GE UK-KIT-5, UK-KIT-4 Use and Care & Installation Guide
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UseandCare
ProblemSolver
RepairService
Installation
What’sinThisKit 5
OtherPartsYouWillNeed 5
InstallingtheWaterLine 9-11
Warranty BackCover
Models
UK-KI’P4
2
4
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UK-KI’I?5
These kitsfitmostmodels cdl-
ingforUK-KIT-IcmUK-KIT-2.
Can beused inall“M” (1971)and
later GE and Hotpoint refrigerators except those with an ice
dispenser.
UK-KIT-4 isdesigned for all topfreezer no-frost refrigerators 1’7
cu. ft. and larger and allside-byside models exceptthose with an
ice dispenser.
UK-KIT-5can be used in all 14
through 16 cu. ft. top-freezer
no-frost refrigerators.
If youarereplacinganitmmker
withUK-KIT-4 or UK-KIM, see
5.
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DOnotplacefingersorhands
ontheautomaticicemaking
mechanismwhiktherefrigerator
pluggedin, Thiswillhelp
is
protectyoufrompossibleinjury.
Itwillalsopreventinterference
withmovingpartsoftheejector
mechanismandtheheating
elementthatreleasesthecubes.
Undercertainrarecircumstances,
icecubesmaybediscolored,
usuaiiyappearingwithagreen-
Muishhue.
unusualdiscolorationisapparently
acombinationoffactorssuchas
certaincharacteristicsoflocal
waters,householdplumbingand
the accumulationofcoppersaltsin
aninactivewatersupplylinewhich
feedsthe icemaker.Continued
consumptionofsuchdiscoloredice
cubesmaybeinjurioustohealth.If
suchdiscolorationis observed,
discardtheicecubesandcontact
the dea~erfromwhomtheicemaker
orrefrigeratorwaspurchased,a
FactoryServiceCenter,oran
authorizedCustomerCare”
servicer.
Thecauseofthis
InletTube-@
Waterfillstheemptycubemold
(Fig.1)whenfreezercompartment
has-co~ledtofreezingtemperature.
Coldairisforceddirectl~overmold.
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Ice Storage Bin
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Whenfrozen,thecubesarerotated
upandoutofthe mold(Fig.2).
Thesweeperarmejectsthem into
theicestoragebinbelow.
Fig. 2
The feeler arm(Fig.3)senses
whenbinisfullan~signals
icemakertostopejectingmore
cubes.However,the moldhasbeen
refilledandcubesfrozensothe
newsupplyisreadywhenneeded.
Assoonasiceisremovedfromthe
bin,the feelerarmsignalsthat
moreisneeded.Icemakerresumes
operationbyejectingready-andwaitingfrozencubes.
touse
Will Operate
TostartIcemaker,lowerthe
1.
feelerarmtotheONposition.
Makesurethe icebinisatthe
rearofthefreezercompartment,
belowtheicemaker.
2. WhenIcemakerisfirst
connectedorafteranyextended
~eriodofnon-use.voushould
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~iscardthe firstfe~ batchesof
cubes.Useice regularlyto
maintainthebestquality.
6.TheIcemakerejectscubesin
groupsandit isnormalforseveral
cubestobejoinedtogether.
7.Icecubesthathavebeeninthe
icestoragebinforaconsiderable
lengthoftimemaypickupoff-flavor
tastes,sticktogether,andgradually
becomesmaller.Wesuggestthat
thesecubesbe thrownaway.
8.Youmay,onoccasion,findafew
smallerthannormalcubesinthe
bin.Thisisprobablycausedbylow
waterpressureattimeofwaterfill.
9.Theicestoragebinshouldbe
cleanedoccasio-nallyinwarm
water.Rinseandwipedry.Be
suretoshuttheIcemakerOFF
whencleaningthebin.
3.Thefeelerarmmustbefreeto
operateupwardandoutwardover
the topoftheicestoragebinduring
eachice-deliverycycle.Makesure
packagesin the freezercompartment
donot interferewithitsmovement.
4. RaisethefeelerarmtotheOFF
(up)positionwhen:
a. Ice storagebinistoberemoved
forextendedperiodoftime.
b. Refrigeratorisnottobeusedfor
aconsiderabletime,suchas
vacations.Also,turnoffthewater
supplytotheIcemakerinthis
instance.
C. Watersupplyistobeshutofffor
severalhours.
5,Duringoperation,youmayhear
certainsounds,suchas th~humof
themotor,movementofthecube
ejector,hummingorclickingofthe
watervalve,andrattlingoficeas it
faHsintothebin. Thesesoundsare
normal.
10.Keepiceleveltokeepit coming.
If cubesshouldbuildupinone area
oftheicestoragebinafterbeing
ejectedfromthemold,justlevel
themout withyourhand.Keep
cubesdistributedevenlyandthe
bincanreachitsmaximumcube
capacity.
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use
save‘timeand ● e you service,checkthe
CAUSEAJ?m
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ICEh@.KER.APPEARS
m HAVE!SmPP13D
OPERATING
W?ATEROVERFLOWS
ICEMOLD
ICECUBESHAVE
ODOR/TASTE
*FeelerArmupin “OFF” positicm—slmuklbedownin“ON”position”
@Icemakernotgettingnecessarysupplyofwater.IvIaktisurewatersupplyisconnected
andturnedon.
@Freezercompartmenttoowarm.Turntemperaturecontroltocoldersetting,
(Seeyourrefrigeratoruseandcarebock)
*Cubestoos~aH.Shut-offvalveconnectingrefrigeratortohome waterlinemaybe
clogged.Unclogit.
= Letthreeorfourbatchesoficebemade.Ifwaterstilloverflows,callforservice.
~Useiceregular~yrDiscardoldcubes.Icestoredforextendedperiodswillabsorb
odorswhichaffecttaste.
~Icestorage
*Unsealedpackagesinrefrigeratorand/orfreezercompartmentsmaybetransmitting
odor/tastetoicecubes.
@Interiorofrefrigeratorneedscleaning—seeyourrefrigeratoruseandcarebook.
Ifyouineed!rlnOre I’ldp...cau,tollfree:
GEAnswerCentero-
cmsumerinformationservice
binneedstobeemptiedandwashed.
Toobtainservice,seeyour
warrantyonthebackpageof
thisbook.
We’reproudofour serviceand
wantyouto bepieased.If forsome
reasonyouare nothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepsto followforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.In most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT’,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails—including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
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FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
not resolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
Areyou repkmcingan
withthis kit?
H’simportantthatyouusethe
watervalveandfilltube
extension
even though your refrigeratormay
alreadyhavethem installed.
TheOMvalvewillnotallow enough
waterthrough to fill the icemaker
properlyand cancausedamage.
Thefili tube extensionneedsto
beadifferent lengththan the
original tube for proper waterflow.
Cutthe tube to the length indicated
foryourmodel of refrigerator.
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thatcome with thiskit
F%cy$8“16Cxmtainsix
different
instructions.
The actual installationofthe
icemakerwill depend onwhich
model refrigeratoryouhave.There
isa label on the back of the
refrigeratorthat will tell you
whetherto use InstructionA, B,C,
D,Eor F.
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