GE CB5DM Use and Care Manual

i D//q

..

Pot)

wi”(zds-

CkM.ltent

ApplianceRegistration 2
Careandcleaning

Defrosting
Energy-SavingTips 2

Installation

AdapterPlug
Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

Grounding

Location

ModelandSerialNumbers 2

3,4

3,4

CompactModel GB5111

(2W9-717’

PowerFailure

5
5

4

4

4

4

ProblemSolver
Quick-Freezing

RepairService
SafetyInstructions

TemperatureControl

Vacation&MovingTips
Warranty

GEAmferCiwiteP

BackCover

7
6

4
7

3
4

5

4U’M62MW

—.——

—————..——.-..—.———————-————————

us you-

tips

BeforeIiashlg freezer,

readthisbook

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewfreezer

properly. ‘

Keep ithandyfor answerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

writedown themodel

serial

You’llseethemona labelonthe
backofthe freezer.

Modelandserialnumbersarealso
ontheConsumerProduct
OwnershipRegistrationCardthat
camewithyourfreezer.

Beforesendinginthis card,please
writetheserialnumberhere:

SeNu

MoNu

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourfreezer.

H’youreceiveda damaged
freezer,immediatelycontactthe

dealer(orbuilder)that soldyou
thefreezer.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice,check

the ProblemSolveronpage6.Itlists
causesofminoroperatingproblems

that youcancorrectyourself.

@Locationofyourfreezeris
important.Don’tlocateitinawarm, www
unventilatedlaundryareaor storage

room.Avoidlocatingitnexttoyour
range,aheatingventorwherethe
sunwillshinedirectlyonit.

~ Don’topenthelidmoreoften
thannecessary.

~ Closethelidassoonaspossible,
particularlyinhot,humidweather.

@Defrostthefreezerwhenever
frostbecomesl/8-inchthick.

~ Whenusingyourfreezer,be

carefidnot toleavethelidopen.
Beforeleavingthehouseorretiring
forthe night,checktobesurethe
lidhasnotbeenleftopen
accidentally.

~ If youturnthetemperature

controltothecoldestpositionor if
youturntheFastFreezeswitchon
forquick-freezing,don’tforgetto
returnthemtotheirregular
settings.

‘-)

.-

~}§•h•§•

~яяяяяяяяя

appliance,aZwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecaution,inchdingthe
following:

‘,

~use ~~s~pplia~~eonlyfor i~ -, ‘ ‘

Mmh@

pm-pofy3 asdescribedin

this UseandCareBook. ‘
~Thisf&ezerfitist Ixqwoperly. ‘

installedin aceordamww$ththe -

hst~uctiomWA&eit

isused. Seegroundinginstructions
belowandonpage4,

0 ~& f~~~~er~~~11]~ ~o~b

recessedorbuilt~n—itisdesigned

forfree-standi~ginstallationcmly.

CDl’$Jfyermphg yourfreezer

bypullingomthepowercord.

Always

gripplugfirrniy andpull

straightoutfromtheoutlet.

oRepairorreplaceimmediately

ekxtric service cordsthathave

all
becomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donot usea cordthat

showscracksor abrasiondamage

alongitslengthor ateitherthe

plugor connectorend.

ope~ati&,do‘nottouchthecold

sul%cw$,particularlywhenhands
are dampor wet.Skinmayadhere ‘

to theseextremelycoldsurfaces.

*~om$trefreeze

have thawed completely.

which

Yquqay $afely-refreezefrozen

~o~ds’tha~h~vethawed

,.

ii%zen ff30ds

‘.,

i t s ~ ~ fhU W ‘ , .

containicecrystalsoriftheyare

,,

Thawedgroundmeats,poultry,or
fishthathaveatiyoff-odoror off-

COIOrsht?uidnot.berefrozenaid, . .

shouldnotbeeatkn.Thawedice
creamshouldbediscarded.fithe

odor or colorofanyfoodispooror
qtiestionable,get,ridofit, Thefood . “
maybedangeroustoeat.

Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing ‘

reducethe eatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfmits,vegetables,and ~
preparedfoods.Theeatingc@ity
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthan
thatofmanyotherfoods.Use ~~>
refrozenfoodsassoonaspossible

tosaveasmuchoftheir eating
qualityas youcan. -

deviceoranysharpinstrument

“ indefrostingyourfreezer.

s If yau~tWfr~e2xx+isstill

aroundW Ikw3ebutm p Useg

bO SBMWtO-remgNC

thelidorfkorti,

Thiswillm@ti,thepossibilityof

,dmgqrtochildre~,,

,,

removingthedoorofafr&zer.

whenrdinovingthelidofa chest

‘ fr$ezer,asrno~tchest-lidsare ‘

qnderspr$g tension.Contactthe .
manufacturer’srepresentativef“ra ~
methodofs~ferenioval.

@‘@3h&9~l? freezer:{

,.

A. ~ef~iema~g anyrepairs. ‘ “,

N , w

thatanyse~v

aqualifi~diniividual.

by
B;Beforecleaning.

e~ “ECD~qer~te yotwfreezerin

the~resenceofexplosivefumes.

.

Howt

For safety

this mustbe

Thepowercordofthisappliance
isequippedwitha three-prong

(grounding)plugwhichmateswitil

:~st;indardthree-prong(grounding)

!w]joutlet(Fig, 1)to minimizethe

possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.

PREFERRED
METHOD

I

F 1

10PR
GREX
BEU

Havethewalloutletandcircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician
tomakesuretheoutletisproperly

grounded.

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itis your
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveit replacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

Do Nor, ANY

‘cIYI’

43R Tmmmm

PRONGFROM

‘H-m a3RD@