Installation instructions, Before using your ice maker, Installation of your ice maker – EdgeStar IB120SS User Manual
Page 2: Important safety instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
a
WARNINGa
FOLLOW
THESE
BASIC
PRECAUTIONS
TO
REDUCE
THE
RISK
OF
FIRE,
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK,
OR
INJURY
WHEN
USING
YOUR
ICE
MAKER.
•
•
•
•
•
READ
ALL
INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE
USING
THE
ICE
MAKER.
• DANGER:
RISK
OF
CHILD
ENTRAPMENT.
CHILD
ENTRAPMENT
AND
SUFFOCATION
ARE
NOT
PROBLEMS
OF
THE
PAST.
JUNKED
OR
ABANDONED
APPLIANCES
ARE
STILL
DANGEROUS.
BEFORE
YOU
THROW
AWAY
YOUR
ICE
MAKER:
TAKE
OFF
THE
DOOR.
NEVER
ALLOW
CHILDREN
TO
OPERATE,
PLAY
WITH,
OR
CRAWL
INSIDE
THE
APPLIANCE.
NEVER
CLEAN
ICE
MAKER
PARTS
WITH
FLAMMABLE
FLUIDS.
THE
FUMES
CAN
CREATE
A
FIRE
HAZARD
OR
EXPLOSION.
DO
NOT
STORE
OR
USE
GASOLINE
OR
ANY
OTHER
FLAMMABLE
VAPORS
AND
LIQUIDS
IN
THE
VICINITY
OF
THIS
OR
ANY
OTHER
APPLIANCE.
THE
FUMES
CAN
CREATE
A
FIRE
HAZARD
OR
EXPLOSION.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
¾
BEFORE USING YOUR ICE MAKER
• REMOVE
THE
EXTERIOR
AND
INTERIOR
PACKING.
• CHECK
TO
BE
SURE
YOU
HAVE
ALL
OF
THE
FOLLOWING
PARTS:
• 1
ICE
BUCKET
• 1
PLASTIC
SCOOP
• 1
HOSE,
25
FT.
• 1
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
• BEFORE
CONNECTING
THE
ICE
MAKER
TO
THE
POWER
SOURCE,
LET
IT
STAND
UPRIGHT
FOR
APPROXIMATELY
2
HOURS.
THIS
WILL
REDUCE
THE
POSSIBILITY
OF
A
MALFUNCTION
IN
THE
COOLING
SYSTEM
FROM
HANDLING
DURING
TRANSPORTATION.
• CLEAN
THE
INTERIOR
SURFACE
WITH
LUKEWARM
WATER
USING
A
SOFT
CLOTH.
¾
INSTALLATION OF YOUR ICE MAKER
• THIS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED TO VENT HOT AIR THROUGH THE FRONT VENT. THIS
ALLOWS FOR INSTALLATION IN A RECESSED OR BUILT-IN APPLICATION, IF DESIRED.
• PLACE
YOUR
ICE
MAKER
ON
A
LEVEL
SURFACE
THAT
IS
STRONG
ENOUGH
TO
SUPPORT
THE
ICE
MAKER
WHEN
IT
IS
FULLY
LOADED.
REMEMBER
THAT
THE
UNIT
WILL
BE
SIGNIFICANTLY
HEAVIER
ONCE
IT
IS
OPERATIONAL
AND
FULLY
LOADED.
LEVEL
YOUR
ICE
MAKER
BY
ADJUSTING
THE
LEGS
AT
THE
FRONT
OF
THE
ICE
MAKER.
• LOCATE
THE
ICE
MAKER
AWAY
FROM
DIRECT
SUNLIGHT
AND
SOURCES
OF
HEAT
(STOVE,
HEATER,
RADIATOR,
ETC.).
DIRECT
SUNLIGHT
MAY
AFFECT
THE
FINISH
AND
HEAT
SOURCES
MAY
INCREASE
ELECTRICAL
CONSUMPTION.
EXTREME
COLD
AMBIENT
TEMPERATURES
MAY
ALSO
CAUSE
THE
ICE
MAKER
MALFUNCTION.
THIS
ICE
MAKER
IS
DESIGNED
FOR
INSTALLATION
INDOORS
IN
“ROOM
TEMPERATURE”
AMBIENT
CONDITIONS.
• AVOID
LOCATING
THE
ICE
MAKER
IN
MOIST/HUMID
AREAS.
TOO
MUCH
MOISTURE
IN
THE
AIR
WILL
CAUSE
FROST
TO
FORM
QUICKLY
ON
THE
EVAPORATOR
REQUIRING
FREQUENT
DEFROSTING.
• PLUG
THE
ICE
MAKER
INTO
AN
EXCLUSIVE
PROPERLY
INSTALLED
GROUNDED
WALL
OUTLET.
DO
NOT
UNDER
ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES
CUT
OR
REMOVE
THE
THIRD
(GROUND)
PRONG
FROM
THE
POWER
CORD.
ANY
QUESTIONS
CONCERNING
POWER
AND/OR
GROUNDING
SHOULD
BE
DIRECTED
TOWARD
A
CERTIFIED
ELECTRICIAN.
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