About the automatic ice maker. GEAppliances.com
A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Ice maker
Theice maker will produce seven cubes per cycle-
approximately 100-!30 cubes in a 24-hour period,depending
on freezer compartment temperature, room temperature,
number of door openings and other useconditions.
If the refrigerator isoperated before the water connection is
made to the icemaker, setthe power switch in the OFFposition.
When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply,
set the power switch to the ON position.
Theice maker willfillwith water when itcoolsto 15°F(-10°O.
A newly installedrefrigerator may take !2 to 24 hoursto begin
making icecubes.
Youwill hear a buzzing sound each time the ice maker fills with
water.
Throw away the first few batches of iceto allow the water line
to clear.
Besure nothing interfereswith the sweep of the feeler arm.
When the bin fillsto the level of the feeler arm, the ice maker will
stop producing ice.It is normal for several cubes to bejoined
together.
If ice isnot usedfrequently, old ice cubes will become cloudy,
taste stale and shrink.
Special note about dispenser models:
, Somemodels have a tilt-out icebin. Thebin can be tilted out
asshown in the illustrations, and it will hold itselfup while you
take iceout or turn the ice maker power switch on and off. Be
sureto put the bin back in place before closing the door.
, To restore your ice level from an empty bucket stage, the
following steps are recommended:
O !2 hours after the first batch of ice has fallen into the bin,
dispense 3 to/4 cubes.
O After an additional 6 hours, dispense3 to 4 cubes again.
Thesestepswill restoreyour ice level in the shortest amount of
time.
ice maker
Switch CeelerArm
(on some models)
Power
Switch
X
I
Green
Power Ligm FeelerArm
(onsome models)
ice maker
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NOTE:
In homes with lower than average water pressure, you may
hear the ice maker cycle multiple times when making one
batch of ice.
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