Common ice

PROBLEM

Ice crescents attached at corners

Ice maker won’t make ice

Off-taste or odor in ice

maker

problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUSE

 

 

SOLUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l This

is normal

l They break apart easily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Shake ice bin occasionally to keep cubes

 

 

 

 

 

separated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l ON/OFF

lever in the

l

Move

ON/OFF

lever

to the

ON

(down)

 

OFF

(up)

position

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Freezer not

cold

l

Ice

maker

will

not operate

until

freezer

is

enough

 

 

 

cold

enough to make

ice. This

could take

 

 

 

 

 

overnight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Ice attracts

airborne

l Dump old ice and make a new supply.

 

odors; old ice

 

Store

excess ice in a covered container.

 

l Poor

water

quality

l

Water

containing

minerals

(such as sulfur)

 

 

 

 

 

may require a filter. Try to avoid softened

 

 

 

 

 

water

supplies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Foods not properly

l

Wrap

food properly.

See pages

20 and

21.

wrapped

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l Ice bin and

freezer

l

Clean

freezer

and

ice

bin. See

cleaning

 

need

cleaning

 

chart on pages

17 and

18.

 

 

 

l Plumbing

to ice maker

l

Follow

Installation

Instructions

for proper

 

 

 

 

 

ice maker water supply hookup. (See

 

 

 

 

 

 

back of refrigerator cabinet.) Try to avoid

 

 

 

 

 

softened

water

supply.

 

 

 

 

l New

ice maker

l

First few batches

of ice from a new ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

maker may have an off-taste. Dump ice

 

 

 

 

 

and make a new supply.

 

 

 

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