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Automatic Icemaker - not making ice

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Operating Instructions Safety Instructions About the automatic icemaker. A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice. ICE OFF/ LOCK (Hold 3 sec to Lock Control) Automatic Icemaker The unit comes with an icemaker installed. The icemaker rate of 9 cubes per cycle will depend on the freezer compartment temperature, room temperature, number of door openings and other use conditions. For Non-LCD Models: If the refrigerator is operated before the water connection is made to the icemaker, press and release the ICE OFF/LOCK pad on the control panel to disengage the icemaker. When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply, press and release the ICE OFF/LOCK pad on the control panel to engage the icemaker. For LCD Models: If the refrigerator is operated before the water connection is made to the icemaker, see ICEMAKER under the Screen Functions of LCD Operations section and follow the screen commands to turn the icemaker OFF. A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes. 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. NOTE: In homes with lower-than-average water pressure, you may hear the icemaker cycle multiple times when making one batch of ice. NOTE: If the water supply is shut off, press and release the ICE OFF/LOCK pad on the control panel of the non-LCD model. For the LCD model, see ICEMAKER under the Screen Functions of LCD Operations section and follow the screen commands to turn the icemaker OFF. NOTE: It is normal to hear ice falling into the ice compartment. It will make a marble-like sound. Installation Instructions Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips 20

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Automatic Icemaker
The unit comes with an icemaker installed.
The icemaker rate of 9 cubes per cycle will
depend on the freezer compartment
temperature, room temperature, number
of door openings and other use conditions.
For Non-LCD Models:
If the refrigerator
is operated before the water connection
is made to the icemaker, press and release
the
ICE OFF/LOCK
pad on the control panel
to disengage the icemaker.
When the refrigerator has been connected
to the water supply, press and release
the
ICE OFF/LOCK
pad on the control
panel to engage the icemaker.
For LCD Models:
If the refrigerator is
operated before the water connection is
made to the icemaker, see ICEMAKER under
the
Screen Functions
of
LCD Operations
section and follow the screen commands
to turn the icemaker OFF.
A newly installed refrigerator may take
12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes.
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.
NOTE:
In homes with lower-than-average
water pressure, you may hear the icemaker
cycle multiple times when making one batch
of ice.
NOTE:
If the water supply is shut off,
press and release the
ICE OFF/LOCK
pad
on the control panel of the non-LCD model.
For the LCD model,
see ICEMAKER under
the Screen Functions of LCD Operations
section and follow the screen commands
to turn the icemaker OFF.
NOTE:
It is normal to hear ice falling into the
ice compartment. It will make a marble-like
sound.
A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
(Hold 3 sec
to Lock Control)
I
CE
O
FF/
L
OCK
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About the automatic icemaker.
Consumer Support
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
Installation
Instructions