GE CSX24D, CSXH24D Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration BaseGrille 4 ProblemSolver

(he andCleaning Condenser

DrawerandCoverRemoval 11,12 Shelves EnergySaver

Energy-SavingTips FoodStorageSuggestions 9

StorageDrawers StorageTimes

IceDispenser 6-8 Icemaker 6-8

Installation 3,4

AdapterPlug 4

AdjustableRoUers 4 Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4 ExtensionCord

Grounding Location 4

D RepairService 13

5 TemperatureControls 2 Vacation&MovingTips 14

4 3

ModelandSerialNumbers 2

SafetyInstructions

Wmranty BackCover WaterFilterAccessory

15-17

Usea Gutof

models

CSX24D

withIce&

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WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

LightBulbReplacement 14

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His intendedto helpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewrefiigemtor properly.

Keepithandyforanswersto your questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffkirs HotPoint AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodeland

serialImFdDem.

You’llsee themonalabelatthe

bottom,justinsidethe freshfood compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthat camewith yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration card,pleasewritethese numbers here:

ModelNumber

Usethese modelandserial numbersinanycorrespondenceor servicecallsconcerningyour refrigerator.

you received a(hMmged

If r.=efrigerator~immediatelycontact thedealer(orbuilder)that soldyou therefrigerator.

Savetimeandmoney. Beforeyourequestservice,check

theProblemSolveronpagesB-17. Itlistscausesofminor operating problemsthatyoucancorrect yourself.

* Locationofyourrefrigeratoris

important.Avoidlocatingitnextto yourrange,a heatingventor where thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.

@Don’topenthedoors moreoften

thannecessary.

*CIOSethedoorsassoonaspossible,

particularlyinhot, humidweather.

@Besurethedoorsareclosed

tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse

or retiringforthenight,checkto

besurethedoors haven’tbeenleft

openaccidentally.

@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring

refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

o w@emoisturefrombottlesand

cartonsbeforeputtingthemin the

refrigerator.

KeepfoodscoveredtoredUce

moisturebuildupinsidethe

refrigerator. -

~If you turn thecontrolstothe

coldestpositionforquickchilling

or fteezing,be suretoturnthem

backtoregularsettings.

* Don’tovercrowdyourrefiigemtor.

Overcrowdingcanrequireextra

electricalenergytokeepeverything

cool.

SerialNumber

* ~1~~‘&is onlyform

i3mmipurposeasdwmed in

thisIJm G.wok,

qmtactwiththemovingpartsofthe. ---

mechanism, or with the ~

heatingelementthatreleasesthe cubes,

*If

around the housebut not illuso~ beW.WCtoremovethe doors. This

willreducethePossibilityof

~Nevermphrg yourrefrigerator

by m thepowercord.

Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull straightoutfromtheoutlet.

* & (jrF

audemk service4xmkthat

haveIx?Kxlm?frayedm otkvviw

damagDonotuseacordthat

<Aow-scracksor abrasiondamage alongitslengthor at eithertheplug or connectora-d.

* w~~ rmwingymw refrigerator

may fromthewall,be careful

nottoroll overordamagethe

powercord.

~Af&r refrigeratoriiiin

Kq3erwkm,donottouchtheIlxkl

W’fmpartkukwlyWhtmkmds

m-edamporwet.Skinmayadhere totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.

whichh%!thawedcmqm!tdye TheUnitedWWsDemwtrnentof Agricd~re in Home;n.dGmden ‘ 13uIhXinNo. 69,says:

‘~.. .Yiumays~fe~yrefreezefrozen,, ~ fo@ thathavethawedi$they$tifl , containicecrystalsoriftheyare ~ ~ stillc&l-below40°F. -

“.. .lhwed groundmeats,poultry or fishthathave

any off-iqioror I --

@f%mlorshouldnotberefrozen ,’ andshouldnot ‘beeaten.Thawed icemarn sl~oukibediscarded.If. ‘ -: ~‘ theodoror cdorofany foodis poororqti%tionable,getridofit. ThefoodmaybedangeroustoEat.

!@~qJ@lJy~~~refrigerator:

A. Beforemakinganyrepairs.

“Note:Westrongly!exmrrqend

thatanyservicingbeperformed byaqualifiedindividual.

B.B&forecleaning. , C.Beforereplacingaburned-out

Eghtbulb,therefrigeratorshould

“beunpluggedinordertoavoid

contactwithalive wirefiiament. (~ burned-outlightbulb may breakwhenbeingrx@aced.)

Note:TurningcontroltoOF~ positiondoesnotremovepower to@elight circuit.

‘:13’erlpardalthawingandlefieezing reducetJ@eatinfj’qpalityoffimds, ; “ e ~ fi~ ~~~~Qy~~ ~f~g$~~~ particularlyfruits,vegetablesand

inthepresence ofexphmivefimes preparedfoods.TheeatingquaMy . ofredmeatsis affbctedlessthan

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Whereastandardtwo-prongwall

outletisencountered,itisyour

personalresponsibilityand

obligationtohaveitreplacedwith

aproperlygroundedthree-prong

wallout~et.

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Becauseofpotentialsafety hazardsundercertainconditions, westronglyrecommendagainstuse ofanadapterplug.However,if you stillelectto useanadapter,where kxd codes

permit,aTEMPORARY

CONNECTIONmaybemadeto a

properlygroundedtwo-prongwall outletbyuseofa LJLlisted adapter (Fig.2) availableat mostlocal

hardwarestores.

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agroundingtypeplugandoutlet andthat th; elect;ica~ratingofthe cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.

Therefiigeratm’should Avays

be phlg$jedMOitsown MlividuaielectricaloutM-

(115volt,60Hertz, or 100volt,50 Hertz, singlephaseAC).Thisis recommendedforbestperformance andtopreventoverloadinghouse wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea firehazardfromoverheatingwires.

RefrigeratorLocation

DonotinstaUrefrigeratorwhere temperaturewillgobelow60°E

becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough tomaintainpropertemperatures.

mm’s

Adjustablerollersbehindthe base grilleenableyoutomoveyour refrigeratorawayfromthewallfor cleaning.Theserollersshouldbe setsotherefrigeratorrestsfirmly onthefloor.Toassurethatthe doorswillcloseautomaticallyfrom ahalfway-openposition,thereisa built-intiltfromthefronttothe backofthecabinet.Side-by-side refrigeratorsalsohavespecially designeddoorhingesthatliftboth doorsslightlywhenopened, allowingtheforceofgravitytohelp closethemsecurely.

Thelargerslot intheadaptermust bealignedwiththe largerslotinthe walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity intheconnectionofthepowercord.

CAUTW3N:Attachingan adapter groundte~inal towalloudet cover

screwdoesnotgroundan appliance unlesscoverscrewis metal,and not insulated,andwalloutletis groundedthroughhousewiring.

Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby aqualifiedelectriciantomakesure theoutletisproperlygrounded.

Whendisconnectingthepower cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand.Ifthis

isnotdone,theadapterground mninal is verylikely to break withrepeateduse.

Shouldtheadapterground terminalbreak,DONOT’USEthe applianceuntilaproperground hasagainbeenestablished.

Of.lzxtensionCOrd$

use

Becauseofpotentialsafety

hazardsundercertainconditions, westrongiyrecommendagainstthe useofan extensioncord. However, ifyoustillelecttouse an extension cord,it isabsolutelynecessarythat

i!bea UL listed3-wiregrounding gqxapplianceextensioncordhaving

DoinstaMitona floorstrong enoughtosupportitfullyloaded.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips regardinglocation.

Clearances

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor easeofinstallation,properair circulation,andplumbingand electricalconnections:

Sides . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 5/8”

Top . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . 1“

Back . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1“

Allowthefollowingdoor clearance:

Sides . . . . . . #.. . .. . . . .3/4”

WaterSqyiy tdcemaker

Youwillneedto connectyour icemakertoa coldwaterline.A watersupplykitcontainingcopper tubing,shutoffvalve,fittingsand instructionsis availableatextra costfromyour dealer.‘There shouldbesuffkienttubingforthe

icemakerhornthecoldwatersupply toallowmovingtherefrigeratorout fromthewall severalfeet (approximately8feetof 1/4” coppertubingin three Oinch diametercoils).

Toadjustrollers,removethebase grillebygraspingitatthebottom andpullingitout.

IMn therolleradjustingscrews

clockwiseto raisetherefrigerator, counterclockwisetolowerit. Use anadjustablewrench(3/8”hex headbolt)or pliers.

Whenadjustingfrontmllemfbrpmper doorclosure,werecommendthe bottomfrontedgeofthecabinetbe approximately5/8”fromthefloor.

Tbreplacebasegrille,alignprongs onbackofgrillewithclampsin

- cabinetandpushforwarduntil grillesnaps intoplace.

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TkmweratureControls

FREEZEI?

Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols thatletyouregulatethetemperature inthefreshfoodandfreezer compartments.

RWTIALLY,set the FRESH FOODcontrolat5 andthe

FREEZERcontroiatC.

Rx colder or adjustthedesiredcompartment controloneletteror numberat

time.

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TEMPERATURECONTROLS

warmertemperatures,

IMPORTANT WMninitiallysettingthecontrols, orwhenadjustingthem,allow24 hoursforthetemperaturesto stabilize,orevenout.Dothisbefore fillingtherefrigeratorwithlarge amountsoffreshorfrozenfoods.

Note:Turningthefreshfood controlto 6’OFF”turnsoffcooling inMXt’Hcompartments-fresh foodANDfreezer,butdoesnot shutoff powertotherefrigerator.

WVto‘I&#Temperatures

Usethemilktestforthefresh foodcompartment.Placea

containerof milkonthetopshelfin thefreshfoodcompartment.Check ita daylater.If themilkis too warmor toocold,adjustthe

temperaturecontrols.

‘N’T’AL‘ETT’NG5 F FOOD

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Usetheicecreamtestforthe freezercompartment.Placea

containeroficecreaminthecenter ofthefreezercompartment.Check itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo

soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

AlwaysaIlow24hoursforthe refrigeratorto reachthe temperatureyouset.

Ifyouturnyour housdddthermostat beIow60T.atnight

. .you maywanttoturnthelettered

controlone stepcolder, asfkom“C” to “DVCooler temperaturesin the house maycausethecompressorto operatelessfrequently,thus allowingthefreezercompartment towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting fortheentire winteror forwhatever periodoftimeyouareturningdown your thermostat,Thisisespecially importantwhenthethermostatis turneddownforanextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect onyourfreshfoodcompartment. However,if freezingoccurs,turn thenumberedcontrolonestep warmer,as from“5” to “47

Whenyoustopturningthe thermostatdown,turn temperature controlsbacktotheirregular settings.

EnergySaverSystem

Youwon’tilridan“energysaver” switchonthisrefrigerator.

Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s condenserisautomaticallycirculated aroundthefrontedgeofthefreezer compartmenttohelpkeepmoisture

fromformingontheoutsideofthe refrigeratorduringhumidweather.

Manyrefrigeratorsuse special electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator needsnone.That’swhythereisno

“energysaver”switch.. there’s no

needforit.

NoDefrosting

Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe freezerorfreshhod compartments. Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand equippedtodefrostitself automatically.

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waterfkws fromthe I

supply

(1)dualsolenoidvalvetothe (z)waterreservoirand

@ a~~omati~icernakerasnee(jcd.

Wateris frozeninthe

{4)cube moldandejectedintothe (5)storagebinwherearrmtor-

poweredauger movescubesforward

intothedispensingunit.Cubesor crushedice,asseiected,dispense dwoughchuteindoorwhencradle

ispressed.

w s m

channelscubesthroughthecrusher andcrushedicefallsthroughchute

inmglass. Chilledwaterf’ro.mre+xxvoirflows

$mxgh the

througha

Ix@Nein housing

‘a y~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ V$Ji!lpmghw?eight

cubesper Cyck+==appmximateiy

12.0cubesina X-how pmio&--

dependingonfreezercompartment

temperature,momtemperature, numberofdooropeningsandother useconditions.

@Mwmittent dispelmiugofice%$ mwmai. Ificeflowinterruptionis morethanbrief,iceclump(s)may bethecauseandshouldberemoved followinginstructionsbelowand onpage8.

*Avoidoverfillingglasseswith iceand wing !m?$ir’rrowor extra-till glasses.ThiscaRjam thechuteor

causethedoorinthechuteto

freezeshut.Periodicallyopenthe

freezercompartmentdoorandlook

downintothechute.If iceis blockingthechute,pokeitthrough

witha woodenspoon.

@Tohelp keepbits oficefrom

beingsprayedbeyondtheglass,

placeglassclose toicechute—

butnotsoclosethatitMocks

outcorningice.

@k shotddnot be

gkksses,flm chinaor delicatec~ystak-theycancrackor chipfromthecombinedpressureof yourhandpressingthemagainstthe

cradleand icedroppingintothe container.

@Ice SIWMbe tlispensedbefore

fillingglasswithsodaorother beveragemixes.Thiswillprevent

splashingwhichis annoyingand which,if thesplashreachestheice andwaterselectorswitch,couM causeittostickorbind.

@Beveragesand f@xls not be in theicestorage

bim Cans,bottlesor foodpackages

inthe storagebinmaycausethe kemaker to ma!ftmction.

@h? other than thtit byyolir notbe

t4~the ke M---it

maynotcrushof dispenseweli.

ad.

Ifyouuseyourrefrigeratorbefore thewaterconnectionismade,raise

theiceaccessdoorandmake sure theicernakerfeelerarmisin the IOFF(up)positionasshownbelow.

Iceaccess door

Icemaker

7in

Whenwatersupplyhasbeen connectedto icernaker,movefeeler armto ON(down)position.

Depresswaterdispensercradle forabouttwominutesto remove trappedair fromthewaterline and tofill waterreservoirautomatically.

Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills withwateraftercoolingto freezing temperatures.Firstcubesnormally freezeafterseveralhours.

NC$TE:Withanewly-installed

refrigerator,allowabout24 hours forthefreezercompartmenttocool downtothepropericc-nwking temperature,

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