GE Bottom Mount Built-In Refrigerators User Manual

Monogram

®

Use and Care Guide

for Bottom Mount

Built-In

Refrigerators

www.geappliances.com

Consumer Information

Bottom Mount Refrigerator

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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. Custom handles are also available to further personalize your refrigerator.
Through a series of product and trim kit choices, the Monogram refrigerator can be beautifully
integrated into the kitchen.

Since this is designed to be 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—in the USA, please call the GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000.
In Canada, please call 1.888.880.3030.

Contents

Consumer Services

Important Phone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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

Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17

Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 22

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

Warranty for Customers in Canada . . . . . . . . . .23

Warranty for Customers in the USA . .Back Cover

Care and Cleaning

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

Condenser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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

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

Operating Instructions

Automatic Icemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, 12

Storage Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

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

Water Filter Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Preparation

Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Before
using
your
refrigerator

Read this guide 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, call in the USA:

GE Answer Center

®

800.626.2000
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

In Canada, call 1.888.880.3030.

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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.

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

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 guide.

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 guide.

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
Camco Inc.
1 Factory Lane, Suite 310
Moncton, N.B. E1C 9M3

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING—When using this appliance, always
exercise basic safety precautions, including the
following:

• Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this Use and

Care Guide.

• 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.

• If your refrigerator has an automatic
icemaker, avoid contact with the moving

parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the
heating element that releases the cubes. Do
not place fingers or hands on the automatic
icemaking mechanism while the refrigerator
is plugged in.

• 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, the
refrigerator should be unplugged in order to
avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A
burned-out light bulb may break when being
replaced.) NOTE: Turning control to OFF
does not remove power to the light circuit.

• Do not refreeze frozen foods which have
thawed completely.

w DANGER: 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.

CFC DISPOSAL

Your old refrigerator has a cooling system that
used CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). CFCs are
believed to harm stratospheric ozone.

If you are throwing away your old refrigerator,
make sure the CFC refrigerant is removed for
proper disposal by a qualified servicer. If you
intentionally release this CFC refrigerant you
can be subject to fines and imprisonment
under provisions of environmental legislation.

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LIRE ET CONSERVER CES INSTRUCTIONS

AVERTISSEMENT : 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 guide.

• 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.

• Si votre réfrigérateur est doté d’une machine
à glaçons automatique, évitez le contact avec

les pièces mobiles du mécanisme éjecteur,
ou avec l’élément chauffant qui libère les
glaçons. Ne posez pas les doigts ou les mains
sur le mécanisme de la machine à glaçons
pendant que le réfrigérateur est branché.

• 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,

le réfrigérateur doit être débranché afin
d’éviter tout contact avec un fil sous tension.
(Une ampoule grillée peut se briser pendant
l’opération). REMARQUE : Lorsque vous
placez la commande sur «0» (éteint),
l’alimentation électrique de l’ampoule
n’est pas coupée.

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

w DANGER: 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 débarasser de votre vieux
appareil de réfrigération :

• Démontez les portes.

• Laissez les clayettes en place afin d’empêcher

les enfants de grimper à l’intérieur.

SE DÉBARRASSER DU CFC

Les vieux appareils de réfrigération ont un
système de refroidissement qui a utilisé les CFC
(chlorofluorocarbones). Les CFCs sont jugés
nocifs pour l’ozone stratosphérique.

Si vous débarrassez de votre viel appareil de
réfrigération, assurez-vous que le frigorigène
avec CFC soit enlevé correctement par un
technicien qualifié. Si vous libérez
intentionnellement ce frigogène avec CFC
vouz pouvez être soumis aux contraventions
et à l’emprisonnement après les stipulations
des lois sur l’environment.

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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.

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

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

DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD
WITH THIS APPLIANCE.

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

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.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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RACCORDEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE

Ne coupez ni retirez en aucun cas la troisième
broche (mise à la terre) de la fiche du cordon
d’alimentation. Pour votre sécurité, cet
appareil doit être correctement mis à la terre.

Le cordon d’alimentation de cet appareil est
muni d’une fiche à 3 broches (mise à la terre)
qui se branche dans une prise mural ordinaire
à 3 alvéoles (mise à la terre) pour réduire au
minimum les risques du chocs électriques.

Faites examiner la prise de courant et le circuit
par un électricien qualifié pour vous assurer
que la prise est correctement mise à la terre.

Si la prise murale est du type standard à 2
alvéoles, il vous incombe de la faire remplacer
par une prise à 3 alvéoles correctement mise
à la terre.

La machine à glaçons doit toujours être branché
dans sa propre prise de courant, dont la tension
nominale est identique à celle indiquée sur la
plaque signalétique.

N’UTILISEZ PAS UNE FICHE
D’ADAPTATION POUR RACCORDER
LE RÉFRIGÉRATEUR DANS UNE PRISE
MURALE À 2 ALVÉOLES.

N’UTILISEZ PAS DE CORDONS
PROLONGATEURS AVEC CET APPAREIL.

Cette précaution est recommandée pour
garantir un rendement optimum et éviter une
surcharge des circuits électriques de la
résidence, ce qui pourrait créer un risque
d’incendie par surschauffe des fils.

Ne débranchez jamais l’appareil en tirant le
cordon d’alimentation. Saisissez fermement
la fiche du cordon et tirez droit pour la retirer
de la prise.

Réparez ou remplacez immédiatement tout
cordon effiloché ou endommagé. N’utilisez
pas un cordon fendillé ou présentant des
signes d’usure.

Lorsque vous déplacez l’appareil du mur, faites
attention de ne pas la faire rouler sur le cordon
d’alimentation afin de ne pas l’endommager.

CONSERVEZ CES
DIRECTIVES

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Operating Instructions

Bottom Mount Refrigerator

Set the
temperature
controls

Your refrigerator has two controls that let you
regulate the temperature in the fresh food and
freezer compartments.

They have settings from 1 through 9,
and are located at the top of the fresh food
compartment.

The freezer control also has an OFF setting.

9 is the coldest setting, 1 is the warmest.

WHEN YOU FIRST TURN THE
REFRIGERATOR ON, SET BOTH
CONTROLS AT 5.

For colder or warmer temperatures, adjust
the desired compartment control one number
at a time.

IMPORTANT: When first setting controls,
or adjusting them, allow 24 hours for the
refrigerator to get cold.

NOTE: Turning the freezer control to the
OFF position stops cooling in BOTH
compartments— fresh food AND freezer—
but does not shut off power to the refrigerator.

How to test
temperatures

Use the milk test for the fresh food
compartment. Place a container of milk on the

top shelf in the fresh food compartment.
Check it a day later. If the milk is too warm or
too cold, adjust the temperature controls.

Use the ice cream test for the freezer
compartment. Place a container of ice cream in

the center of the freezer compartment. Check
it after a day. If it’s too hard or too soft, adjust
the temperature controls.

Always allow 24 hours for the refrigerator to
reach the temperature you set.

Energy saver
switch

The energy saver switch is located on the
temperature control panel.

To reduce the amount of electricity required
to operate your refrigerator, push switch to
ENERGY SAVER setting.

This turns off the heater in your refrigerator
that prevents moisture from forming on the
outside of the refrigerator.

With the heater turned off, there is a chance
that moisture may form on the outside of your
refrigerator, especially when the weather is
humid.

The humidity is most likely to be high in the
summer, in the early morning hours, and in
homes which are not air conditioned.

Over an extended period of time, moisture that
forms on the refrigerator surface may cause
deterioration of the paint finish. It will be
important to protect the finish by using
appliance polish wax as described in the Care
and Cleaning section.

Move the energy saver switch from the
ENERGY SAVER setting and electricity flows

through the low wattage heater which warms
the outside of the refrigerator. Under most
conditions, this prevents the forming of
moisture or water droplets.