AUTOMATIC
& ICE DISPENSER
How Automatic Icemaker
and Ice Dispenser Work
Your refrigerator has automatic
icemaker
a dispenser that
dispenses ice cubes and
ice
through the freezer
door. Here’s how they work.
When the selector switch is set at
ICE CUBES . . .
(1) Automatic icemaker
the
(2) ice storage bin.
(3) Pressure on ice cradle
(4) motor-powered
cubes into
through the
(5) chute,
When the selector switch is
moved to CRUSHED ICE, a
in the housing channels
cubes through the
(6) crusher and crushed ice falls
into the glass through the chute.
Spills are caught in a
(7) recessed area.
is supplied automatically to
the icemaker by solenoid valve.
A connection to the household
cold water system is
that’s
needed.
CAUTION: Never put fingers or
any other objects into the ice
crusher discharge opening.
Important Facts about Your Dispenser
●
Your icemaker will produce an average of eight
cubes per cycle—’
cubes in a
24-hour period-dependin
g
on freezer compartment
temperature, room temperature, number door
openings and other use conditions.
●
Intermittent dispensing of ice is normal. ice
flow interruption is more than brief. ice clumps may
be the cause and should be removed.
●
Avoid overfilling glass with ice and use of
narrow or extra-tall glasses. Backed-up ice can jam
the chute or cause the door in the chute to
shut. Periodically open the freezer compartment door
and look down into the chute. If ice is blocking the
chute, poke it through with a wooden spoon.
●
To help keep bits of ice from being sprayed
beyond the glass, place glass close to ice
but not so close that it blocks
ice.
●
Ice should not be dispensed into thin glasses,
china or delicate crystal—they can crack or chip
from the combined pressure
your hand pressing
them against the cradle and ice dropping into them.
●
Ice should be dispensed before filling glass with
beverage. This will prevent splashing, which is
annoying and which, if the splash reaches the ice
selector switch. could cause it to stick or bind.
●
Beverages and foods should not be quick-chilled in
the ice storage bin. Cans, bottles or food packages in
the storage bin may cause the icemaker to malfunction.
●
Ice other than that produced by your icemaker
should not be added to the ice storage bin—it may
not crush or dispense well.
Before Using Your
Icemaker and Dispenser
refrigerator is
operated before the
water connection is
made, remove the ice
storage bin
To remove the ice storage
bin, lift the front of the bin
and pull the bin straight out
while supporting it at front
and rear.
and make sure the
To replace the ice storage bin:
icemaker feeler arm
Slide it back on the ice bin shelf.
is in the STOP (up)
If the bin does not
all the way
position.
back, remove it and rotate the drive
mechanism 1/4 turn. Then push the bin back again,
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