GE TB13 Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration
Careand Cleaning

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10

ModelandSerialNumbers
ProblemSolver

Defrosting 9 RepairService

DefrostWaterPan

10

SafetyInstructions

EnergySaverSwitch 5 Shelves
Energy-SavingTips 2

FoodStorageSuggestions

6,7 Drawer&CoverRemoval

“StorageTimes

6 TemperatureControl

StorageDrawers

IceTrays 8 Vacation&MovingTips
Installation

AdapterPlug

3,4 Warranty BackCover

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AdjustableLegs 4

Clearances

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ElectricalRequirements 3,4

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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyownewrefrigerator

properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsOmething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffidrs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llseethemonalabelatthe
bottom,justinsidethefish food

compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use thesenumbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.

Myoureceiveda dmnaged
refrigerator,immediatelycontact
thedealer(orWaler) thatsoldY(NI

therefrigerator.

Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,check

the ProblemSolveronpages12and

13.Itlistscausesofrninoroperating

problemsthatyoucancorrect

yourself.

,

ToobtainHispanicversionof
this book,call
GEAnswerCente#

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.

Pamobtenerlaversi6tien

espaiiolde&stemanual,

Winea

GEAnswerCente#

serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconsurnidor,
teh$fono$00.626.2000.

● Locationofyourrefrigmatoris

important+Avoidbating itnextto ­yourrange,aheatingventorwhere

*

thesumwillshinedirectlyonit,

* D~n’topenthedoorsmoreoften

thannewssary.

e~lo~~e dmrsas soonas possible?

particularlyinhot, humidweather.
~-p ~qe%ysaverSwitchinthe
NORMALpositionpnlessmoisture

formsontheoutsideofthe
rei%igeratorm

Q Be surethedoorsareclosed

tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse
orretiringforthe night,checkto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenlefi
openaccidentally. .

~storeonlythosefbodsrequiring

refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
QW@ ~OiS~r~frombottlesand

cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.

e IGXpfwds coveredtoreduce

moisturebuikhwinsidethe
refrigerator. -

~Ifyouturnthecontrolstothe —

coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,be sure$0turnthem
backto regularsettings.

*Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.

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Pf?EFEIMIED
METHOD

lfWWtEPROP:R
GROUND EXISTS

Fig. 1

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checked by a qualifiedelectrician
to make sure the outlet is properly

~rounded.

BEFOREUSE

3

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyourper­sonalresponsibilityand obligation
to have it replaced witha properly
groundedthree-prongwalloutlet.

U$ed akqm’ phag

Becauseofpotentialsafety

hazardsunder certainconditions,
westrimglyr~cotiend a$ai~stuse
ofanwfapttirpl,yg~I@wtwerifyou

stillelecfto@e an,fid&pter,where
localcodesper@t,aT!EMPORARY

CONNECTIONmaybemadeto a
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)avdable at mostloctd

hardwarestores.

Useofext4mshm cods

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertain conditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useof an extensioncord.IIowever,
ifyou stillelectto useanextension

cord, itisabsolutelynecessarythat
it be a ULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncord hav­ingagroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingof the
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.

Irefrigeraumshould

The

dwqysbeplugged intoits
ownimiividud‘dectrid

olRtkt——

(115volt,60Hertz,singlephase
AC).Thisisrecommendedforbest
performanceand to preventover­loadinghousewiringcircuits,which
couldcausea possiblefire hazard
fromoverheatingwires.

Leveling
Adjustablelegsat thefrontcorners

oftherefrigeratorshouldbesetso

the refrigeratorisfirmlypositioned

on fioor-andthe frontii raisedjust

enoughthat the doorcloseseasily
whenopenedabouthalfway.

Turnlevelinglegsclockwiseto raise

refrigerator,counterclockwiseto

Whenadjustinglevelinglegs
for proper door closure,the front
levelinglegsshouldbe extended
downwardapproximately5/8!’

Legs

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The larger slot in the adapter

mustbealignedwiththelargerslot
in the wallout~etto provideproper
poky-ityiiit~e,connectionofthe

powercord.

CAUHON: Attacfing adapter
groundterminal to walloutlet
coverscrew does not groundthe

appliance‘unlesscover screwis

metal,and not insulated,andwall
outlet isgroundedthroughhouse
wiring.Youshouldhave thecircuit

checked bya qualifiedelectrician
tomakesure the outlet isproperly

grounded.
when disWmmW@gthe power

cordfrom the adapter?alwayshold
theadapter withone hand. If this
isnot done, the adapter ground

terminalisverylikelyto break with
repeated use.

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bm$dq“IM3NOT u~ll t&?

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Location

Do notinstallrefrigeratorwhere
temperatureW gobdow
becauseit willnot run oftenenough
to maintainproper temperatures.

Do installit ama mm’ strong

enough to supporta fullyhmkd

refrigerator.
Alsosee Energy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

60°Fo

Ckwmces

A.lbwthe f@wingCk%irmcesh’

ease d and proper

dmdsatim:

air

m~disid4Lw2°

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Refrigerator

Ei%a’Y5

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eControl

Thetemperaturecontroldialhas

ninesettingsplus“O:’

“1”isthe warmest.
‘~”is the

Initiallysetthetemperaturecontrol

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dialat “5;’

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lifter using!refrigeratoqL!@@

Ik!mperame 4xmtd to setting ‘that

isbest SMMidto your ?aWixis.

cokkst.

EnergySaverSwitch

The Energy!ikverSwitchislocated
on the temperaturecontrolpanel.

TOiduce theamountofekwtricky

rw.pid to operateyourrefrigera~
tortbe sure
to the left position.

the heater in yourrefrigeratorthat
preventsmoisturefrom forming
on the outside.

Withthe heater turned off,there
is a chance that moisturemayform
on the outsideof yourrefrigerator,
especiallywhenthe weatheris
humid.The humidityis most,likely
to be highin the summer,in the
earlymorninghours,andin homes
whichare not air conditioned.

theswitchispushed

Thisturnsoff

Overan extendedperiodoftime,
moisturethat formson theoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthepaint
finish.Mwillbeimportanttoprotect

thefinishbyusingappliancepolish
waxa>describedcmpage10,

When

the EnergySaverWitch is

pushedto theB@%

dectricityflows
throughthe lowwattageheater
whichwarmstheoutsideofthe cab-

inetand,under mostconditions,
preventstheformingof moisture
or waterdroplets.

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tempenmm?tlxmtd

freezer.

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erature controlonenumberco~der,

ikOIll “5”to “60”

as
Yourrefrigerator willperform

acceptablywhenroom ternperatwe
isaslowas 5501?.,althoughthe
freezer compartment may be a few

degreeswarmer than when room
temperature is normal.

therefrigerator is in a 40°F. or

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colder room, it willnot operate and
food in the freezer compartment

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