GE TBF14, TBF16, TBFP14, TBFP16 Use and Care Manual

Contents

ApplianceRegistration BaseGrille

CareandCleaning

Condenser 11

EnergySaverSwitch 5 Shelves Energy-SavingTips

FoodSaverSystem FoodStorageSuggestions

StorageTimes

IceTrays Icemaker

IcemakerAccessoryKit Installation

AdapterPlug 4 AdjustableRollers 4

clearances 4

ElectricalRequirements 3,4 ExtensionCord 4

Grounding 3 Location

WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4

LightBulbReplacement N

2 ModelandSerialNumbers 4

11 RepairService 1!5

2 7’ Drawer&CoverRemoval 7,8

6 TemperatureControls 5 6 Vacation&MovingTips 11

ProblemSolver

SafetyInstructions

StorageDrawers 7,8

10 Warranty BackCover

9 WaterFilterAccessory

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questions,

ffyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Writedown themodeland

serialnumbers.

You’llseethemonalabelatthe bottom,justinsidethefreshfood

compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration card,pleasewritethesenumbers

here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

the thesernoddfindmwial

n~mbrs inanycorms~nden~e

or$Wvk!o

Ctlll$concerning

yourrefrigmatm Ifyoureedwxi8dmmgd

refk@Wor,

thedeth (orbuilder)

the

refrigerator,

immodltihlycontact

thatsoldyou

Savethe andmoney. IMforeyourequestservice,check

theProblemSolveronpages12 through14.It listscausesofminor

operatingproblemsthat youcan

correctyourself.

ToobtainHispanicversionof thisbook, call GEAnswerCenter@

800.626.2000 consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversi6nen espafiolde&stemanual,

liarnea GEAnswerCente@ serviciodeinformacidn parae]consumidor, teMfono800.626.2000.

Locati$md’yourmf~ig~m$nris

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toym range,ah~tingWMorwhere

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the @Don’tqlen!lW?do#r%mom(#ten

thannecemmyt e(210s6thedoorsMsoon8s

pmicuhwlyinhot,humidweather, ~Wep

MXZMALpositionMessmoisture

EnergySavorSwitchinthe

formsontheoutsideofthe refrigerator,

oBesurethedoorsarecl~~~ tightly,Beforeleavingthehouse

orretiringforthenight,checkto

besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft openaccidentally.

@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

*Wipemoisturefrombottles cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe refrigerator.

@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce moisturebuildupinsidethe refrigerator.

@Ifyou turnthecontrolstothe coldestpositionforquickchilling or freezing,besuretoturnthem backtoregularsettings.

@Don’tovercrowdyourn#rigemtor. Overcrowdingcanrequireextra electricalenergytokeepeverything cool.

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Howtoconnect

electricity

Forpersol~alsafetyq

thisappliance mustbe’

p~operlygrounded.

Thepower cord ofthisappliance isequippedwitha three-prong (wounding)plug whichmateswith

- ;standard three-prong(grounding)

- wall out~et(I?ig.1) to minimizethe ossibilityof electricshock hazard

rwn this appIiance.

PREFERRED Mm-loll

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MY-MEPROPER GROUNDEXISTS

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BEFOREUSE

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Havethe walloutlet and circuit checked by a qualifiedelectrician to make sure the outlet isproperly

grounded.

Whereastandardtwo-prongwall outletisencountered,itisyourpersonalresponsibilityand obligation to haveit replaced witha properly

grounded three-prongwalloutlet.

DONor, wERm CIRCW.

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Becauseofpotentialsafety hazardsundercertainconclitions, westronglyrecommendagainstuse

ofanadapterplug. However,ifyou stillelecttouseanadapter,where localcodespermit,a TEMPORARY

CONNECTIONmaybe madetoa properlygroundedtwo-prongwall outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter (Fig,2)availableatmostlocal

hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD ~

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT PERMITTEOINCANADA)

ALIGNLARGE

‘RONGs’sLOTs% 1 ‘~; ~- “ ---

Fig. 2

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/ INSUREPROPERGROUND

ANDFIRM CONNECTION

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BEFOREUSE

Largerslotin adaptermustbe alignedwithlargerslotinwall outlettoprovideproperpolarityin connectionofpowercord.

CAUTIOl?J:Attachingadapter

groundterminaltowalloutietcover screwdoesnotgroundtheappliance unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot

insulated,andwalloutletis grounded

throughhouse wiring.Youshould havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified electriciantomakesuretheoutlet

isproperlygrounded.

When disconnectingthe

cord from the

adapter,alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand.Ifthis

isnot done,theadapterground terminalisverylikelytobreak withrepeateduse.

SIwkl W adapterground terminalbreak, DONOTUSEthe

q.ydkmcemtii!a properground

hasagain beenfestabhhxi.

use of Etiemion COrtk

Becauseofpotentialsafety

hazardsundercertainconditions, westronglyrecommendagainstthe useofanextensioncord.However,

ifyoustill electto useanextension cord, itis absolutelynecessarythat

itbea LJLlisted3-wiregrounding

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving

(ill

~OWer

agroundingtypeplugandou[kx andthat theelectricalratingofthe cordbe 15timpcrcti(minimum)ml

120volts,Suchextensioncordsfire obtainablethroughyourlocal serviceorganization,

Therefrigeratorshouldalways bepluggedintoitsown

individualelectrical4mtlet——

(115volt,60Hertz,or 100volt,50

Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis recommendedforbestperformance andtopreventoverloadinghouse wiringcircuits,whichcouldcause

afirehazardfromoverheatingwires,

RefrigeratorLocation

Donot

temperaturewillgobelow60”F0

becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Doinstailitona floorstrong

enoughto

refrigerator.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips regardinglocation.

Ckarances

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor easeofinstallationandproperair circulation.

installrefrigeratorwhere

support a fuNyloaded

Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3/4”

Top . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. ..l”

Back . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. ..l”

watersupply toIcemaker

(onmaids so equipped)

Youwillneedtoconnectyour icemakertoacoldwaterline.A watersupplykitcontainingcopper

tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand instructionsis availableatextra cost fromyourdealer.Thereshould besufficienttubingfortheicemaker

fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow movingtherefrigeratoroutfrom thewallseveralfeet(approximately 3coils of V4-inchcoppertubing

thatmeasuresatleast10inchesin diameter).

dwrcfrigmatormviiyfromthe wallforekwning;othmmodels hmwadjustabk

Rollers

orlogs,locatedbehindthe

hVdiIl~ k$js,

bttsegrille,shouldbe#etsothe refrigeratorisfirmlypositionedon the floorandthefrontisrakedjust enoughthatthe doorscloseeasily whenopenedabouthalfway.

Toadjustrollersorlevelinglegs,

removethe basegrillebygrasping itatthebottomandpullingitout.

Turnrolleradjustingscrewsor levelingIegsclockwiseto raise

refrigerator,counterclockwiseto lowerit.Useadjustablewrench (3/8”hexheadbolt)or pliers.

Whenadjustingfrontrollersor levelinglegsforproperdoorclosure, itisrecommendedthatthebottom frontedge ofthecabinetbe approximately3/4”fromthefloor.

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Toreplacebasegrik9 alignprongs-~ onbackof grillewithclampsin cabinetandpush.forwarduntil

OpemtingYourRefrigerator

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Setthe

TemperatureControls

FREEZER

c :NITIAL SETTING

E ISCOLDEST

AESCOE

Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols thatlet youregulatethetemperature inthefreshfoodandfreezer

compartments.

DWITAUX,

setthe I?RESH

FOODcontrolat5 andthe FREEZERcontrolatC

Forcolderor warmerternpemtures, adjustthe desiredcompartment

controloneletteror numberatatime.

IMPORTNT Wheninitiallysettingthe controls orwhenadjustingthem,allow24 hoursforthetemperaturesto stabilize,oreven-out.

Note:Turning the fresh food

controltothe-Ol?F positionstops

codingh BOTHeompartments— freshfoodANDIfreezer—but doesnotshutoffpowertothe refrigerator.

How toTest Temperatures

1 t FRESH FC)(3=

f t

ALLOW24 HOURS

BETWEI?NADJUSTMENTS

5 INITIAL SETTINCJ

9 18COLDEST

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youturnyourhousehokl

TfiMPEflATURll

CC)N’TROLS

thermostatbelow60°M’.atnight

...youmaywanttoturnthe controlone stepcolder,asfrom“C” to “D? Coolertemperaturesinthe housemaycausethecompressorto operatelessfrequently,thusallowing

thefreezercompartmenttowarm somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen foodsupply,leaveyour settingatthiscoldersettingforthe

entirewinteror forwhateverperiod oftimeyouareturningdownyour thermostat.Thisisespecially imt)ortantwhenthe thermostatis

tur%xidownforanextendedperiod. Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyourfreshfoodcompartment.

However,iffreezingoccurs,turn thenumberedcontrolonestep warmer,asfrom“5” to“4;’

Whenyoustopturningthe thermostatdown,turntemperature

controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.

lettered

Withdmhw+$mturnedoff,them is8dwncc hit moisturemy farm onthe out~ideofyourRAligmtfm, especiallywhentheweatheris humid.Thehumidityismostlikely toM highinthesummer,inthe earlymorninghottra~andinhomeg whicharenot airccmditiomxi.

CMranextendedperiodoftime, moisturethatformscmtheoutside maycm.uwdeteriorationofthe paint finish,Hwillbe importanttoprotect t.k finishbyusingappliancepolish waxasdescribedonpage1L

When

theEnergySaverSwitch

ispushedtotheright,electricity

flowsthroughthelowwattage heahrswhichwarmthe outside ofthecabinetand,undermost conditions,preventtheforming ofmoistureorwaterdroplets.

No Defm*@ Itisnot necessarytodefrostthe

freezerorfreshfoodcompartments. Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand equippedtodefrostitself automatically.

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Usethendk testforthefreshfood

compartment.Placeacontainerof

milkonthetopshelfinthetiesh foodcompartment.Checkitaday later.If the milkis toowarmor too

coid,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

usethe icecream testforthe

freezercompartment.Placea

containeroficecreamin thecenter

ofthefreezercompartment.Check itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Mvays allow24 hoursfor

‘- therefrigerator to read the ~ temperature youset.

Energy saverswitch

TheEnergySaverSwitchislocated ontheupperleftsideofthefresh foodcompartment.

TOreduce the

electricity required tooperate

yourrefrigerator, jpushswitch

to the IWIRMALposition. This turnsoffheatersinyour refrigerator thatpreventmoisturefromforming ontheoutside.

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