Kenmore 6580 Use and Care Guide - Page 21

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Before You Call Problem ICause AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER (some models) lCorrection Icemaker is not mak- * ing any ice. * * * Icemaker is not mak- * ing enough ice. * * Icemaker will not stop * making ice. Ice cubes are freezing * together. * * Ice has bad odor and * taste. * * LIGHT BULB IS NOT ON Icemaker wire signal arm is * in the _up" or OFF position. Household water line valve is * not open. Freezer is not cold enough. * Saddle valve on cold water pipe is clogged or restricted * by foreign material. Icemaker is producing less * ice than you expect. Freezer is not cold enough. Household water line valve is not completely open. * * Icemaker wire signal arm is * being held down by some item in the freezer. Ice cubes are not being used * frequently enough. Freezer control is set too * warm. Very little food in freezer. * Ice has picked up odor or * flavor from strong food stored in refrigerator or freezer. Water running to Icemaker * has poor taste or odor. Ice not used frequently * enough. Move wire signal arm to the _down" (side mounted) Turn on household water line valve. or ON position. See PROBLEM column TEMPERATURES ARE TOO WARM. Turn off: household water line valve. Remove valve. Ensure that valve is not a self-piercing saddle valve. Clean valve. Replace valve if necessary. The Icemaker will produce 2 to 3 pounds of ice every 24 hours depending on usage conditions. Ice is produced at a rate of 8 cubes every 75 to 160 minutes. See PROBLEM column TEMPERATURES ARE TOO WARM. Turn on household water line valve. Move item and release wire signal arm. Remove any ice cubes that are frozen together over the wire signal arm. Remove ice container and discard ice from container. Icemaker will produce fresh supply. Set freezer control to colder setting. Allow 24 hours for temperature to stabilize. Add more food to freezer. Cover foods tightly. Discard stale ice. Icemaker will produce fresh supply. Replace air filter (available in select models). Add filter to water supply line. Consult a water purifying company. Discard stale ice. Light bulb is not on. * • ODORS iN REFRIGERATOR Light bulb is burned out. No electric current is reaching refrigerator. * See REPLACING LIGHT BULBS in NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS section. * See PROBLEM column RUNNING OF REFRIGERA- TOR. interior is dirty. * interior needs to be cleaned. * See table of Care and Cleaning Tips in CARE & CLEANING section. • Food with strong odors is in * Cover food tightly. refrigerator. 21

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Before
You Call
Problem
ICause
AUTOMATIC
ICEMAKER
(some
models)
Icemaker
is not
mak-
*
Icemaker
wire
signal
arm
is
ing
any
ice.
in the _up"
or
OFF
position.
lCorrection
Icemaker
is not
mak-
ing enough ice.
Icemaker
will
not
stop
making ice.
Ice
cubes
are freezing
together.
Ice has
bad
odor
and
taste.
*
Household
water
line valve
is
not open.
*
Freezer
is not cold
enough.
*
Saddle
valve
on cold
water
pipe
is clogged
or
restricted
by foreign
material.
*
Icemaker
is producing
less
ice than
you expect.
*
Freezer
is not cold
enough.
*
Household
water
line valve
is
not completely
open.
*
Icemaker
wire
signal
arm
is
being
held
down
by
some
item
in the freezer.
*
Ice cubes
are
not
being
used
frequently
enough.
*
Freezer
control
is
set
too
warm.
*
Very
little
food
in freezer.
*
Ice has picked
up odor
or
flavor
from
strong
food
stored
in refrigerator
or
freezer.
*
Water
running
to Icemaker
has poor
taste
or odor.
*
Ice not used frequently
enough.
*
Move
wire
signal
arm
to the _down"
or
ON
position.
(side
mounted)
*
Turn on household
water
line valve.
*
See PROBLEM
column
TEMPERATURES ARE TOO
WARM.
*
Turn off: household
water
line valve.
Remove valve.
Ensure that
valve
is not a
self-piercing
saddle
valve.
Clean
valve.
Replace
valve
if
necessary.
*
The Icemaker
will
produce
2 to 3 pounds
of
ice
every
24 hours
depending
on usage
conditions.
Ice
is produced
at
a rate
of
8 cubes every
75
to
160
minutes.
*
See PROBLEM
column
TEMPERATURES ARE TOO
WARM.
*
Turn on household
water
line valve.
*
Move
item
and
release
wire
signal
arm.
Remove
any
ice cubes that
are
frozen
together
over the
wire
signal
arm.
*
Remove ice container
and
discard
ice
from
container.
Icemaker
will
produce
fresh
supply.
*
Set freezer
control
to colder
setting.
Allow
24
hours
for
temperature
to
stabilize.
*
Add
more
food
to freezer.
*
Cover
foods
tightly.
Discard
stale
ice.
Icemaker
will
produce
fresh
supply.
Replace
air
filter
(available
in
select
models).
*
Add
filter
to water
supply
line.
Consult
a water
purifying
company.
*
Discard
stale
ice.
LIGHT
BULB IS
NOT
ON
Light
bulb
is
not
on.
*
Light bulb
is burned
out.
*
See REPLACING
LIGHT
BULBS in NORMAL
OPERAT-
ING
SOUNDS
section.
No electric
current
is reach-
*
See PROBLEM
column
RUNNING
OF
REFRIGERA-
ing refrigerator.
TOR.
ODORS
iN
REFRIGERATOR
interior
is dirty.
*
interior
needs
to be cleaned.
*
See table
of
Care
and
Cleaning
Tips in CARE &
CLEANING
section.
Food
with
strong
odors
is in
*
Cover
food
tightly.
refrigerator.
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