng softener con damage the ice maker mold and lead to poor quality ice. If a softened water supply cannot be avorded, then it is important that the water softener be
well maintatned and operating properly.
