Reversing the door swing of your ice maker, Operating your ice maker, Initial start-up operation – EdgeStar IB120SS User Manual
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REVERSING THE DOOR SWING OF YOUR ICE MAKER
THIS APPLIANCE HAS THE CAPABILITY OF THE DOOR OPENING FROM EITHER THE LEFT OR
RIGHT SIDE. THE UNIT IS DELIVERED TO YOU WITH THE DOOR OPENING FROM THE LEFT
SIDE (HINGED ON THE RIGHT). TO REVERSE THE OPENING DIRECTION, PLEASE CALL
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR DIRECTIONS.
OPERATING YOUR ICE MAKER
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INITIAL START-UP OPERATION
1. MAKE
SURE
THE
UNIT
IS
PROPERLY
INSTALLED
BY
A
LICENCED
PLUMBER.
2. MAKE
SURE
THE
ON-OFF
SWITCH
IS
IN
THE
“OFF”
POSITION.
3. PLUG
THE
APPLIANCE
INTO
AN
115V
POLARIZED
AND
GROUNDED
WALL
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET.
4. PLACE
THE
ON-OFF
SWITCH
IN
THE
“ON”
POSITION.
5. MAKE
SURE
THE
WATER
SUPPLY
IS
ON.
AS
SOON
AS
THE
INNER
MECHANISM
REACHES
THE
PROPER
TEMPERATURE,
THE
ICEMAKER
COMPONENT
WILL
FILL
THE
MOLD
WITH
WATER.
6. THE
FIRST
CUBES
MAY
BE
SMALL
BECAUSE
OF
AIR
IN
THE
WATER
LINE.
LATER
CUBES
WILL
BE
OF
STANDARD
CRESCENT
MOON
TYPE
SIZE
AND
SHAPE.
7. THE
APPROXIMATE
TIME
FOR
THE
FIRST
CYCLE
IS
BETWEEN
30-40
MINUTES.
8. EACH
CYCLE
WILL
TAKE
ABOUT
5
OUNCES
OF
WATER
SO
YOU
SHOULD
HAVE
A
FULL
TRAY
AFTER
ABOUT
11
HOURS.
IMPORTANT:
THROW
AWAY
ALL
ICE
CUBES
MADE
DURING
THE
FIRST
3
HOURS
OF
OPERATION.
FIGURE 2
• WHEN
THE
ICE
BUCKET
IS
FULL,
THE
ICE
MAKING
MECHANISM
WILL
AUTOMATICALLY
SHUT
OFF.
THE
REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM
WILL
CONTINUE
TO
COOL
AND
MAINTAIN
FREEZING
TEMPERATURES
WITHIN
THE
UNIT.
• THE
ICE
MAKING
FUNCTION
MAY
BE
TEMPORARILY
STOPPED
BY
RAISING
THE
METAL
ARM
INTO
AN
UPRIGHT
POSITION
(SEE
FIGURE
2)
• IF
THE
ICEMAKER
IS
NOT
USED
REGULARLY,
WE
RECOMMEND
THAT
THE
ICE
BUCKET
BE
EMPTIED
PERIODICALLY
TO
ENSURE
FRESH
ICE.
• SOMETIMES
THE
CUBES
MAY
APPEAR
CLOUDY.
THIS
SHOULD
NOT
BE
A
CAUSE
FOR
CONCERN
AND
HAS
NOTHING
TO
DO
WITH
THE
TASTE
OR
CHEMICAL
MAKE-UP
OF
THE
WATER.
• THE
FRONT
GRILL
SHOULD
BE
KEPT
FREE
OF
DUST
AND
LINT
TO
PERMIT
FREE
AIRFLOW.
• THIS
UNIT
SHOULD
BE
DEFROSTED
ABOUT
EVERY
4-6
WEEKS
OR
WHEN
FROST
ON
THE
ICE
MAKER
WALLS
IS
EXCESSIVE
(¼”
THICK
OR
THICKER).
TO
DEFROST,
TURN
THE
UNIT
OFF,
REMOVE/DISCARD
THE
EXISTING
CUBES
AND
KEEP
DOOR
OPEN
AT
LEAST
TWO
INCHES.
YOU
MAY
WANT
TO
PUT
A
TOWEL
DOWN
TO
SOAK
UP
ANY
WATER
DRAINAGE
CAUSED
BY
DEFROSTING
THE
UNIT.
• DO
NOT
SCRAPE
OFF
THE
FROST
WITH
ANYTHING
EXCEPT
A
PLASTIC
SCRAPER.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
¾
CLEANING YOUR ICE MAKER
• TURN
THE
SWITCH
CONTROL
TO
"OFF",
UNPLUG
THE
ICE
MAKER
AND
REMOVE
THE
BUCKET.
• WASH
THE
INSIDE
WITH
A
WARM
WATER
AND
BAKING
SODA
SOLUTION.
THE
SOLUTION
SHOULD
BE
ABOUT
2
TABLESPOONS
OF
BAKING
SODA
TO
A
QUART
OF
WATER.
• WASH
THE
BUCKET
WITH
A
MILD
DETERGENT
SOLUTION.
• THE
OUTSIDE
OF
THE
ICE
MAKER
SHOULD
BE
CLEANED
WITH
MILD
DETERGENT
AND
WARM
WATER.
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