Monogram BISB42EL User manual

Contenfi
ApplianceRegistration.........2
CareandCleaning.........16. 17
Condenser.................l6
DiagnosticCodes.. . . . . . . . . . . .8
Drawers . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ..13
DrawerandCoverRemoval.,..14
ElectronicMonitorand
DiagnosticSystem ..........5-8
DoorA1arm...............6
SystemCheck—Wset......6.7
WarmTemperature. .. . . . . ...6
EnergySaverSystem..........4
Energy-SavingTips...........2
FoodStorageSuggestions......12
StorageTimes.............l2
IceDispenser. . . . . . . . . . . . ..9-l~
Icemaker ................~9-ll
Installation.................18
AdapterPlug. . . . . . . . . . . . ..l8
AdjustableRollers..........18
Clearances ...............18
Electrica]Requirements. . ...18
Grounding. .. c.....c. .~...l8
ldoc:iti(Jnc. . . . . . . .. . . . . ...18
WaterSupplyt(>lcen~aker....18
LightBu]bRcplacellleflt. . . . ...17
M{JdelandSeria1Nunl13crs.....2
Pr{jblcn3Sc}lvcr.,, . . ,4....19-21
Q~lickSer\~cSystei31.. . . . . . ...8
Rcp~irScr\~icc............,.22
S:\ik~}~Illstruc[i[J1ls.., .........3
Sllclt’cs. . . . . . . . ”...””..’” ..15
‘~c~r3pcr;i[L]rcContr(?ls. . . . ..$ ..5
V:~ci\fion’~i~9s...............17
Ul;irr:lnty...........B~~~~Ct}v~r
Helpus
helpyou.@.
Readthkbookcarefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnumber.
You’llseethemonalabelonthe
rightside,nearthebottomofthe
freshfoodcompartment.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Beforesendingintheregistration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesemodelandserialnumbers
inanycorrespondenceor service
calISconcerningyourrefrigerator.
Ifyoureceivedadt~n~aged
refrigerat(]r,immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
t}]crefrigerator.
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Enemy-savingtips
e
@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnextto
yourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.
@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.
oClosethedoorsassoonaspossible,
particularlyinhot,humidweather.
oKeepEnergySaverSwitchinthe
OFFpositionunlessmoisture
formsontheoutsideofthe
refrigerator.
.Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse
orretiringforthenight,checkto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.
oStoreonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
oWipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.
@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.
~Ifyouturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backto regularsettings.
~Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigemtor.
Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.

IMPORTANTSmETY INSTRUCTIONS
~-~~—when usingthis
appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:
~Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
@Thisrefrigeratormustbe
properlyinstalledinaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions
beforeitisused.Seegrounding
instructionsonpage18.
~Neverunplugyourrefrigerator
bypullingonthe~wer cord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromtheoutlet.
~Repairorreplaceimmediate~yall
electricservicecordsthathave
becomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotuseacordthat
showscracksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateithertheplug
orconnectorend.
Afteryourrefrigeratorisin
operation,donottouchthecold
surfaces,particularlywhenhands
aredamporwet.Skinmayadhere
totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.
~Donotplacefingersorhands
ontheautomaticicemaking
mechanismwhiletherefrigerator
ispluggedin.Thiswillhelpprotect
youfrompossibleinjury.Itwillalso
preventinterferencewiththemoving
partsoftheejectormechanism,or
withtheheatingelcmentthat
relettsesthecubes.
*Don’trefreezefrozenfoods
whichhavethawedcomplete~y.
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
AgricultureinHomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69says:
“...Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawediftheystill
containicecrystalsoriftheyare
stillcold—below40°F.
“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultry
orfishthathavea~tyoff-odoror
off-colorshouldnotberefrozenand
shouldnotbeeaten.Thawedice
creamshouldbediscarded.Ifthe
odororcolorofanyfoodispooror
questionable,getridofit. Thefood
maybedangeroustoeat.
“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use
refrozenfoodsassoonaspossibleto
saveasmuchoftheireatingquality
asyoucan:’
@If youroldrefrigeratorissti!l
aroundthehousebutnotinuse,
besuretoremovethedoors.This
willreducethepossibilityof
dangertochildren.
*Disconnectpowertoyour
refrigerator:
A.Beforemakinganyrepairs,
Note:Westronglyrecommend
thatanyservicingbeperformed
byaqualifiedindividual.
B.Beforecleaning.
C.Beforereplacingaburned-out
lightbulb,powertotherefrigemtor
shouldbedisconnectedatthefise
boxorcircuitbreakerinorderto
avoidcontactwithalive wire
fiament.(Aburned-outlightbulb
maybreakwhenbeingreplaced.)
Note:Turningfreemrcompartment
temperaturecontroltoOFF
positiondoesnotremovepower
tothelightcircuit.
~Donotoperateyourrefrigerator
inthepr=enceofexplosivefumes.
SAW TH~E
mSTRUCTIONS
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OpemtingYourRefrigemtor
SetTempemtureControk
Yourrefrigeratorhastwoup-front
controlsthatletyouregulatethe
temperatureinthefreshfoodand
freezercompartments.
Onecontrol,withsettingsfrom1
through9,islocatedattheupper
leftinthefreshfoodcompartment.
P
Theothercontrol,withsettings
from1through9plusOFF,is
locatedattheupperrightnearthe
topofthefreezercompartment.
9isthecoldestsetting,1isthe
warmest.
INITIALLY,SETBOTH
CONTROLSAT5.
Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controlonenumberat atime.
IMPORTANT:Wheninitially
settingco~~trok,ora~ustingthern9
allow24 hoursfortemperatures
tostabilize.
Note:~rnillg thefreezercontrol
totheOFFpositionstopsCooling
inB~H compartments—fresh
foodANDfreezer—butdoesnot
shkltoff powertotherefrigerator.
HowtoTestTemperatures
Usethemilktwtforthefreshfood
compartment.Placeacontainerof
milkonthetopshelfinthefresh
foodcompartment,Checkitaday
later.Ifthemilkistoowarmortoo
cold,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Usethe icecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Alwaysallow24hoursfor
therefrigeratortoreachthe
temperatureyouset.
Ene~y SaverSwitch
TheEnergySaverSwitchis
locatedacrossfromthefresh
foodtemperaturecontrol.
Toreducetheamountof
electricityrequiredtooperate
yourrefrigerator,pushswitch
totheOFFposition.
Thisturnsoffheatersinyour
refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture
fromformingontheoutside.
Withtheheatersturnedoff,there @
isachancethatmoisturemayform
ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityismostlikely
tobehighinthesummer,inthe
earlymorninghours,andinhomes
whicharenotairconditioned.
Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformsontheoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthepaint
finish.Itwillbeimportanttoprotect
thefinishbyusingappliancepolish
waxasdescribedonpage16.
ml’ ~~F
SET HERE IF MOISTURE ~II
APPEARS ON EXTERIOR I
WhentheEnergySaverSwitch
ispushedtothelefi,electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarmtheoutside
ofthecabinetand,undermost
conditions,preventtheforming
ofmoisture‘orwaterdroplets.
NoDefro%@
Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Althoughyourrefrigeratoris
designedandequippedtodefrost
itselfautomatically,somefrost
onpackagesisnormal.

ElectronicMonitor &DiagnosticSystem
etkeepsaneyeon
thingsforyou.
~Redsignallightflashestotell Whatthesecodesmean—and
youwheneitherdoorisopen. whattodowhentheyappear--is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
reensigna~lighttellsyouthat freezercompartmentdoorand
eDoorAlarmbeeperhasbeen explainedmorethoroughlyon
ettosoundaftereitherdoorhas thefollowingpages.
beenopen30seconds.
@Redsignallighttellsyouwhen @StatusCheckResetpadputsa
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis
f;eezerfo~dkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.
@GreenlightedwordNORMAL
indicatesthatnofailurehasbeen
detectedbythediagnosticsystem.
@Flashinggreendiagnostic
codesinthedisplaywarnyou
when:
Efrozenfoodsshouldbe
offivecodedfunctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.
@Electroniccontrolallowsyou
toturnnightlightinwater-and-ice
dispenseronandoff.
@Electroniccontrolallowsyou
toselecticecubesorcrushedice,
andgreensignallightconfirms
yourchoice.
checked.
❑powerhasbeeninterrupted.
n
[1 icemakermaynotbeoperating
properly.
defrostsystemhasfailed.
~freezercontrolmayneedtobe
setforacoldertemperature.
5
when your refrigerator
is first pluggedin.c●
Allpanellightscomeonforfive
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights
gooffexceptasfollows:
@PF flashesinthedisplay.Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpadto
eraseit.
@GreenwordNORMALglows.
@RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureisreached.
@Dooralarmbeeperisactivated
andgreenlightonDOORALARM
padglows.
@CRUSHEDiceselectionlight
glows.
@RedDOOROPENlightflashesif
eitherdoorisopen,goesoutwhen
doorsareshut.
~Nightligl~tinwater-and-ice
dispenserisoff.
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Howto set the
Door Alarm
Youdon’thaveto setthe visual
alarm.Aslongaseitherdooris
open,theredDOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.
IDOOROPEN
IWARMTEMPERATURE ~II
If the greensignallightonthe
DOORALA~ padisglowing,
thebeeperalarmisset.Ifit’snot,
touchthepadtoturniton.
Ifeitherdoorisopenformorethan
30seconds,arecurringbeepsounds.
Thelightgoesoutandthebeeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.
There tire timeswhenyou’llwant
theDoorAlarm beeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearrangingalot
offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad. Thegreenlightwillgoout
and,thebeepingwillstop.
my theRedWarm
WmperatureLi@tGlows.
Atfirst,it’sprobablybecauseyour
newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Wait
afewhoursforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.
WARMTEMPERATURE 1
Fromthenon,theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
Ifthishappens,openthedoors
onlywhenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemasquicklyas
possible.
Assoonasinsidetemperatures
returntonormal,thelightgoesout.
How theElectronic
Monitor andDi*nostic
$yskmWork.
=:
ThewordNORMALislighted
ingreenexceptwhenafailurehas
beendetected.
1‘;’.~
TheSTATUSCHECK-RESET
padhastwofunctions:
1.YoucantouchtheSTATUS
CHECK-RESETpadandgeta
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic
codesinorderoftheirpriority.
2. YoucantouchtheSTATUS
CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree
flashingcodesimmediatelyand
twocodesaftertheconditionthat
causedthemtoflashhasbeen
corrected(seepage7).
DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlightoff—itkeepsflashing
untilthedoorisclosed.
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6heElectronicMonitorand
DiagnosticSystemalertsyouwhen
somethingstirtstogowrong.
If adiagnosticcodeappearson
thedisplay,somethingneeds
specialattention.Togetyour
attention,thedisplaycodeflashes
untilyoueraseit. Thefirst6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.
If morethanonecodedfunction
requiresattentionatthesame
time,theonewiththehighest
prioritywillbedisplayedfirst.
PressingtheSTATUSCHECK-
RESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfunctions.IftheNORMAL
displayislitduringthedisplaying
ofacode,thatfunctionisoperating
properly.
PressingtheSTATUSCHECK-
RESETpadwillerasethreecodes
immediately—~~C{andCC.
TheDEand FFcodescanonlybe
erasedbvtouchingtheSTATUS
HECK~RESETfiadafterthe
onditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhas bee~~corrected.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checkyour frozenfood.Hasany
ofitstartedtothaw?Apackage
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen.Don’t
openthedoormoreofienthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
afterthefreezercompartment
ernperaturehasreturnedto
ormalwillerasethecode..
This flashingcodetellsyoa~the Thisflashingcodetellsyou
something’swrongwiththedefrost
pwer tothJrefrigerat6rhas
beeninterruptedformorethan2
seconds.Checktheconditionof
foodinboththefreshfoodand
freezercompartments.Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.
Thereisnofaultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenPFcode
flashes.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checkthe automaticicemaker.
Iceclumpsinthestoragebinmay
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow
correctivemeasuresdescribedon
page21.If watersupplytothe
icemakeris notconnectedor not
turnedon, makesuremanual
icemakerswitchisintheOFF
position(seepage10).Codestops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
istouched.
system—keepdoorsclosedto
retaincoldandcallforservice.
Codeflashesuntilproblemis
corrected.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktemperature controlsand
adjustthe~ ifnecessary.(See
directionsonpage4.) Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.If codereappears
after4hours,callforservice.
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signalLi@k and
Diagnosticcodes
Whattheymeaxl,andwhat
todowhentheyalertyou,is
summarizedonthispanel
ontheinsideofthefreezer
compartmentdoor.
IDISPLAY EXPLANATION/RECOMMENDED ACTION I
RESET
ALL SYSTEMS
m
TO CHECK SYSTEM .... TOUCH STATUS
NORMAL OPERATING STATUS CHECK ,...
LJ
LOOK FOR“NORMAL” READOUT
NORMALLY CHECK DURING EACI-ICODE DISPLAY
()f
II DOOROPEN
oDOORS NOT COMPLETELYCLOSED ..,. CHECK FOROPENBINS ....
PACKAGES MAY BE BLOCKING DOOR
WARMTEMPERATURE$THIS MAY OCCUR WHEN REFRIGERATORIS FIRSTTURNED ON
OR DOORS LEFTOPEN TOO LONG J
1= ‘TQ~~~A,~cQL~
7
CHECK FORTHAWING OF FROZENFOODS .... LIMIT DOOR OPENINGS
.... CALL FORSERVICE IF NECESSARY
~=,
POWER HAS BEEN OFFFORSOME PERIOD OFTIME ....
CHECK CONDITION OF FOOD .... TOUCH RESET J
7
[[/ ICEMAKER jCHECK ICE BIN FOR BLOCKAGE .... TOUCH RESET ....
IF CODE APPEARS AGAIN, CALL FORSERVICE J
~‘LIMIT DOOR OPENINGS TO RETAIN COLD .... CALL FORSERVICE
I([[ CONTROLS j~RESET ....
CHECK TEMPERATURE CONTROLS .... ADJUST IF NEcESSARY ....ToucH
IF CODE REAPPEARS WITHIN 4HRS. CALL FORSERVICE )
[SEEYOUR USE AND CARE BOOK FORCOMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS J
Panellocatedontheinsideoft~~efieezercompart]nentdooz

Ice&chilled waterDispemer
Automatic Icemakerand
Ice &waterDispenser
Yourrefrigeratorhasanautomatic
icemakerandacustomdispenser
thatdispenseschilledwater,ice
cubesandcrus;ledicethroughthe
freezercompartmentdoor.Here’s
howtheywork.
Waterflowsfromthehousehold
(1)dualsolenoidvalvetothe
(.2)waterreservoirandtothe
(3)automaticicemakerasneeded.
Waterisfrozeninthe
(4)cubemoldandejectedintothe
(5)storagebinwhereamotor-
poweredaugermovescubes
forwardintothedispensingunit.
men youtouchtheC~~ padon
frontoffreezercompartmentdoor,
icecubeswilldispensethrough
chuteindoorwhencradleispressed.
Whenyoutouchtl~eCRUSHED
pad, baffleinhousingchannels
cubesthroughthecrusherand
crushedicefallsthroughchuteinto
S]asswhencradleispressed.
Chilledwaterfromreservoirflows
throughthe
(6)tubinginthedoorandis
ispensedwhenthecradleis
(7)Alightswitchturnsthenight
lig~ltin[hedispenseronor off
\vIlenthe LIGHTpad istouched.
ImportantFactsabout
YourIce&WakrDkpemer
eyouri~e~~kerwillproduceeight
cubespercycle—approximately
120cubesina24-hourperiod—
dependingonfreezercompartment
temperature,roomtemperature,
numberofdooropeningsandother
useconditions.
@Intermittentdispensingoficeis
normal.If iceflowinterruptionis
morethanbrief,iceclump(s)may
bethecauseandshouldberemoved
followinginstructionsbelowand
onpage11.
@Avoidoverfillingglasseswith
iceandusingnarrowt~rextra-till
glasses.Thiscanjamthechuteor
causethedoorinthechutetofreeze
shut.Periodicallyopenthefreezer
compartmentdoorandlookdown
intothechute.Ificeisblocking
thechute,pokeitthroughwith
awoodenspoon.
~Tohelpkeepbitsoficefrom
beingsprayedbeyondtheglass,
placeglassclosetoicechute—
butnotsoclosethatitblocks
outcomingice.
@lee shouldnotbe dispensedinto
thinglasses,finechinaordelicate
crystal—theycancrackor chip
fromthecombinedpressureofyour
handpressingthemagainstthe
cradleandicedroppinginto
thecontainer.
~Iceshouldbe tispensed before
fillingglasswithsodaorother
beveragemixes.Thiswillprevent
splashingwhichisannoyingand
which,ifthesplashreachestheice
andwaterselectorswitch,could
causeittostickorbind.
@Beveragesandfoodsshouldnot
be quick-chilledin the ice storage
bin.Cans,bottlesor foodpackdges
inthestoragebinmaycausethe
icemakertomalfunction.
@Ice otherthanthatproduced
byyouricennakershouldnot be
addedto tile ice storagebin—it
maynotcrushor dispensewell.
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Beforeusing Your
IcemakerandDispemer
Ifyouuseyourrefrigeratorbefore
thewaterconnectionismade,raisg
theiceaccessdoorandmakesure
theicemakerfeelerarmisinthe
OFF(up)positionasshownbelow.
n
,
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in —
Whenwatersupplyhasbeen
connectedtoicemaker,movefeeler
armtoON(down)position.
~position
Depresswaterdispensercradle
forabouttwominutestoremove
trappedairfromthewaterlineand
tofdlwaterreservoirautomatically.
Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills
withwaterafiercoolingtofreezing
temperatures.Firstcubesnormally
freezeafterseveralhours.
N~E: Withanewly-installed
refrigerator,allowabout24hours
forthefreezercompartmenttocool
downtotheproperice-malting
temperature. (continued nexlpage)

OnceYourIcemakerand
-Hr &hoption
Throwawaythefirstfewbatchesof
icecubes(16or24cubes).This
willflushawayanyimpuritiesin
thewaterline.Dothesamething
aftervacationsorextendedperiods
wheniceisn’tused.
Discardthefirsthalfdozen
glassfilsofwaterinthekitchen
sink.Thiswilleliminatethe
slight“plastic”tastetemporarily
impartedtothewaterbythewater
reservoir.
Keepiceleveltokeepicemaker
productive.Cubesejectedintoan
emptystoragebinwillpileupclose
totheicemakerandpushthefeeler
armuptotheOFFposition
prematurelywhenthebinisonly
partiallyfull.Opentheiceaccess
door,reachin, levelthecubesby
handandicematingwillresume.
Keepingcubesdistributedevenly
willallowtheicemakertoproduce
enoughicetofillthebintoits
maximumcapacity.
caution:
Undercertainrare
circumstances,icecubes
maybediscolored,usudy ~
appearingwiti agreen-bluish
hue.Thecauseofthisunusual
discolorationisapparentlydue~
toacombinationoffactors
suchascetin characteristics
oflocalwaters,household
plumbingandtheaccumulation
ofcoppersaltsinainactive
watersupplylinewhichfeeds
theicem*er. Continued
consumptionofsuchdiscolored.
icecubesmaybeinjuriousto
health.If suchdiscolorationis
observed,discardtheicecubes
andcontactyourGeneAElectic
FactoryServiceCenteror an
authorizedCustomerCare”
servicer.
@Forice,touchCUBESor
CRUSHEDpad.Forwater,
simplyposit;onglassbeneath
words“CHILLEDWATERt’
II ,_——. —1
.-d II
@Gripglassorothercontainer
gentlynearrimandpressrim
fidy againsticeorwater
dispensertrade.
caution:
time crushedicemaybe
tispemedeventhoughyou
touchedtheCUB~ pad.This
happensoccasionallywhenafew
cubesinadvertentlygetdiveti to
thecrusher,
Sometirnmamoundofsnowwill
formonthedoorintheicechute.
Thisconditionisnormal,and
usuallyoccurswhenyouhave
dispensedcrushedicerepeatedly.
Thesnowwilleventuallyevaporate.
Thewatersystemprovides
approximatelysixsuccessive
6~unceglassfuls.Afterthis,
severalhoursmustbeallowedfor
thenewwaterreservoirsupplyto
cool.Youprobablywillnotdrain
allthechilledwa~rfromthe
reservoironasingleoccasion.
Thefimtglassofwaterdispemed
maybewarmerthanthefollowing
ones.Thisisnormal.
Dispensedwaterischilled,not
iced.Forcolderwater,simply
addcrushediceor cubesbefore
dispensingwater.