OPERATION, CARE, AND CLEANING OF YOUR ICE MACHINE
The bin level sensor is located in the ice bin, it senses
when the ice supply is low or full and starts or stops the ice
making process accordingly.
If the water supply is turned off to the ice machine be sure
to set the selector switch to the “OFF” position.
New Sounds
The ice machine will make sounds that are different than
your household refrigerator. Because these sounds are
new to you they may be of a concern but are most likely
normal, such as ice falling onto hard surfaces and water
cascading across the evaporator. Following are some of the
sounds that you may hear:
A buzzing sound will be heard when the water valve
opens to ll the water reservoir.
You may hear a rattling noise which could be water ow-
ing through the water line.
A splashing sound may be heard when water is owing
over the evaporator plate and into the water reservoir.
When the ice slab is released from the evaporator plate
you may hear a “thud” as it slides onto the grid cutter.
At the end of an ice making cycle you may hear a gur-
gling sound which is refrigerant hot-gas owing through
the evaporator to release the ice slab for harvest.
When the condenser fan turns on you might hear the air
circulating over the condenser.
Ice Production
Care of the Ice Machine
1. Avoid leaning on the cabinet door. You may bend the
door hinge or tip the ice machine.
2. Exercise caution when sweeping, vacuuming or mop-
ping near the front of the ice machine. Damage to the
grille and/or switch can occur.
3. Periodically clean the inside of the ice machine compo-
nents and inside of the ice machine with mild soap and
water.
4. If your ice machine has either a stainless steel door
and/or cabinet, to keep it looking its best, we recom-
mend periodically applying a stainless steel cleaner
and a non-abrasive stainless steel polish. This is espe-
cially important for outdoor applications and locations
near salt-water environments. See page 13 for stain-
less steel maintenance.
Cleaning the Ice Machine
Some impurities will remain and build up in the ice machine
and stick to the ice machine’s parts over time. This build-up
must be removed for proper ice production, ice quality, and
ice machine life. Your ice machine is equipped with a clean-
ing mode that will help in cleaning out these impurities.
The impurities will need to be cleaned of this build-up
regularly (at the very least, annually), depending on use
and water hardness. Use a nickel safe ice machine cleaner,
including but not limited to the following brands. Ice ma-
chine cleaners are available at most appliance retailers or
through the cleaner manufacturers web site.
Kirby’s Certied ice machine cleaner, 100% nickel safe
Nu-Calgon nickel safe ice machine cleaner
Franklin Machine Products nickel safe ice machine
cleaner
To clean the ice machine:
1. Switch the selector switch to the “OFF” position.
2. Remove all the ice from the bin.
3. Remove the front panel by removing the 2 screws.
(See Figure 14).
Figure 14
Front
Panel
Front Panel
Screws
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Your unit will produce ~ 30lbs of ice in a 24-hour period
when installed in a 70°F ambient with a 55°F water supply.
“Initial” ice production and ice accumulated in the storage
bin will vary signicantly. This is normal. During the rst
24-hours of operation the unit will produce ~30lbs of ice at
the above temperature conditions, but when starting with
an empty ice storage bin, the storage bin may only ac-
cumulate ~ 18lbs of ice. By design, the ice storage bin is
maintained at a temperature slightly above freezing to allow
the stored ice to slowly melt, to preserve the clarity and as-
sure a constant supply of fresh ice. As ice is accumulated
in the bin, the ice production rate will overcome the ice melt
and the storage bin will ll to capacity.
Be sure to rinse all residual cleaner off the surfaces that
may come into contact with the ice.
