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Please read this Use and Care Guide before you do anything else... This booklet tells you how to use and clean your ice maker. Treat your ice maker with care, use it only to do what ice makers are designed to do. Parts and features ICE THICKNESS CYCLE CONTROL MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE / (not shown) ;CE;EplNER / GRILLE - Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here... If you need .>ervice, or call with a question, have this information ready: 1.
Contents Page Page ............ BEFOREYOUPLUGiTiN.. USING YOUR ICE MAKER ............ ......... HowtheiceMakerWorks Setting the Controls ............... Changing the Bin Door Panel Changing the Light Bulb .......... CLEANING AND CARING FOR YOUR ICE MAKER ......................... 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 cl987 Whirlpool Cleaning Exterior Surfaces Cleaning the Condenser Cleaning the Ice Maker System. Cleaning the Interior Components Filtering and Treating Water VACATION AND MOVINGCARE..
Using your ice maker How the ice maker works... Setting the controls... 1. Water is constantly circulated over a freezing plate. As the water freezes into ice the minerals in the water are rejected. This produces a clear sheet of ice with a low mineral content. 1. Select ice thickness. The ice maker has been pre-set to produce ice approximately Yz” thick, while operating in a room ambient of 70°F (21°C).
Changing the bin door panel Changing You can easily change the color of the front panel on the storage bin door. Six colors are available: Black, Almond, Harvest Gold, White, Toast and Platinum. The ice maker has a light bulb in the top of the storage bin. To replace it, open the bin door and follow these instructions: To change the light bulb panel: 1. Open the storage bin door. Remove the two screws on the top of the door, which hold the handle. 1.
Cleaning and caring for your ice maker Periodically inspect and clean the ice maker to keep it operating at peak efficiency and to prevent premature failure of system components. Both the ice making system and the air cooled condenser need to be cleaned regularly. The minerals rejected from the circulating water during the freezing cycle will eventually form a hard scaly deposit in the water system which prevents a rapid release of the ice from the freezing plate.
1. Place the Cycle position. Control Knob in the “OFF” 2. Remove the two thumb screws and slide the ice cutter grid forward, out of the two slots near the water pan. 3. Unplug the electrical harness. CAUTION: Any Ice on the grid should be melted under nmnhg warm water. 4. Remove all ice from the storage freezing plate. bin and the - 6. Pour Yz gallon (1.
Cleaning the interior components 1. Turn the Cycle Control Knob to “OFF” and disconnect the electrical power supply to the machine. Open the storage bin door and remove any ice that is in the bin. 2. Remove ice retainer baffle by flexing then slide it off the studs. it and 3. Remove the ice cutter grid by unscrewing the two thumb screws, sliding the grid forward and unplugging the electrical wire harness. 4. Remove the water pan by unscrewing two thumb screws. the SE 6.
Filtering and treating water In most areas it will be beneficial to filter or treat the water being supplied to the ice machine. It can improve the reliability of the machine, reduce water system maintenance and produce the best quality of ice. The installation of a polyphosphate feeder will generally reduce scale build-up and the ice machine will require less frequent cleaning. Municipal water systems are generally treated with chlorine to maintain a safe potable water supply.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind. Grid is not cutting ice sheets: l Check the grid harness plug to make sure the connection is secure. Unit does not run: Cycle Control Knob must be in the “ON” position. l Check to see that power cord is plugged in.
4. If you have a problem?. . 2. If you need assistance?.. Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE” service assistance telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.: 1-800-253-1301 and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area. 3. If you need service%..
I WHIRLPOOL” ICE MAKER PRODUCT WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL LENGTH OF WARRANTY WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase For Residential Use FSP” replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a franchised TECH-CARE” service company. LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase For Commercial Use FSP replacement parts for any parts which materials or workmanship.
