Owner’s Manual

26 OPERATION
Automatic Icemaker
Turning the Automatic Icemaker
On
Normal Sounds You May Hear
Preparing for Vacation
Power Failure
Set the Ice ON/OFF Button to “Ice O“:
• When the water supply will be shut o for several
hours.
• When the ice bin is removed for more than one
or two minutes.
• When the refrigerator will not be used for several
days.
• You will hear the sound of cubes dropping
into the bin and water running in the pipes
as the icemaker rells
Set the icemaker power button to OFF and shut o
the water supply to the refrigerator.
If the ambient temperature will drop below
freezing, have a qualied technician drain the
water supply system to prevent serious property
damage due to ooding caused by ruptured water
lines or connections
During a power failure, ice may drop into the
freezer compartment. Remove the ice storage
bin and discard all the ice. Dry the storage bin
and reinstall it. Once power is restored, crushed
ice will be selected by default.
Ice is made in the automatic icemaker and sent
to the dispenser. The icemaker will produce 7
cubes per cycle - approximately 70-120 cubes in
a 24-hour period, depending on freezer
compartment temperature, room temperature,
number of door openings and other operating
conditions.
• The ice bin should be emptied any time the
icemaker power button is turned to the OFF
mode.
• Discard the ice inside the storage compartment
ice in the freezer if you go on vacation or if a
prolonged power outage has occurred. The
water product from melted ice could fall to the
oor.
• It takes about 12 to 24 hours for a newly installed
refrigerator to begin making ice. Wait 72 hours for
full ice production to occur.
• Ice making stops when the ice storage bin is full.
When full, the ice bin holds approximately 6 to 8
(12-16 oz) glasses of ice.
• To turn o the automatic icemaker, set the Ice ON/
OFF button on the display to Ice O . To turn on
the automatic icemaker, set the ON/OFF button
on the display to Ice On .
• The water pressure must be between 20 and 120
psi ( 138 – 827 kPa ) on models without a water
lter and between 40 and 120 psi on ( 276 – 827
kPa ) models with a water lter to produce the
normal amount and size of ice cubes.
NOTE
NOTE
• The ice bin should be emptied when the Ice ON/
OFF button is set to the Ice O mode.
NOTE
• Keeping the Ice ON/OFF button set to the Ice On
mode before the water line is connected can
damage the icemaker.
NOTE
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WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
• Do not place ngers or hands on the automatic
ice making mechanism while the refrigerator
is plugged in.
• Do not dispense ice continuously for more than
30 sec. Depress and release the dispenser
pad for cycles of 30 seconds ON and 60 seconds
OFF.
NOTE