DCS outdoor ice maker: CLEAN reminder
Minerals in the water supply slowly coat the cold evaporator plate and can affect ice quality over time; the six-month reminder is DCS's built-in nudge to run the cleaning routine with an approved cleaner.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Scale and descaling
- Water filter and descaling service
- Source: DCS
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What CLEAN
actually means.
Minerals in the water supply slowly coat the cold evaporator plate and can affect ice quality over time; the six-month reminder is DCS's built-in nudge to run the cleaning routine with an approved cleaner.
DCS home appliance display · also shown as CLEAN reminder
What to do when CLEAN shows on the home applianceKind of codeScale and descaling
Minerals from the water supply have built up where the appliance heats or freezes water: a steam oven's generator, a built-in coffee system, a dishwasher's heating path, an ice maker's mold and valve. The appliance asks for a descale because scale slows heating and blocks small passages. Run the descaling program with the descaler the maker names, check the water-hardness setting against your local water, and put the next descale on the calendar.
Usually leads toWater filter and descaling service
Fresh filters in dispensers and ice makers, and scale cleared from steam ovens, ice makers and dish care machines.
Shows up asWater or Ice Tasting Stale: Filter Age, Scale and Idle Lines
Water or ice tasting stale is dispenser water, cubes or nugget ice with a flat, musty, chemical or freezer-food taste, often cloudy, slow to come or smaller than it used to be.
MakeDCS
DCS is outdoor cooking now, so upkeep means clean burner ports and grease trays on the grill and a coil kept free of pollen on the outdoor refrigerator.
SourceDCS RF15I 15-inch outdoor ice maker user and install guide
DCS RF15IL3 and RF15IR3 outdoor ice makers.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from DCS's own guidance for CLEAN on its home appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Buy a nickel-safe ice-maker cleaner before starting; DCS specifies this type in its guide.
Run the cleaning cycle from the options menu, or clear the reminder with a short press of the power key if cleaning was already done recently.
If cubes stay cloudy or small after cleaning, check any water filter in the supply line, and book a visit if production has not recovered.
Still there?
It usually turns into water filter and descaling service. Book with the code and the model number.
What not to do
CLEAN is a reminder, not a shutdown; the machine keeps working while it displays. It says nothing about drainage, which reports its own problems by going dark on pump-equipped models instead.
What you may
notice with it.
The home appliance problems CLEAN tends to arrive with. Answer these at the home appliance before anyone is booked.
All problems
Where CLEAN usually leads
Water filter and descaling service.
DCS
home appliances.
DCS is outdoor cooking now, so upkeep means clean burner ports and grease trays on the grill and a coil kept free of pollen on the outdoor refrigerator.
DCS home appliance maintenanceMore DCS codes
Scale and descaling on other makes
Cold storage
Upkeep for everything in the house that keeps things cold: refrigerators, freezers, wine and beverage units and ice makers, cleaned and checked before they start struggling.
Cooking appliances
Upkeep for ovens, ranges, cooktops, hoods, microwaves, steam and speed ovens: burners and igniters cleaned, gas joints checked, grease filters and descaling done on time.
In DCS's own words
A "CLEAN" reminder will occur every 6 months
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. DCS RF15IL3 and RF15IR3 outdoor ice makers.
DCS CLEAN home appliance maintenance,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about CLEAN.
Can I clear CLEAN myself?
Can a DCS outdoor ice maker's CLEAN reminder be ignored for a while?
What cleaner does a DCS outdoor ice maker need?
How do I clear the CLEAN message on a DCS ice maker without running the full cycle?
Back to your everyday
Still showing CLEAN?
A booking goes further when it has the reminder or code as shown, the model number from the rating plate, and a word on when that filter, screen or tub was last cleaned. With those three, the office can pack the right filter or cleaner for your appliance.