Operating Instructions; How The Ice Maker Makes Ice; Things To Remember; Setting The Controls - Kenmore 86482 Manual De Uso Y Cuidado

Operating Instructions

How the ice maker
makes ice
1. Water constantly circulates over a freezing plate. As the
water freezes into ice, minerals in the water are rejected.
This produces a clear sheet of ice with a low mineral content.
2. When the desired thickness is reached, the ice sheet is
released and slides onto a cutter grid. The grid divides the
sheet into individual cubes.
3. The water containing the rejected minerals is drained
after each freezing cycle.
4. Fresh water enters the unit for the next ice making
cycle.
5. Cubes fall into the storage bin. When the bin is full, the
ice maker shuts off automatically and restarts when
more ice is needed.
NOTE: A normal harvest cycle takes 1 to 2 minutes.
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Things to remember

• Water enters only during the defrost cycle. Therefore, the
first cycle will be completed without water in the system.
• As the room and water temperatures vary, so will the
amount of ice produced. This means that higher operating
temperatures result in reduced ice production.
• The unit shuts off when ice in the storage bin touches the
bin thermostat. The unit will automatically cycle to keep the
storage bin full.
• The storage bin is not refrigerated and some melting will
occur. This varies with the room temperature.
• The unit needs good air circulation to perform efficiently.
Periodically clean the condenser and grille. If the ice maker
is located on a hard floor surface or there are pets in the
home the condensor should be cleaned every 4-6 weeks for
optimum performance.
• The water system needs to be cleaned periodically for good
circulation. See "Cleaning and sanitizing the ice making
system" section.

Setting the controls

1. Select ice thickness. The ice maker has been preset to
2. To start normal ice making cycle, turn Cycle Control to ON.
3. To stop ice making cycle, turn Cycle Control to OFF.
4. The CLEAN setting is used whenever solutions are
produce ice approximately
ing in a room temperature of 70°F (21°C).
NOTE: Operation in different room temperatures may
require readjusting the Ice Thickness Control toward
THICK or THIN. Best performance is obtained with ice
(13 mm) to 5 ⁄ " (16 mm) thick. If operating in a warm room
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(above 90°F [32°C]), DO NOT set Ice Thickness Control to
the maximum thickness or the unit may malfunction.
NORMAL
THIN THICK
ICE
circulated through the ice maker for cleaning. Only the
water pump operates at this setting. See "Cleaning and
sanitizing the ice making system" section.
1 ⁄ " (13 mm) thick, while operat-
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ON
OFF CLEAN
CYCLE
1 ⁄ "
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