About the automatic icemaker,
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A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker
Power
Switch
Icemaker
Green
PowerLight
_rArm
The
icetnaker
will i)roduce
seven
cubes
per
cycle>--al)l)roxilnately
100- 130 cubes
in a 24-hour
period,
dei)ending
(m fl'eezer
COllll)ai'tlllent
tei/lpei'attli'e_
i'ooi/1
teml)eramre,
imlnber
of door
ol)enings
and
other
use
conditions.
See below
fin" how
to access
ice and
reach
the
power
switch
on dispenser
models.
If the
refl-igerator
is operated
befi)re
the
water
COlmecfion
is inade
to the
icelnakei,
set the
power
switch
in the
0 (off) position.
When
the
refl-igerator
has been
coimected
to the
water
sui)i)ly,
set the power
switch
to
the
I (On) position.
The
icelnaker
will fill with
water
when
it
cools to ] 5°F (-10°C).
A newly install ed
refi_igerator
may take 12 to 94 hom_
to begin
making
ice cubes.
You will hear
a buzzing
sotuld
each
dine
the
icemaker
fills with
water:
Throw
awax
the first tew batches
of ice to
allow
the water
line
to cleai:
Be sure
t_othing
interteres
with
the
sweep
of the
teeler
amL
When
the bin fills to the level of the teeler
amL the icemaker
will stop producing
ice. It is nomml
tor several cubes to be
joined
togethei:
If ice is not used fl'equenfl>
old ice cubes
will become
cloudy, taste stale and shrii_k.
NOTE."In homes with lower-than-averagewater
pressure,you may hear the icemakercycle multiple
times when making onebatch of ice.
Models without a shelf
above the ice bin
Toaccessice andreach the
icemakerpower switch:
o
Lift flTebin, then pull it
forward until the bin stops.
Lower the bin to access ice
or reach the power switch.
NOTE:In order to take full advantage
of the tilt-out ice bin, only store items
on the shelf below the ice bin that
are no tafler than the Iowest pohTt
on the bin.
Accessing Ice and Reaching the
Power Switch on Dispenser Models
There are two types of ice storage bins on
dispenser models. One
has a shelf' aboxe
the bin,
the
other
does
not.
Special
note about dispenser models
without
a shelf above the ice bin:
These
tnodels
have
a tilt-out
ice bin.
The
bin can be tilted
out as shown
in
the
illustrations,
and
it will hold
itself
up while
you
take ice out or turi_
the
icelnaker
power
switch
on and
off.
Be sure
to put
the
bin back
in place
betore
closing
the
(looI:
To restore
your
ice level
from
an empty
bucket
stage,
the following
steps
axe
recommended:
12 houI_
atter
the fi_t
batch
of ice
has fidlen
into
the bin,
disl)ense
3 to 4 cubes.
0
_Mter an additional
6 hems,
dispense
3 to 4 cubes again.
These steps will restore
votu" ice level
in the shortest
alnount
of time.
Models with a shelf
above the ice bin
To access ice, pull the bin forward.
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Toreach the power switch, pull the
shelf straight out Always be sure to
replace the shelf.
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