Automatic Icemaker; Preparing For Vacation; Normal Sounds You May Hear - GE IM-4D Manuel D'utilisation Et D'installation

About the automatic icemaker.
A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Icemaker
Power
Feeler Arm
Switch
(Appearance may vary)

Automatic Icemaker

The icemaker will produce seven cubes
cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on
freezer compartment temperature, room
temperature, number of door openings and
other use conditions.
If the refrigerator is operated before the
water connection is made to the icemaker,
set the power switch to OFF.
When the refrigerator has been connected to
the water supply, set the power switch to ON.
The icemaker will fill with water when
it cools to freezing. A newly-installed
refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to
begin making ice cubes.

Preparing for Vacation

Set the icemaker power switch to OFF and
shut off the water supply to the refrigerator.
When you should set the icemaker power switch to OFF
■
When the ice storage bin is removed
for more than a minute or two.
■
When the water supply will be shut off
for several hours.

Normal sounds you may hear

■
The icemaker water valve will buzz when
the icemaker fills with water. If the power
switch is in the ON position, it will buzz even
if it has not yet been hooked up to water.
Keeping the power switch in the ON position
before it is hooked up to water can damage
the icemaker. To prevent this, move the
power switch to the OFF position. This will
stop the buzzing.
You will hear a buzzing sound each time the
icemaker fills with water.
Throw away the first few batches of ice to
allow the water line to clear.
Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of
the feeler arm.
When the bin fills to the level of the feeler
arm, the icemaker will stop producing ice.
It is normal for several cubes to be joined
together.
If ice is not used frequently, old ice cubes will
become cloudy, taste stale and shrink.
If the temperature can drop below freezing,
have a qualified servicer drain the water
supply system (on some models) to prevent
serious property damage due to flooding.
■
When the refrigerator will not be used for
several days.
■
The sound of cubes dropping into the bin
and water running in the pipes as the
icemaker refills.
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