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AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER

(on some models)

Storage Drawers

Automatic Icemaker

Features vary by model

Your icemaker will produce eight cubes per cycle—approximately
100 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on freezer compartment
temperature, room temperature, number of door openings and other
use conditions.

If your refrigerator is
operated before the water
connection is made to the
icemaker, keep the feeler arm
in the STOP (up) position.

When the refrigerator has
been connected to the water
supply, move the feeler arm
to the ON (down) position.

The icemaker will fill with water
when it cools to freezing. A
newly-installed refrigerator may
take 8 to 12 hours to begin
making ice cubes.

Throw away the first few batches
of ice. This flushes away impurities
in the water line.

Icemaking will continue until the feeler arm senses a sufficient
accumulation of ice cubes in the storage bin and halts the operation
temporarily. For maximum ice storage, level the stored cubes with
your hand occasionally. Be sure nothing interferes with the swing of
the feeler arm.

The icemaker ejects cubes in groups of eight and it is normal for
several cubes to be joined together.

Move the icemaker feeler arm to the STOP (up) position when:

• home water supply is to be off for several hours.

• ice storage bin is to be removed for a period of time.

• going away on vacation, at which time you should also turn off the

valve in the water supply line to your refrigerator.

• turning the fresh food control to the OFF position.

If ice is not used frequently, old ice cubes will become cloudy and
taste stale. Empty the ice storage bin periodically and wash it in
lukewarm water. Be sure to allow the storage bin to dry before
replacing it—otherwise ice cubes may stick to other parts of
the icemaker.

If this is your first icemaker, you’ll hear occasional sounds that may
be unfamiliar. They are normal icemaking sounds and are not a cause
for concern.

Icemaker

Ice

Storage Bin

Feeler arm in
STOP (up) position

Feeler arm in
ON (down)
position

Water Filter Accessory

Icemaker Accessory Kit

Your ice cubes can only be as fresh-tasting
as the water that produces them. That’s why
it’s a good idea to purify your water with a
water filter.

REMOVES SEDIMENT
Rigid, porous graded density depth
cellulose fiber cartridge catches dirt,
rust particles, sand and silt.

REMOVES ODORS
Activated charcoal granules
remove musty, stale odors.

IMPROVES TASTE
Activated charcoal granules
remove oily, medicinal, plastic
and metallic tastes.

REDUCES SCALE
Special crystals reduce hard
scale deposit formation.

The water filter is an option at extra cost
and is available from your dealer. Specify
WR97X0214. It has complete installation
instructions and installs on 1/4

″

O.D.

copper water line.

If your refrigerator did not come already equipped with an automatic
icemaker, an Icemaker Accessory Kit is available at extra cost. Check
the back of the refrigerator for the specific icemaker kit needed for
your model.

A newly-installed refrigerator may take
8 to 12 hours to begin making ice.