Installation Guide

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20 Minutes: A complete cycle takes about 20 minutes, but it depends on temperature and operang condions.
Freeze: During the freeze cycle the compressor is pumping refrigerant, the fan motor is blowing air, and the water pump
is circulang water. When the evaporator surface gets to the seng temperature, the ice maker stops the freezing cycle
and begins the harvest.
Harvest: During the harvest cycle the compressor is sll operang, but the water pump has stopped. Two other
components have been energized: the hot gas valve and water inlet valve. These two valves open and warm up the
freezing surface, so the cubes fall into the bin. The freeze cycle will restart when all the cubes have been harvested.
How The Machine Uses The Water
The ice maker begins with a xed charge of water that is
contained in the water bin. As the water ows to the freezing
evaporator surface, the poron of water that does not contain
mineral impuries freezes and scks to the ice cube molds.
The water containing impuries falls back into the water bin.
Gradually, during the freezing poron of the ice-making cycle,
the water in the water bin will become highly concentrated
with mineral impuries.
During the harvest cycle, the fresh water ows into the
machine to dilute the bin water, and to rinse the concentrated
minerals down the drain.
Normal Sounds
Your new ice maker may make sounds that are not familiar to you. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces like the
oor, walls and cabinets can make the sounds louder than they actually are. The following list describes the sounds that might
be new to you and what may be causing them.
• You will hear a swooshing sound when the water valve opens to ll the water bin for each cycle.
• Raling noises may come from the ow of the refrigerant or the water line.
Items stored on top of the ice maker can also make noises.
• The high eciency compressor may make a pulsang or high-pitched sound.
• Water running from the water bin to the evaporator plate may make a splashing sound.
• Water running from the evaporator to the water bin may make a splashing sound.
• As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the refrigerant owing in your icemaker.
• You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the condenser fan.
During the harvest cycle, you may hear the sound of ice cubes falling into the ice storage bin.
• When you rst start the ice maker, you may hear water running connuously.
The ice maker is programmed to run a rinse cycle before it begins to make ice.
Preparing The Ice Maker For Long Storage
If the ice maker will not be used for a long me, or is to be moved to another place, it will be necessary to drain the
system of water.
1. Shut o the water supply at the main water source.
2. Disconnect the water supply line from the water inlet.
3. Disconnect the drain pipe to the drain line or oor drain.
4. Allow the ice maker to run for an hour or more unl all remaining ice cubes have been ejected from the ice
maker assembly.
5. Shut o the electric supply at main electrical power source.
6. Screw o the nut of the water drain hole at the back of the machine, drain out water residue completely
(do not loosen or screw o the nut at other mes), then ghten the nut aer nishing.
7. Drop the door open to allow for circulaon and prevent mold and mildew.
8. Leave water supply line and power cord disconnected unl ready to reuse.
Water Inlet Valve
Evaporator
Water Pump
Compressor
Hot Gas Value
Fan Motor
Condenser