Proper Operation
Learn how your appliance is supposed to operate so you can determine if it is malfunctioning.


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The Freeze Cycle

The freeze cycle is the period of time where the icemaker is waiting for the cubes to freeze solid. This is based on an algorithm programmed into the electronic control board. The electronic control board makes these calculations once per second and monitors the thermistor's current or present resistance value as well as the rate of resistance change. This will take into account the various environmental conditions that vary the freeze times, such as control settings, door openings, room temperature, etc., but the average cycle should be approximately 75 minutes to drop the 7 cubes in the icemaker mold.