Whirlpool uki1500axx User manual

ICE MAKER KIT
INSTALLING AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER
IN SIDE BY SIDE REFRIGERATORS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
IMPORTANT
THEREFRIGERATORHASTOBELEVELTOINSURE
PROPEROPERATIONOFTHE ICE MAKER. REFER
TO THE USEAND CARE MANUAL FOR LEVELING
INSTRUCTIONS
For better understanding of this kit, please read all of the
instructionsbeforeyou begin.
The following instructions are designedfor home assembly,
however we strongly recommend that a qualified Service
Technicianinstall this kit for you.
TOOLS YOUWILLNEED
PLIERS
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER
TABLEKNIFE
ADJUSTABLEOPEN ENDWRENCH
FLATBLADESCREW DRIVER
RULER
Comparethiskitnumberwiththelabelontheserialplate.Ifthis
kitdoes not havethesamenumber,returnitand orderthe
correctkit.
Removethe following itemsfrom the kit:
The Ice makerand all small parts shown on page 2.
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I CAUTION: Do not handle ice maker by wire sensor arm or the plastic sensor arm I
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attached to ice maker since this may damage the arm or the supporting plastic fill cup. I
ICE MAKER
ICE BIN [I/
_ _L ICE MAKERWIREHARNESS
(LONGESTFOR 22FT. COUNTER DEPTH MODEL)
Parts Used in This Installation
SCREWS
"A" "B"
_SPRING
CLAMP
_===== CLAMP_ _ WATERVALVE
_-(_-- (_ NUT
SLEEVE
_@ ADHESIVE PLASTICNUT
CLAMPS [_
70"PLASTIC TUBE
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1. Disconnectthe refrigeratorpowercordfrom the
walloutlet.
2.Removetheice bucketand manualicecubetrays if ===_ t _ "watervalve
present.
3. Removetheice makerfilltubecapfromthe interior
ofthe freezerbypullingthe capoutwithyourhand
(seefigureA). Usingascrewdriver,removethe ice
makerconnectorcover.
i
[_'_---- PlasticnutRemoveicemaker
:"_"_ _:'_./ fill tubecap
i_ _astie tubing
herewith
screwdriver
toremove
FIGURE B
lee makerscrew
mountingholes a nnector 6.Remove2rightsidescrewsfromtherearcompartment
cover cover. Foldbackat scoring(seefigure C).
FIGUREA Remove2
4. Movethe refrigeratoroutfromthewallsoyoucan right side
workattherearofthecabinet. Cuttheplastictubingto screws
lengthperchartasshown. Scoring J
Cabinet Size Tube Length o o
27-29 cu. ft. 70" L _..,
J
23 cu. ft.ooI
counter depth 70" _' L__
21-25 CU.ft. 68"Figure C
7. Startwatervalvescrew"B"inupper mountinghole
5. Startthe plasticnutonthewatervalve. Slidethe locatedonthe rightsidewallinthe machine
plasticwaterlinetubingthroughtheplasticnutand compartment(seefigure D).
bottomoutintothewatervalveoutlet. Tightennut
withfingers. Useplierstotightenandadditional8. Locatethe watervalvewireharnessunderneaththe
1/4turn(seefigureB). machinecompartment.Removethetapefromthe
connectorandattachtothe watervalve(seefigure
D,on page4).Eithercolormaygo toeitherterminal.
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9.Slidethewatervalvebracketovertheheadof screw 12.Placethespringclampovertheotherendoftheplastic
"B"and positionmountinginthe bottomhole(see tubing(seefigure F).
figureD). Tightenthe screw.13. Insert tubing into the filltubeanduse pliersto
Watervalve Watervalve spreadthespringclamptoallowthe clamptoslide
wire harness mtg.b_'aeket _l overthe filltube inlet.Releasepliersandthe tube
isclampedto thefilltube(seefigure F).
(Removetape) ___11
backofthecabinetand align it straight downthe
back(seefigure G).
15.Attachthe 3adhesiveclips (seefigureG).
16, Snaptheplasticwaterlineintothebracketonthewater
va)ve(seefigureG).
f
[)).,_._../. tab I "B"inthis
V/' ,'3_ __=Mtg;.... __hole
sorawB" ,ab
ho,s
2"
ivFigure D Water
10. Removethetubecapon thebackofthe unitby
insertingascrewdriverintheslotandturning1/8
turnand pullout or peelofflabel.(seefigure E).
/
FIlltubecap-_l m I1_Adhesive
clips
Figure E Snapwaterline
11. Installthefilltubebyinsertingtheendintothe hole intothewater
andturning 118turntolockthegrommetinplace.
Verify that the filltube flangesetsflushtothe
cabinettoavoidair leakage(seefigureF).
Insertfill tube_
allthe way in
Rotatefill tubehea Plasticwater
clockwiseuntilvertical tubing
Figure F Figure G
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17. Returntothefreezercompartmentandstartthe2upper 23. Positionthefreezershelfsothatitisapproximately
icemakermountingscrews"A"onthe leftwall (seefigureJ). 33A'' belowthebottomof the icemaker (seefigure K).
On23cubicfootcounterdepthmodeis,connectthelongestice _ r;q [b=,__Wireice
makerwireharnesstotheicemakerhead(seefigureH).On I I _ marker arm in
21,23and25cubicfootmodels,connecttheshortericemaker _ tie _ down "On"
harnesstothe ice makerhead(see figureH).IL_,r__eitio n
sleeveunder (.;onneetharnessto sor
clipasshown icemakerhead arm
Figure H Figure K
18.Connecttheicemakerwireharnesstotheconnector 24. tnstalltheicebinontopofthefreezershelf.
inthe rearofthefreezerwall(seefigure I).
25.Turnthe icemakeronb_ the icemakerarm
(seefigureK).
Turnplastic
Pushplastic armtodisired
sensorarm icelevel.
=tn_j _r" t Makesurethe fill inward.
Connectharnessto tube isinthefill
rearofcabinet cu..qgg 26.Toselecttheicelevelinthebin, pushinwardon the
FigureI plasticsensorarmand rotatethearm tothe desired
19. Hangthe icemakeronthe2upper icemaker mounting levelofbincapacity.
screws andverifythat thefill tubeis positionedin the CONNECTINGTHE WATER VALVETO THE
icemakerfillcup.(see.,,.'_,'-=,,,="figureJ). Icemakermounting WATERSUPPLY
_/-_- _ J _ screws"A" 1.Allinstallationsmustbeinaccordancewith local
/ i I I _ _f'__/_-_/'__" plumbingcoderequirements.
iL_/_ 1 2. Coppertubing(1/4"O.D.)anda manualshut-offvalve
I_ canbe purchasedfrom localhardwarestores.
,, 3.DONOTUSEPLASTICTUBINGOR PLASTIC
FITTINGSbecausetheconnectionsbetweenthe
watersupplyandtherefrigeratorwatervalveinletis
underconstantpressure. Also,certaintypes of
Adjustment /| plasticstubingmaybecomebrittlewith ageand
screw Bottommounting Makesurethe fill
screw "A"tube isinthefill cuo maycrack,resultinginwaterleakage.
Figure J NOTE: When usingnon-filteredwellwater,itis
20. Installthebottomscrewandtightenallicemaker advisabletouseafilterinthewatersupplyline.
mountingscrews.This eliminatesallpossibilityofsmall particles
from enteringthewatervalve.
21. Verifythatthe ice makerislevel. Ifnot,loosenthe
adjustmentscrewandthe3icemakermountingscrews. 4.Finda 3/8"to 1"verticalCOLDwaterpipenearthe
(seefigureJ). Leveltheicemaker andtightenallscrews, refrigerator. Water pressuremust bebetween20
and120p.s.i.Verticalpipeis preferable, but a
22. Checkonce aeainthatthefilltube isPositionedinthe horizontalpipewillwork. Ifa horizontalisused,
ice makerfill cut).installthe shut-offvalve on the TOPorthe SIDEof
the pipe,notonthebottom.
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5. TurnOFFthe mainwatersupplyand drainthe
selectedpipe.
6. Fot(owthe installation instructionsthat aresupplied Coldwaterpipe
with the shut-offvalve for proper and safe
installation._pe clamp
7.Routethe coppertubingthroughthefloor,wallor "_._"_P-. _ Brasssleeve
sinkcabinettotheshut-offvalvelocation.Formthe __ "'1_t2_" B_assnut
excess tubing into a large loop. Other routing
methodsareshown.Manual J J
shutoff J I
REAR VIEW OF CABINET valve J I
_Coppertubing
9. Turn ON themainwatersupplyandflushoutthe
!pipeuntilthewaterrunsclear. Atthe sametime,
= checkfor leaksatthe shut-offvalve. Next,prepare
toflush outthe 1/4"tubing. Positionabucketatthe
I open endofthe 1/4"tubingso itwill catchthewater.
TurnONthe manualshut-offvalvefora shorttime,
I thenturnit OFF.
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10. Slidethestrainreliefclamp,brassnutandsleeveon
the customer providedsupplyline. Removethe
Inthecrawlspace underThroughthefloor to protectivecapfromthewatervalveinlet.Insertthe
yourhome basementcoldwaterpipe endofthecoppertubingintothewatervalveasfar
asitwillgo. Tightenthenut withanadjustable
wrench(seeillustrationbelow).
Machine
c°mpartman?_ ! _ If / /Sleeve
cover _ _
_" _"""_ -_ _"- I ,_ Strain
_---._--relief
,=l_'| _'Iclamp
-:_Customer's
_, ss 1/4"Copper
_,_ _/ / nut waterline
Underthe sinktothe Throughthewallto the utility _ J
coldwaterpipe roomcoldwaterpipe JWatervalve
b,cap
CAUTION:Icemakertubingshouldnotbeinstalled
wherethetemperaturemayfall belowfreezing.
8. Locatethe brassnutand sleevewhich comewiththe
shut-offvalve. Slide them onto the 1/4"copper 11.Realignmachinecompartmentcoverwithcabinet
tubing. Insertthe endofthetubingintothe shut-off holesand reinstallthelowerrightscrew.Insertthe
valveasfarasitwill goand tightenthe nutwith an second screw through the strainreliefclampand
adjustablewrench.Turnoffthe shut-offvalve(see intothe upperrightholeofthecabinet.
illustration). (seeillustrationon nextpage)
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Upper righ Facts about your
AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER
_b__ )J_ IStrain relief Theicemakerworksbestwhenthecabinetislevel. Please
i _ Iclamp useacarpenter'slevelorotherdevicetoassureyourcabinet
= ii _:::_f:_H islevelatthe timeofinstallation. Your InstallationInstruc-
tionsManualincludescompletelevelinginstructions.
Lower rightscrew After yourmodelhas been installedand the watersupply
connectedtotheicemaker,itmaytakeupto12hoursbefore
12. Turn ON the manualshut-offvalve. Tighteneny theicemakerfurnisheeanyusableicecubes. Thefiretone
connectionsthatleak.ortwoharvestswillprobablycontainundersizedandirregu-
larcubesdue toairinthe watersupplyline.
13. PlugJnthepowercordandpushtherefdgeraterinto
place,arranging thecoppertubingsothatit does Theinitialharvestmayalsocontainimpuritiesfromthenew
not vibrateagainst the backoftherefrigeratoror watersupplypiping.Therefore,allcubesfromthefirsttwoor
againstthewall. threeharvestsshouldbediscarded.Oncethisinitialstarting
IMPORTANT: Becausethe refrigeratorandice periodis past, yourice maker will perform steadily and
makerarewarm,it maytake upto 12hoursbefore dependably.
the ice maker produces the first supply of ice
cubes.PLEASEREADthe useandcare nstructions. Icecubesthat havebeeninthe icestoragebinforaconsid-
erablelengthoftime,pickupoff-flavortaste, sf_cktogether
Use and Care Instructions andgraduallybecomesmaller.Wesuggestthatthesecubes
bethrown away. We alsosuggest using an open box of
bakingsodainthe refrigeratorforfoododor absorption.
Certainsoundsmayaccompanythevariouscyclesoftheice
maker.Themotormayhaveaslighthum-thecubeswillrattle
as theyfall intoan emptystoragebin-thewater valvemay
clickor "buzz"occasionally.All ofthesesoundsarenormal
andshouldbeignored.
FOR YOUR SAFETY Theicemakerhasa wiresensorarmthatisconnectedto a
shut-offswitch.Thisarmstopsthe mechanismwhentheice
Donotplacefingersorhandsontheautomaticice making cubestoragebinisfulland restartsitafterseveralicecubes
mechanismwhiletherefrigeratorispluggedin. Thiswillhelp havebeenused. Youcan usethestop armtohaltall
protectyoufrompossibleinjury.]twillalsopreventinterfer- productionof iceatanytime, Simplyraisethe sensorarm
encewithmovingpartsoftheejectormechanismandthe intotheOFF position.
heatingelementthat releasesthecubes.The ice makershouldbeturned off (armup)when:
The automaticicemakerisdesignedtofurnisha continual
supplyoficecubes. Withthis ussfulfeature,younolonger 1. Theice storagebinistobe removedfor anextended
havetheinconvenienceof filling ice cubetrays, or the periodof time.
frustrationofrunningout ofice. 2.Therefrigeratorisnotto beusedforanextended
Theamountofice produceddependsonthetemperaturein periodof timesuchas vacations. Also,turn offthe
the freezer sectionof your refrigerator.The colder the watersupplytothe ice makerinthis instance,if
freezer,themoreiceisproduced.Wesuggestyoustartwith prac#caL
yourrefrigeratorandfreezercontrolsattheirmidsettings.In
mostcases,thisissatisfactory.Ifthedoortotherefrigerator
orfreezerisopenedfrequentlyortemperaturesinthekitchen
areabnormallyhigh,acoldersettingmaybenecessary.See
youruseandcaremanualfor settingthecoldcontrols. Page 7

How the ice maker works The sensor arm determineswhen the bin is filledto the
selectedlevel andsignals the ice maker to stop ejecting
cubes. [q__.4
Waterfillstheemptycubemold whenthefreezercompart- _ Plasticsensor
directlymenthaSovertheC°°ledmold.t°freezingtemperature. Coldairisforced ._t_ arm
, . _ ___._ _'"Wireeensor
__ _arm
\FilltubeHowever,themoldhasbeenrefilledwithwaterandthecubes
arefrozenso thatanewsupplyis readywhenneeded. As
soon as the ice is removedfrom the bin, the sensor arm
signalsthat more cubes areneeded. Theice makerthen
Whenfrozen,thecubes arerotatedupandout ofthe mold.resumesoperationbyejectingtheready-and-waitingfrozen
Thesweeperarmejectsthemintotheicestoragebinbelow, cubes.
coEVEcoseco
PLACEDINTHEICESTORAGEBIN FORQUICKCHILL-
ING. THESE ITEMSCAN BLOCKTHE SENSORARM
in CAUSINGICE MAKERDAMAGEOR MALFUNCTION.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
THE PROBLEM SOLVER
Ifyouhaveaproblem,itmaybeminor.Youmaybeabletocorrectityourself.JustusethisProblemSolvertolocateyourproblem
andthenfollowthesuggestedrecommendations.
Save time and money .... before you request service, check the following:
PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
ICEMAKERAPPEARS • Sensor Armup in "OFF"position-shouldbedownin "ON"position.
TO HAVE STOPPED
OPERAT(NG • Icemakernotgettingnecessarysupplyofwater. Makesurewatersupplyis connectedand
turnedon.
• Freezercompartmentistoowarm. Softicecreamisanindicatorofwarmfreezertemperatures.
Turntemperaturecontroltocaldersetting.(SeeyourrefrigeratorUseand Carebook).
ICECUBES TOOSMALL •Restrictioninwatersupply.
WATEROVERFLOWS • Ailowthreeorfourbatchesoficetobemade. Ifwaterstilloverflows,callforservice.
ICEMOLD I
ilCECUBESHAVE I O Useice regularly. Discardoldcubes. Icestoredforextendedperiodsoftimemayabsorbodors
ODOR,"rASTE whichaffecttaste.
• Icestoragebinneedstobeemptiedendwashed.
• Unsealedpackagesin refrigeratorand/orfreezercompartmentsmaybetransmittingodor/taste
to icecubes.
• Interiorofrefrigeratorneedscleaning-seeyourrefrigeratorUseandCarebook.
• Useanopenboxofbakingsodainthe refrigeratorand/orthefreezercompartment.
EXCESSIVEICEINTHE • Verify filltubeis placedin theicemakerfillcup.
FREEZER
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ICE LEVEL ADJUSTER
Turn plastic
_Push plastic sensor arm
sensor arm to desired
inward. ice level.
.Toselect the ice level in the bin, push plastic sensor arm inward
and rotate the arm to the desired level of bin capacity. 111096-