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¾ REVERSING THE DOOR SWING OF YOUR ICE MAKER THIS APPLIANCE HAS THE CAPABILITY OF THE DOOR OPENING FROM EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE. THE UNIT IS DELIVERED TO YOU WITH THE DOOR OPENING FROM THE LEFT SIDE (HINGED ON THE RIGHT). TO REVERSE THE OPENING DIRECTION, PLEASE CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR DIRECTIONS. OPERATING YOUR ICE MAKER ¾ INITIAL START-UP OPERATION 1. MAKE SURE THE UNIT IS PROPERLY INSTALLED BY A LICENCED PLUMBER. 2. MAKE SURE THE ON-OFF SWITCH IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION. 3. PLUG THE APPLIANCE INTO AN 115V POLARIZED AND GROUNDED WALL ELECTRICAL OUTLET. 4. PLACE THE ON-OFF SWITCH IN THE "ON" POSITION. 5. MAKE SURE THE WATER SUPPLY IS ON. AS SOON AS THE INNER MECHANISM REACHES THE PROPER TEMPERATURE, THE ICEMAKER COMPONENT WILL FILL THE MOLD WITH WATER. 6. THE FIRST CUBES MAY BE SMALL BECAUSE OF AIR IN THE WATER LINE. LATER CUBES WILL BE OF STANDARD CRESCENT MOON TYPE SIZE AND SHAPE. 7. THE APPROXIMATE TIME FOR THE FIRST CYCLE IS BETWEEN 30-40 MINUTES. 8. EACH CYCLE WILL TAKE ABOUT 5 OUNCES OF WATER SO YOU SHOULD HAVE A FULL TRAY AFTER ABOUT 11 HOURS. IMPORTANT: THROW AWAY ALL ICE CUBES MADE DURING THE FIRST 3 HOURS OF OPERATION. • WHEN THE ICE BUCKET IS FULL, THE ICE MAKING MECHANISM WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. THE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO COOL AND MAINTAIN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE UNIT. • THE ICE MAKING FUNCTION MAY BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED BY RAISING THE METAL ARM INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION (SEE FIGURE 2) • IF THE ICEMAKER IS NOT USED REGULARLY, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE FIGURE 2 ICE BUCKET BE EMPTIED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE FRESH ICE. • SOMETIMES THE CUBES MAY APPEAR CLOUDY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TASTE OR CHEMICAL MAKE-UP OF THE WATER. • THE FRONT GRILL SHOULD BE KEPT FREE OF DUST AND LINT TO PERMIT FREE AIRFLOW. • THIS UNIT SHOULD BE DEFROSTED ABOUT EVERY 4-6 WEEKS OR WHEN FROST ON THE ICE MAKER WALLS IS EXCESSIVE (¼" THICK OR THICKER). TO DEFROST, TURN THE UNIT OFF, REMOVE/DISCARD THE EXISTING CUBES AND KEEP DOOR OPEN AT LEAST TWO INCHES. YOU MAY WANT TO PUT A TOWEL DOWN TO SOAK UP ANY WATER DRAINAGE CAUSED BY DEFROSTING THE UNIT. • DO NOT SCRAPE OFF THE FROST WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT A PLASTIC SCRAPER. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ¾ CLEANING YOUR ICE MAKER • TURN THE SWITCH CONTROL TO "OFF", UNPLUG THE ICE MAKER AND REMOVE THE BUCKET. • WASH THE INSIDE WITH A WARM WATER AND BAKING SODA SOLUTION. THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE ABOUT 2 TABLESPOONS OF BAKING SODA TO A QUART OF WATER. • WASH THE BUCKET WITH A MILD DETERGENT SOLUTION. • THE OUTSIDE OF THE ICE MAKER SHOULD BE CLEANED WITH MILD DETERGENT AND WARM WATER. 3

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REVERSING THE DOOR SWING OF YOUR ICE MAKER
THIS APPLIANCE HAS THE CAPABILITY OF THE DOOR OPENING FROM EITHER THE LEFT OR
RIGHT SIDE. THE UNIT IS DELIVERED TO YOU WITH THE DOOR OPENING FROM THE LEFT
SIDE (HINGED ON THE RIGHT). TO REVERSE THE OPENING DIRECTION, PLEASE CALL
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR DIRECTIONS.
OPERATING YOUR ICE MAKER
INITIAL START-UP OPERATION
1. MAKE
SURE
THE
UNIT
IS
PROPERLY
INSTALLED
BY
A
LICENCED
PLUMBER.
2. MAKE
SURE
THE
ON-OFF
SWITCH
IS
IN
THE
“OFF”
POSITION.
3. PLUG
THE
APPLIANCE
INTO
AN
115V
POLARIZED
AND
GROUNDED
WALL
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET.
4. PLACE
THE
ON-OFF
SWITCH
IN
THE
“ON”
POSITION.
5. MAKE
SURE
THE
WATER
SUPPLY
IS
ON.
AS
SOON
AS
THE
INNER
MECHANISM
REACHES
THE
PROPER
TEMPERATURE,
THE
ICEMAKER
COMPONENT
WILL
FILL
THE
MOLD
WITH
WATER.
6. THE
FIRST
CUBES
MAY
BE
SMALL
BECAUSE
OF
AIR
IN
THE
WATER
LINE.
LATER
CUBES
WILL
BE
OF
STANDARD
CRESCENT
MOON
TYPE
SIZE
AND
SHAPE.
7. THE
APPROXIMATE
TIME
FOR
THE
FIRST
CYCLE
IS
BETWEEN
30-40
MINUTES.
8. EACH
CYCLE
WILL
TAKE
ABOUT
5
OUNCES
OF
WATER
SO
YOU
SHOULD
HAVE
A
FULL
TRAY
AFTER
ABOUT
11
HOURS.
IMPORTANT:
THROW
AWAY
ALL
ICE
CUBES
MADE
DURING
THE
FIRST
3
HOURS
OF
OPERATION.
FIGURE 2
•
WHEN
THE
ICE
BUCKET
IS
FULL,
THE
ICE
MAKING
MECHANISM
WILL
AUTOMATICALLY
SHUT
OFF.
THE
REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
WILL
CONTINUE
TO
COOL
AND
MAINTAIN
FREEZING
TEMPERATURES
WITHIN
THE
UNIT.
•
THE
ICE
MAKING
FUNCTION
MAY
BE
TEMPORARILY
STOPPED
BY
RAISING
THE
METAL
ARM
INTO
AN
UPRIGHT
POSITION
(SEE
FIGURE
2)
•
IF
THE
ICEMAKER
IS
NOT
USED
REGULARLY,
WE
RECOMMEND
THAT
THE
ICE
BUCKET
BE
EMPTIED
PERIODICALLY
TO
ENSURE
FRESH
ICE.
•
SOMETIMES
THE
CUBES
MAY
APPEAR
CLOUDY.
THIS
SHOULD
NOT
BE
A
CAUSE
FOR
CONCERN
AND
HAS
NOTHING
TO
DO
WITH
THE
TASTE
OR
CHEMICAL
MAKE-UP
OF
THE
WATER.
•
THE
FRONT
GRILL
SHOULD
BE
KEPT
FREE
OF
DUST
AND
LINT
TO
PERMIT
FREE
AIRFLOW.
•
THIS
UNIT
SHOULD
BE
DEFROSTED
ABOUT
EVERY
4-6
WEEKS
OR
WHEN
FROST
ON
THE
ICE
MAKER
WALLS
IS
EXCESSIVE
(¼”
THICK
OR
THICKER).
TO
DEFROST,
TURN
THE
UNIT
OFF,
REMOVE/DISCARD
THE
EXISTING
CUBES
AND
KEEP
DOOR
OPEN
AT
LEAST
TWO
INCHES.
YOU
MAY
WANT
TO
PUT
A
TOWEL
DOWN
TO
SOAK
UP
ANY
WATER
DRAINAGE
CAUSED
BY
DEFROSTING
THE
UNIT.
•
DO
NOT
SCRAPE
OFF
THE
FROST
WITH
ANYTHING
EXCEPT
A
PLASTIC
SCRAPER.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
CLEANING YOUR ICE MAKER
•
TURN
THE
SWITCH
CONTROL
TO
"OFF",
UNPLUG
THE
ICE
MAKER
AND
REMOVE
THE
BUCKET.
•
WASH
THE
INSIDE
WITH
A
WARM
WATER
AND
BAKING
SODA
SOLUTION.
THE
SOLUTION
SHOULD
BE
ABOUT
2
TABLESPOONS
OF
BAKING
SODA
TO
A
QUART
OF
WATER.
•
WASH
THE
BUCKET
WITH
A
MILD
DETERGENT
SOLUTION.
•
THE
OUTSIDE
OF
THE
ICE
MAKER
SHOULD
BE
CLEANED
WITH
MILD
DETERGENT
AND
WARM
WATER.
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