Using the automatic ice maker – Whirlpool 8ET18NK User Manual
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Raise
signal
arm to
stop ice.
Lower
signal
arm to
start it.
Using the automatic ice maker
(Factory-installed on ET18NM and ET20NM,
optional on ET18IMK and ET20NK)
If you have an automatic ice maker, or if you plan
to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-90), there are
a few things you will want to know:
• The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm.
Down ... to make ice automatically.
Up ... to shut off the ice maker.
NOTE: Do not turn ice maker on until it is
connected to the water supply. Instructions for
ice maker water supply hook up are at
tached to the back of the refrigerator
cabinet.
• The dial or lever on the side of the ice maker
changes the size of the cubes.
• Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes
separated and to obtain increased storage
capacity.
• It is normal for ice crescents to be attached by
a corner. They will break apart easily.
• You will hear water running when ice maker is
working. You’ll hear ice fall into the bin. Don’t
let these sounds bother you.
• The ice maker will not operate until the freezer
is cold enough to make ice. This can take
overnight.
• Because of new plumbing connections, the first
ice may be discolored or off-flavored. Discard
the first few batches of ice.
• If ice is not being made fast enough and more
ice is needed, turn the Refrigerator Control
toward a higher number. Wait a day and, if
necessary, turn the Freezer Control toward A.
• If you remove the ice bin, raise the signal arm
to shut off the ice maker. When you return the
bin, push it in all the way and lower the signal
arm to the ON position.
• If cubes are stored too long, they may develop
an off-flavor... like stale water. Throw them
away. Ice maker will make new ice. Cubes in
the ice bin can also become smaller by
evaporation.
• Good water quality is important for good ice
quality. It is not recommended that the ice
maker be connected to a softened water
supply. Water softener chemicals, such as salt
from a malfunctioning softener, can damage the
ice maker mold and lead to poor ice quality. If a
softened water supply cannot be avoided, it is
important that the water softener be well
maintained and operating properly.