Whirlpool K20 Operation manual

ICE MAKERS

MANUAL OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND INSTALLATION

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Datasheet

- K20

lce

Makers

Specif

ications

lceProduction

CubeSize

Thickness

(Variable)

Storagebincapacity

Length

ofcycle

Ventilation

Gondenser

Ambient

Range

Voltage

Connection

Dimensions

(HxWxD)

..'i/eight

Canbebuiltin?

Drain

Connection

Water

Gonnection

Compressor

GasGharge

Electrical

24KG/24HOURS

35OO

CUBES/

HOURS

60-70CubesApprox.

PerCycle

29X29MM

- 12MM

lOKG

17MINS

1ST

CYCLEWILLTAKE

UPTo45MINS

DEPENDENT

ONWATERTEMP

BOTHSIDESREQUIRE

VENTILATION

50mmMin.Clearance

each

side

AIRCOOLED

13'C

to43"C

240volts

50hz

13ampPlug

590x555x535

38kg

30mm

BSP

ASPIRA

COMPRESSOR

NB111

0.17k9R134a

400Watts

Features

StainlessSteel

Finish

CrystalClear

lce

RemovableDoor,Aids

Cleaning&Hygiene

lnsulatedPolypropylene

StorageBin

Adjustablelce

Thickness

AdjustableBinThermostat

@It'hirlpool

Datasheet

- K40

lce

Makers

Specif

ications

lceProduction

CubeSize

Thickness

(Variable)

Storagebin

capacity

Length

ofcycle

Ventilation

Condense

AmbientRange

Voltage

Connection

Dimensions

(HxWxD)

Veight

r.an

builtin?

Drain

Connection

Water

Connection

Compressor

GasCharge

Electrical

40KG/24HOURS

5600

CUBES

/24

HOURS

60-70

CubesApprox.

Per

Cycle

29X29MM

- 12MM

20KG

17MINS

1sr

cYcLEwtLL

TAKE

upro 45MtNS

DEPENDENT

ONWATER

TEMP

FRONT

VENTILATION

AIRCOOLED

13'C

to43"C

240volts

50hz

13amp

Plug

850x555x535

46kg

YES

30mm

3/a

BSP

ASPIRA

COMPRESSOR

NE51

872

A.22kgR134a

450Watts

Features

StainlessSteelFinish

CrystalClear

lce

RemovableDoor,

Aids

Cleaning

&Hygiene

Insulated

Polypropylene

StorageBin

AdjustablelceThickness

AdjustableBinThermostat

K20lK40

ICE

MAKER

MAINTENANCE

Always

pull

outthe

plug

andturnoffthewater

supplybeforedoing

any

work

(cleaning

repair)

ontheunit.Periodically

cleanthe

appliance

(every

6months)

andthewater

system,to

keep

the

appliance

operatingat

maximum

efficiencyandto

ensurethebest

ice

cube

quality.

When

theice

cube

production

time

isincreased,

andthecubes

startto

lose

their

transparency,itistime

toclean

the

water

system.Howoften

you

cleanthesystemdepends

thehardness

ofthe

water.

Duringfreezing,

the

calcium

thewateris

depositedonthe

refrigerant

plate.

These

depositsactas

insulation,

decreasing

theefficiencyoftheappliance's

performance.

HOW

CLEANTHEWHIRLPOOLICEMAKERS:

Turn

off

the

water

andswitchoff

theappliance

pressing

the

green

switch.

Opentheice

binand

remove

all

thecubes.

Remove

the

plug

orthedrain

hose

(if

provided)

inside

thebin.

Pour1.51

watermixed

with1/10litre

ofvinegar

tablespoons

lemon

juice

citricacidinto

thebinusingthefunnel

provided.

Press

the

twoswitches

(green

and

blue)

andoperatetheappliancefor40

minutes

approx.

6) Release

thetwoswitches

(green

andblue)

anddrainthiswatermixtureinto

the

liner

inverting

the

position

ofthefunnel.

7) Pour1.51

water

and

2tablespoonful

ofbakingsodainto

thebin,

press

thetwo

switches

(green

andblue)andoperate

theappliancefor

5minutes

approx.

8) Drain

thewater

and

repeat

theoperation,

rinsingwith1.51

water

andleaving

the

applianceoperatingfor

5minutes.

9) Remove

the

funnelwith

thehose

afterthewater

drainand

replace

the

plug

orthe

drainhose.

10)

Clean

the

inside

ofthe

bin

reservoir

andthedoor

gasket

with

asoftcloth

dampenedin

asolution

warmwater

andbakingsoda.

11)Press

the

green

switchandturn

the

water

on:theicemakerwill

beginto

work

again.

Werecommend

you

askthe

intervention

ofaqualified

techniciantoclean

periodically

(once

ayear)

thecondenser

andthe

motor

compartment.

lmpoftant:

prevent

odour

contaminationof

the

ice

cubes,do

not

put

foods

orbeveragesinto

the

ice

cubebin.Whennotinuse

forlong

periods

time

(holidays,

etc.)

turn

offthe

water,

pull

outthe

plug,

remove

all

ice

cubes,

drain

thewatertank

removing

the

plug

the

drainhoseandleavethe

dooropentoprevent

theformation

ofodours.

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W.h,lfllxiol

L-"

K20lK40

ADJUSTING

THEICE

CUBE

THICKNESS

lce

cube

thickness

pre-set

atthefactory.The

thicknesscanbe

increased

decreased

turningthethermostatknobwith

ascrewdriver.

Turning

the

knob

clockwise

increases

thethickness,

turning

anti-clockwisedecreases

the

thickness.Bymeans

ofthethermostatknobitis

possible

toadjust

the

variations

duetotheambienttemperature,whenit

higher

than32'Cand

lower

than10'C.

- Never

turn

thethermostat

knob

outside

the

fieldindicated

onthedial.

- Adjust

theicethicknessthermostat

onlyafterafewhoursoperationand

only

afterthebin

hashalf-filled

withice

cubes.

- Non-observance

ofthethermostat

setting

rule

could

resultin

damageto

theicemaker,

especially

thethermostatknobisleft

onalow

getting

highroom

temperature.

this

casetheicecouldbecome

sothickthe

icewillnot

cut.Ontheother

hand,

theice

thickness

couldbereduced

toaminimum

ornoneatall.

'!:

K20lK40

ADJUSTING

THEBINTHERMOSTAT

The

thermostatis

pre-set

atthe

factory.

However,

theambienttemperatureis

higherthan+32Citisnecessary

adjust

thethermostatknob

position

(Sun

Symbol

=Hot),if

theambient

temperatureis

lowerthan+16oC,itwill

benecessary

toadjustthethermostat

knob

position

(Snowflake

=Cold).

Svmptoms

Machine

doesn'trunwhen

plugged

Evaporator

freezing

butnowater

runningover

evaporator

lcebin

full

water

withlittleornoice

and

water

leaksfrom

frontofmachine

Machine

doesn'tmakeicefast

enough

lcetoothick

**K40Model only

lcetoothin

WhirlpoolK20lK40

Faultfindinq

Guide

Possible

cause

Mains

fuseblown

On/Offswitch

faulty

Cleanswitchfaulty

Bin

thermostat

faulty-open

circuit

Machineis

offon

Bin

Stat,

mayneed

adjusting

Mains

watertap

turned

off

Waterinletvalvefaulty

Water

pump

impellor

cover

loose

Water

pump

seized/open

circuit

Hot

gas

coilopencircuit

Drainhosekinked

orblocked

Drainholeinice

binblocked

Dirty

evaporator

holdingice

backwhen

pump

restarts

Incorrectlyinstalled

drains

Water

pressure

too

high

Waterinletvalverestrictor

blownout

Condenserblocked

Waterinletvalve

leakingthrough

Dirty

Evaporator/spray

arm

Lack

ofadequate

ventilaiion

Ambient

temperaturetoolowortoohigh

Shortof

Refrigerant

gas

lce

thicknessthermostatsettoohigh

lce

thickness

thermostal

faultv

Condenserblocked

lnadequateventilation

Dirty

evaporator

Hot

gas

coilopencircuit

Condenserfanmotorfaulty

**Microswitch

activatorabovecutter

grid

sticking

**Cutter

Grid

faulty

Dirty

evaporator/spray

arm

Blockedwaterinletfilte(causingwater

starvation)

Ambient

temperaturetoo

low

Splash

guard

sticking

Drain

blockedorslowdrain

Water

pressure

too

high

Waterinletvalverestrictorblownout

Shortofrefrigerant

gas

Svmptoms Possible

cause

Water

pours

intoice

bin RubberBung

missingfromwaterreservoir

Dirty

evaporator

Cutter

grid

out

position

Cutter

dfaulty/transf

ormerf

lty/f

useblown

Water

inletvalverestrictor

blownout

lcestickstogether

intheicebin

andcanbewhitein

colour

**K40

model

only

Dirty

evaporator/spray

arm

Anbient

temperaturetoo

low

Hard

wate(fitwater

softener)

Hot

gas

valve

seepingthroughcausing

slushtoform

**Evaporator

base

flapmissing

Machinewill

not

gointo

defrost Hot

gas

coilopen

circuit

\' whenicethickness

stat

turned Waterinletvalve

opencircuit

fully

anti-clockwise **Microswitch

actuatorsticking

abovecutter

grid

Condenserfanmotor

turns

slowlyon Fan

motorwindingsresistanceincorrect,

shouldbe

defrost 261

ohms

Hot

gas

coil

resistance

incorrect,

shouldbe

1,33kohms

Waterinletvalve

resistanceincorrect.

should

4.07

Kohms

. Machine

usestoomuchwater Ambient

temperaturetoolow

Dirty

evaporator

Water

inletvalverestrictor

blownout

Waterinletvalve

seepingthrough

Incorrect

waterinletvalvefitted

Water

pressure

too

high

Machine

doesn't

defrostlongenough Ambient

temperaturetoolow

Dirty

evaporator

Shortof

refrigerant

gas

lce

thicknessstatfittedincorrectly

Sheathmissingfromice

thicknessstat

lce

thicknessstat

faultv

Machine

runs

butnotfreezing Condenser

fan

motorfaulty/jammed

Water

inlet

valve

stuck

open

Hot

gas

valveleaking

through(atap

may

closeit)

Shortofrefrigerant

gas

Blockageinrefrigerant

system

Compressor

electrics/compressor

faulty

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