AUTOMATIC

ICE MAKER

Your automatic ice maker is located near the top of

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the freezer compartmentbehind the Ice Access

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Panel. To gain access to the ice making mecha-

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nism,lift the Ice AccessPanel.

 

 

The ice maker has e wire sensorarm that is con- netted to a shut-offswitch. This arm stops the mechanismwhen the ice cube storage bin is full,

and restartsit afterseveral ice cubes have been used. You can use the stoparm to stop all productionof iceat anytime. Allyou needto do israisethe arm intothe OFF position.

The ice maker should be turned off (arm up) when:

1. Ice storage bin is to be removed for extended period of time.

2.Refrigeratoris notto be used fora considerabletime, suchas vacations. Also,turn off the water supply to the ice maker in this instance, if practical.

3.Water supplyis to be shut-offfor several hours.

Water fills the emptycube mold(Fig. 1) when the

 

 

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freez r compartmenthas cooledtof eezing tem-

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perature. Coldair isforceddirectlyoverthe mold.

 

 

 

When frozen, the cubes are rotated up and out of

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the mold (Fig. 2). The sweeper arm ejects them

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intothe ice storagebin below.

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The sensorarm (Fig.3) senseswhenthe binisfull

 

 

 

and signalsthe ice maker to stop ejectingmore

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However,the moldhasbeenrefilledandcubes

 

 

 

frozensothenewsupplyis readywhenneeded.

 

 

 

As soon as ice is removedfrom the bin, the

 

 

 

sensorarm signalsthat moreis needed. The

 

 

 

icemakerresumesoperationbyejectingready-

 

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and-waitingfrozen cubes.

 

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cubes.

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