Troubleshooting guide, Problems, With – EdgeStar IB120SS User Manual
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PROBLEMS
WITH
YOUR
ICE
MAKER?
YOU
CAN
SOLVE
MANY
COMMON
ICE
MAKER
PROBLEMS
EASILY,
SAVING
YOU
THE
TROUBLE
OF
A
SERVICE
CALL.
TRY
THE
SUGGESTIONS
BELOW
TO
SEE
IF
YOU
CAN
SOLVE
THE
PROBLEM
BEFORE
CALLING
FOR
SERVICE.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM POSSIBLE
CAUSE
THE
ICE
MAKER
DOES
NOT
OPERATE
NOT
PLUGGED
IN.
THE
CIRCUIT
BREAKER
TRIPPED
OR
A
BLOWN
FUSE.
THE
ICE
MAKER
POWER
SWITCH
IS
SET
TO
"OFF".
NO
ICE
PRODUCED
AIRFLOW
FROM
THE
FRONT
GRILL
IS
BLOCKED.
THE
ICE
MAKER
ARM
IS
SET
TO
THE
OFF
POSITION.
THE
WATER
SUPPLY
IS
TURNED
OFF.
THE WATER LINE IS CRIMPED.
THE ICE MAKER HAS EXCESSIVE FROST
BUILD UP.
THE
COMPRESSOR
TURNS
ON
AND
OFF
FREQUENTLY
THE
ROOM
TEMPERATURE
IS
WARMER
THAN
NORMAL.
THE
DOOR
IS
OPENED
TOO
OFTEN.
THE
DOOR
IS
NOT
CLOSED
COMPLETELY.
THE
DOOR
GASKET
DOES
NOT
SEAL
PROPERLY.
THE
ICE
MAKER
DOES
NOT
HAVE
ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
(IS
THE
GRILL
OBSTRUCTED
OR
ARE
THE
CONDENSER
COILS
DIRTY?)
EXCESSIVE
VIBRATION
CHECK
TO
MAKE
SURE
THAT
THE
ICE
MAKER
IS
LEVEL.
ADJUST
THE
LEVELING
LEGS
IF
NEEDED
THE
ICE
MAKER
SEEMS
TO
MAKE
TOO
MUCH
NOISE
A
RATTLING
NOISE
MAY
COME
FROM
THE
FLOW
OF
THE
REFRIGERANT,
WHICH
IS
NORMAL.
AS
EACH
CYCLE
ENDS,
YOU
MAY
HEAR
GURGLING
SOUNDS
CAUSED
BY
THE
FLOW
OF
REFRIGERANT
IN
YOUR
ICE
MAKER.
CONTRACTION
AND
EXPANSION
OF
THE
INSIDE
WALLS
MAY
CAUSE
SOME
POPPING
AND
CRACKLING
NOISES.
THE
ICE
MAKER
IS
NOT
LEVEL.
THE
DOOR
WILL
NOT
CLOSE
PROPERLY
THE
ICE
MAKER
IS
NOT
LEVEL.
THE
DOOR
HAS
BEEN
REVERSED
AND
IS
NOT
PROPERLY
INSTALLED.
THE
GASKET
IS
DIRTY.
THE
ICE
BUCKET
IS
OUT
OF
POSITION.
THE
ICE
CUBES
ARE
MELTED
TOGETHER
ICE
MAKER
DOOR
IS
OPENED
TOO
OFTEN.
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