Hotpoint HPS18BTHBB Installation Instruction

Not all features are on all models.

 Remove the drawers.
 Reach in, push the back of glass cover up, 

and at the same time, pull it backward as 

far as it will come.

Tilt it and take it out. Avoid cleaning the cold 

glass cover with hot water because the extreme 
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 Remove the drawer frame. (Always remove 

the glass cover before you take out the 

drawer frame.)

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back, pull it forward, tilt it and take it out.
To replace:

 Lower the frame until it rests on the 

supports at each side and back.

 Replace the glass cover, pushing its front 

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and gently lowering the back into place.

 Replace the drawers.

Drawers can be removed easily by grasping 

the sides and lifting up slightly while pulling 

drawers past the stop location.

(on some models)

Slide the control all the way to the 

HIGH setting to provide high humidity 

recommended for most vegetables.

Slide the control all the way to the LOW 

setting to provide lower humidity levels 

recommended for most fruits.

Avoid contact with the 

moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or 

with the heating element (located on the 

bottom of the ice maker) that releases the 
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automatic ice making mechanism while the 

refrigerator is plugged in.
Automatic Ice maker  (on some models).
The ice maker will produce approximately 

70-100 cubes in a 24-hour period, depending 

on the freezer compartment temperature, room 

temperature, number of door openings and other 

use conditions.
If the refrigerator is operated before the water 

connection is made to the ice maker, set the 

switch OFF.
When the refrigerator has been connected to the 

water supply, set the switch ON position.
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15°F. A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12 to 

24 hours to begin making ice cubes.

Once the ice maker starts to make ice, it may take 
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temperature settings and number of door openings.
You will hear a buzzing sound each time the ice 
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to allow the water line to clear.
Be sure nothing interferes with the sweep of the 

feeler arm.
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ice maker will stop producing ice.
It is normal for several cubes to be joined 

together.
If ice is not used frequently, old ice cubes will 

become cloudy, taste stale, shrink or fuse together.
Ice maker accessory kit:
If your refrigerator did not already come equipped 

with an automatic ice maker, an ice maker 

accessory kit is available at extra cost.
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ice maker kit needed for your model.

A newly-installed refrigerator may take 12–24 hours to begin making ice.

ON OFF

Ice maker

Feeler Arm

Power Switch

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