Whirlpool EC5100 User Manual

use&care guide

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AUTOMATIC

ICE MAKER

Model EC5100

lor Freezers, Ice Makers, Oistiwashers, Buill In Ovens and Surlace Unils, Ranges, Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Air Condilioners, Dehumldiliers, Aotomalic Washers. Clolhes Dryers, Freer

Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else...

This booklet tells you howto use and clean your

ice maker.

Treat your ice maker with care, use it only to do

what ice makers are designed to do.

Parts and features

ICE THICKNESS
CONTROL

CYCLE CONTROL

BIN LIGHT

ICE BIN

MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE

(not shown)

ICE RETAINER
BAFFLE

GRILLE

Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...

if you need .service, or cali with a question,
have this information ready:

1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers (from
the plate located as shown).

2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep

this book, your warranty and sales slip together
in a handy place.

Please complete and mall the Owner Regi

stration Card furnished with this product.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

SCOOP

Contents Page

BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN
USING YOUR ICE MAKER

How the Ice Maker Works

Setting the Controls.................................... 4

Changing the Bin Door Panel .................... 5

Changing the Light Buib

CLEANING AND CARING FOR YOUR

ICE MAKER................................................... 6

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c1987 Whirlpool Corporation

Before you plug it in

IMPORTANT

Before using your ice maker, you are

personally responsible for making sure that it...

• has been installed where it is protected from
the elements.

• is located so that the front is not blocked to
restrict incoming or discharge air flow.

• is properly leveled.

• is located in a well ventilated area with
temperatures above 55°F (13°C) and below
110°F (43°C). Best results are obtained
at temperatures between 70°F (21°C)
and 90“F (32“C).

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Cleaning Exterior Surfaces
Cieaning the Condenser
Cieaning the ice Maker System
Cieaning the Interior Components ... 8
Filtering and Treating Water

VACATION AND MOVING CARE
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE 10
WHIRLPOOL ICE MAKER WARRANTY 12

is properly connected to a water supply and
drain.

is properly connected to electricity. A115
Volt, 60 Hz., 15 amp fused electrical supply is
required. NOTE: Time delay fuse or circuit
breaker is recommended,

is properly electrically grounded,
is notoperated by anyone unable to use

it properly.
is used only for the job it was designed to

perform.
is properly maintained.

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NOTE: A drain pump kit (Model EKDP1) is avaiiabie as an option for installation where
a floor drain is inaccessibie.

Using your ice maker

How the ice maker works...

1. Water is constantly circulated over a freez

ing plate. As the water freezes into ice the min
erals in the water are rejected. This produces a
clear sheet of ice with a low mineral content.

Setting the controls...

1. Select ice thickness. The ice maker has
been pre-set to produce ice approximately

W thick, while operating in a room ambient

of 70“F (21°C).

Operation in ditferent room temperatures

may require readjusting the control toward
“THICK" or "THIN."

Best operation will be obtained with ice
Vs" to %" thick.

If operating in a warm room (above 90 F
[32°C]) DO NOT set control to maximum
thickness or the unit may malfunction.

2. When the desired thiokness is reached, the
ice sheet is released and slides on to a cutter
grid. The grid divides the sheet into individual
cubes.

3. The water containing the rejected minerals
is drained after each freezing cycle.

4. Fresh water enters the machine for the next

ice making cycle.

5. Cubes fall into the storage bin. When the
bin is full the ice maker shuts off automatically
and restarts when more ice is needed.

2. To start the normal ice making cycle, turn

the Cycle Control Knob to "ON."

3. To stop ice maker operation, turn Cycle
Control Knob to "OFF."

The "CLEAN” setting is used whenever solutions
are circulated through the ice maker for clean
ing. Only the water pump operates at this
setting.