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Installer: Please leavethis book with the Consumer
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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.
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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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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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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.
Que#iom?
UseTM
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If youneedmorehelp..call, tollfree:
GEAnswerCenter@
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleas&d.’If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouare notpleased. Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
Appliancepark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20 NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606
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Instructions
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Foryoursafety,unplug the refrigerator fromits
electricaloutletto eliminatedanger ofelectric
shockduring installation
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~Phillips-typescrewdriver
@Blade-typescrewdriver
. l/4f’socket and driver
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~Copper tubing, shutoff
necessarytosupplywatertoyourrefr~gerator,
TheyarenotincludedinUK-KIT6,
You-canpurchasea completewatersupplykit
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fromyourGEdealer’Recommendedwatersupply
kits are:
Cat.No.WX8X2with15feetofcoppertubing.
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~Cat,No.WX8X3with20,feet.
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Makesurefreezershelfisinthelowerposition?
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Carefullypryoff
plasticup (~) from
thewaterinlettube
anddiscardit.
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Slip 1-1/2/1Phillips-headscrews (2)through
spacers($)andthreadthemintothefreezerwall.
DONOTTIGHTENCOMPLETELY.
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Slidethe filltube
extension(1)ontothe ~
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Turnicemakerup-side-downanduseslottedhexheadscrew(6)toattachsupportbracket(4)to its
bottomas shown.
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a. Placeicemak;{i~fr~;ze;compartmentas
shown.Inserticemakerpowercord,plug(D)into
socketonsidewall,makingsureprongsare
matchedt~correspondingholesand
firmly seated
insocket.
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whenyoudoso,
Leavethefeeler
arm(F)intheOFF
positionuntilthe
refrigeratoris
connectedtothe
watersupplyto
nreventpremature
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b. Lifttheicemakerandpositiontherearopening
ofthefillcup
Hangthe icemakeragainstthespacers(3)andon
(E) overthefilltubeextension(1).
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thetwoscrews(z).
Makesure:
@electricalplugisstillfirmlyinsocket.
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efilltubeextension(1)
is stillinfillcupopening.
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. icemakermountingscrewsare locatedIn
u~permostpositionofmountingslots.
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C.Attachicemaker
supportbracket(4)to
freezerwallwith
1/2”
Phillips-headscrew(7).
THENTIGHTEN
IcEMAKER
MOUNTINGSCREWS
SECURELY.
Moveicestoragebin(8)intoplacedirectlyunder
theicemaker.
NOTE:Checkagaintomakesurethe icemaker
powercordisfullyinsertedintoitssocketwith
prongsmatchedtocorrespondingholes.
Checkagaintomakesuretheicemakerfeeler
arm(F)isinthe OFF(up)position.
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Alabel(9)is providedinthekit.Onitrecordthe
dateofinstallationforwarrantypurposes.
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Atbottom rear ofrefrigerator, remove2 screws
holdingcompressor compartment access cover
and savethem for re-installationlater. Remove
coverand set it aside.
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AoAnERBRACKET.
Attachbracket(10) tocaselegwith2
slottedhex-head
screws(6)driven
intoholesprovided
inthe leg.
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Reachinandfreefemale
electricalplug(H)from
plasticcliponcaseleg.
Peeloffprotectivetape
andconnectplugto
watervalve-assembly,
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Mountwatervalve
assemblytowaterva
adapterbracket(10)
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(6).Makesuretubin
wiringdonotbind.
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a. Reachinandfree
plasticwaterlinetube(G)‘
fromcliponcaseleg.
Removecapfromendof
tubeanddiscardit.
b.Removeplasticnut
fromwatervalve(11)
andslipoverplastic
waterlinetube.
c. Insert endof
plastictube
fullyintowater
valveandtighten
nutsecurely.
Pushmetalclamp
(12)ontowiring
coveronbackof
refrigeratordirectly
inlinewithwater
valveasshown.
The icemakerinstallationisnow complete.
Refertothefo~owing instructionsfor
connectingtheicemakertothehomewater
supply.
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CMIOM:
~Whenusinganyelectrimldevice(suchasa
powerdrill)duringinstallation,besurethedevice
isinsulatedorwiredinamannertopreventthe .
hazardofelectricshock.
~Allinstallationsmustbeinaccordancewith.
localplumbingcoderequirements’ ~
waRMNTYIHFom&rloN
This water lineinstallationisnotwarranted
bytherefrigeratororicemakermanufacturer”
FOUOWtheseinstructionscarefu~yto
minimizetherisk ofexpensivewater
damage.
WMA?You WILLMEEP
A CO~d water SUp~~y is reqv~rcd for
automaticicemakeroperat~on~Wate<
pressuremustbebetween20and120p,s,l,
Coppertubing,l/411O.D.,shouldbeused@
connecttherefrigeratortothewatpr
not useplastict~bingorplasticfattlngs
S.UPp~Y~DO
becausetheconnectionbetweenmthewaterSUPPIY
andtherefrigeratorwatervalvel~le}1sunder
constantwaterpressure.Also,cerrd~ntypesof
plastictubingmaybecomebrittlewithageand
crack,resultinginwaterleakage-
A shutoffyalveshouldbeconnectedtothecold
waterline.Theshutoffvalveshouldhaveawater
inletwitha
5/32”
minimuminsidediameterof
atthepointofconnectiontotheCOLD
WATERLINE.Asaddletypeshutoffvalve
permittedbymanylomlplumbingcodesisshown
below.
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Min.,5/32’1dia.opening
Checkyourlocalplumbingcodesbeforechoosing
thistypeofvalve.Werecommendusingthe
saddlevalvesuppliedwithWaterSupplyKits
WX8X2,WX8X3andWX8X4.
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Refrigerator
connection
m SHUIOFFMIN WAWERSUPPLY.
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mlNSTAhL SflU~FFVALVEONMEARES%
FREQUENTLYUSEBDR1NK1N6WfiTERL!ME.
a. Choosealocationforthe valvethat iseasily
accessible.Itisbesttoconnectintothesideofa
vertimlwaterpipe.Whenit isnecessaryto
connectintoahorizontalwaterpipe,makethe
connectiontothetoporside,ratherthanat the
bottom,toavoiddrawingoffanysedimentfrom
the waterpipe.
b. Drilla l/4fJholeinthewaterpipe,usinga
sharpbit.Removeanyburrsresultlngfrom
drillingtheholeinthepipe.
c. Tightenthe clampscrewsuntilthesealing
washerbeginstoswell.
@f:::i:;F&:;;;N~ ‘~~~~~ Coo wa~~~
Routethetubingthrou~ha holedrilledinthe
floor(behindtherefrigeratororadjacentbase
cabinet)asclosetothe wallas possible.
thereissufficientextratubing(about8feetcoiled
into3turnsofabout10inchesdiameter)toallow
the refrigeratortomoveoutfromthewallafter
installation.
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Besure
DCONNECTCOPPERFUBBNGm sHumfFvALvE.
Placethecompressionnutandferruleontothe
endofthetubingandconnecttothe shutoffvalve.
Makesurethetubingisfullyinsertedintothe
valve.Tightenthecompressionnutsecurely.
~CONNEC? COPPERIUBUNG~ REFRiGERA~Re
Before makingconnectiontothe
refrigerator,be surerefrigeratorpower
cordis notpluggedintowall outlet.
a.
Turnwateronandflushoutthetubing,making
certainthat allforeignmatterisremovedfromthe
line.
b. Shutthe wateroffafteraboutonequartof
waterhasbeenflushedthroughthetubing.
NOTE:Somelocalitiesmayhavesandorother
foreignmatterpresentinthewatersupplyinsuch
quantitiesthattheymay,intime,collectinthe
screenofthe watervalveattachedtothebackof
therefrigeratorandtendtoreducethewaterflow
totheicemaker.Wheresuchconditionsexist,we
recommendthat anadditionalfilterorstrainerbe
installedinthelineneartherefrigerator.If a
screentypestrainerisused,it shouldbe80mesh
or finer.
c. Cutoffthe flaredendofthe coppertubingand
removethe flarenutfromthetubing.
d. Removethe plasticcapfromthewatervalve
andplastictubeassembly.
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:!ic byplacinga 114f1compressionnutand
,-i--u~eontotheendofthetubingasshQwnon
?.;5 10.
Inserttheendofthecoppertubingintothe
--~=,~-a~~-einletasfar aspossible,Whileholding
~letubingztighten the fitting~
:-Bendcoppertubing awayfromother tubing to
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Fasten the coppertubing intothe clamp (IZ) to
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-fl=the tubing ina verti~l position.
Replacecompressorcompartment accesscover.
6IFURNONWAfERAHOCHECK
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ilghtenfittingsifrequiredtostopleaks”
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The icemakerwillnot begin;o operateuntilit
reachesits o crating temperature of15*F.or
below.It wil then begin operation automati~lly
ifthe icemakeris in the ONposition.
mMov#?ME*EFRtoERAmBMcKfMEwBLL’
ArrangethecoilofcoppertubingGOthatitdoes
notvibrateagainstthebackoftherefrigeratoror
againstthewallg
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Thefirstfewbatchesofcubesshouldbethrown
away,sothatremainingimpuritiesinthewater
linewill’beflushedout.
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Saveproofoforiginalpurchasedatesuchasyoursalesslipor cancelledcheckto establishwarrantyperiod.
WHAT Is COVERED
YOURAUTOMATIC!CEMAKER
WARRANTY
FULLONEWYEARWARHANTY
Foroneyearfrom dateof original
purchase,wewill provide,free of
charge,
in
anypart of the automatic
Icemaker that fail~becauseofa
par~sand ~@rVi~elabor
yourhome tQrePairQr~eP~aQ@
manufacturingdefect’
This
the originalpurchaserandany
su~ceedingownerfor products
purchasedforordinaryhomeuse
in
the48mainlandstates,Hawaii
andWashington,D.C.InAlaskathe
warrantyisthe sameexceptthat it is
LIMITEDbecauseyoumust
shiptheproducttotheserviceshop
orfot’theservicetechnician’stravel
coststo yourhome,
Allwarrantyservicewillbeprovided
byour FactoryServi~eCentersor
byourauthorizedCustomerCare@
servicersduringnormalworking
hours.
Lookinthe Whiteor YellowPages
ofyour telephone directoryfor-~
GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY,
GENERALELECTRICFACTQRY
SERVICE,GENERALELE~BIC-
l-10TPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor
GENERALELECTRICCUSTOMER
CARE@SERVICE.
warrantyisextendedto
pay10
WHATISN~ COVERED
~Service trips to yourhometo
teach you howto usethe product.
ReadyourUseandCarematerial.
If you then haveany questions
about operating the product,
pleasecontact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office atthe
addressbelow,or call, toll free:
GEAnswerCenteF
800.626.2000
consumer informationservice
oImproper installation.
If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, plumbing and
Somestatesdonotallowthe exclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,so theabovelimitationorexclusion
maynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
Toknowwhatyourlegalrightsareinyourstate,consultyourlocalor stateconsumeraffairsofficeoryourstate’sAttorneyGeneral.
other connectingfacilities, including
th~ waterline to the icemakerand the
waterline installation.
,eReplacementof housefuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.
s Failureof the product if it is
for other than itsintended purpose
or used commercially.
eDamageto product caused
byaccident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRAN~R ISNOTRESPONSIBLE
FORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Warrantor:GeneralElectricCompany
Iffurtherhelpisneededconcerningthiswarranty,write:
Manager-ConsumerAffairs,GEAppliances,Louisville,KY40225
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