Whynter FIM-450HS manual

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    0 W H YN TER FR EE-ST ANDI NG IC E M AK ER MODEL # : FIM -4 50HS In st r uction Ma nu al Con gratul at i on s on yo ur ne w W HY NT ER prod uct. To ens ure prop er operatio n, pleas e read this Ins tructi on Manu al carefu ll y be f ore us i ng thi s produc t. Keep thi s m anu al in a s af e place f or f ut ur e ref e renc e.[...]

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    2 T A B LE OF CON T ENTS PA R T S A ND F EA T UR ES 3 SA FETY PRECAU T IO NS 4 REQ UI REMENTS 5 O PE RA TIO N 6 USING T HE C ONT R O L PA NEL 6 IN S T ALLIN G T HE W A T ER LINE 7 DRA INI NG T HE UNIT 8 LE VE LING T HE ICE MA KE R 8 CL EANING A ND MAIN T ENAN C E 9 SPECIFICA T IO NS 10 T ROU BL ES H OO T ING 11 W ARR ANTY IN FO RMA TI ON 12[...]

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    3 FE A T URE S T he W hy nter FI M-450 H S ic e m a k er of fers a l ot of f eatures su ch as ice m aki ng q ui ckl y , grea t i ce m a ki ng capacit y , nice i ce s hape a nd ice droppi ng q ui ckl y . W at er inl et ~ wa t er fil li n g ~ ice m aki ng ~ w ater rel ea si ng and ice drop pin g, al l the se proce ss es are au to m at ically co n tro[...]

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    4  W A RNIN G  TO R E DUCE T HE RI SK O F FIR E, ELECT R I CA L SHOCK, O R IN J UR Y W HEN USING Y O UR ICE MA KE R, FOLL O W TH ES E BAS IC PRECAUTIONS:  READ A LL INST R UCT ION S BE FORE U SING T HE IC E MA KE R .  WA RN ING : RI SK OF DAN GER TO SMALL C HILDREN A ND SMA LL A NI MALS. ENTR AP MEN T A ND SUF F OC AT IO N DANGER IF [...]

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    5 Do n ot re m o ve a ny sa f ety , warning, or pr oduct i n f or m at i on l abe ls fro m yo ur ice m ak er . Before y ou b e g i n Prepari ng the Ice Mak er f or us e be fore y ou pl ug t he ic e m a k er i n t o a po w er sup pl y , be sure to l et it s ta nd up rig ht f or a t least 24 hou rs to a ll ow the com pre ss or’s oil s to s ettl e. [...]

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    6 OPERA T ION Di sc ard the f i rs t batch o f ic e produc ed b y t he portab le ice m a ker. Direct s un li g ht m ay caus e t he ice ful l infrared s ens or to m al f unc ti on . If the un it co nt inues to produ ce i c e e v en though the ba s k et is fu ll, you m ay n e ed to m o v e t he un it aw a y f ro m t he su nl igh t Before u si ng y ou[...]

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    7 How the P ortable Ice Mak er Pr o d uces I c e After th e unit i s po w er ed o n, th e ice m ak er be g i ns w i th r ot ati ng t he ice cas e into a ho r izont al w ater fil l pos i ti on u nder t he e v a p orator rods . T he w ater pu m p i s en gage d and f ills the ice cas e w it h water. W at e r o v er flows f or a fe w s econds b ef o re[...]

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    8 Dr a ini ng the un it T h i s u ni t opera t es in a gra v ity drain sy stem wh i ch cl ears ex cess w at er f ro m the i ce m a k er to ens ure a continuo us suppl y of i ce. A w ater drain hos e is pr o vi de d wi th this unit. Fi r m ly at tach t he drain hos e to t h e drain out let. P l ea se note th at the outl et o f drain hos e should be [...]

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    9 CL EANING AN D MAINT ENA N CE T he i ce m a k er m ust b e thoroughly cleane d i f it ha s be en left un us ed f or a long time DO NOT turn the i ce m ach i ne ups ide do wn to dry ! T h i s w i ll caus e the o il s f r om the co m press or to s hif t, wh i ch can re sult in t he m ach i n e breaki ng or be co m i ng inoperab l e. P er io di c cl[...]

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    10 SPE C I F ICA T IONS De scri pt i o n of produ ct Portable Ice Mak er Vol ta ge/Frequ ency AC 1 15V~60H z Ice-Maki ng / Ice- Ha rvest ra t ed c ur ren t 2.5A / 3A Co l or Stainles s St e el Ice S to r a ge capacity 7.7 l bs Ice-m a ki ng capabi li t y 44 lbs / day * Re f r i gera nt R 13 4a Dim en sions ( W idth x De pth x He i ght) 14 7/ 8” x[...]

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    11 T RO UBLESHOO T ING Many comm on i ce m a k er pro bl em s are eas il y re s olv ed . Tr y the t rou blesh ooting suggestions below to s ee i f the prob l e m s c an be res olv ed bef ore havi ng to c o ntact t he s er vi ce depart m en t. Pr oblem P os s ib l e Cau se Pr obable Co rrec t ion T he m achi ne won 't opera t e.  T he i ce m[...]

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    12 O NE Y EA R LIMITED W A RR A NT Y T h i s W HY N TER Ice m ak er is w arranted, to th e o ri gin al ow ner within t he 48 co nt inental s ta tes, f or one ye ar f ro m the date of pu rc h as e aga inst de f ec ts in m at erial and w or km a nsh ip under n or m al use an d s er vi c e. Should yo ur i ce m ak er pro v e defective w i th in one ye [...]