Common ice maker problems

PROBLEM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

THE DISPENSER DOES

The freezer compartment door

Close the freezer compartment

NOT WORK.

is open.

door.

 

 

 

The ice bucket is not properly

Make sure that the bucket is

 

installed.

pushed all the way in.

 

 

 

THE ICE DISPENSER

The dispenser has not been

Shake the bucket occasionally

STOPS WORKING.

used for extended periods,

to keep cubes separate and to

causing the ice cubes to melt

increase storage capacity.

 

 

together.

Throw old ice cubes away and

 

 

make a new supply.

 

 

Wait about 3 minutes for the

 

The ice dispenser lever has been

dispenser motor to reset.

 

Large amounts of ice should be

 

held in for too long.

 

taken from the bucket, not

 

 

 

 

through the dispenser.

 

 

 

OFF-TASTE OR ODOUR

Ice absorbs airborne odours.

New ice should be made. Throw

TO ICE.

 

old ice away and make a new

 

supply.

 

 

 

Water quality.

Store excess ice in a covered

 

container.

 

 

 

 

Water containing minerals may

 

 

require a filter.

 

Food not properly wrapped.

Wrap food properly.

 

 

 

 

Clean the ice bucket and the

 

The ice bucket and the freezer

freezer.

 

compartment may need

Follow instructions for a proper

 

cleaning.

 

water supply to ice maker.

 

 

 

 

The first few batches of ice

 

Plumbing connections to ice

from a new ice maker may have

 

maker.

an off-taste. Throw the first few

 

 

batches away and make a new

 

 

supply.

 

 

 

NOTE: Only use cubes from the ice maker.

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