Operating your ice maker – Whynter UIM-155 User Manual
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¾ EXTENSION CORD
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD WITH THIS
APPLIANCE. HOWEVER, IF YOU MUST USE AN EXTENSION CORD IT IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY THAT IT BE A UL/CUL-LISTED, 3-WIRE GROUNDING TYPE APPLIANCE
EXTENSION CORD HAVING A GROUNDING TYPE PLUG AND OUTLET AND THAT THE
ELECTRICAL RATING OF THE CORD BE 115 VOLTS AND AT LEAST 10 AMPERES.
¾ CONNECTING
THE
WATER
SUPPLY
• ALL
THE
REQUIRED
OR
CUSTOMIZED
HARDWARE
IS
NOT
PROVIDED
FOR
INSTALLATION
SO
IT
IS
NECESSARY
TO
HIRE
A
PROFESSIONAL
LICENSED
PLUMBER
TO
COMPLETE
THE
INSTALLATION.
• CONNECT
TUBING
(SUPPLIED
WITH
UNIT)
TO
THE
NEAREST
COLD
WATER
SOURCE.
CONNECT
SUFFICIENT
TUBING
TO
THE
UNIT
TO
ALLOW
THE
APPLIANCE
TO
BE
MOVED
FREELY
FOR
CLEANING
AND
SERVICE.
ALSO,
MAKE
SURE
THAT
THE
TUBING
IS
NOT
CRIMPED
OR
DAMAGED
DURING
TRANSPORTATION.
• POSITION
UNIT
TO
ALLOW
FREE
AIRFLOW
THROUGH
THE
FRONT
GRILL
(
SEE SKETCH
1).
• WIPE
INSIDE
OF
UNIT
AND
ICE
BUCKET
WITH
A
DAMP
CLOTH.
OPERATING YOUR ICE MAKER
¾ INITIAL START-UP OPERATION
1. PLUG
THE
APPLIANCE
INTO
A
115/120V
POLARIZED
AND
GROUNDED
WALL
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET.
2. PLACE
THE
ON-OFF
SWITCH
IN
THE
“ON”
POSITION.
3. MAKE
SURE
THE
WATER
SUPPLY
IS
ON.
AS
SOON
AS
THE
INNER
MECHANISM
REACHES
THE
PROPER
TEMPERATURE,
THE
ICEMAKER
MECHANISM
WILL
FILL
THE
MOLD
WITH
WATER.
4. THE
FIRST
CUBES
MAY
BE
SMALL
BECAUSE
OF
AIR
IN
THE
WATER
LINE.
LATER
CUBES
WILL
BE
OF
STANDARD
CRESCENT
TYPE
SIZE.
5. APPROXIMATE
TIME
FOR
THE
FIRST
CYCLE
IS
BETWEEN
30-40
MINUTES.
6. EACH
CYCLE
APPROXIMATELY
WILL
TAKE
5
OZ
S
OF
WATER
SO
YOU
SHOULD
HAVE
A
FULL
TRAY,
AFTER
11
HOURS.
IMPORTANT:
THROW
AWAY
ALL
ICE
CUBES
MADE
DURING
THE
FIRST
3
HOURS
OF
OPERATION.
• WHEN
THE
ICE
BUCKET
IS
FULL,
THE
ICE
MAKING
MECHANISM
WILL
AUTOMATICALLY
SHUT
OFF.
WHEN
ICE
CUBES
ARE
MELTED,
THE
ICE
MAKING
MECHANISM
WILL
START
AGAIN
.
• ICE
DELIVERY
MAY
BE
INTERRUPTED
BY
RAISING
THE
METAL
ARM
INTO
AN
UPRIGHT
POSITION
(
SEE SKETCH
2)
• IF
THE
ICEMAKER
IS
NOT
USED
REGULARLY,
IT
IS
RECOMMENDED
THAT
THE
ICE
BUCKET
BE
EMPTIED
PERIODICALLY
TO
INSURE
FRESH
ICE.
SKETCH 1
SKETCH 2
a
WARNING
a
IMPROPER WATER LINE CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN FLOODING
YOU MUST USE A LICENSED PLUMBER AND
REVIEW STATE AND LOCAL PLUMBING CODES BEFORE INSTALLATION