Official GE freestanding ice maker parts

Cleaning your GE freestanding ice maker with cleaning solution

• Order the ice maker cleaning solution for your freestanding ice maker.
• To begin the cleaning process, press the On/Off button on your ice maker. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes for the ice to fall into the storage bin then remove all ice from the storage bin.
• Unscrew the drain cap from the bottom of the water pan and drain all water from the water pan.
• Reinstall the drain cap on the water pan.
• Pour the cleaning solution into the water pan then dilute the solution with 2 bottles of water.
• Press the Clean button to start the cleaning cycle.
• After the clean cycle, check for cleaning solution in the water pan. Repeat the clean cycle if cleaning solution remains in the water pan after the cleaning cyle.
• Press the On/Off button to resume ice production after cleaning is complete.

Top replacement parts for GE freestanding ice makers

• Ice bin thermistor. The bin thermistor senses the temperature at the Full mark in the storage bin and communicates the temperature to the electronic control board through a wire harness connection. When the electronic control board senses that the ice storage bin is full based on the bin thermistor reading, it stops ice production until the level of ice drops below the Full mark.
• Drain pump. The drain pump moves water out of the reservoir when the reservoir is flushed periodically to remove impurities and to remove water from ice that’s slowly melting in the ice bin.
• Condenser fan motor. The condenser fan motor pulls air through the condenser to cool the hot refrigerant gas so it condenses to a liquid. The cool liquid refrigerant flows through the evaporator plate in the ice maker. In the low-pressure environment of the evaporator plate, the liquid refrigerant from the condenser evaporates to a gas. During this evaporation process, the refrigerant absorbs heat from the water that’s cycling across the top of the evaporator plate, and the water freezes.
• Evaporator thermistor. The evaporator thermistor senses the temperature of the evaporator plate to detect the thickness of the ice slab forming on the evaporator plate during the ice-making process. It communicates the evaporator temperature to the electronic control board through a wire harness connection. When the slab is thick enough to be cut into cubes, the electronic control board initiates that process, based on the evaporator thermistor’s temperature reading.

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