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Originally Posted by FW28z
Have you contacted Whirlpool and ask how they recommend winterizing it?
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The answer is turn off the water supply at least one day in advance. After the last load of cubes drops turn off the ice maker by raising the wire. Turn off the refrigerator, wipe the inside down, use blocks of wood or Styrofoam to block the doors open for air circulation while the unit is in storage. No mention of pumping antifreeze through the ice maker.
I believe I will add the step of disconnecting the water feed line to allow for additional drainage for a day or two after the last cubes drop.
I have an old food storage hand operated vacuum pump that I may try to rig up to suck any excess water from the line. In fact, thinking about this, I may try rigging that vacuum pump tomorrow to suck out any additional antifreeze if I don't see clear cubes by morning.
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