Kenmore 10689489997 - Manual (Page 7)

Remove Door
Bottom Hinge
1. Unplug ice maker or disconnect power.
2. Remove the handle screws and handle (on some models).
Keep the parts together and set them aside.
3. Remove the hinge pin from the top hinge.
4. Remove the door from the hinges and screw the top hinge pin
back into the top hinge.
5. Reverse the door end caps as follows:
■ Remove both the screws and end caps (top and bottom).
■ Move the top end cap diagonally to the opposite side's
bottom corner, keeping the straight side of the end cap
facing the front of the ice maker.
■ Move the bottom end cap diagonally to the opposite
side's top corner, keeping the straight side of the end cap
facing the front ot the ice maker.
6 . Set the door aside.
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A. Hex-head hinge screw C, Hinge
B. Hinge pin sleeve D. Hinge pin
Reverse Door Catch
Reverse Hinges ■). Remove the hole plugs from the opposite side of the door
. aside.
1. Unscrew and remove the top hinge. Replace the screws in g. Remove the screws from the magnetic door catch and
the empty hinge holes. opposite side of the door.
2. Remove the screws from the bottom of the opposite side of ,^3
the ice maker cabinet. Turn the top hinge upside down so r ^ r- r-r
that the hinge pin points up. Place the hinge on the bottom .
opposite side of the ice maker and tighten screws. Pl^ig in ice maker or reconnect power.
3. Remove the plastic hinge pin sleeve from the “old” bottom
hinge and replace it on the new bottom hinge pin. : . : : .
4. Remove the “old” bottom hinge screws and hinge. Replace Your new ice maker may make sounds that are not familiar to
the screws in the empty hinge holes. you. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be
5. Remove the screws from the top of the opposite side of the concerned about them. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard
ice maker cabinet. Turn the hinge upside down so that the surfaces such as floors, walls and cabinets can make the sounds
hinge pin points down. Place the hinge on the top opposite seem louder than they actually are. The following describes the
side of the ice maker and tighten the screws. kinds of sounds that might be new to you and what may be
6. Remove the top hinge pin. making them.
______________________________ ____________________ ■ You will hear a buzzing sound when the water valve opens to
fill the water reservoir for each cycle.
Replace Door
1. Place plastic hinge pin sleeve In the top hinge hole on the
door. Align the door with the top hinge hole and replace the
top hinge pin.
2. Replace the handle and handle screws.
Top Hinge
A
B
C
A. Hinge pin
B. Hinge pin sleeve C. Hinge
D. Hex-head hinge screw
Rattling noises may come from the flow of the refrigerant or
the water line. Items stored on top of the ice maker can also
make noises.
The high-efficiency compressor may make a pulsating or high
pitched sound.
Water running over the evaporator plate may make a
splashing sound.
Water running from the evaporator plate to the water reservoir
may make a splashing sound.
As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to
the refrigerant flowing in your ice maker.
You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the
condenser fan.
During the harvest cycle, you may hear a “thud” when the ice
sheet slides from the evaporator onto the cutter grid.
When you first start the ice maker, you may hear water
running continuously. The ice maker is programmed to run a
rinse cycle before it begins to make ice.