GE CSX27CK Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration
BaseGrille

CareandCleaning
Condenser

CountermakerCompartment 10
DiagnosticCodes

DrawerandCoverRemoval 17
EnergySaverSystem

Energy-SavingTips
FoodStorageSuggestions

StorageDrawers
StorageTimes

IceDispenser
Icemaker

hxXaHation

AdapterPlug
AdjustableRollers

Clearances
ElectricalRequirements 3,4

ExtensionCord

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RepairService
SafetyInstructions

Shelves
SolidStateMonitor

DoorAlarm
StatusCheck—Reset

WarmTemperature

TemperatureControls

Vacation&MovingTips

Warranty
WaterFilterAccessory

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BackCover

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Ice&WaterDispenser

CO1.mtemakr

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I)kqpiixtic”!lystem

Grounding
Location

WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

LightBulbReplacement
ModelandSerialNumbers 2

ProblemSolver

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yournewrefrigerator

properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include
Warphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppiiancePark
LouisviHe,KY40225

fdmmthemodeland

serial

l~u’ilseethemona labelatthe
bottom,justinsidethe freshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingin thiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:

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Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.

Ifyoureceivedadamaged
refrigerator,immediatelycontact

thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

@Locationofyour refrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.

@Don’topen thedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.

o C!lose the doorsassoonas

possible,particularlyinhot,
humidweather.

@Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethedoorshaven’tbeenlell
openaccidentally.

@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

*Wipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.

@Keepfoodscoveredto reduce
moistfirebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.

S timeandmoney.

More yourequestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpages20
through22. Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

@Ifyou turnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.

~ Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
overcrowdingcanrequireextra
e~ectricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.

particularlyfruits,Vqyxakiesand

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prepared foods,Theeatingquality

ofred.meatsisaffectedlessthan
thatof manybtherfoockiUse

n$mzenfoodias satihaspossible
tosaveasmuchofthe;rreating
qualityasyoucari’ -

42k’nb9Sit$Sm’hd.

(i hangonthe

Cmmtermaker

{se~page10).Theycoulddamage
ther~frlgeratorandmaybeeventip ~
itover,causingseverepersonal

irljmy.

@~ ! f foods ‘

W@k!hhavehwed completely

ThewnitcdStatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
IMetin No.69says:

“,..Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathave thawediftheystill
containicecrystals.oriftheyare ­stillcold—be~ow40”F.

“...Thawedgro~ndmeats,poult~y,
or fishthathavemy off-odoror ‘
off-colorshouldnotbe r~frozen
andshouldnot beeaten.Thawed
ice,crearnshouldbediscarded.If
theodoror colorofanyfoodis

Poororquestionablejgetridofit.=
‘1’hefoodmaybedangeroustoeat.

“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,

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willreducethepossibilityof

dangertochildren.

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@Unplugyourrefrigerator.

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A. Beforemakinganyrepairs. =:- :z–

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thafanysqvicingbepqrfqrmed , =---

by aquali~,ed-individu~l, -.. =

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B. B&forercleariing@”‘- ~l :==

. 13efbrereplaci]lga t)uHMX+OtM =-

ligh~bulb,tie refrigeratorshould
beunph.qggedin~rdertoavoid =.:
contactwithalive wirefilament. ~M•-_;~=—-–

(Abwned-mltiightbulbmay~uM
breakwhenbeingreplaced~) !!!!!!:‘-

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I%te:ll.ming controltb~fll? “=. ~

positiondoesnotremovepower

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Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

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B ofpotentialsafetyhazards

undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter

plug.However,ifyoustillelecttouse

anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
a TEMPORARYCONNECTIONl
maybemadetoa properlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyu5eofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.

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Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.

CAUTION:Attachinganadapter

groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnot groundappliance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.
Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby
aqualifiedelectriciantomakesure

theoutletisproperlygrounded.
When disconnectingthepower

cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand,Hthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelyto break
withrepeateduse.

ShouIdtheadapterground
terminallbmak9M?FWYFUSEthe
applianceuntila properground
hasagainbeenestablished.

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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
tindercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useof’anextensioncord. However,

ifyoustillelectto useanextension
cord, it isabsolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
a groundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.

Tkrefrigeratorshoukl always

be pluggedintoitsown
individ~alelectricaloutIet—

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

RefrigeratorLocation

Do notinstalirefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow60°F.

becauseitwillnotrunofienenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Doinstallitona floorstrong

enoughtosupportafuUyloaded
refrigerator.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips.

Clearances

Allowthefallowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,proper
aircirculationandplumbingand
electricalconnections:

Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Top ... <... .. . ... 00.....,. O“

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

Allowfollowingdoorclearances:

CountermakerSide, . . . . . . . .

FreezerSide ., . . . . . ., . . . . .

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WaterSupplytoIcemdw

Youwillneedtoconnectyour

icemakertoa coldwaterline.A
watersupplykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis availableat extracost
fromyourdealer,‘Mereshouldbe
sufficienttubingfortheicemaker

fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow
movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately3
coilsof 1/4”coppertubingthat
metisuresat least 10”indiameter).

Rob’%

Adjustableiro~lers,whichenable

youto moveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbesetsothat
therefrigeratoris firmlypositioned
onthefloorandthefrontisraised

justenoughthatthe doorsclose

easilywhenopenedabouthalfway.
Speciallydesigneddoorhingeslift

bothdoorsslightlywhenopened.
Theforceofgravitythenhelps
closethedoorautomatically.

Toadjustrollers,removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.

‘IMnrolleradjustingscrews

clockwiseto raiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
b;lt) orpliers.

Whenadjustingtint rollersfbrproper
doorclosure,werecommendthatthe
bottomfrontedgeof the cabinetbe
approximately374”fromthefloor.

Torepkx basegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetand-pushforwarduntiithe —
grillesnapsintoplace,

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols

thatlet youregulatethetemperature

inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.

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INITIALLY,settheFRESH
FOODcontrolat5 andthe

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FREEZERcontrolat C.

‘ixcolder or warmertemperatures,

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IMPORTANT

\%’heninitiallysettingthecontrols,
orwhenadjustingthem, allow24

hoursforthetemperaturesto
stabiijze,or evenout.Dothisbefore
fiHingtherefrigeratorwithlarge

amountsof freshor frozenfoods.

Turning thefreshfood

Note:

controlto ‘gOFF”stopscoolingin

BfYITlcompartmen@-fre~hfood
ANDfreezer-but doesnotshut
off.mwerto therefrigerator.

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TEMPERATURECONTROLS

Howto‘I&itTemperatures

U t milktestforthe fresh

foodcompartment.Placea
containercd?rnilkon thetopshelfin
Ihefreshfoodcompartment.Check

itadaylater4If’themilk istoo

— warmortoocold,adjustthe

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Usethe icecrearmtest forthe
freezercompartment.Placea

containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check

itaftera day.If it’stoohardor too
soft,adjustthetemperaturccontrols.

Alwaysallow24hoursforthe
refrigeratorto reachthe

temperatureyohset.

IfyoutLumyour
househokithermostat
lt9elow60°F.atnight

. . . wanttoturnthele~tered

controlone stepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D~’Coolertemperaturesinthe

housemaycausethecompressorto

operatelessfrequently,thus

allowingthefreezercompartment

warmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinteror forwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturningdown
~ourthermostat.Thisisespecially

importantwhenthethermostatis

turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyourfreshfoodcompartment.

However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolone step
warmer,asfrom“5” to ‘*4V

Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turn temperature
sxmtrdsbackto their regular

settings.

Emxgysaversystem

Youwon’tfindan “energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.

Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s

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condenserisautomaticallycirculated
aroundthefrontedgeofthefreezer
compartmenttohelpkeepmoisture
fromformingontheoutsideofthe

refrigeratorduringhumidweather.
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial

electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator

needsnone.That’swhythereisno

“energysaver”switch.. there’sno

needforit.

NoDefrosting

It isnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freeixxorfreshfbodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.

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~Redsignallightflashestot~ll

youwheneitherdoorisopen.

r signallightteilsyouthat

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theDoorAlarmbeeperhasbeen
setto soundaftereitherdoorhas
beenopen30seconds.

~Redsignallighttel~syou ~hen

freezerfoodkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.

~Green lightedvvordNORMAL

indicatesthatnofailurehasbeen

detectedbythediagnosticsystem.

~Flashingdiagnosti~ ~odesin the

displaywarnyouwhen:

frozenfoodsshouldbe

checked.

powerhasbeeninterrupted.
icernakermaynotbeoperating

properly.

defrostsystemhasfailed.

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Whatthesecodesmean—and
whattodo whentheyappear—is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
freezercompartmentdoorand
explainedmorethoroughlyon

thefollowingpages.

@SMI’USCH13CKpadput~a

reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis
offivecodedfunctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.

~EilectroniccOntrOlallowsyOu

toturnnightlightin water-and-ice

serviceonandoff.

~13iectroniccontr01 al10wsyout0

selecticecubesorcrushedice, and
greensignallightconfirmsyour
choice.

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Whenyourrefrigerator
isfirstpluggedin.

Allpanellightscomeon forfive
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights
gooffexceptasfollows:

@PFflashes inthedisplay.Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpadto “
eraseit.

)~GreenwordNORMALglows.

~RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureisreached.

@Dooralarmbeeper is activated
andgreenlightonDOORALARM
padglows.

oCRUSH.EDiceselectionlight
glows*

9-RedDOOROPENlightflashesif

eitherdoorisopen,goesoutwhen

doorsareshut.

oNightlightinwater-and-ice

serviceisoff.

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freezerccmtrolmayneedtobe

setfora coldertemperature.

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WhytheRedWarm
TemperatureLightG1OWS.

Howthe state

system work.

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Mmdon’thavetosetthevisual

alarm.Aslongaseitherdooris

open,the red DOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.

Hthe greensignallightonthe
DOORALARMpadisglowing,
thebeeperalarmisset. If it’snot,

touchthepadtoturniton.

Atfirst, it’sprobablybecauseyour

newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Wait
afewhm.mforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.

Fromthencm,theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
Ifthis happens,openthedoors
onlywhenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemas quicklyas
possible.

Assoonas insidetemperatures
returntonormal,thelightgoesout.

ThewordNORMALisIightbd
ingreenexceptwhena failurehas
beendetected.

TheSTATUSCHECK-RESETpad ~
hastwofunctions:

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Heitherdooris openformorethan
30seconds,arecurringbeepsounds.

ThelightgoesOUIandthebeeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.

There aretimeswhez2you’llwant

theDoorAlarmbeeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearranginga lot

offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad.Thegreenlightwillgoout
andthebeepingwillstop.

DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlightoff–it keepsflashing

untilthedoorisclosed.

L YoucantouchtheSTATUS ~-

CHECK-RESETpadandgeta = -

reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic =-

codes inorderoftheirpriority. “

2. YoucantouchtheSTATUS
CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree —

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flashingcodesimmediately.‘IWO ~­codes(DEandFF)cannotbeerased ~=

untiltheconditionthatcausedthem

toflashhasbeencorrected(see

page8).

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alertsyouwhensomethingstartsto
gowrong.

Ma diqiymsticCAMk?appears

thedisplay,somethingneeds
specialattention.Togetyour

attention,tl-kdisplaycodeflashes
untilyoueraseit. Thefirst6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.

Ifinore thanonecodedfunction
requiresattentionatthesame
time,theone withthehighest

prioritywillbedisplayedfirst.
PressingtheSTATUSCHECK-

RESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfunctions.If theNORMAL
displayislitduringthe displaying
ofa code,thatfunctionisoperating
properly.

PressingtheSTATUSCHECK­RESETpadwillerasethreecodes
immediately-~~ CZandCC

TheDEand FFcodescm onlybe
erasedbytouchingtheSTATUS
CHECK-RESETpada~ierthe
conditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhasbeencorrected.

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Thisflashingcodetellsyouthe
powertotherefrigeratorhas

beeninterruptedformorethan2

seconds.Checktheconditionof
foodinboththefreshfoodand
freezercompartments.Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.

Thereisnofaultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenPF code

flashes.

Thisflashingcodetellsyou
something’swrongwiththedefrost
system—keepdoo~”sc~osedto

retaincoldandcallforservice.~

Codeflashesuntilproblemis
corrected.

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Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checkyourfrozenfood.Hasany

of’itstartedtothaw?A package
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen. Don’t
openthedoormoreoftenthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
afterthe freezercompartment
temperaturehasreturnedto
norrmdwillerasethecode,

Thisflashingcodetellsyouto

checktheautomaticicemaker.

Iceclumpsinthestoragebinmay
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow
correctivemeasuresdescribedon
page13.Ifwatersupplytothe ~~•
icemakerisnotconnectedor not
turnedon, makesuremanual
icemakerswitchisintheOFF
position(seepage11),Code stops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or STATUSCHECK-RESE”I’pad
istouched,

Thisflashingcodetellsyouto

checktemperaturecontrolsand

adjustthemif.necessary.(See

directionsonpage5.) Touch

STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.Ifcodereappears
after4 hours,callforservice.

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