APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING ICE THICKNESS IN AN ICE MAKER

摘要

A method of controlling an ice maker having the steps of filling a sump of the ice maker with water, cascading the water across a freeze plate to make ice cubes, during an estimated sensible cooling time period for the water, sensing whether the water level in the sump has decreased, and indicating that a malfunction exists in the ice maker if during the sensible cooling time period the water level within the sump is sensed to have changed more than a predetermined amount.