FRIGIDAIRE EFIC235 Series Ice Maker User Manual

EFIC235, EFIC235-AMZ,

EFIC237-SSBLACK,
EFIC237-SSRED

ICE MAKER

USA CANADA 1-800-968-9853 www.curtisint.com/frigidaire

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to our

Thank you for bringing Frigidaire into your home! We see your purchase as the beginning of a long relationship together.

This manual is your resource for the use and care of your product. Please read it before using your appliance. Keep it handy for quick reference. If something doesn’t seem right, the troubleshooting section will help you with common issues.

FAQs, helpful tips and videos, cleaning products, and kitchen and home accessories are available at www.frigidaire.com.

When you unpack your ice maker, you may find a small amount of water inside.

Your unit is brand new.

Any water you may find is from the standard quality control testing that all of our ice makers undergo as part of the manufacturing process.

Please follow the initial preparation and cleaning instructions as detailed in the User Guide prior to using your new icemaker.

Installation Checklist

Doors

Handles are secure and tight
Door seals completely to cabinet on all sides

Leveling

Cabinet is setting solid on all corners

Electrical Power

House power turned on

Ice Maker

House water supply connected to ice maker
No water leaks present at all connections – recheck in 24 hours
Ice maker is turned ON
Ice & water dispenser operates correctly

Final Checks

Shipping material removed

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING

Please read all instructions before using this appliance.

Safety Definitions

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert of potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

DANGER

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates installation, operation or maintenance information which is important but not hazard-related.

Child Safety

Destroy or recycle the carton, plastic bags, and any exterior wrapping material immediately after the Ice Maker is unpacked. Children should NEVER use these items to play. Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads, plastic sheets or stretch wrap may become airtight chambers, and can quickly cause suffocation.

Safety Instructions

• DO NOT store or use gasoline, or other flammable liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. Read product labels for warnings regarding flammability and other hazards.
• Avoid contact with any moving parts of automatic ice maker.
• Remove all staples from the carton. Staples can cause severe cuts, and also destroy finishes if they come in contact with other appliances or furniture.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR UNIT

1. Metal shell

2. Drawer

3. Observation window: See how much ice has been stored in the drawer.

4. Handle for drawer.

5. Control Panel:
   Indicator light: Lack of water in reservoir, Power, Ice full
   Button: ICE, CLEAN, LIGHT

6. Water reservoir

7. Handle for water reservoir

8. Hot Air outlet

9. Drip tray

10. Water drain cap: After cleaning procedure, remove drain cap from the back of the appliance, pull out the cap from the drainpipe, empty the tank under the drawer, then reinsert the cap and put it back again.

11. Drainpipe: After cleaning procedure, you can collect dirty water from the drainpipe (there are two pipes: one connects to the evaporator, the other one connects to the water tank under the drawer).

12. Power cord

OPERATING PROCEDURES & MAINTENANCE

UNPACKING YOUR ICE MAKER

1. Remove the exterior and interior packaging, and then check all the accessories are included. If any parts are missing, please contact our customer service.
2. Remove all the tapes on the unit; take out the accessory parts inside.
3. Clean the interior with lukewarm water and a soft cloth.
4. Locating your ice maker on a level counter table far from direct sunlight and other sources of heat (i.e.: stove, furnace, and radiator). Make sure that there is at least 6 inches between the back and sides of your ice maker with the wall.
5. Allow one hour for the refrigerant fluid to settle down before plugging your ice maker in.
6. The power plug must be accessible directly.

WARNING: fill with potable water only. Only use drinking water.

CONNECTING YOUR ICE MAKER

DANGER

*Improper use of the grounded plug can result in the risk of electrical shock. If the power cord is damaged please call our customer service.

1. This unit should be properly grounded for your safety. The power cord of this appliance is equipped with a grounding plug which mates with standard grounding wall outlets to minimize the possibility of electric shock.
2. Plug your appliance into an exclusive, properly installed, grounding wall outlet. Do not be under any circumstances; damage the grounding means of the plug. Any questions concerning power and or grounding should be directed toward a certified electrician.
3. This appliance requires a standard 110-120Volt, 60Hz electrical outlet with good grounding means.

CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR ICE MAKER

Before using your ice maker, it is strongly recommended to clean it thoroughly. Unplug the unit before cleaning or making any maintenance.

1. Take out the drawer and water reservoir on the top.
2. Clean the interior with diluted detergent, warm water and a soft cloth. First pour the warm water with diluted detergent into the internal water reservoir, and then use the soft cloth to wipe the surface.
3. Again use the water to rinse the inside parts, and drain out the water by unplugging the drain cap on the back.
4. The outside of the ice maker should be cleaned regularly with a mild detergent solution and warm water.
5. Dry the interior and exterior with a soft cloth.
6. When the appliance is not in use for a long time, open water drain cap to drain out water completely from water reservoir.

USING YOUR ICE MAKER

How to start the unit

1. Take out the water reservoir on the top, place the bottom up, open the cap, pour potable water into water reservoir, 0.97 gallon (3.7 liters) water at most at one time. Screw the cap on to the reservoir, and put it back on the top of the appliance again.
2. Before you put back the drawer, please make sure the water tank under the drawer is empty if not, unplug water drain cap to drain out water completely.
3. Put the drip tray in position.

1. Open the cap
2. Add water, screw the cap and put it back.

Operation and display areas

Plug in the power cord, the power indicator is on: you can operate this appliance by touch the button on panel as shown above, the main function includes: ice, clean, and light.

CLEAN

If you use the machine for the first time, or you have not run the cleaning procedure for a long time, it is highly recommended to run the cleaning procedure first.
4. Before starting the cleaning process, please check the drain pipe and make sure it is with the cap on and hung on the back side of the machine.

5. Press”CLEAN”button “ “, the icon lights up. After 5 seconds, this icon flashes, and the machine will run cleaning procedure for at least 20 minutes. Then the icon goes out. Press this “CLEAN” button again, the machine will stop cleaning.
6. After cleaning procedure, move the appliance to the edge of the desktop, make sure that the appliance is placed steady, place a water container under the appliance, remove drain plug from the back, unscrew the tie on the pipe, pull out the plug from the drainpipe, water in the tank under the drawer and the evaporator will drain into the water container, then reinsert the plug and put it back again.

Change water in the water reservoir every 24 hours to ensure a reasonable hygiene level. If the unit isn’t to be used, drain all water & dry the water reservoir.

How to obtain the ice cube

7. Before starting the ice making process, please check the drain pipe and drain pipe plug on the back of the machine. Be sure to plug the drain pipe with a drain pipe plug and hang it on the back of the machine.
8. Press the “ICE” button “ “, the icon lights up, 5 seconds later, this icon flashes, it begins to work, press this button again, it will stop making ice. During ice making procedure, you can see how much ice has been stored in the drawer through the observation window.
9. While the ice-maker is on, verify water level periodically. If water pump can’t pump out water, the ice maker will stop automatically, and the “Add water” indicator will be on. Need to pour water into the water reservoir inside.
We suggest you should press “ICE” button to turn off the unit first, then fill water up, again press “ICE” button to restart the unit. Allow the refrigerant liquid inside the compressor at least 3 minutes to settle before restarting.

Light on/off

10. Press the “LIGHT” button “ “, the light inside the appliance is on, press this button again, the light is off.

When Ice Full indicator is on

11. The ice maker automatically stops working when the ice-cube is full inside and the ” ice full” Indicator is on.

Open the drawer

12. Hold the drawer handle gently and pull it out along the horizontal direction, until the back of the drawer contacts the front panel and then gently put it down, the drawer will have a certain angle hanging in the front panel. Instead, when you need to close the drawer, hold the drawer handle and place the drawer horizontally, then gently push it into full closure.

Take out the drawer

13. Hold the drawer handle gently and pull it out along the horizontal direction, until the back of the drawer contacts the front panel, and then gently lifted it up at a certain angle and pulled it out. Instead, when you need to reload the drawer, you tilt the drawer in the same direction at a certain angle. First, you put the back side of the drawer into the front panel, slowly flatten the drawer, and then gently push it into full closure.

TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM

| POSSIBLE CAUSE|

SOLUTION

---|---|---
“Add Water” indicator lights up| Lack of Water.| Stop the ice maker, fill water, and press “ICE”/“CLEAN” button again to restart the unit.
“Ice-Full” indicator lights up| There is too much ice.| Suggest you to obtain the ice-cube.
(No ice cube inside).| Remove the probable obstacle inside or clean the inside wall of the ice storage.
Press and hold the ice making button for 5 seconds to forcibly cancel full ice and restart ice making for 80 minutes.
“Power” indicator and ICE icon flashing| Ambient temperature or water temperature in inner tank is too high.| Please run the ice maker below 90 Fahrenheit degree ambient and pour colder water into tank.
Refrigerant liquid leakage.| Press the ICE button twice, restart ice making program, if this problem show up again, verify by a qualified technician.
Cover motor is broken.
Pipe in the cooling system is blocked.
Making Ice too slowly| Hot Air outlet has been blocked by something.| Hot Air outlet must be guaranteed to have more than 15 CM of ventilation distance.
Water temperature in inner tank is too high.| Water temperature requirement between 44.6℉-89.6℉.
Refrigeration system malfunctions.| Verify by a qualified technician.
Water leakage| Drain plug not in place.| Put the drain plug in place.
Pipe Joint in the appliance may Loose.| Verify by a qualified technician.
The seal has reached service life| Verify by a qualified technician.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Input Voltage: 115V 60Hz
Power Consumption: 200 W
Daily Ice Output: 20 KGS/24H
Refrigerant: R600a
Dimensions

• Product Depth (IN.) 16.1
• Product Height (IN.) 19
• Product Width (IN.) 9.8

LIMITED WARRANTY

To make a warranty claim, please email support@curtiscs.com or call 1-800-968-9853.

1 Year warranty

This product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase. During this period, your exclusive remedy is repair or replacement of this product or component found to be defective, at our option; however, you are responsible for all costs associated with returning the product to us. If the product or component is no longer available, we will replace with a similar one of equal or greater value. Prior to a replacement being sent, the product must be rendered inoperable or returned to us.

This warranty does not cover glass, filters, wear from normal use, use not in conformity with the printed directions., or damage to the product resulting from accident, alteration, abuse, or misuse. This warranty extends only to the original consumer purchaser or gift recipient. Keep the original sales receipt, as proof of purchase is required to make a warranty claim. This warranty is void if the product is used for other than single-family household use or subjected to any voltage and waveform other than as on the specified rating on the label (e.g., 120V~60Hz).

We exclude all claims for special, incidental, and consequential damages caused by breach of express or implied warranty. All liability is limited to the amount of the purchase price. Every implied warranty, including any statutory warranty or condition of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, is disclaimed except to the extent prohibited by law, in which case such warranty or condition is limited to the duration of this written warranty. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other legal rights that vary depending on where you live. Some states or provinces do not allow limitations on implied warranties or special, incidental, or consequential damages, so the foregoing limitations may not apply to you.

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ATTACH YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE HERE, PROOF OF PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE.
Please have the following information available when you contact the Support Team:

• Name, address and telephone number.
• Model number and serial number.
• A clear, detailed description of the problem.
• Proof of purchase including dealer or retailer name, address and date of purchase.

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