GE 20, 22, 24, 27 Use and Care Manual

Contenti

BaseGfle k andGleaning

Gndenser fiergy SaverSystem

~e~-SavingT~ps FoodSaverSystem

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FoodStomgeSuggestions

Sto~e Times

IceDiipewr Icemaker

Ins*tion

Adj~table Rollers ~earances

ElectricalRequirements Extensiontird

Grounding

Location

WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

LightBdb Replacement ModelandSerialNumbers

-14,15 14

11 ;;”

‘7-9 7-9

5 2

4“ 4

4 4

Ports-Bins

ProblemSolver Re&es~ent Center ‘

Mety Instructions Shelves

StoxageDmwers - ~1$12 -

Drawer&CoverRemoval Ily 12

TempemtureControls Vacation&

MovingTips 15 ,

‘ 16-19

6 3

Side by Side 20,22,24

&27

HeIpw helpyou...

Readthisbk carefully.

Itis intendedto helpyouopemte

andmaintainyournewrefrigerator

properly. Keepithandyforanswemtoyour

questions- .”

Writedownthemodeland serialnmbers.

You’llseethemonalabelonthe

W* besidethe topdraweror at

bottom,insidethetih food

the

compartment

Pleasewritethesenumbershere:

M-J Numb6r

wti Number Usethesenumbersin any

correspOn&nWorsemicecalls concerningyourretigemtor.

Ifyoureceivedadamaged mftigerator...

Immedia&lycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyouthe

retigerator.

Savetimeandmoney. Beforeyourequwt

serviceb.b

door.

● Locationofyourrefrigeratoris

impo~t. Avoidlocatingit nextto yourcookingappliance,aheating ventor wheresunwillshine tictly onit.

e~on?topenme.doorsmoreoften

thannecess~. -

● close ~e doorsas soonas

:e~~b:,

● Bes~- thedoors”areclosed

p~cularly-in hotihufid .”

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tightiy.Beforeleavingthehouseor .:.,

retiringforthenight,checktobe

surethedoorshavenstbeenlefi opn accidentily. .

● Storeonlythose foodsrequting

refrigerationin,yourretigerator.

● Wlp ~ moisturefrom bodes

andcartonsbeforeputtingthemin therefrigerator.

● Keepallfoodscoveredto reduce

mois~e buildupinsidethe refrigerator. -’:

● If youturncontrolstothecoldest

positionforquick freezing,be suretoturnthemback toregularsettings.

● Don’tovercrowdyour

refrigerator.Overcrowtig can requireextraelectricalenergyto, keepeverythingcool.

chillingor ~

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Checktie ProblemSolver.Itlists causesof minoroperating.

problemsthat youcancorrect

yourself.

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HowtoComwt

electdcity

Forpersonalsafety,this

appliancemmt be

properly growded.

me powercordof this appliance isequippedwitha grounding plugwhichmateswitha standard groundingwalloutlet(Fig.1or Fig.2)to minimizethepossibility ofelectricshockhazardfrom

this appliance.

RefrigeratorLoMtion

DOnotinstallrefrigeratorwhere temperaturewillgobelow50°F. (10”C.)becauseit willnotrun

oftenenoughtomaintainproper temperatures.

Doinstallitonafloorstrong enoughto supportafullyloaded refrigerator.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

Dimensions

Allowthefollowingciearmcesfor easeof installation,properair circulationandplumbingand electricalconnections:

● .................*.*,....*

Sides

,***”.,.*,..*.**

Top

(ybuilt-itl,aliow 7/8”(22nlm)for hingeco}~ers.)

..,...,,,,,,.,.,. ......$+....

Back

Aliowfollowingdooreiaranc~:

RefieshnentCenter

FreezerSide.,....... ......

5/8”(16mm)

●******,*?....

r’ (25mm)

1“(25mm)

. ....3%’’(86mm)

1%”(44mm)

INSUREPROPERGROiJND MSTS BEFORE

Grounding Pilag

Fig.2

Havethe walloutletcheckedbya qualifiedelecticim to makesure outletisproperlygrounded.

Wherean ungroundedwall outlet isencountered,itisyourpersonal responsibili~andobligationto have it replacedwitha properly groundedwalloutlet.

Therefrigeratorshould alwaysbepluggedintoi@om

individudelectricaloutlet—’

pleasereferto theratingplateon the refrigeratorforthecorrect

voltageandfrequency.This is recommendedfor bestperfommce andtopreventoverloadhghouse wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea fie hazardfromoverheatingwires.

If thepowersupplycordbecomes damaged,it must bereplacedby a qualifiedserviceagentin orderto avoida safety hmard.

USE

iNSiJREPROPERGROUND

EXiSTSBEFORE

Fig.1

USE

1“

Model22

A*..66~1(1692mm) 66%”(1692mm)

B...,33” (838 mm)

C.... 31X’ (800mm)

D....49Y’(1251

Model27

A*..68~11(1746mm)

B....35%’(908mm)

32X’ (826 mm)

C....

49!4”(1257mm)

D....

*~eight does

Model24

35%’ (908 mm)

31!4”(800~)

mm) 49W’(1251mm)

notincludehinges

WaterSupplyto Icemaker

yourrefrigeratorhasanicemaker,

or ifyouplanto addan icem~er later,the,icemakerwillhave to be connectedtoa colddrinkingwater

line. Awatersupplykitcontig

coppertubing,shutoffvalve,fittings

andinstructionsisavailableatextra costfromyomdealer.Thereshould besufficienttubingforthe icema.ker hornthecoldwatersupplytoallow movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe

wallseveralf=t (approximately feet[2.5m]of1/4”[6.25mm] coppertubinginthree10”[250mm] diametercoils).

Maximumpermissibleinletwater

pressure-120 PSI(8.3bars). Mtiimumpermissibleinletwater

pressure-20 PSI(’1.4bars). Installationoficemakermustbe

madebyaqualifiedservice technician.

Rollem

Adjustablerollersbehindthebase ~ti~leenableyoutomovethe mfiigera{orawayfromthewallfor cleaning.Theserollersshouldbeset

thatie Rfrigemr res~fidy on

thefloor.Toassm thatthedoorswiil

C1OX automatically fmmah@fway-

openposition,thereisa

fromthe frontto thebackofthe cabinet.Side-by-sidereMgeraton dso havespeeiallydesigneddoor hingesthat liftbothdoorsslightly whenopened,allowingtheforceof

~vity tohelpclosethemswurely.

ToadjustroUe~removethebase @he bygwping itatthebottom

andp~ing it out.

mm ro~eradjmtmentscrews clockwisetoraiseretigerator,

counterclockwiseto lowerit.use adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead bolt)or pliers.

Whenadjustingfrontrollersfor Dromrdoor closure,werecommend ka~thebottom&ontedge of the

cabinetbeapproximate~5/8” (16mm)tiomthefloor.

pron~sonbackofgrillewithclamps incabtieta.rldpushforwardunti tie

me snapsintoplace.

buih-intilt

Yow refrigeratorhastwocontrols thatletyouregulatethe temperamrein thetih foodand fizer compartment.

XNITIALLY,settheF-H FOODcontrolat5 md the ~EZER controlat“C?’

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures, adjustthedesiredcompartment controloneletteror numberat a time.

IMFORTANT

.Whenyourrefrigeratorisfirst itied, allow24how for stabilizationtonod opra~ tern~ra~ Wforefillingit with largeamountsoffreshorfrozen fti.

Note:-g thefreshfoodcontrol

toOstopscoolinginBOTH cornpartments-tish food& freezer-but doesnotshutoff

powertotherefigemtor.

HOW ~0 Usethe milktest forthefresh

foodcompatient. Placea containerofmilkon thetopshelf in thefreshfoodcompartment.

Checkit a day later.If tie mik is toowarmor too cold,adjust the temperaturecontrols., ,

use the icecream test for the freezercompartment.Placea containerof ice creamin the center of thefreezercompartment.Check it aftera day.H it’stoohard or too sofi,adjustthe temperaturecontrols.

TestTemperatures

Ifyoummyour household

tiemosmtblow @“F.

(16”C.)

..yotimaywantto~ tie lef~ered

controlonestepcold~r,ashorn“C” to“D.”Coolertem~raturesinthe housemayQausethecompressorto operatelessfrequently,tius

allowingWefreemrcompartment

towarmsomewhat.Toprotect your fromnfood’supply,leave yourletteredsettingat this colder

settingfortheentirewinterorfor

whateverperiodoftimeyouare

turningdownyourthermostat.

Thisisespeciallyimportantwhen

thethermostatis.tumeddownfor

anextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onydur freshfoodcornptient.

However,iffreezinguccurs,turn

thenumberedcontrolonestep

w-er, as from“5”to

Whenyou stopturningthe

thermostatdown,turntemperature cotibls b=k totheirre@ar settings.

AutomaticEnergySaver System

Youwon’tfindan“energysaver” switchonthis retigerator.

W-liquid borntie refrigerator’s condenserisautomatic~ycirculated aroundthefrontedge of thefreezer compliment to helpkeepmoisture fromfeting ohtheoutsideofthe retigerator duringhumidweather.

Manyretigerators use special electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator needsnone. That’swhythere is no

“energysaver’9switch..there’s no

needfor it.

No Defrosting It is notnecessaryto defrostthe

freezeror freshfoodcompartments. Yourrefrigeratoris designedand equippedto defrostitself

automatically.

atdght

“4.9’

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TheRefreshmentCenterconsists ofanAutomaticIeemaker,anIce &WaterDispens@randas~ial

R~t centercompartment withitsowndoorthfitkomes a

counterwhenyouopenit.

● ❞❆ replacestheice youuse...

automatically.

Ice&WaterDhpenser

(Appea-ce andf~tures may

VW siightiy.)

● It dispensesiceandchilledwater

throughthefreezercompartment door.

Refmtient Center Compa*ent

● It makesfrequentlyuseditems

storedonthefreshfooddoor readilyaccessiblethroughthe refreshmentCenterCompartment doorwithouthavingtoopenthe mainrefrigeratordoor.

● It providesanextracounter-high

worksurfacerightattherefrigerator

whentheRefreshmentCenter Compartmentdooris open.To open,liftcompartmentdoorhandle andpulldown.Closedoortier use.

Aithoughdurable,stain-and scratch-resistant,theworksu~ace

onthe RefreshmentCentercounter shouldnotbe usedasa cutting board.Sharputewilscanbge it.

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ToremovetheRefreshmentCenter Bin,opentheouterdoor to free the liponthebinfromtheoverlapping

door.

Coldairenteringfromthefreezer compartmentkeepsthe

ternpera~e in theRefreshment CenterCompartmentatproper food-keepinglevels.

TheRefreshmentCenter Compartmentis dso accessible througha Hft-updooron theinside ofthe freshfoodcompartmentdoor.

Thenraise theinnerdoorandlift thebin straightup untilhookson bincomeout of trackson door.

RefreshmentCenterBin mustbe

replacedin itsoriginalposition.

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