GE PSHS9PGZSS Use and Care Manual - Page 30

Problem, Possible Causes, What To Do, Lock Controls

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Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Problem Possible Causes What To Do Ice cubes have odor/taste Ice storage bin needs cleaning. Food transmitting odor/taste to ice cubes. Interior of refrigerator needs cleaning. • Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes. • Wrap foods well. • See Care and cleaning. Small or hollow cubes Water filter clogged. • Replace filter cartridge with new cartridge or with plug. Slow ice cube freezing Door left open. Temperature control not set cold enough. • Check to see if package is holding door open. • See About the controls. Orange glow in the freezer Defrost heater is on. • This is normal. Cube dispenser does not Icemaker turned off or work (on some models) water supply turned off. • Turn on icemaker or water supply. Ice cubes are frozen to icemaker feeler arm. • Remove cubes. An item is blocking or has fallen • Remove any item that might be blocking, or has fallen into the ice chute inside the top into, the chute. door bin of the freezer. Irregular ice clumps in storage container. • Break up with fingertip pressure and discard remaining clumps. • Freezer may be too warm. Adjust the freezer control to a colder setting, one position at a time, until clumps do not form. Dispenser is LOCKED. • Press and hold the Lock Controls pad for 3 seconds. Water has poor taste/ odor (on some models) Water dispenser has not been used for a long time. • Dispense water until all water in system is replenished. Water in first glass is Normal when refrigerator warm (on some models) is first installed. • Wait 24 hours for the refrigerator to completely cool down. Water dispenser has not been used for a long time. • Dispense water until all water in system is replenished. Water system has been drained. • Allow several hours for replenished supply to chill. Water dispenser does not work (on some models) Water supply line turned off or not connected. Water filter clogged. • See Installing the water line. • Replace filter cartridge or remove filter and install plug. Air may be trapped in the water system. • Press the dispenser arm for at least two minutes. Dispenser is LOCKED. • Press and hold the Lock Controls pad for 3 seconds. Water spurting from Newly-installed filter cartridge. • Run water from the dispenser for 3 minutes (about dispenser (on some models) one and a half gallons). Water is not dispensed (on some models) but icemaker is working 30 Water in reservoir is frozen. Refrigerator control setting is too cold. • Call for service. • Set to a warmer setting. Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

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Consumer Support
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
Installation
Instructions
Troubleshooting Tips
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Ice cubes have
Ice storage bin needs cleaning.
• Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes.
odor/taste
Food transmitting odor/taste
• Wrap foods well.
to ice cubes.
Interior of refrigerator
• See
Care and cleaning.
needs cleaning.
Small or hollow cubes
Water filter clogged.
• Replace filter cartridge with new cartridge or with plug.
Slow ice cube freezing
Door left open.
• Check to see if package is holding door open.
Temperature control not set
• See
About the controls.
cold enough.
Orange glow in
Defrost heater is on.
• This is normal.
the freezer
Cube dispenser does not
Icemaker turned off or
• Turn on icemaker or water supply.
work (on some models)
water supply turned off.
Ice cubes are frozen to
• Remove cubes.
icemaker feeler arm.
An item is blocking or has fallen
• Remove any item that might be blocking, or has fallen
into the ice chute inside the top
into, the chute.
door bin of the freezer.
Irregular ice clumps in
• Break up with fingertip pressure and discard
storage container.
remaining clumps.
• Freezer may be too warm. Adjust the freezer control
to a colder setting, one position at a time, until clumps
do not form.
Dispenser is
LOCKED
.
• Press and hold the
Lock Controls
pad for 3 seconds.
Water has poor taste/
Water dispenser has not been
• Dispense water until all water in system is replenished.
odor (on some models)
used for a long time.
Water in first glass is
Normal when refrigerator
• Wait 24 hours for the refrigerator to completely
warm (on some models)
is first installed.
cool down.
Water dispenser has not been
• Dispense water until all water in system is replenished.
used for a long time.
Water system has been drained.
• Allow several hours for replenished supply to chill.
Water dispenser does
Water supply line turned
• See
Installing the water line.
not work (on some
off or not connected.
models)
Water filter clogged.
• Replace filter cartridge or remove filter and install plug.
Air may be trapped in the
• Press the dispenser arm for at least two minutes.
water system.
Dispenser is
LOCKED
.
• Press and hold the
Lock Controls
pad for 3 seconds.
Water spurting from
Newly-installed filter cartridge.
• Run water from the dispenser for 3 minutes (about
dispenser (on some models)
one and a half gallons).
Water is not dispensed
Water in reservoir is
• Call for service.
(on some models) but
frozen.
icemaker is working
Refrigerator control setting
• Set to a warmer setting.
is too cold.
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