KitchenAid KUIO338HSS Owners Manual - Page 2

OPERATING YOUR ICE MAKER 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. NOTES: ■■ Pressing the ON/OFF button does not shut off power to the ice maker. ■■ Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard the 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 will illuminate. ■■ Press MAX ICE again to turn off the Max Ice feature. The indicator light will turn off. ■■ The Max Ice mode will be on when you first turn on the product. It will turn off after 24 hours. To turn Max Ice back on, press MAX ICE. 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. 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. Water Filtration System 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. Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction may be used on disinfected waters that may contain filterable cysts. Installing a Water Filter 1. Purchase a KitchenAid approved water filter. 2. Take the water filter out of its packaging and remove the cover from the O-rings. Be sure the O-rings are still in place after the cover is removed. 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. Using the Controls 1. To start ice production, press ON/OFF. 2. To stop ice maker operation, press ON/OFF. AB C A. Cover B. O-rings D C. Alignment pin D. Alignment arrow 2