GE UK-KIT-6 Use and Care & Installation Guide
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ForYourSafety
Danotplacefingemorhands
ontheautomaticicemaking
mechanismwhiiGtherefrigerator
ispluggedin.Thiswillhelp
protectyoufrompossibleinjury.
Itwillalsopreventint~rference
withmovingpartsoftheejector
mechanismandthetheating
elementthatreleasesthecubes..
Undercertainrarecircums~nces,’
ice
cubesmaybediscolored,
usuallyappearingwithagreenbluishhue.
unusualdiscolorationisapparently
acombinationoffactorssuch,as
certaincharacteristicsoflocal,
waters,householdplumbingand
theaccumulationofcoppersaltsin
aninactivewatersupplylinewhich
feedsthe icemaker.Continued
consumptionofsuchdiscoloredice
cubesmaybeinjurioustohealth.If
suchdiscolorationisobserved,
discardtheicecubesandcontact
thedealerfromwhomtheicemaker
or refrigeratorwaspurchased.
Thecauseofthis
SAVETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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Waterfillstheempty
1)whenfreezercompartment’
(Fig.’
ha{cooledto freezingtemperature.
Coldairis forceddirectlyovermold.
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Whenfrozen,the cubesarerotated
upandoutofthemold(Fig.2).
Thesweeperarmejectstheminto
theicestoragebinbelow.
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Thefeelerarm(Fig.3)senses
wh~nbinisfull andsignals ~
icemakerto stopejectingmore
cubes.However,themoldhasbeen
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refilledandcubesfrozensothe
newsupplyisreadywhenneeded.
Assooqasiceisremovedfromthe
bin,thefeelerarmsignalsthat
moreisneeded.Icemakerresumes
operationbyejectingready-andwaitingfrozen,cubes.
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1,TostartIcemaker,lowerthe ,
a~mtotheONposition.
feelir
Makesuretheice bln isatthe
rearofthefreezercompartment,
belowtheIcemaker;r,
2. WhenIcemakerisfirst
connectedorafteranyextended
periodofnon-use,
discardthe firstfewbatchesof
cubes.Useiceregularlyto
maintainthe bestquality.
3.Thefeelerarmmustbefreeto
operateupwardandoutwardover
thetopoftheicestoragebinduring
eachice-deliverycycle.Makesure
packagesinthefreezercompartment
donotinterferewithits,movement.
4. RaisethefeelerarmtotheOFF
YOUshould
(up)positionwhen:
a.Icestoragebinistoberemoved
forextendedperiodoftime.
b. Refrigeratoris nottobeused
foraconsiderabletime,suchas
vacations.Also,turnoffthewater
supplytotheIcemakerinthis
instance.
c. Watersupplyistobeshutofffor
severalhours.
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Up
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&TheIcemak;rejectscubesin
groups~nditisnormalforseveral
cubestobejoinedtogother,
‘7,Icecubesthathavebeeninthe
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ice storagebinfora
lengthoftimemaypicktipoff-flavor
tastes,stickt~gether,Qndgradually
~, becomesmaller,Wesuggestthat
thesecubesbqth~ownaway,
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considerable
8,Youmay,on’ocqasion,findafew
srnaller,thannormalcubesinthe
bin,This isprobablycausedby
wattirpresstireattimeofwriterfill. ‘ ~ ‘ ,,’,
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9.Th~icestoragebinshouldbe , ~‘ ‘ ~~
cleanedoccasionallyinwarm
,water.Rinseand wipe
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sureto shuttheIcerna~erOFF ~ ~ >
whencleaning’the bin. ~ ;
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10.Keepiceleveltokeepitcoming. ‘ ,. ,: ~~ , ,
IfcubesshouldbuildUpinonearea,
.ofthe.icestoragebinafierbeing
ejectedfromthemold,justlevel “
themoutwithyourhand.Keep
cubesdistributedevenlyandthe
bincanreachitsmaximumcube
capacity.
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5.Duringoperation,youmayhear
certainsounds,suchas thehumof
themotor,movementofthecube
ejector,hummingor clickingofthe
watervalve,andrattlingoficeas it
fallsintothebin.Thesesoundsare
normal.
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