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About the automatic ice maker.

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About the automatic ice maker. A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice. Automatic Ice maker (on some models) The ice maker will produce seven cubes per cycle approximately 100-130 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on freezer compartment temperature, room temperature, number of door openings and other use conditions. If the refrigerator is operated before the water connection is made to the ice maker, set the power switch in the OFF position. When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply, set the power switch to the ON position. The ice maker will fill with water when it cools to 15°F (-10°C). A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes. You may hear a buzzing sound each time the ice maker fills with water. Throw away the first few batches of ice to allow the water line to clear. WARNING Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of the feeler arm. When the bin fills to the level of the feeler arm, the ice maker 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 Power Switch Ice maker pressure, you may hear the ice maker cycle multiple times when making one batch of ice. Green Power Light Feeler Arm To minimize the risk of personal injury, avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element that releases the cubes. Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic ice making mechanism while the refrigerator is plugged in. For Refrigerator Models with Ice Maker in the Door Ice Bucket and Dispenser • Open the ice box door on inside of the left door. • Pull up and out on the ice bucket in the left hand door to remove it from the compartment. • To replace the ice bucket, set it on the guide brackets and push until the ice bucket seats properly. • If bucket cannot be replaced, rotate the ice bucket fork 1/4 turn clockwise. • Ice maker can be turned on and off using this display (see About the controls on pages 6 and 7.) Ice bucket Latch Ice bucket fork For Refrigerator Models with Ice Maker in the Freezer Compartment Some models come with an ice maker installed in the freezer compartment. For those models that come icemaker ready, you can purchase Kit IM-4D. Visit our website at GEAppliances.com or call GE Parts and Accessories, 800.626.2002 (in Canada visit geappliances.ca/en/products/ parts-filters-accessories or call 1.800.661.1616). Ice bucket There is ice storage in the freezer compartment located on the left side of the upper basket. Pull the upper basket forward to remove the ice bucket. 14

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About the automatic ice maker.
A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Ice maker
(on some models)
The ice maker will produce seven cubes per cycle approximately
100–130 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on freezer
compartment temperature, room temperature, number of door
openings and other use conditions.
If the refrigerator is operated before the water connection is
made to the ice maker, set the power switch in the
OFF
position.
When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply,
set the power switch to the
ON
position.
The ice maker will fill with water when it cools to 15°F (–10°C).
A newly installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin
making ice cubes.
You may hear a buzzing sound each time the ice maker 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 ice maker 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
ice maker cycle multiple
times when making one
batch of ice.
For Refrigerator Models with Ice Maker in the Door
Ice Bucket and Dispenser
•
Open the ice box door on inside of the left door.
•
Pull up and out on the ice bucket in the left hand door to
remove it from
the compartment.
•
To replace the ice bucket, set it on the guide brackets and
push until the ice bucket seats properly.
•
If bucket cannot be replaced, rotate the ice bucket fork 1/4
turn clockwise.
•
Ice maker can be turned on and off using this display (see
About the controls
on pages 6 and 7.)
For Refrigerator Models with Ice Maker in the Freezer Compartment
Some models come with an ice maker installed in the
freezer compartment. For those models that come ice-
maker ready, you can purchase Kit IM-4D. Visit our website
at
GEAppliances.com
or call GE Parts and Accessories,
800.626.2002 (in Canada visit
geappliances.ca/en/products/
parts-filters-accessories
or call 1.800.661.1616).
There is ice storage in the freezer compartment located on
the left side of the upper basket. Pull the upper basket for-
ward to remove the ice bucket.
WARNING
To minimize the risk of personal injury, avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the
heating element that releases the cubes. Do not place fingers or hands on the automatic ice making mechanism while
the refrigerator is plugged in.
Ice bucket fork
Latch
Ice bucket
Ice maker
Feeler Arm
Power
Switch
Green
Power Light
Ice bucket