How To Use Your Icemaker - GE IM-G 3 Guía De Uso, Cuidado E Instalación

How to Use Your Icemaker

1. To start the icemaker,
lower the feeler arm to the
ON (down) position. Make
sure the ice bin is at the rear
of the freezer compartment,
below the icemaker.
2. When the icemaker is
first connected you should
discard the first few batches
of cubes.
3. The feeler arm must be free to operate upward and outward over
the top of the ice storage bin during each ice-delivery cycle. Make
sure packages in the freezer compartment do not interfere with
its movement.
4. The ice storage bin should be cleaned occasionally in warm water.
Rinse and wipe dry. Be sure to raise the icemaker feeler arm to the
STOP (up) position when cleaning the bin.
5. Keep ice level to keep it coming. If cubes
should build up in one area of the ice
storage bin after being ejected from the
mold, just level them out with your hand.
Keep cubes distributed evenly and the bin
can reach maximum cube capacity.
PROBLEM
ICEMAKER APPEARS TO
HAVE STOPPED OPERATING • The icemaker is not getting the necessary supply of water. Make sure the water
CUBES TOO SMALL
WATER OVERFLOWS
ICE MOLD
ICE CUBES HAVE
ODOR/TASTE
Arm up stops
operation
Arm down—icemaker
will operate
QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• The feeler arm is in the STOP (up) position.
supply is connected and turned on.
• The freezer compartment is too warm. Turn the temperature control to a colder
setting. (See your Refrigerator Use and Care guide.)
• The shutoff valve connecting the refrigerator to the home water line may be
clogged. Clean it out.
• The screen in the refrigerator water valve may be clogged. Clean it out. Install a
water filter if the water supply has a lot of sand or other particles.
• Let the icemaker produce 3 or 4 batches of ice. If the water still
overflows, call for service.
• Use icemaker regularly. Discard old cubes. Ice stored for an extended period
may absorb odors which affect their taste.
• Ice storage bin needs to be emptied and washed.
• Unsealed packages in the refrigerator and/or freezer compartments may be
transmitting odor/taste to ice cubes.
• The interior of the refrigerator needs cleaning—see your Refrigerator Use and
Care guide.
Notes about the icemaker
• The icemaker ejects cubes in groups and it is normal for several
cubes to be joined together.
• Ice cubes that have been in the ice storage bin for a considerable
length of time may pick up off-flavor tastes, stick together,
and gradually become smaller. We suggest that these cubes be
thrown away.
• You may, on occasion, find a few smaller than normal cubes in the
bin. This is probably caused by low water pressure at the time of
water fill.
When you should raise the feeler arm to the
STOP (up) position
• When the ice storage bin is removed for more than a
minute or two.
• When the water supply will be shut off for several hours.
• When the refrigerator will not be used for several days.
Normal sounds you may hear
• Hum of the motor
• Movement of the cube ejector
• Humming or clicking of the water valve
• Rattling of the ice as it falls into the bin
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