GE GTS18GBSCC Use and Care Manual - Page 5

Automatic Icemaker

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support About the storage drawers. Not all features are on all models. Snacks Drawer The snacks drawer can be moved to the most useful location for your family's needs. ge.com About storage drawer and cover removal. Not all features are on all models. Adjustable Humidity Drawer (on some models) Slide the control all the way to the HIGH setting to provide high humidity recommended for most vegetables. Slide the control all the way to the LOW setting to provide lower humidity levels recommended for most fruits. Drawer and Cover Removal Drawers can be removed easily by grasping the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling drawers past the stop location. Full-Width Drawer with Plastic Cover To remove the cover, lift it off its supports, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out. Twin Drawer Shelf To remove: 1 Remove the drawers. 2 Reach in, push the front of glass cover up, and at the same time, pull it forward as far as it will come. Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold glass cover with hot water because the extreme temperature difference may cause it to break. 3 Remove the drawer frame. (Always remove the glass cover before you take out the drawer frame.) Lift the frame off the supports at each side and back, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out. To replace: 1 Lower the frame until it rests on the supports at each side and back. 2 Replace the glass cover, pushing its rear edge firmly into the rear frame channel and gently lowering the front into place. 3 Replace the drawers. About the automatic icemaker. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice. Feeler Arm in the STOP Feeler Arm in (up) position the ON (down) position Automatic Icemaker (on some models) The icemaker will produce approximately 100-130 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending on the 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 icemaker, move the feeler arm to the STOP (up) position. When the refrigerator has been connected to the water supply, move the feeler arm to the ON (down) position. You will hear a buzzing sound each time the icemaker fills with water. The icemaker will fill with water when it cools to 15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes. 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. Icemaker Accessory Kit If your refrigerator did not already come equipped with an automatic icemaker, an icemaker accessory kit is available at extra cost. Check the back of the refrigerator for the specific icemaker kit needed for your model. 5

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About the automatic icemaker.
A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 24 hours to begin making ice.
Automatic Icemaker
(on some models)
The icemaker will produce approximately
100–130 cubes in a 24-hour period,
depending on the 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 icemaker, move the
feeler arm to the
STOP
(up) position.
When the refrigerator has been connected
to the water supply, move the feeler arm to
the
ON
(down) position.
You will hear a buzzing sound each time
the icemaker fills with water.
The icemaker will fill with water when it cools
to 15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take
12 to 24 hours to begin making ice cubes.
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.
Icemaker Accessory Kit
If your refrigerator did not already come
equipped with an automatic icemaker, an
icemaker accessory kit is available at extra cost.
Check the back of the refrigerator for
the specific icemaker kit needed for
your model.
Feeler Arm in
the
STOP
(up) position
Feeler Arm in
the
ON
(down)
position
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Consumer Support
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
Installation Instructions
About storage drawer and cover removal.
Not all features are on all models.
Twin Drawer Shelf
To remove:
Remove the drawers.
Reach in, push the front of glass cover
up, and at the same time, pull it forward
as far as it will come.
Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold
glass cover with hot water because the extreme
temperature difference may cause it to break.
Remove the drawer frame. (Always
remove the glass cover before you take
out the drawer frame.)
Lift the frame off the supports at each side
and back, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out.
To replace:
Lower the frame until it rests on the
supports at each side and back.
Replace the glass cover, pushing its rear
edge firmly into the rear frame channel
and gently lowering the front into place.
Replace the drawers.
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Drawer and Cover Removal
Drawers can be removed easily by grasping the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling
drawers past the
stop
location.
Full-Width Drawer with
Plastic Cover
To remove the cover,
lift it off its supports,
pull it forward, tilt it and take it out.
Adjustable Humidity Drawer
(on some models)
Slide the control all the way to the
HIGH
setting to provide high humidity
recommended for most vegetables.
Slide the control all the way to the
LOW
setting to provide lower humidity levels
recommended for most fruits.
The snacks drawer can be moved to the
most useful location for your family’s
needs.
Snacks Drawer
Not all features are on all models.
About the storage drawers.
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