Care and maintenance – Avanti IM20SS User Manual
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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
MOON
TYPE
SIZE.
5. APPROXIMATE
TIME
FOR
THE
FIRST
CYCLE
IS
BETWEEN
30 -40
MINUTES.
6. EACH
CYCLE
APPROXIMATELY
WILL
TAKE
140
ML
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.
HOWEVER
THE
SYSTEM
WILL
CONTINUE
TO
COOL
AND
MAINTAIN
THE
CUBES
SUPPLY.
?
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.
?
SOMETIMES
THE
CUBES
MAY
APPEAR
CLOUDY.
THIS
IS
CAUSE
OF
NO
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
APPROXIMATELY
EVERY
4-6
WEEKS
OR
WHEN
FROST
ON
THE
ICE
MAKER
WALLS
IS
EXCESSIVE
OR
¼”
THICK.
TO
DEFROST,
TURN
THE
UNIT
OFF,
REMOVE
CUBES
AND
KEEP
DOOR
OPEN
AT
LEAST
TWO
INCHES.
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. SHOULD YOU DESIRE TO REVERSE THE OPENING DIRECTION, PLEASE CALL
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
CLEANING YOUR ICE MAKER
?
TURN
THE
SWITCH
CONTROL
TO
"OFF",
UNPLUG
THE
ICE
MAKER
AND
REMOVE
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.
?
THE
CONDENSER
COILS
SHOULD
BE
VACUUMED
WHEN
THEY
ARE
DUSTY
OR
DIRTY.
CAUTION
FAILURE
TO
UNPLUG
THE
ICE
MAKER
COULD
RESULT
IN
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
OR
PERSONAL
INJURY.
SKETCH 2