GE Bottom-Freezer Built-In Refrigerator User Manual

Owner’s
Manual

Bottom-Freezer
Built-In Refrigerators

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Introduction

Your new Monogram refrigerator makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience and kitchen
planning flexibility. Whether you chose it for its purity of design, practical storage arrangements
or assiduous attention to detail—or for all of these reasons—you’ll find that your Monogram
refrigerator’s superior blend of form and function will delight you for years to come.

The Monogram refrigerator was designed to provide the flexibility to blend in with your kitchen
cabinetry. Decorative door insert panels allow it to match your kitchen cabinets or blend with your
kitchen decor.

Since the Monogram refrigerator is a built-in product, custom panels are required on the front of the
Monogram refrigerator. Consult your kitchen designer or cabinetmaker for your customized look.

The information on the following pages will help you operate and maintain your refrigerator properly.
If you have any other questions, visit our Website at: monogram.com

Contents

Consumer Services

Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Model and Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Performance Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 16

Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

State of California

Water Treatment Device Certificate . . . . . . . . . . .18

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover

Care and Cleaning

Cleaning—Outside and Inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Light Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Master Light Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Vacation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Operating Instructions

Automatic Icemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Sabbath Mode Product Kit, ZSAB1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Storage Pans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Temperature Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Water Filter Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Before
using
your
refrigerator

Read this manual carefully. It is intended to
help you operate and maintain your new
refrigerator properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something or need
more help, there is a list of toll-free consumer
service numbers included in the back section
of this manual.

OR

Visit our Website at: monogram.com

Consumer Information

Bottom Freezer Refrigerator

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Write
down the
model &
serial
numbers

You’ll see them on a label inside the fresh food
compartment under the storage drawers on the
right side.

These numbers are also on the Consumer
Product Ownership Registration Card included
with this manual.

Before sending in this card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or
service calls concerning your refrigerator.

If you
received a
damaged
refrigerator

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that
sold you the refrigerator.

Save time
& money

Before you request service, check the Problem
Solver in the back of this manual.

It lists causes of minor operating problems that
you can correct yourself.

If you need
service

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services
page in the back of this manual.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If for some reason you are not happy
with the service you receive, here are steps to
follow for further help.

For customers in the USA:

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased.
In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including your phone number—to:

Manager, Customer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

For customers in Canada:

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased.
In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including your phone number to:

Manager, Consumer Relations
Mabe Canada Inc.
1 Factory Lane, Suite 310
Moncton, N.B. E1C 9M3

Consumer Information

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READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

wWARNING:When using

this appliance, always exercise basic safety
precautions, including the following:

• Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual.

• This refrigerator must be properly
installed in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.

• Do not allow children to climb, stand or hang
on the shelves in the refrigerator. They could

damage the refrigerator and seriously injure
themselves.

• Do not touch the cold surfaces in the freezer
compartment when hands are damp or wet.

Skin may adhere to these extremely cold
surfaces.

• Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other appliance.

• In refrigerators with automatic icemakers,

avoid contact with moving parts of the ejector
mechanism, or with the heating element
located on the bottom of the icemaker. Do not
place fingers or hands on the automatic

icemaking mechanism while the refrigerator
is plugged in.

• Keep fingers out of the “pinch point” areas:

clearances between the doors and between
the doors and cabinet are necessarily small.
Be careful closing doors when children are
in the area.

• Unplug your refrigerator before cleaning
and making repairs.

NOTE: We strongly recommend that any

servicing be performed by a qualified
individual.

• Before replacing a burned-out light bulb,

set the Master Light switch in the OFF position
to turn off the lights in order to avoid contact
with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light
bulb may break when being replaced.)

NOTE: Setting the refrigerator temperature
controls to OFF does not remove power to the
light circuit.

• Do not refreeze frozen foods which have
thawed completely.

wDANGER: RISK OF CHILD ENTRAPMENT

Child entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of the past. Junked or abandoned
refrigerators are still dangerous…even if they
will sit for “just a few days.” If you are getting
rid of your old refrigerator, please follow the
instructions below to help prevent accidents.

Before You Throw Away Your Old
Refrigerator or Freezer:

• Take off the doors.

• Leave the shelves in place so that children

may not easily climb inside.

REFRIGERANTS

All refrigeration products contain refrigerants,
which under federal law must be removed prior
to product disposal. If you are getting rid of
an old refrigeration product, check with the
company handling the disposal about what
to do.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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LIRE ET CONSERVER CES INSTRUCTIONS

wAVERTISSEMENT: Lorsque

vous utilisez le réfrigérateur, observez toujours
certaines précautions de base, notamment :

• N’utilisez le réfrigérateur que pour son usage
prévu, comme décrit dans le présent manuel.

• Installez le réfrigérateur conformément aux
directives d’installation avant de l’utiliser.

• Ne laissez pas les enfants grimper, s’asseoir,
se tenir debout ni se pendre aux clayettes
du réfrigérateur. Ils pourraient endommager

le réfrigérateur et se blesser gravement.

• Une fois le réfrigérateur en marche, ne
touchez pas les surfaces froides du
congélateur, surtout si vous avez les mains
humides ou mouillées : la peau risque

d’adhérer à ces surfaces très froides.

• N’entreposez et n’utilisez pas d’essence ou
autres vapeurs et liquides inflammables à
proximité de cet appareil ou de tout autre
appareil électroménager.

• Pour les réfrigérateurs dotés d’une machine
à glaçons automatique, évitez le contact avec

les pièces mobiles du mécanisme éjecteur,
ou avec l’élément chauffant situé à la partie
inférieure de la machine à glaçons. Ne posez
pas les doigts ou les mains sur le mécanisme

de la machine à glaçons pendant que
le réfrigérateur est branché.

• Éloignez les doigts des parties du
réfrigérateur où l’on peut facilement se
pincer : les espaces entre les portes et entre

les portes et les placards sont toujours étroits.
Soyez prudent lorsque vous fermez les portes
de l’appareil en présence des enfants.

• Débranchez votre réfrigérateur avant
de le nettoyer et de le réparer.

REMARQUE : Nous vous recommandons

vivement de confier toute réparation à
un technicien qualifié.

• Avant de remplacer une ampoule grillée,

mettez le commutateur de lumière principale
en position OFF (arrêt) pour éteindre la lumière
afin d’éviter tout contact avec un fil sous
tension. (Une ampoule grillée peut se briser
pendant l’opération).

REMARQUE : Lorsque vous placez les
commandes de température du réfrigérateur
sur OFF (arrêt), l’alimentation électrique
de l’ampoule n’est pas coupée.

• Ne faites PAS recongeler des aliments
surgelés qui ont complètement dégelé.

wDANGER : RISQUES POUR LES ENFANTS

Les enfants pris au piège ou morts d’asphyxie
sont toujours d’actualité. Les appareils de
réfrigération abandonés sont toujours aussi
dangereux, même si on n’attend que “quelque
jours” pour s’en débarasser. Si vous ne gardez
pas votre ancien appareil, veuillez suivre les
directives ci-dessous afin de prévenir les
accidents.

Avant de vous débarrasser de votre vieux
appareil de réfrigération :

• Démontez les portes.

• Laissez les clayettes en place afin d’empêcher

les enfants de grimper à l’intérieur.

RÉFRIGÉRANTS

Tous les appareils de réfrigération contiennent
des réfrigérants qui, conformément aux lois
fédérales, doivent être enlevés avant toute
élimination de l’appareil. Si vous vous
débarrassez de vieux appareils de réfrigération,
vérifiez, auprès de la société qui s’occupe de leur
élimination, ce que vous devez faire.

INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANTES DE SÉCURITÉ

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HOW TO CONNECT ELECTRICITY

Do not, under any circumstances, cut or
remove the third (ground) prong from the
power cord. For personal safety, this appliance
must be properly grounded.

The power cord of this appliance is equipped
with a 3-prong (grounding) plug which mates
with a standard 3-prong (grounding) wall outlet
to minimize the possibility of electric shock
hazard from this appliance.

Have the wall outlet and circuit checked by
a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet
is properly grounded.

Where a standard 2-prong wall outlet is
encountered, it is your personal responsibility
and obligation to have it replaced with a
properly grounded 3-prong wall outlet.

Use of a GFI (Ground Fault Interruptor) is not
recommended for the refrigerator outlet.

The refrigerator should always be plugged into
its own individual electrical outlet which has a
voltage rating that matches the rating plate.

This provides the best performance and also
prevents overloading house wiring circuits which
could cause a fire hazard from overheated wires.

DO NOT USE AN ADAPTER PLUG TO CONNECT
THE REFRIGERATOR TO A 2-PRONG OUTLET.

DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD
WITH THIS APPLIANCE.

Never unplug your refrigerator by pulling on
the power cord. Always grip plug firmly and pull
straight out from the outlet.

Repair or replace immediately all power cords
that have become frayed or otherwise
damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks
or abrasion damage along its length or at
either end.

When moving the refrigerator away from the
wall, be careful not to roll over or damage the
power cord.

Refer to the Installation Instructions for
particular electrical system specifications
for this refrigerator.

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INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS