Ice Maker Use; How Your Ice Maker Works; Using The Controls; Normal Sounds - KitchenAid KUIS18PNZB Guide D'utilisation Et D'entretien

How Your Ice Maker Works

When you first start your ice maker, the water pan will fill and the
system will rinse itself before starting to make ice. The rinsing
process takes about 5 minutes.
Under normal operating conditions, the ice maker will cycle
at preset temperatures. The ice level sensor located in the ice
storage bin will monitor the ice levels.
IMPORTANT: If the water supply to the ice maker is turned off, be
sure to set the ice maker control to OFF.
The Ice Making Process
1. Water is constantly circulated over a freezing plate. As the
water freezes into ice, the minerals in the water are rejected.
This produces a sheet of ice with a low mineral content.
2. When the desired thickness is reached, the ice sheet is
released and slides onto 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. The ice bin is not refrigerated, and some melting will
occur. The amount of melting varies with room temperature.
NOTE: As the room and water temperatures vary, so will the
amount of ice produced and stored. This means that higher
operating temperatures result in reduced ice production.

ICE MAKER USE

1. To start ice production, press ON/OFF.
2. To stop ice maker operation, press ON/OFF.
NOTES:
Pressing the On/Off button does not shut off power to the ice
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maker.
Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard the
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first 2 batches produced.
Max Ice Mode
Select the Max Ice feature when you have an upcoming need for
a large amount of ice and the ice bin is low or empty. Max Ice
mode will produce a greater quantity of ice in a 24-hour period.
Press MAX ICE while the ice maker is on. The indicator light
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will illuminate.
Press MAX ICE again to turn off the Max Ice feature. The
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indicator light will turn off.
The Max Ice mode will be on when you first turn on the
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product. It will turn off after 24 hours. To turn Max Ice back
on, press MAX ICE.
Clean
It is recommended that you clean the ice maker when the
"Cleaning Needed" light is illuminated or 9 months has elapsed
or ice production decreases significantly. To clean your ice maker,
see "Ice Maker System" in the "Cleaning" section.
Door Ajar Alarm
The Door Ajar Alarm feature sounds an alarm when the ice maker
door is open for 5 minutes. The alarm will repeat every 2 minutes.
Close the door to turn off. The feature then resets and will
reactivate when the door is left open again for 5 minutes.
Your new ice maker may make sounds that are not familiar to you.
Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned
about them. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces
such as floors, walls and cabinets can make the sounds seem
louder than they actually are. The following describes the kinds of
sounds that might be new to you and what may be making them.
You will hear a buzzing sound when the water valve opens to
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fill the water pan for each cycle.
Rattling noises may come from the flow of the refrigerant or
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the water line. Items stored on top of the ice maker can also
make noises.
The high-efficiency compressor may make a pulsating or high
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pitched sound.

Using the Controls

Normal Sounds

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