GE UK-KIT-6 Training manual

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UseandCare ‘2‘
ProblemSolver 4’ ,
,RepairService 4
Installation ,5.8
I~hat~sinThisKit 5
Other PartsYouWillNeed 5’
InstallingtheWaterLine 9-11
Warranty BackCover ~~
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use Care
Imtructiom
ForYourSafety
Danotplacefingemorhands
ontheautomaticicemaking
mechanismwhiiGtherefrigerator
ispluggedin.Thiswillhelp
protectyoufrompossibleinjury.
Itwillalsopreventint~rference
withmovingpartsoftheejector
mechanismandthetheating
elementthatreleasesthecubes..
Undercertainrarecircums~nces,’
icecubesmaybediscolored,
usuallyappearingwithagreen-
bluishhue.
Thecauseofthis
unusualdiscolorationisapparently
acombinationoffactorssuch,as
certaincharacteristicsoflocal,
waters,householdplumbingand
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theaccumulationofcoppersaltsin
aninactivewatersupplylinewhich
feedstheicemaker.Continued
consumptionofsuchdiscoloredice
cubesmaybeinjurioustohealth.If
suchdiscolorationisobserved,
discardtheicecubesandcontact
thedealerfromwhomtheicemaker
or refrigeratorwaspurchased.
WaterfillstheemptyCUbemo~~‘,
(Fig.’1)whenfreezercompartment’
ha{cooledtofreezingtemperature.
Coldairisforceddirectlyovermold. I
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
Ice
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:“’;.:.. IceStorageBin
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Thefeelerarm(Fig.3)senses
wh~nbinisfullandsignals ~
icemakertostopejectingmore
cubes.However,themoldhasbeen
refilledandcubesfrozensothe
newsupplyisreadywhenneeded.
Assooqasiceisremovedfromthe
bin,thefeelerarmsignalsthat
moreisneeded.Icemakerresumes
operationbyejectingready-and-
waitingfrozen,cubes.
JFig.2
Whenfrozen,thecubesarerotated
upandoutofthemold(Fig.2).
Thesweeperarmejectstheminto
theicestoragebinbelow.
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Howhuse
YourIcemaker
.,,
9&TheIcemak;rejectscubesin
groups~nditisnormalforseveral
kcubestobejoinedtogother,
‘7,Icecubesthathavebeeninthe
Jf icestoragebinforaconsiderable
7:1
#\, lengthoftimemaypicktipoff-flavor
v.:’.’
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tastes,stickt~gether,Qndgradually
Y-<~.
~=. ...>+- ~, becomesmaller,Wesuggestthat
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Up thesecubesbqth~ownaway,
_I.per~ti.n
ULups
‘A~mDqwn—lcemaker
WillOperate
1,TostartIcemaker,lowerthe ,
feelira~mtotheONposition.
Makesuretheiceblnisatthe
rearofthefreezercompartment,
belowtheIcemaker;r,
2. WhenIcemakerisfirst
connectedorafteranyextended
periodofnon-use,YOUshould
discardthefirstfewbatchesof
cubes.Useiceregularlyto
maintainthebestquality.
3.Thefeelerarmmustbefreeto
operateupwardandoutwardover
thetopoftheicestoragebinduring
eachice-deliverycycle.Makesure
packagesinthefreezercompartment
donotinterferewithits,movement.
4. RaisethefeelerarmtotheOFF
(up)positionwhen:
8,Youmay,on’ocqasion,findafew
srnaller,thannormalcubesinthe ,.
bin,Thisisprobablycausedbylow
‘wattirpresstireattimeofwriterfill. ‘~‘,,’,
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9.Th~icestoragebinshouldbe ,~‘ ‘~~
cleanedoccasionallyinwarm ‘,,
r! ,water.Rinseand wipe~ry,~~ ‘
sureto shuttheIcerna~erOFF ~ ~ >
whencleaning’thebin. ~;
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10.Keepiceleveltokeepitcoming. ‘,. ,: ~~ , ,
IfcubesshouldbuildUpinonearea, . .
.ofthe.icestoragebinafierbeing ,’
.. >.
ejectedfromthemold,justlevel “,,
themoutwithyourhand.Keep
cubesdistributedevenlyandthe
bincanreachitsmaximumcube
capacity.
a.Icestoragebinistoberemoved
forextendedperiodoftime.
b. Refrigeratorisnottobeused
foraconsiderabletime,suchas
vacations.Also,turnoffthewater
supplytotheIcemakerinthis
instance.
c. Watersupplyistobeshutofffor
severalhours.
5.Duringoperation,youmayhear
certainsounds,suchas thehumof
themotor,movementofthecube
ejector,hummingor clickingofthe
watervalve,andrattlingoficeas it
fallsintothebin.Thesesoundsare
normal.

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Instructions
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cau?loM:
Foryoursafety,unplug the refrigerator from its
electricaloutletto eliminatedanger ofelectric
shockduring installation h
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rooksREQUIRED
~Phillips-typescrewdriver
@Blade-typescrewdriver
.l/4f’socket and driver
hDBITIOMfiLMATEqihL$YOUWILLMEEB
~Coppertubing, shutoffvalveandfitlings
necessarytosupplywatertoyourrefr~gerator,
TheyarenotincludedinUK-KIT6,
You-canpurchaseacompletewatersupplykit
fromyourGEdealer’Recommendedwatersupply
kits are: ,-
~Cat.No.WX8X2with15feetofcoppertubing.
~Cat,No.WX8X3with20,feet.
oCat.No.WX8X4with25feet.
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Makesurefreezershelfisinthelowerposition?
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Carefullypryoff
plasticup (~) from
thewaterinlettube
anddiscardit. o
Slidethefilltube .-.—
extension(1)ontothe ~
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Carefullypryout
threeplugbuttons(~)
onfreezerside \/ @
Slip 1-1/2/1Phillips-headscrews (2)through
spacers($)andthreadthemintothefreezerwall.
DONOTTIGHTENCOMPLETELY. 1
m
Turnicemakerup-side-downanduseslottedhex-
headscrew(6)toattachsupportbracket(4)toits
bottomas shown.

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a. Placeicemak;{i~fr~;ze;compartmentas
shown.Inserticemakerpowercord,plug(D)into
socketonsidewall,makingsureprongsare
matchedt~correspondingholesand,PIug !S
firmly seated insocket.
b. Lifttheicemakerandpositiontherearopening
ofthefillcup(E) overthefilltubeextension(1).
Hangthe icemakeragainstthespacers(3)andon
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thetwoscrews(z).
Makesure:
@electricalplugisstillfirmlyinsocket.
efilltubeextension(1)is stillinfillcupopening.
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.icemakermountingscrewsarelocatedIn
u~permostpositionofmountingslots.
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C.Attachicemaker
supportbracket(4)to
freezerwallwith1/2”
Phillips-headscrew(7).
THENTIGHTEN
IcEMAKER
MOUNTINGSCREWS
SECURELY.
whenyoudoso,
Leavethefeeler
arm(F)intheOFF
positionuntilthe
refrigeratoris
connectedtothe
watersupplyto
nreventpremature I
Moveicestoragebin(8)intoplacedirectlyunder
theicemaker.
NOTE:Checkagaintomakesuretheicemaker
powercordisfullyinsertedintoitssocketwith
prongsmatchedtocorrespondingholes.
Checkagaintomakesuretheicemakerfeeler
arm(F)isintheOFF(up)position.
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mmPPLYwnRRANTYLABELmMCKOF
REFRIGEMmR*
Alabel(9)isprovidedinthekit.Onitrecordthe
dateofinstallationforwarrantypurposes.
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Atbottomrear ofrefrigerator, remove2screws
holdingcompressorcompartment accesscover
and savethem for re-installationlater. Remove
coverand set it aside.
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AoAnERBRACKET. 0
Attachbracket(10) -
T~
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tocaselegwith2It
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slottedhex-head \
screws(6)driven \
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intoholesprovided -’y+:::
intheleg. e
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a. Reachinandfree
plasticwaterlinetube(G)‘
fromcliponcaseleg.
Removecapfromendof
tubeanddiscardit.
b.Removeplasticnut
fromwatervalve(11)
andslipoverplastic
waterlinetube.
c. Insertendof
plastictube
fullyintowater
valveandtighten
nutsecurely.
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Reachinandfreefemale
electricalplug(H)from
plasticcliponcaseleg.
3>r
Peeloffprotectivetape
andconnectplugto ..../ ,
watervalve-assembly, 1
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DMOUN5whTERvmkvE4S$EMPLYm
RErnlGFRAmR.
Mountwatervalve
assemblytowaterva
adapterbracket(10)
aslottedhex-headsc
(6).Makesuretubin
wiringdonotbind.
Pushmetalclamp
(12)ontowiring
coveronbackof
refrigeratordirectly
inlinewithwater
valveasshown.
The icemakerinstallationis now complete.
Refertothefo~owing instructionsfor
connectingtheicemakertothehomewater
supply.
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CMIOM:
~Whenusinganyelectrimldevice(suchasa
powerdrill)duringinstallation,besurethedevice
isinsulatedorwiredinamannertopreventthe .
hazardofelectricshock.
~Allinstallationsmustbeinaccordancewith.
localplumbingcoderequirements’ ~
waRMNTYIHFom&rloN
This water lineinstallationisnotwarranted
bytherefrigeratororicemakermanufacturer”
FOUOWtheseinstructionscarefu~yto
minimizetherisk of expensivewater
damage.
WMA?You WILLMEEP
ACO~d water SUp~~y is reqv~rcd for
automaticicemakeroperat~on~Wate<
pressuremustbebetween20and120p,s,l,
Coppertubing,l/411O.D.,shouldbeused@
connecttherefrigeratortothewatprS.UPp~Y~DO
notuseplastict~bingorplasticfattlngs
becausetheconnectionbetweenmthewaterSUPPIY
andtherefrigeratorwatervalvel~le}1sunder
constantwaterpressure.Also,cerrd~ntypesof
plastictubingmaybecomebrittlewithageand
crack,resultinginwaterleakage-
Ashutoffyalveshouldbeconnectedtothecold
waterline.Theshutoffvalveshouldhaveawater
inletwithaminimuminsidediameterof
5/32”atthepointofconnectiontotheCOLD
WATERLINE.Asaddletypeshutoffvalve
permittedbymanylomlplumbingcodesisshown
below.
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Min.,5/32’1dia.opening
Checkyourlocalplumbingcodesbeforechoosing
thistypeofvalve.Werecommendusingthe
saddlevalvesuppliedwithWaterSupplyKits
WX8X2,WX8X3andWX8X4. i
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Refrigerator
connection
W-c”m’ressi::
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mSHUIOFFMIN WAWERSUPPLY. DCONNECTCOPPERFUBBNGmsHumfFvALvE.
Placethecompressionnutandferruleontothe
4endofthetubingandconnecttotheshutoffvalve.
Makesurethetubingisfullyinsertedintothe
valve.Tightenthecompressionnutsecurely.
mlNSTAhL SflU~FFVALVEON MEARES%
FREQUENTLYUSEBDR1NK1N6WfiTERL!ME.
a. Choosealocationforthevalvethat iseasily
accessible.It isbesttoconnectintothesideofa
vertimlwaterpipe.Whenit isnecessaryto
connectintoahorizontalwaterpipe,makethe
connectiontothetoporside,ratherthanatthe
bottom,toavoiddrawingoffanysedimentfrom
the waterpipe.
b. Drillal/4fJholeinthewaterpipe,usinga
sharpbit.Removeanyburrs resultlngfrom
drillingtheholeinthepipe.
c. Tightentheclampscrewsuntilthesealing
washerbeginstoswell.
@f:::i:;F&:;;;N~ ‘~~~~~ Coo wa~~~
Routethetubingthrou~haholedrilledinthe
floor(behindthe refrigeratororadjacentbase
cabinet)asclosetothewallas possible.Besure
thereissufficientextratubing(about8feetcoiled
into3turnsofabout10inchesdiameter)toallow
the refrigeratortomoveoutfromthe wallafter
installation.
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~CONNEC? COPPERIUBUNG~REFRiGERA~Re
Before makingconnectiontothe
refrigerator,be surerefrigeratorpower
cordisnotpluggedintowall outlet.
a. Turnwateronandflushoutthe tubing,making
certainthat allforeignmatterisremovedfromthe
line.
b. Shutthewateroffafteraboutonequartof
waterhasbeenflushedthroughthetubing.
NOTE:Somelocalitiesmayhavesandorother
foreignmatterpresentinthewatersupplyinsuch
quantitiesthat theymay,intime,collectinthe
screenofthe watervalveattachedtothebackof
therefrigeratorandtendtoreducethewaterflow
totheicemaker.Wheresuchconditionsexist,we
recommendthatanadditionalfilterorstrainerbe
installedinthelineneartherefrigerator.Ifa
screentypestrainerisused,itshouldbe 80mesh
or finer.
c. Cutofftheflaredendofthecoppertubingand
removethe flarenutfromthetubing.
d. Removethe plasticcapfromthewatervalve
andplastictubeassembly.
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-Connectcoppertubingtotherefrigeratorwater
:!ic byplacinga114f1compressionnutand
,-i--u~eontotheendofthetubingasshQwnon
?.;5 10.
Inserttheendofthecoppertubingintothe
--~=,~-a~~-einletasfaraspossible,Whileholding
~letubingztighten the fitting~
:-Bendcoppertubingawayfromother tubing to
--c-;~i~trattling whilecompressorisrunning”
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Fasten the coppertubing intothe clamp(IZ) to
-fl=the tubing in averti~l position.
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Replacecompressorcompartment accesscover.
P;::;!:foYHE::::~iAM
The icemakerwillnot begin;o operateuntilit
reachesits ocrating temperature of15*F.or
f
below.It wil then begin operationautomati~lly
ifthe icemakerisinthe ONposition.
ImMov#?ME*EFRtoERAmBMcKfMEwBLL’
ArrangethecoilofcoppertubingGOthatitdoes
notvibrateagainstthebackoftherefrigeratoror
againstthewallg I
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6IFURNONWAfERAHOCHECK
“~ng~m~o~LEaKs. MmE:
ilghtenfittingsifrequiredtostopleaks” Thefirstfewbatchesofcubesshouldbethrown
away,sothatremainingimpuritiesinthewater
linewill’beflushedout.
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teach you howto usethe product.
ReadyourUseandCarematerial.
If youthen haveany questions
about operating the product,
pleasecontact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office atthe
addressbelow,or call, toll free:
GEAnswer CenteF
800.626.2000
consumer information service
oImproper installation.
If you havean installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing and
YOURAUTOMATIC!CEMAKER
WARRANTY
Saveproofof original purchasedatesuchasyoursalesslipor cancelledcheckto establishwarrantyperiod.
WHAT Is COVERED FULLONEWYEARWARHANTY Thiswarrantyisextendedto
Foroneyearfrom dateof original the original purchaserandany
purchase,wewill provide,free of su~ceedingownerfor products
charge,par~sand ~@rVi~elabor purchasedforordinaryhomeuse
inthe48mainlandstates,Hawaii
inyourhometQrePairQr~eP~aQ@
anypart of the automatic andWashington,D.C.InAlaskathe
Icemaker that fail~becauseof awarrantyisthe sameexceptthat it is
LIMITEDbecauseyoumustpay10
manufacturingdefect’ shiptheproducttotheserviceshop
orfot’theservicetechnician’stravel
coststoyourhome,
Allwarrantyservicewillbeprovided
byour FactoryServi~eCentersor
byourauthorizedCustomerCare@
servicersduringnormalworking
hours.
Lookin the Whiteor YellowPages
ofyour telephonedirectoryfor-~
GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERALELECTRICFACTQRY
SERVICE,GENERALELE~BIC-
l-10TPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERALELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.
WHATISN~ COVERED other connecting facilities, including
th~ waterline to the icemakerand the
waterline installation.
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eReplacementof housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
sFailureofthe product if it is used
for other than its intended purpose
or used commercially.
eDamageto product caused
byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRAN~R ISNOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusion
maynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
Toknowwhatyourlegalrightsareinyourstate,consultyourlocalorstateconsumeraffairsofficeoryourstate’sAttorneyGeneral.
Warrantor:GeneralElectricCompany
Iffurtherhelpisneededconcerningthiswarranty,write:
Manager-ConsumerAffairs,GEAppliances,Louisville,KY40225
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