GE BISW42ELD, BISW42ELC, BISW42ELB, BISW42EKC, BISW42EKB Owner’s Manual

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ApplianceRegistration.. . . . . ...2

CareandCleaning... . . . ...16. 17

Condenser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l6

DiagnosticCodes. . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

DrawerandCoverRemoval.,..14

ElectronicMonitorand

DiagnosticSystem . . . . . . . ...5-8

DoorA1arm. . . . . . . . . . . . ...6

SystemCheck—Wset. . . ...6.7

WarmTemperature. . . . . . . ...6

EnergySaverSystem. . . . . . . ...4

Energy-SavingTips. . . . . . . . ...2

FoodStorageSuggestions. . . ...12

StorageTimes. . . . . . . . . . . ..l2

IceDispenser. . . . . . . . . . . . ..9-l~

Icemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~9-ll

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

AdapterPlug . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l8

AdjustableRollers. . . . . . . ...18

Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . ...18

Electrica]Requirements. . ...18

Grounding. .. c. . . ..c. .~...l8

ldoc:iti(Jnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...18

WaterSupplyt(>lcen~aker. ...18

LightBu]bRcplacellleflt. . . . ...17

M{JdelandSeria1Nunl13crs. . ...2

Pr{jblcn3Sc}lvcr.,, .. ,4 . ...19-21

Q~lickSer\~cSystei31.. . . . . . ...8

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Readthk bookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewrefrigerator properly.

Keepit handyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel andserialnumber.

You’llseethemonalabelonthe rightside,nearthebottomofthe freshfoodcompartment.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrefrigerator. Beforesendingintheregistration

card,pleasewritethesenumbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesemodelandserial numbers inanycorrespondenceorservice calISconcerningyourrefrigerator.

Ifyoureceivedadt~n~aged refrigerat(]r,immediatelycontact

thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou t}]crefrigerator.

@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris important.Avoidlocatingitnextto

yourrange,aheatingventorwhere the sunwillshinedirectlyonit.

@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften thannecessary.

oClosethedoorsassoonaspossible,

particularlyinhot,humidweather.

oKeepEnergySaverSwitchinthe OFFpositionunlessmoisture formsontheoutsideofthe refrigerator.

. Besurethedoorsareclosed tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse orretiringforthenight,checkto besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft openaccidentally.

oStoreonlythosefoodsrequiring

refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

oWipemoisturefrombottlesand cartonsbeforeputtingthem inthe refrigerator.

@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce

moisturebuildupinsidethe

refrigerator. ~Ifyouturnthecontrolstothe

coldestpositionforquickchilling or freezing,besuretoturnthem backto regularsettings.

~Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigemtor. Overcrowdingcanrequireextra electricalenergytokeepeverything cool.

1 . .

IMPORTANTSmETY INSTRUCTIONS

~-~~—when usingthis appliance,alwaysexercisebasic safetyprecautions,includingthe

following: ~ Usethisapplianceonlyforits

intendedpurposeasdescribedin thisUseandCareBook.

@Thisrefrigeratormustbe

properlyinstalledinaccordance withtheInstallationInstructions beforeitisused.Seegrounding

instructionsonpage18.

~Neverunplugyourrefrigerator

bypullingonthe~wer cord.

Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull straightout fromtheoutlet.

~Repairorreplaceimmediate~yall

electricservicecordsthathave becomefrayedorotherwise damaged.Donotuseacordthat

showscracksorabrasiondamage alongitslengthorateithertheplug orconnectorend.

Afteryourrefrigeratorisin operation,donottouchthecold surfaces,particularlywhenhands are damporwet.Skinmayadhere

tothese extremelycoldsurfaces. ~Donotplacefingersorhands

ontheautomaticicemaking mechanismwhiletherefrigerator ispluggedin.Thiswillhelpprotect

youfrompossibleinjury.Itwillalso preventinterferencewiththemoving partsoftheejectormechanism,or withtheheatingelcmentthat relettsesthecubes.

*Don’trefreezefrozenfoods whichhavethawedcomplete~y.

The UnitedStatesDepartmentof AgricultureinHomeandGarden BulletinNo.69says:

“...Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen foodsthathavethawediftheystill containicecrystalsoriftheyare stillcold—below40°F.

“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultry orfishthat havea~tyoff-odoror off-colorshouldnotberefrozenand shouldnotbeeaten.Thawedice

creamshouldbediscarded.If the odor or colorofanyfoodispooror questionable,getridofit.The food maybedangeroustoeat.

“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing

reducetheeatingqualityoffoods, particularlyfruits,vegetablesand preparedfoods.Theeatingquality ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan that ofmanyotherfoods.Use refrozenfoodsassoonaspossibleto saveasmuchoftheireatingquality asyoucan:’

@If youroldrefrigeratorissti!l

aroundthehousebutnotinuse, besuretoremovethedoors.This

willreducethepossibilityof dangertochildren.

*Disconnectpowertoyour

refrigerator: A.Beforemakinganyrepairs,

Note:Westronglyrecommend thatanyservicingbeperformed byaqualifiedindividual.

B.Beforecleaning. C.Beforereplacinga burned-out

lightbulb,powertotherefrigemtor shouldbedisconnectedatthefise boxorcircuitbreakerinorderto avoidcontactwithalivewire fiament.(Aburned-outlightbulb maybreakwhenbeingreplaced.)

Note:Turningfreemrcompartment temperaturecontroltoOFF positiondoesnotremovepower tothelightcircuit.

~Donotoperateyourrefrigerator inthepr=enceofexplosivefumes.

SAW TH~E mSTRUCTIONS

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OpemtingYourRefrigemtor

SetTempemtureControk

Yourrefrigeratorhastwoup-front controlsthatletyouregulatethe temperatureinthefreshfoodand freezercompartments.

Onecontrol,withsettingsfrom1

through9,is locatedattheupper

leftinthefreshfoodcompartment.

HowtoTestTemperatures

Usethemilktwtfor thefreshfood compartment.Placeacontainerof milkonthetopshelfinthefresh foodcompartment,Checkitaday later.Ifthemilkistoowarmortoo cold,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Usetheice creamtestforthe freezercompartment.Placea containeroficecreaminthecenter ofthe freezercompartment.Check itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hoursfor therefrigeratortoreachthe temperatureyouset.

Ene~y SaverSwitch

TheEnergySaverSwitchis locatedacrossfromthefresh foodtemperaturecontrol.

Withthe heatersturnedoff,there isachancethatmoisturemayform ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator, especiallywhentheweatheris humid.Thehumidityismostlikely tobehighinthesummer,inthe earlymorninghours,andinhomes whicharenot airconditioned.

Overanextendedperiodoftime,

moisturethatformsontheoutside maycausedeteriorationofthepaint finish.Itwillbeimportanttoprotect thefinishbyusingappliancepolish waxasdescribedonpage16.

SET HERE IF MOISTURE ~ II

APPEARS ON EXTERIOR

WhentheEnergySaverSwitch ispushedtothelefi,electricity

flowsthroughthelowwattage heaterswhichwarmtheoutside ofthecabinetand,undermost conditions,preventtheforming ofmoisture‘orwaterdroplets.

ml’ ~~F

The othercontrol,withsettings from1through9plusOFF,is locatedattheupperrightnearthe

topofthefreezercompartment. 9isthecoldestsetting, 1isthe

warmest.

INITIALLY,SETBOTH CONTROLSAT5.

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures, adjustthedesiredcompartment

controlonenumberatatime.

IMPORTANT:Wheninitially settingco~~trok,or a~ustingthern9 allow24hoursfortemperatures tostabilize.

Note:~rnillg thefreezercontrol totheOFFpositionstopsCooling inB~H compartments—fresh foodANDfreezer—butdoesnot

shkltoff powertotherefrigerator.

Toreducetheamountof electricityrequiredto operate yourrefrigerator,pushswitch totheOFFposition.

Thisturnsoffheatersinyour refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture fromformingontheoutside.

NoDefro%@

Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe freezerorfreshfoodcompartments. Althoughyourrefrigeratoris designedandequippedtodefrost

itselfautomatically,somefrost onpackagesis normal.

ElectronicMonitor & DiagnosticSystem

etkeepsaneyeon

thingsforyou.

Redsignallightflashestotell

youwheneitherdoorisopen.

reensigna~lighttellsyouthat freezercompartmentdoorand

e DoorAlarmbeeperhasbeen

etto soundaftereitherdoorhas

beenopen30seconds.

@ Redsignallighttellsyouwhen

f;eezerfo~dkeepingtemperatureis abovenormal.

@GreenlightedwordNORMAL

indicatesthatnofailurehasbeen

detectedbythediagnosticsystem.

@ Flashinggreendiagnostic

codesin thedisplaywarnyou when:

frozenfoodsshouldbe

checked.

powerhasbeeninterrupted.

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icemakermaynot beoperating

properly.

Whatthesecodesmean—and

whattodowhentheyappear--is

summarizedontheinsideofthe explainedmorethoroughlyon

thefollowingpages.

@ StatusCheckResetpad putsa

reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis offivecodedfunctionsatyour fingertipandalsoallowsyouto erasecodesfromdisplay.

@ Electroniccontrolallowsyou

toturnnightlight inwater-and-ice dispenseron andoff.

@ Electroniccontrolallowsyou

toselecticecubesorcrushedice, andgreensignallightconfirms

yourchoice.

when your refrigerator

is first pluggedin.c ●

Allpanellightscomeonforfive seconds,a beepsounds,andlights gooffexceptasfollows:

@PF flashesinthedisplay.Touch STATUSCHECK-RESETpadto eraseit.

@GreenwordNORMALglows.

@RedWARMTEMPERATURE lightglowsif freezercompartment temperatureishigherthannormal. Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping temperatureisreached.

@Dooralarmbeeperisactivated andgreenlight onDOORALARM padglows.

@CRUSHEDice selectionlight

glows.

@RedDOOROPENlightflashesif eitherdoorisopen,goesoutwhen

doorsare shut.

~Nightligl~tinwater-and-ice

dispenserisoff.

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defrostsystemhasfailed.

~ freezercontrolmayneedtobe setfor a coldertemperature.

Howto set the

Door Alarm

Youdon’thave to setthe visual alarm.Aslongaseitherdooris

open, theredDOOROPENsignal lightflashes.

If the greensignallightonthe DOORALA~ padisglowing, thebeeperalarmisset.Ifit’snot,

touchthepadtoturniton.

DOOROPEN

WARMTEMPERATURE

my theRedWarm

WmperatureLi@tGlows.

Atfirst,it’sprobablybecauseyour newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t completelycooleddownyet.Wait afewhoursforit tocool,andthen thelightwillgoout.

WARMTEMPERATURE

Fromthenon,theredlightwill glowwhenevertemperaturesinside gettoohighforproperfoodstorage. Ifthishappens,openthe doors onlywhenabsolutelynecessary, andclosethemasquicklyas

possible. Assoonasinsidetemperatures

returntonormal,thelightgoesout.

How theElectronic

Monitor

andDi*nostic

$yskmWork.

The wordNORMALislighted ingreenexceptwhena failurehas beendetected.

1 ‘;’.~

Ifeitherdoorisopenformorethan 30seconds,arecurringbeepsounds.

Thelightgoesoutandthebeeping

stopswhenyouclosethe door. There

theDoorAlarm beeperturned off. Whenyou’rerearranginga lot

offood,forexample.Just touchthe pad. Thegreenlightwillgoout and,thebeepingwillstop.

DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm

beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR OPENlightoff—itkeepsflashing until thedooris closed.

tire timeswhenyou’llwant

TheSTATUSCHECK-RESET padhastwofunctions:

1.YoucantouchtheSTATUS CHECK-RESETpadandget a reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic codesinorderoftheirpriority.

2. YoucantouchtheSTATUS

CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree flashingcodesimmediatelyand twocodesaftertheconditionthat causedthemtoflashhasbeen corrected(seepage7).

heElectronicMonitorand

DiagnosticSystemalertsyouwhen somethingstirtstogowrong.

If a diagnosticcodeappearson

thedisplay,somethingneeds specialattention.Togetyour

attention,thedisplaycodeflashes untilyoueraseit. Thefirst6 flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.

If more thanonecodedfunction

requiresattentionatthesame time,theone withthehighest

prioritywillbedisplayedfirst.

PressingtheSTATUSCHECKRESETpadwillevaluateallother codedfunctions.If theNORMAL displayislitduringthedisplaying ofacode,thatfunctionisoperating

properly. PressingtheSTATUSCHECK-

RESETpadwillerasethreecodes immediately—~~C{andCC.

TheDEand FFcodes

erasedbvtouchingtheSTATUS

HECK~RESETfiadafterthe

onditionthatcausedthecodeto

has bee~~corrected.

flash

canonlybe

This flashingcodetellsyoa~the pwer tothJrefrigerat6rhas beeninterruptedformorethan2

seconds.Checktheconditionof foodinboththe freshfoodand freezercompartments.Touch STATUSCHECK-RESETpad toerasecode.

Thereisnofaultwiththe refrigeratorwhenPFcode

flashes.

Thisflashingcodetellsyou something’swrongwiththedefrost system—keepdoorsclosedto

retaincoldandcallforservice. Codeflashesuntilproblemis

corrected.

Thisflashingcodetellsyouto

checkyour frozen food.Hasany ofit startedtothaw?Apackage maybeholdingthefreezer compartmentdooropen.Don’t

openthedoormoreofienthan absolutelynecessarywhilethis codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe STATUSCHECK-RESETpad

afterthe freezercompartment

ernperaturehasreturnedto

ormalwillerasethe code..

Thisflashingcodetellsyouto checkthe automaticicemaker. Iceclumps in thestoragebin may havestalledtheicemaker.Follow correctivemeasuresdescribedon page21.If watersupplytothe icemakerisnot connectedor not turnedon, makesuremanual

icemakerswitchisintheOFF position(seepage10).Codestops flashingwhenproblemiscorrected or STATUSCHECK-RESETpad istouched.

Thisflashingcode tellsyouto checktemperature controlsand

adjustthe~ if necessary.(See directionsonpage4.) Touch STATUSCHECK-RESETpad toerasecode.If code reappears after4hours,call for service.

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