Solving common ice maker/dispenser problems

PROBLEM

Ice dispenser won’t work

CAUSE

l Freezer door open

lIce bin not properly installed

l Wrong ice in bin

l Dispenser not used for extended periods, causing ice cubes to melt together

SOLUTIONS

l Close the freezer door.

l Make sure bin is pushed in all the way.

l Use only crescents from ice maker. Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes separated and to increase storage room.

l Dump old ice and make a new supply.

Ice dispenser stops working

Off-taste or odor in ice

l Ice dispenser bar

l

Wait

about 3 minutes for the dispenser

held in too

long

 

motor

to reset.

 

 

 

 

l Large amounts of ice should be taken

 

 

 

from the bin, not through the

 

 

 

dispenser.

 

 

l Ice attracts

airborne

l

Dump

old ice and make a new supply.

odors; old

ice

 

Store

excess ice

in covered

container.

l Water quality

l

Water

containing

minerals

(such as

 

 

 

sulfur) may require a filter to remove.

l

l

l

l

Foods not properly wrapped

Ice bin and freezer may need cleaning Plumbing to

ice maker

New ice maker

l

l

l

l

Wrap properly. See page 26.

Clean freezer and ice bin. See cleaning chart on page 22.

Follow Installation Instructions for proper ice maker water supply hookup. (See back of refrigerator cabinet.)

The first few loads of ice from a new ice maker may have an off-taste. Dump ice and make a new supply.

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Whirlpool 3VED23DQDW00 manual Solving common ice maker/dispenser problems, Problem, Cause, Solutions