GE CTX25G, CTX22G Use and Care Manual

Conknk

Appliance Registration Base Grille

Care and Cleaning Energy-Saving Tips

Food Storage Suggestions 6, 8

Storage Times

Icemaker

Ice Trays Installation

Adapter Adjustable Rollers

Clearances Electrical Requirements 3, 4

Extension Cord Grounding

Location

Light Bulb Replacement Model and Serial Numbers

Power Saver Switch Problem Solver

Accessory Kit

3,4

Plug

3,4

13, 14

2 4

4 4

2 5

Repair Service Safety Instructions

Serve and Store System Shelves

Storage Drawers

Drawer & Cover Removal 9, 10

Temperature Controls Vacation &

Warranty Water Filter Accessory

GE Answer

800.626.2000

Moving Tips

Back Cover

Center@

Use and Care

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8-10

models ~X22G ~X25G

Help us help you...

Ene~y-saving

tips

Read this book 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, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll see them on a label on the left side, near the top of the fresh food compartment.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with

your refrigerator.

Before sending in the registration 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 and money. Before you request service,

check the Problem Solver on pages

and 14. It lists causes of minor

operating problems that you can

correct yourself.

● Location of your refrigerator is

important. Avoid locating it next to your range, a heating vent or where the sun will shine directly on it.

●

Don’t open the doors more often

than necessary.

●

Close the doors as soon as possible,

particularly in hot, humid weather.

●

Keep power saver switch in the

left position unless moisture forms on the cabinet surface between the doors.

● Be sure the doors are closed

tightly. Before leaving the house or retiring for the night, check to be sure the doors haven’t been

left

open accidentally.

●

Store only those foods requiring

refrigeration in your refrigerator.

● Wipe moisture from bottles and

cartons before putting them in the refrigerator.

●

Keep foods covered to reduce moisture buildup inside the refrigerator.

●

If you turn the controls to the

coldest position for quick chilling

or freezing, be sure to turn them back to regular settings.

Don’t overcrowd your refrigerator. Overcrowding can require extra electrical energy to keep everything cool.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

W~NING—When

appliance, always exercise basic safety precautions, including the following:

● Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

● This refrigerator must be

properly installed in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. See

instructions below and on page 4.

●

Never unplug your refrigerator

by pulling on the power cord.

Always

straight out from the outlet.

●

electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged. Do not use a cord that

shows cracks or abrasion damage along its or connector end.

● Do not

sbnd

the refrigerator.

damage the refrigerator and seriously injure themselves.

●

operation, do not touch the cold surfaces, particularly when hands are damp or wet.

to these extremely cold surfaces.

grip plug firmly and pull

Repair or replace immediately all

length

or at either the plug

allow

children to climb,

or hang on the shelves in

After your refrigerator is in

using this

as described in

grounding

They could

Skin may adhere

●

If your refrigerator has an

icemaker,

hands on the automatic mechanism is plugged in. This will help

protect you from possible injury. It will also prevent interference with

the moving parts of the ejector mechanism, or with the heating element that releases the cubes.

●

When moving your refrigerator

awy

roll over or damage the power cord.

●

hn’t ref-

have thawed completely.

United States Department of Agriculture in Home and Garden Bulletin No. 69 says:

“..

.You

foods that have thawed if they still contain ice crystals or if they are still cold—below

“..

.Thawed

or fish that have off-color should not be refrozen and should not be eaten. Thawed ice cream should be discarded. If the odor or color of any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it. The food may be dangerous to eat.

“Even partial thawing and refreezing reduce the eating quality of foods, particularly fruits, vegetables and

do not place fingers or

icemaking

while

the refrigerator

from the

may safely refreeze frozen

w*, bemfd

f-n fbods

40°F.

ground meats, poultry

any

off-odor or

which

The

not

prepared of red meats is affected less than that of many other foods. Use refrozen save as much of their eating quality as you

●

If your old refrigerator is still around the house but not in use, be sure to remove the doors.

will reduce the possibility of

danger to children.

● Unplug your refrigerator:

Note: We strongly recommend that any servicing be performed by a qualified individual.

C. 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 position does not remove power to the light circuit.

●

in the presence of

fbods.

The eating quality

fds

as soon as possible to

can:’

This

Before making any repairs.

Before cleaning.

not operate your refrigerator

mplosive fumm.

SAW TWE ~STRUCTIONS

Imtallation

Requirement—IMPO~ANT.

How to connect electricity

For personal safety, this appliance must be

properly grounded.

The power cord of this appliance

is equipped with a (grounding) plug which mates with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall outlet possibility of from this appliance.

(Fiu.

three~prong

I ) to minimize the

~ectric

shock hazard

.. Please Read Carefully.

PREFERRED METHOD

Fig. 1

Have wall outlet and circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure outlet is properly grounded.

INSURE PROPER

GROUND EXISTS

BEFORE USE

Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall outlet.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG THE POWER CORD.

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Installation Requirement

(contintted)-IMPORTANT.

.. Please Read Carefully.

Use of adapter plug

Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against use of an adapter plug. However, if you

still elect to use an adapter, where local codes permit, a TEMPORARY

CONNE~ION

properly grounded two-prong wall outlet by use of a (Fig. 2) available at most local hardware stores.

TEMPORARY METHOD

(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT

PERMITTED

‘RoNGs’sLoTs=

Fig. 2

The larger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the

wall outlet to provide

in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION:

ground terminal to the wall outlet cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the cover screw is

metal, and not insulated, and the wall outlet is grounded through the house wiring, You should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the outlet

is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,

the adapter with one hand. If this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break with repeated use.

Should the adapter ground

terminal appliance until a proper ground has again been

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ALIGN LARGE

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maybe made to a

listed adapter

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Attaching an adapter

eshblished.

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INSURE PROPER

ANO FIRM CONNECTION

BEFORE USE

larger

slot in the

~roper polarity

always hold

USE the

GROUN[

Use of e~ension cords

Because of potential safety hazards

under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a

UL listed 3-wire grounding

type appliance extension cord having

a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the

cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and

120 volts.

The refrigerator should

always be plugged into individual electrical

(115 volt, 60 Hertz, or 100 volt, 50 Hertz, single phase recommended for best performance

and to prevent overloading house wiring circuits, which could cause a fire hazard from overheating wires.

own

outlet—

AC).

This is

Refrigerator location

Install the refrigerator on a floor strong enough to support it when

it is fully loaded. Do not instill refrigerator where

temperature will go below

because it will not run often enough to maintain proper temperatures,

Also see Energy-Saving Tips regarding location.

60°F.

Clearances

Allow the following clearances

for ease of installation and proper air circulation:

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

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

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

If model installed against a wall on the hinge side,

~X22

allow

~X25

11/2” for door clearance.

is to be

Water Supply to Icemaker

If your refrigerator has an icemaker, or if you plan to add an icemaker later, the icemaker have to be connected to a cold water line. A water supply kit containing copper tubing, shut-off

valve, fittings and instructions is available at extra cost from your dealer. There should be sufficient tubing for the icemaker from the cold water the refrigerator out from the wall several feet (approximately 8 feet of 1/4” copper tubing in three

10-inch diameter coils).

supply

allow

will

moving

Rollers

Adjustable rollers,

you to move the refrigerator away from the wall for cleaning, are

located near the front corners of the refrigerator. These rollers be set so that the refrigerator is firmly positioned on the floor and

the front is raised just enough that the doors close easily when opened about halfway.

adjust the rollers,

roller-adjusting screws clockwise to raise the refrigerator, counterclock-

wise to lower it. Use a blade-type

screwdriver.

men

adjusting front rollers for proper door closure, we recommend that the bottom front edge of the cabinet be approximately 3/4” from the floor.

If your refrigerator has a base

grille,

you can turn the adjusting

screws through openings in the grille.

If you would rather remove the base grille,

grille and

grasp the bottom of the

pull

it out.

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,---

which enable

should

turn the

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To replace the base grille, lineup the clips on the back of the grille with the openings in the baseplate and push the grille forward until it snaps into place.

Opemting

Your

Refrigemtor

Set temperature controls

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

E-

INITIAL SETTING

COLDEST

FREEZER

The freezer control has settings from “A” (the warmest) to “E” (the coldest). Initially set the freezer

control at

The fresh food control has settings from “l” (the warmest) to “9” (the coldest) and “OFF.”

the fresh food control at

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

“C?’

FRESH FOOD

Initially set

c. B.

‘o:

INITIAL SETTING

COLDEST

“5?’

the ice cream test for the

Use 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.

If you turn your household

60°F.

thermostat below

. . .

you may want to turn the control one step colder, as from “C” to

“D:’

Cooler temperatures in the house may cause the compressor to operate less frequently, thus allowing the freezer compartment to warm somewhat. To protect your frozen food supply, leave your setting at this colder setting for the entire winter or for whatever period of time you are turning down your thermostat. This is especially

important when the thermostat is

turned down for an extended period. This change should have no effect

on your fresh food compartment. However, if freezing occurs, turn the numbered control one step warmer, as from “5” to

When you stop turning the

thermoswt

controls back to their regular settings.

down, turn temperature

at night

lettered

“4?’

With the heaters 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 outside may cause deterioration of the paint finish. It will be important to protect the finish by using appliance polish wax as described on page D.

POWER SAVER/MOISTURE CONTROL

POWER SAVER SETTING IF MOISTURE FORMS

BETWEEN DOORS SET

When

the

power saver switch

is pushed to the right,

flows through the low heaters which warm the outside of the cabinet and, under most conditions, prevent the forming of moisture or water droplets.

defrosti~

It is not necessary to defrost the freezer or fresh food compartments. Although your refrigerator is designed and equipped to defrost itself automatically, some frost on packages is normal.

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IMPORTANT: When initially setting allow to

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

controk,

24 hours for temperatures

stibilize,

or adjusting them,

or even out.

compartments—

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.

Power saver switch

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

POWER SAVER

To reduce the amount of electricity required to operate your refrigerator, push switch to the left position.

This turns off heaters in your refrigerator that prevent moisture from forming on the outside.

IMOISTURE

CONTROL

POWER SAVER SETTING 5~ IF MOISTURE FORMS

BE~EEN

DOORS SET HERE

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