Sears 71579 - Manual (Page 9)

Automatic Icemaker and Ice Dispenser
See separate Water Line Installation Requirements
included in both the literature pack and on the back
of the refrigerator.
An automaiic icemaker and a dispenser provide ice
cubes and crushed ice through the freezer
compartment door.
Here's how/ they work:
When selector switch is
set at CUBED ICE...
(1) Automatic icemaker
fills the
(2) ice storage bin.
(3) Pressure on ice
cradle activates
(4) motor-powered auger
and feeds cubes into
glass through the
(5) chute
When switch is moved to CiiUSHiD ICE, baffle
in housing channels cubes through the
(6) crusher and crushed ice falls into the glass
through the chute. Spills are caught in a
(7) recessed area.
Water is supplied automatically to the icemaker by a
solenoid votve. A connection to the household cold
water system is all that's needed.
Important Facts about Your Dispenser
® Your Icemaker will produce eight cubes
per cycle—approximately 120 cubes in a 24-hour
period—depending on freezer compartment
temperature, room temperature, number of door
openings and other use conditions.
о Intermittent dispensing of ice is normal,
if ice flow interruption is more than brief, ice
clump(s) may be the cause and should be removed
following instructions on page 11.
® Avoid overfilling glasses with ice and using
narrow or extra-tall glasses. This can jam the
chute or cause the door in the chute to freeze shut.
Periodically open the freezer compartment door and
look down into the chute. If ice is blocking the chute,
poke it through with
a wooden spoon.
® To help keep bits of ice from being sprayed
beyond the glass, place glass close to ice chute—
but not so dose that it blocks outcoming ice.
® Do not dispense ice into thin glasses, fine
china or delicate crystal—they con crack or chip
from combined pressure of hand pressing them
against cradle and ice dropping into container.
® Dispense ice before filling gloss with soda or
other beverage mixes. This will prevent splashing
which is annoying and which, if the splash reaches
the ice selector switch, could cause it to stick or bind.
® Beverages and foods should not be quick-
chilled in the ice storage bin. Cans, bottles or
food packages in the storage bin may cause the
icemaker to malfunction.
® ice other than that produced by your
icemaker should not be added to the ice
storoge bin—it may not crush or dispense well.
If your refrigerotor is
operated before the
water connection is
made, remove the ice
storage bin and make
sure the icemaker feeler
arm is in the OFF (up)
position.
To remove the ice
storage bin, lift the
front of the bin and pull
the bin straight out while
supporting it at front
and rear.
To replace the ice
storage bin, slide it
back on the ice bin shelf.
If the bin does not go all
the way back, remove it
and rotate the drive
mechanism 1/4 turn.
Then push the bin back
again.
When water supply hos been connected to
Icemaker, move feeler arm to ON (down) position.
The ice cube mold will automatically fill with water
after cooling to freezing temperature, and first cubes
normally freeze after several hours.
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