Initial Start Up ICEU060
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1. Open the water supply valve.
2. Move electrical breaker or switch to the
ON
position.
3. Remove the front panel.
4. Check the cube size control shaft, it should be in a preset position. If not, rotate the control shaft
clockwise until the unit comes on.
Note: Cube size adjustments may be required. Start with the shaft in the “mid” position
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5. The machine will go through a “dry cycle”; this will take about 10 minutes. The water fill and harvest
cycle will begin.
6. Observe the water fill cycle:
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The water inlet valve opens.
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Incoming water flows from the water valve through the tubing to the top of the icemaker.
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Water flows around the inverted ice cube cups and drains through holes into the reservoir.
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The reservoir begins to fill up with water.
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Water continues to enter the machine and overflows a standpipe in the reservoir and down the
drain. This will take about 3 ½ minutes. After that, the freeze cycle will begin.
7. Check the operation of the freezing cycle:
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Compressor is running.
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Water pump is spraying water through the spray nozzles.
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Ice making begins, ice begins to form in the cube molds.
8. Check that the plastic curtain assembly hangs down evenly in the opening and that no large streams of
water are passing through.
Note: Some water will drip from the reservoir as the machine runs, this is normal.
9. After about 20 minutes, the machine will begin to release ice. This is called the harvest cycle.
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Observe the first cube harvest:
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Check the size of the ice cubes.
Note: The normal size of the ice cube has a ¼ inch depression in the wide end.
If the cubes are not filled out, adjust the machine to make larger ice cubes by turning the cube size
control shaft clockwise.
If the cubes are overfilled, adjust the machine to make smaller ice cubes by turning the cube size
control counter-clockwise.
In both cases, the next cycle of cubes harvested must be observed, and further corrections may be
needed.
If the ice cubes are cloudy, an extreme water condition may exist. Confirm that they are cloudy by
placing them in a glass of cold water. If, in the water, they remain cloudy, you may want to have the
water tested by a water treatment specialist. If the cubes are cloudy only on the bottom or in the
center of the cube, the machine may be running out of water before the end of the freeze cycle.
10. Test the bin full shut off. To test this, hold some ice on the bin thermostat bracket (the stainless steel
tube in the left-hand side of the ice storage bin). The icemaker should stop within a few minutes of
having ice on that tube.
11. Fill out the Warranty Registration and Customer Evaluation form, and mail both to Ice-O-Matic.
12. Make sure the user understands the operation and maintenance requirements for the icemaker. Leave
the service manual and name of the local Ice-O-Matic service agency with the user.
