Troubleshooting guide, Problems, With – EdgeStar IB120SS User Manual

Page 6: Your, Maker

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PROBLEMS

WITH

YOUR

ICE

MAKER?


YOU

CAN

SOLVE

MANY

COMMON

ICE

MAKER

PROBLEMS

EASILY,

SAVING

YOU

THE

TROUBLE

OF

A

SERVICE

CALL.

TRY

THE

SUGGESTIONS

BELOW

TO

SEE

IF

YOU

CAN

SOLVE

THE

PROBLEM

BEFORE

CALLING

FOR

SERVICE.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

PROBLEM POSSIBLE

CAUSE

THE

ICE

MAKER

DOES

NOT

OPERATE

NOT

PLUGGED

IN.

THE

CIRCUIT

BREAKER

TRIPPED

OR

A

BLOWN

FUSE.

THE

ICE

MAKER

POWER

SWITCH

IS

SET

TO

"OFF".

NO

ICE

PRODUCED

AIRFLOW

FROM

THE

FRONT

GRILL

IS

BLOCKED.

THE

ICE

MAKER

ARM

IS

SET

TO

THE

OFF

POSITION.
THE

WATER

SUPPLY

IS

TURNED

OFF.

THE WATER LINE IS CRIMPED.
THE ICE MAKER HAS EXCESSIVE FROST
BUILD UP.

THE

COMPRESSOR

TURNS

ON

AND

OFF

FREQUENTLY

THE

ROOM

TEMPERATURE

IS

WARMER

THAN

NORMAL.
THE

DOOR

IS

OPENED

TOO

OFTEN.

THE

DOOR

IS

NOT

CLOSED

COMPLETELY.

THE

DOOR

GASKET

DOES

NOT

SEAL

PROPERLY.
THE

ICE

MAKER

DOES

NOT

HAVE

ADEQUATE

VENTILATION

(IS

THE

GRILL

OBSTRUCTED

OR

ARE

THE

CONDENSER

COILS

DIRTY?)

EXCESSIVE

VIBRATION

CHECK

TO

MAKE

SURE

THAT

THE

ICE

MAKER

IS

LEVEL.

ADJUST

THE

LEVELING

LEGS

IF

NEEDED

THE

ICE

MAKER

SEEMS

TO

MAKE

TOO

MUCH

NOISE

A

RATTLING

NOISE

MAY

COME

FROM

THE

FLOW

OF

THE

REFRIGERANT,

WHICH

IS

NORMAL.
AS

EACH

CYCLE

ENDS,

YOU

MAY

HEAR

GURGLING

SOUNDS

CAUSED

BY

THE

FLOW

OF

REFRIGERANT

IN

YOUR

ICE

MAKER.

CONTRACTION

AND

EXPANSION

OF

THE

INSIDE

WALLS

MAY

CAUSE

SOME

POPPING

AND

CRACKLING

NOISES.

THE

ICE

MAKER

IS

NOT

LEVEL.

THE

DOOR

WILL

NOT

CLOSE

PROPERLY

THE

ICE

MAKER

IS

NOT

LEVEL.

THE

DOOR

HAS

BEEN

REVERSED

AND

IS

NOT

PROPERLY

INSTALLED.

THE

GASKET

IS

DIRTY.

THE

ICE

BUCKET

IS

OUT

OF

POSITION.

THE

ICE

CUBES

ARE

MELTED

TOGETHER

ICE

MAKER

DOOR

IS

OPENED

TOO

OFTEN.


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