The ice dispenser will not operate properly
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| The freezer door is not closed completely. | Push the door firmly shut. If it will not shut all the way, see | ||
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| The ice bin is not installed correctly. | Push the ice bin in all the way. If the ice bin does not go in all | ||
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| The wrong ice has been added to the bin. | Use only cubes produced by the current ice maker. If other | ||
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| that none have become stuck in the delivery chute. | ||
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| The ice has frozen in the ice bin. | Shake the ice bin to separate cubes. If cubes do not | ||
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| separate, empty bin and wait 24 hours for ice to restock. | ||
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| The ice has melted around the auger (metal spiral) in | Dump the ice cubes and clean the ice bucket completely. | ||
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| Ice is stuck in the delivery chute. | Clear the ice from the delivery chute with a plastic utensil. | ||
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| There is no ice in the bucket. | See “The ice maker is not producing ice” earlier in this | ||
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| The dispenser arm has been held in too long. | Release dispenser arm. Ice will stop dispensing when the | ||
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| arm is held in too long. Wait three minutes for dispenser | ||
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| motor to reset before using again. (For future use, take large | ||
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| amounts of ice directly from the ice maker so that the dis- | ||
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| penser arm is not held in too long.) | ||
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The water dispenser will not operate properly
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The freezer door is not closed completely. | Push the door firmly shut. If it will not shut all the way, see |
| “The doors will not close completely” later in this section. |
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The water tank has not filled. | The water tank needs to be filled the first time it is used. |
| Depress the water dispenser bar with a large container |
| until you draw two or three quarts (1.9 to 2.8 L) of water. |
| Discard water. (Refer to “Using the ice and water |
| dispensers” section for further instructions on filling the |
| water tank.) |
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The water | Check to be sure the water |
line is not connected at the source. | the water source is connected to the refrigerator. Refer to |
| the “Attaching the optional ice maker to a water supply” |
| section for directions. |
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The water | Refer to the “Attaching the optional ice maker to a water |
installed. | supply” section. Call the Consumer Assistance Center or |
| a plumber. |
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There is a kink in the home water source line. | If you find or suspect a kink in the water line, call the |
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There is a water filter installed on the | First, check the filter installation instructions to ensure |
refrigerator. This filter may be clogged | that the filter was installed correctly and is not clogged. If |
or incorrectly installed. | installation or clogging is not a problem, call the Consumer |
| Assistance Center. |
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