Electrolux ERFC2393AS Complete Owners Guide - Page 41

41 TROUBLESHOOTING Concern Potential Cause Automatic Ice Maker (Cont'd) Ice maker is not making enough ice. • Ice maker is producing less ice than you expect. • The water filter may be clogged with foreign material. • The water supply line is kinked. • Saddle valve on cold water pipe is clogged or restricted by foreign material. • Heavy traffic, opening or closing of the doors excessively. • Freezer control is set too warm (freezer ice maker). Common Solution • The freezer ice maker will produce approximately 2.0 to 2.5 LBS and the refrigerator ice maker will produce 3.0 to 3.2 LBS every 24 hours depending on usage conditions. • If water dispenses slower than normal, or if the filter is six months old or older, it should be replaced. • Ensure that the supply line does not kink when the refrigerator is pushed into place against the wall. • Turn off household water line valve. Remove valve. Clean valve. Replace valve if necessary. • Set freezer control to colder setting to improve performance of the ice maker (freezer ice maker). Allow 24 hours for temperature to stabilize. • Have someone turn up the cut-off and cut-on pressure on the water pump system (well systems only). Freezer ice maker will not stop making ice (select models). Ice cubes are freezing together. • Water pressure is • It is normal for a reverse osmosis extremely low. Cut-off and system to be below 20 psi during the cut-on pressures are too regenerative phase. low (well systems only). • Reverse osmosis system is in regenerative phase. • Ice maker bail arm is • Move any item or frozen ice cubes that being held down by a may block the bail arm from being package in the freezer in the off or upward position. See that has fallen against ice Automatic Ice Maker-Freezer section maker. in manual. • Ice cubes are not being • Remove ice container and discard used frequently enough or ice. The ice maker will produce fresh interruption of power for supply. Ice should be used at least prolonged time. twice weekly to keep the cubes • Ice cubes are hollow separated. (shells of ice with water • This generally occurs when the ice inside). The hollow cubes maker does not get enough water. break open in the bin This is usually the result of a clogged and leak their water onto water filter or restricted water supply. existing ice, which causes Replace the water filter and if the it to freeze together. condition still occurs check for a clogged Saddle Valve, water valve not turned on all the way or kinked water supply line.