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Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning 5 Problem Solver

Defrosting 5
Energy-SavingTips

Installation

Adapter Plug
Clearance

Electrical Requirements 3,4 Warranty
Extension Cord

Grounding 3,4

Location

Model and Serial Numbers

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PowerFailure

Quick-Freezing
Repair Service

SafetyInstructions 3
Temperature Control

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Energy-savingtips

Bdbreu$ingyourfi’mzer,.
red thisbookcarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewfreezer
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances
AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llseethemona labelonthe
backofthefreezer.

Modelandserialnumbersarealso

onthe ConsumerProduct
OwnershipRegistrationCardthat
camewithyourfreezer.

Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writetheserialnumberhere:

SerialNumber

ModelNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourfreezer.

Ifyou receivedadarnaged

freezer,immediatelycontactthe

dealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
thefreezer.

Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyou requestservice,check

theProblemSolveronpage6.Itlists
causesofminoroperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

@Locationofyourfreezeris
important.Don’tlocateitina warm,
unventilatedlaundryareaorstorage
room.Avoidlocatingitnexttoyour
range,aheatingventorwherethe
sunwillshinedirectlyonit.

@Don’topenthedoormoreoften

thannecessary.

*Closethedoorassoonaspossible,

particularlyinhot,humidweather.

oDefrostthefreezerwhenever
frostbecomesl/4-inchthick.

eMen
carefulnottoleavethedooropen.

Beforeleavingthehouseorretiring
forthenight,checktobesurethe
doorhasnotbeenleftopen
accidentally.

@Ifyouturnthetemperature
controltothecoldestpositionfor
quickfreezing,don’tforgettoturn
itbacktotheregularsetting.

using yourfreezer,be

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usingthis
appliance,alwaysexercisebtisic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
fdklwing:

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isused.Seegroundinginstructions

belowandonpage4.

forfree-standinginstallationo~y.

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pullingonthepowercord.

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Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull

straightoutfromtheoutlet.

*@Mi~orreplaceimmediately

ekxtrk servicecordsthat have

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amaged.Donotuseacordthat

showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitskmgthor ateither the

plugor connectorend.

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whichhavethawedcomph%X?Iy.

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foodsthathavethawediftheystill .
cor@inicecrystalsoriftheyare
stillcold—be10~40°F.

Thawedgroundmeats,poultry,or
fishthathave
colorshouldnotberefrozenand
shouldnotbeeaten.Thawedice

creamshouldbediscarded.Ifthe
odor or colorofanyfoodispooror
questionable,get rid ofit. Thefood
maybedangeroustoeat.

Evenpartialthawingandrefre~zing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,

particularlyfruits,vegetables,and
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use

refrozenfoodsassoonaspossible
tosaveasmuchoftheireating
qualityasyou can.

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anyoff-odororoff-

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Thiswillreducethe possibilityof
&tigertochildren.

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!mmovingthe doorofa freezer!

Particularcautionshouldbeused
whenremovingthelidofa chest
freezer,asmostchestIidsare
underspringtension.Contactthe
rnan~facturer’srepresentativefora
methodofsaferemoval.

@Unplug yourfreezer:
A. Beforemakinginy repairs.

Note:Westronglyrecommend
that anyservicingbeperformed
byaqualifiedindividual.

33.Beforecleaning.

For safety

this ?mKK?9tbe

Thepowercordof lhisappliance

~+isequippedwitha.three-prong

&f&mmding) plugwhichmateswith

‘=%standardthree-prong(grounding)

walloutlet(Fig. 1)tominimizethe
possibilityof electricshock$mmd
f-mmthisappliance.

Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician

tomakesuretheoutlet is properly
gr~~]nded.

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Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

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