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Food Storage Suggestions
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Care aRldcleaning
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BackCover
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Profile:SidebySide22’,24’ and27’
ModelswithDispenser
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateandmaintainyour
newrefrigeratorproperly.
Keepithandyfor answerstoyour questions.
If youdon’t understandsomethingor needmorehelp,
write(includeyourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Immediatelycontactthedealer(orbuilder)thatsold
youtherefrigerator.
savetimeand money.
Before youmquatSetice. o e
ChecktheProblemSolversectionin thisbook.
It listsminor operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
YoL1’11seethemon a labelonthewal~beside thetop
draweroratthebottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
ThesenumbersarealsoontheConsumer
ProductOwnershipRegistrationCardthatcame
withyourrefrigerator.
Beforesendinginthiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersin anycorrespondenceorservice
callsconcerningyourrefrigerator.
EmRGY=SAmG TWS
~Locationof yourrefrigeratorisimportant.Avoid
locatingitnext to yourrange,a heating ventor
wherethesun willshinedirectlyonit.
eBe surethedoorsareclosedtightly.Beforeleaving
thehouseor retiringforthenight,checkto be sure
thedoorshaven’tbeenleftopenaccidentally.
0Closethedoors as soonaspossible,particularlyin
eKeepfoodscoveredtoreduce moisturebuildup
hot,humidweather.
insidetherefrigerator.
mYou mED SERWCE
Toobtainservice,seetheConsumerServicespagein
thebackofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceandwant you to be
pleased.If for somereasonyouare nothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,hereare threestepsto followfor
furtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewhoservicedyour
appliance.Explainwhyyouarenotpleased.In most
casesthiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,if youarestillnotpleased,writeallthe
details—includingyourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
‘ AppliancePark
Louisville,KY
40225
FINALLY,if yourproblemis stillnotresolved,write:
MajorApplianceConsumer
ActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,IL 60606
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incltidingthefollowing:
eNever Wnplugyowrefrigerator.by
.
ptinganthe powercord.Alwaysgrip
plugfimly andpullstraightoutfrom
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theoutlet.
~Repairor repiaceimmediatelyallelecttic
serticecods tha:havebecomefrayedor
otheitise damaged.Donotusea cordthat
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showscracksorabrasiondamagealongitslength
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orateithertheplugorconnectorend.
“...Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozenfoodsthat
havethawediftheystillcontainicecrystalsorif
theyarestillcol~—below40”F.
“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultryorfishthat
haveanyoff-odororoff-colorshouldnotbe
refrozenandshouldnotbeeaten.Thawedice
creamshouldbediscarded.Iftheodororcolorof
anyfoodispoororquestionable,getridofit.The
foodmaybedangeroustoeat.
“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezingreducesthe
eatingquality
offoods,pafiiculwlyf~its>
vegetablesandpreparedfoods.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsisaffectedlessthanthatofmany
otherfoods.Userefrozenfoodsassoonas
possibletosaveasfiuchoftheireatingqualityas
youcan.” ‘
~~np~ugyourrefrigeratorbeforec~e~ing
andmakingrepairs.NOTE:Westrongly
recommendthatanyservicingbe
performedbya qualifiedindividual.
$ Before rep~acing a .burned”out tight btib9
unplugtherefrigerator01turnoffpoweratthe
circuitbreakerorftiseboxinordertoavoid
contactwithafivewirefilament.(Aburned-out
lightbulbmaybreakwhenbeing
replaced.)
NOTE:
TurningcontroltoOFFpositio~does
notremovepowertothelightcircuit.
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Set the
TemperatureControls(appearance~aYvary)
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TWOcontrolsletyouregulatethetemperatureinthe
freshfoodandfreezercompartments.
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Atfirst,setthefreshfoodcontrolto66599andthe
Abibi
freezercontrolto“C”.
FreezerControl
Allow24hoursfor thetemperaturetostabilize,
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InitialSetting
whether
youare settingthecontrolsfor thefirsttime
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isColdest
or adjustingthemlater.Then,if youwantcolderor
warmertemperaturesineithercompartment,adjust
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thecontrolsonestep atatime.
Note: Movingthefresh foodcontrolto OFF
OFF i“i”5”i”9
turnsoffcoolinginboth compartments-fresh
FreshFoodControl
foodandfreezer—butdoesnotshutoffpower
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isInitialSetting
to therefrigerator.
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isColdest
How toTest Temperatures
Usethemilk testforthefreshfoodcompartment.
Usetheicecreamtestforthefreezercompartment. n
Placea containerofmilkonthe topshelfin thefresh
Placea containeroficecreamin thecenterofthe
foodcompartment.Checkit a day later.If themilkis
freezercompartment.Checkit aftera day.If it’stoo
toowarmortoocold,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
hardor toosoft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Always allow 24 hours fortherefrigeratortoreach *
thetemperatureyouset.
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Automatic Ener~ saversystem
Youwon’tfindan“energysaver”
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
switchonthis refrigerator.
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
Warmliquidfromthe refrigerator’s
needs none.That’swhythereis no
condenseris automatically
“energysaver”switch..there’s no
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
needfor it.
thefreezercompartmenttohelp
keepmoisturefromformingon the
outsideof therefrigeratorduring
humidweather.
No Defrosting
Itisnotnecessarytodefrosttie
freezerorfreshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.
If you turnyour householdthermostatbelow 60”F. atnight...
...youmaywanttomovethefreezer
controlonestepcolder.Cooler
temperaturesinthehousemay
causethecompressortooperate
lessfrequently,thusallowingthe
freezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.
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Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,
leavethefreezersettingatthis
colderse~ingfortheentirewinteror
foras longasyoukeepyour
thermostatturneddown.
Movingthefreezercontroltocolder
settingshouldhavenoeffectonyour
freshfoodcompartment.However,if
freezingoccurs,movethefreshfood
controlonestepwarmer.
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Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turnthe
refrigerator’scontrolsback
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totheirregularsettings.
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adispenserthat dispenseswater,icecubesand
crushedice(onsomemodels)throughthefreezer
compartmentdoor.Here’showtheywork.
water flowsfrom the homehold supply tbrollgh a
cubes dispense through the chute in the door when
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(1)dualsolenoidvalveto the
(2)watertubing
andtothe
(3)automatic
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icernakeras
needed.
water
is frozen
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inthe
[4)cubemoldand ‘
eiectedintothe
wherea motorpoweredauger
nloves cubes
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the dispenserpad is pressed.
Whentheswitchis movedto CRUS~D (onsome
models)9abafflechannelscubesthroughthecrusher
andcrushedicefallsthroughachuteintotheglass.
Waterflowsthroughthe
(6)tubinginthedoorandis dispensedwhenthe
dispenserpadis pressed.
(7)Alight switch(onsomemodels)turnsthenight
light in thedispenseron or off.
Thelightalsocomesonwhenthedispenserpad
ispressed.
Thelightinthedispensershouldbereplacedwitha
7 wattmaximumbulbwhenitbumsout,
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If youuseyourrefrigeratorbefore
thewaterconnectionis made,raise
theice accessdoorandmakesure
theicemakerfeelerarmis in the
STOP(up)position.
armin
(up)
position
in
position
Whenthewatersupplyhasbeenconnectedtothe
icemaker,movethefeeler armtoON(down)position.
Pressthedispenserpadforabout2minutesto
removetrappedair fromthewaterlineandto fillthe
watersystem.
Theice cubemold,automaticallyfillswithwaterafter
coolingto freezingtemperatures.Firstcubesnormally
freezeafterseveralhours.
NOTE: Withanewly-installedrefrigerator,allow
about 24 hoursforthefreezercompartmentto cool
downto theproperice-makingtemperature.
onceYour Icemaker and Dispenser areinoperation
Throwawaythefirstfewbatchesoficecubes(16or
24cubes).Thiswillflushawayanyimpuritiesinthe
waterline.Do ths samethingaftervacationsor
extendedperiodswheniceisn’tused.
Tocleanout theline,pourthefiist6 glassfulsof water
inthe kitchensink.Thefwstwaterthroughthesystem
picksupaslight“plastic”tastefromthewatertubing.
To
m~e sum the bin fallswith ice,levelthe cubes
occ=ion~y. men cubesfallintothe bintheymaypile
upclosetotheicemakerandpushthefeelerarmtothe
STOPpositionbeforethebingetsfull.Keepingthe
cubeslevelallowstheicemakertofillthebin.
To Dispense Ice and water
~Settheselectorswitchto CUBES,
CRUSHEDICE(onsomemodels)orWA~R.
Dispenser
pad
Dispenser
pad
~Griptheglassorotier containerneartherimand
pressthe rimagainstthecenterofthedispenserpad.
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~7*qsomeCmShed icemay be dis~emed even thou@
The first
!gIwsofwaterdispensed maybe warmer
=+ youseleetedCUBES.Thishappensoccasionallywhen
thanthefollowingones.Thisisnormal.
~ fewcubesgetchanneledtofi; crusher.
~Npemedwaterk CM1,not iced.Forcolderwater,
sometimes a mound of snowwillform on the door
simplyaddcrushediceorcubesbeforedispensingwater.
in tl~eicechute.Thisconditionisnormal,andusually
occurswhenyouhavedispensedcrushedice
repeatedly.Thesnowwilleventuallyevaporate.
caution: Neverput fingersor other objec~
into thedispenser opening.
To stopDispensing
Releasepressurefromthedispenser
padandwaitafewsecondstocatch
he lastbitsoficeordropsofwater.
Theremay besomedrippingafter
dispensingcrushedice or water.If
thereis alotofdripping,thespill
shouldbewipedd~ rightaway. y ‘
Donotpourwaterin thespillshelfbecauseitis not
selfdraining—pouritinthekitchensink.The shelf
anditsgrilleshouldbecleanedregularlyaccordingto
CareandCleaninginstructions. ~re~~~ereto~emove~tille
Thegrilleiseasilyremoved
\
byp~essingontheback
tightcorner.
If Ice Clmps Fom inthe storageBin.. *
Theicemakerejectscubesin groupsof eight,and
itisnormalforseveralcubesto bejoinedtogether.
However,ifyoudon’tusetheiceveryoftenice
clumpsmayforminthestoragebin andcan
clogthedispenser.
Ifthishappens:
eRemovethestoragebinfromthefreezer.
~Breakupiceclumps withyourhands.Throw
awayanyclumpsthatyoucan’tbreakup.
eReplacethebinbeforethe remainingcubes
meltandfusetogether.
ToRemove Ice storageBin
To Replace Ice
storageBin
LifttheIeftcornertofreethe
Slidethebin backuntilthetab on t
binfromthe shelf.Pullthebin
locks intotheslotintheshelf.
straightoutwhilesupportingit
Ifthebindoesnotgo dl theway
titfrontandback.
back,removeitandturnthedrive
mechanism1/4turn.Thenpushthe
binbackagainuntilthetabonthe
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binlocksi~totheslotin theshelf.
MechanismV
If lee Is Not used
often...
Move Feeler Arm toSTOP (up)
“’Old”icecubeswillbecomecloudyand tastestale.
PositionWheneeo
Emptyice storagebin periodicallyandwash it in
@Homewatersupplyis to beturnedoff for several
~!Ikewax-mwater.Be sureto allowstoragebintocool
hours.
—otherwiseicecubeswill stickto
beforereplacingit
~Ice storagebinistoberemovedforaperiodof time.
;l]emetalauger.
~Goingawayon vacation,at whichtimeyou should
alsoturn offthevalvein thewatersupplylineto
yourrefrigerator.
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