About the automatic icemaker.
A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker
Power
Switch
:'X_ Icemaker
G!!:
Power Light
The icemakerwill produce sevencubes
per cycle-approximately i00-130cubes
in a 24-hour period,depending on freezer
compartment temperature, room
temperature, number of door openings
and other useconditions.
Seebelow for how to access iceand reach
the power switch on dispenser models.
If the refrigerator is operated before the
water connection ismade to the icemaker,
setthe power switch in the 0 (off) position.
When the refrigerator has been connected to
the water supply, set the power switch to the
I (on)position.
Theicemakerwillfillwith water when it cools
to 15°F(-10°C).A newly installedrefrigerator
may take 12to 24hoursto begin making ice
cubes.
You will hear a buzzing soundeach time
the icemaker fillswith water
Throw away the first few batches of iceto
allow the water line to clear.
Besure nothing interfereswith the sweep
of the feeler arm.
When the binfills to the levelof the feeler
arm, the icemaker will stop producing ice.
It is normal for severalcubes to bejoined
together.
If ice isnot usedfrequently, old ice cubes
will become cloudy,taste stale and shrink.
NOTE:Inhomes with lower-than-overage
water pressure,gou may hear theicemaker
qjcle multiple timeswhen making one botch
dice.
Models without a shelf
above the ice bin
Toaccessiceand reachthe
icemakerpowerswitch:
oLift the bin, then pull it
forward until the bin stops.
)
OLower the bin to access ice
or reach the power switch.
NOTE:In order to take full
advantage of the tilt-out ice bin,
onlg store items on the shelf below
the ice bin that are no taller than
the lowest point on the bin.
Accessing Ice and Reaching
the Power Switch on Dispenser
Models
Thereare two types of ice storage bins
on dispenser models. One has a shelf above
the bin,the other doesnot,
Specialnote about dispenser models
without a shelf above the ice bin:
ii_These models have a tilt-out icebin,
The bin can be tilted out as shown in
the illustrations, and it will hold itself
up while you take ice out or turn the
icemaker power switch on and off.
Be sureto put the bin back in place
before closing the door.
_'_To restoreyour ice level from an empty
bucketstage, the following steps are
recommended:
0 12 hours after the first batch of ice
hasfallen into the bin, dispense
3 to 4 cubes.
After an additional 6 hours, dispense
3 to 4 cubes again.
Thesestepswill restore your icelevel
in the shortest amount of time.
Models with a shelf
above the ice bin
To access ice,pull the bin forward.
To reach the power switch, pull the
shelf straight out. Always be sure to
replace the shelf.
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