GE TBW25 User Manual

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ApplianceRegistration
BaseGrille

CareandCleaning 12,13 QuickServeSystem 7

Ene~Saving Tips
FoodSaverSystem 9

c‘FoodStorageSuggestions 6,9

StorageTimes 6 Shelves 7,8

Icemaker 11 StorageDrawers
IcemakerAccessoryKit

IceTrays
installation

AdapterPlug
Adjustable~ollers

Clearmces :

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

Grounding

Location 4

LightBulbReplacement 13
ModelandSerialNumbers 2

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4

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12 Drawer&CoverRemoval 10
12 TemperatureControls 5

3,4

4 Warranty

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3,4

PowerSaverSwitch 5
ProblemSolver

QuickStore
RepairService 13

Safe~Instructions 3

Vacation&MovingTips

WaterFilterAccessory

6EAMw&CetieP

8M.6B.2808

14,15

BackCover

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9.11

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Modek

TBX20

TBX21

TBX22

TBX24
TBX25
TBW25

Helpw helpyou.*@

Ene~y-savi%tips

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsom~thing
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAfiirs

GEAppliances
Appliance~rk
Louisville,KY40225

Writedom fiemodel md

serialnmbem.

You’llseethemona labelatthe

bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersaredso onthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yotirrefrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration
card,pleasew~i~thesenumbers
here:

Model Number

SerialNqmber

Use these

correspondenceor s~micqQalls

concerningyourrefrigerator,

Ifyou rweivcda darn4ged
refiigemtar?immediatelycontact

thededer (orbuilder)tiat soldyou

therefrigerator.

Savetimeandmoney.
Before

checkthe ProblemSolveronpages

14andM.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

numbersinmy

youreqMests~rvice,

@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important,Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,ahmtbgventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.

@Don’topenthe doorsmoreotin
thannecessary,

@Closethedoorsassoonaspossible,
pti.icularlyinhot,humidweather.

*Keeppowersaverswitchinthe
leftpositionunlessmoistureforms
ontheoutsideoftherefrigerator,

*Be surethedoorsareclosed
tightly,Beforeleavingthehouse
orretiringforthenightpcheckto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenlefi
openacciden@lly,

@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

oWipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingthemin the

refrigerator.

*Keepfoodscoveredto reduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe

refrigerator.

oIfyouturntfiecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
orfreezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.

@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.

Overcrowdingcanrequireextra

electricalenergytokeepeverything

cool.

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An

Before makingallyrepairs,

Note:WEstronglyrecommend
that a~~yservicingbeperft~rmed
bya qualifiedi~~dividual.,

B.Beforecleaning.
C.Beforereplacingaburned-out

lightb~~lb,tie refrigerato~should
beunpluggedinordertoavoid

contactwithalivewirefilament.
(Aburned-outlightbulbmay

breakwhenbeingreplacd.)

Note:TurningcontroltoOFF
positiondoes notremovepower
totie lightcircuit.

opemtion9donottouchthecold
Sufiaees,pmtiedmly whenham

me dmp or wet.Skinmay adhere

totheseextremelycdldsurfaces.

Howtoconnect

electricity

Forpersonalsafety,
thkappliance

properlygrounded.

Thepowercordofthisappliance

isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith

o

a stindardthree-prong(grounding)

walloutlet(Fig. 1)to minimizethe
possibilityofelectricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.

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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE

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Havewalloutletandcircuitchecked
bya qualifiedelectriciantomake
sureoutletis properlygrounded.

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SAWTHmE

INSTRUCTIONS

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

DONOT,UNDERANY
C~CUMSTANCES, CUT

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OR ~MO~ THE TH~D

(GRoum) PRONGFROM

T~ POWER COD.

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Thelargerslot in theadap~r must

bdgnedwith the*rdotintie ‘
w Outietto pwide proper polfity

in the coMection of tie power cord..
M~lON:

A~ching anadapter
groundterminaltotheAl otitiet
coverscrewdoesnotgroundthe

applianceudess thecoverscrewii,
metal,andnotinsdated, andthe

Ml outietisgroundedtirough the
housewiring.You shodd have
circuitcheckedbya qutified

electriciantb makesuretie outiet

isproperlygrounded. . -. ~.

men mcommti~ the ~wer

cotitimthe ah~r9 dWyS hold

theadapterwiti onehad. Ifthis

isnotdone,theadapterground

terminalisverylikelyto br~

repti,USe. ‘ :,

with

Retigembrlwation

Inshi! therefiigemtorona floor

strongenough,to$Upprtitwhen
itistiny loaded.

M notim~~ nf~igeratorwhere

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tempmture *B]gobelow60°F.

becauseitwillnotmn o~n enough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

cl~ces

MlowthefollowingCleamnces

foreaseofinstigationandproper~~

aircirculation:

Sides. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . ...3/4°

Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ..l”

Back. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ..l”

If modelTBX22Z,TB~5Z or

TBm5Z istobeinstied against
a WI onthehingeside,allowIY2”
fordoorclearmce.

water supply to Icemaker

(Otirnodeksoeqtipped)

Adjustableroliem,whichenable
youtomovetherefrigeratoraway
fromthe wdl forcleaning,are
locati nearthefrontcomersofthe
refrigerator.Theserollersshould
besetsoMattherefrigeratoris
fitiy positionedonthefloorand
thefrontisraisedjustenoughMat
thedoors
about

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closeeasilywhenopened

hdfWay,

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Toadjusttherollen,tumthe
rolleradjustingscrews~loc~ise to
raisetherefrigerator,counterclock-

wise tolowerit, Useablade-type

screwdriver.
men adjustingtint mUersfbrptiper

doorclosure,werecommendMat
ti~ bottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapprotitely 3/4”tim thefloot.

Ifyourrefrigentorhma base
gril?e,youcanturntheadjusting

sews throughopeningsintie @e.

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If youwouldratherremovethe
basegriUe,graspthebottomofthe
grilleandpullit out.

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use@fe*A@n CO*

Because ofptentid safety h-ds

under certainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofan extensioncord. However,

ifyoust~ electtouse anexknsion

cord,it is ?bsolutelynecessaryfiat
itbe a ULlisti 3-wiregtiunding
typeappfianwextension@rdktig

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Ifyourrefrigeratorhasan

icemaker,or ifyouplanto addan
icemakerlater,theicemakerWU
havetobe connectedto acold
waterline. A watersupplytit
containingcoppertubing;shut-off
valve,fittingsandinstructionsis

avdable at extracostfromyour
deder. Thereshouldbesufficient

tubkg fortheicernakerfromthe
coldwatersupplyto allowmoving
theretigerator outtiom thewdl
severalf=t (approximately8 feet

of V4°coppertubing in three

10-inchdim.eter coils).

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thecfipsontheback~fti~ grtile­withtheopeningsintie baseplate
andpushtie grillefomard untilit
sna~sintopl~ce.

Refrkemtir

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
~~atletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfd andfreezer

compartments.

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Thefrewercontrolhassettings
tirn “A’(thewarmest)to“B” (the

coldest).Initiallyset

thefieuer

controlatC6C:9

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g COLDEST

FRESH FOOD

TheNsh foodcontrolhassettings
brn “~’ (thewarmest)to “9” (the

coldest)and“OFF:’Initiallyset

tie freshfmd controlat “5:’

Wr colderorwarmer@mperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
connl onenumberata time.

* mnbk, or adjq them,

Wow24 hours for tern~eratures
tos@biltie,orevenout.~

Note:~rning ihefreshf~d
controlto “OFF”psition stops

emtingi,n

freshfmd

bothcompartfienw—

andfreezer-but does

notshutofl powertorefrigerator.

Howti W*

mmpmtums

usethe* testforthefmh food

compartment.

milkon thetopshelfinthe fresh

fbodcompartment.Checkita day
later.If themi~kistoowarmor too
cold, adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Placea containerof

use$be iceCrem tgstforthe

fr-rCompsrtmenteplace a

containeroficecreaminthe center

ofthefreezercompartment.Check

itafieraday,Ifit’stoohardortoo

sofi,adjustthetemperaturecontrols,

,, ,youmaywant totum the lgttered

control one

to “D!’Coolertemperaturesii the
housemaycausethecompressorto
Qprateless~uenfly, thusdlowhg
thefr~ezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat,Toprotectyourfrw~en
foodsupply,leaveyourlettered
settingatthiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinterorforwhateverperiod

oftimeyouareturningdownyour
thermostat,Thisisespecially
impo~nt whenthethermostatis
turnd downforanextendedpried.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment~
However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to “4:’

Whenyoustopturningthe ‘

thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheir~@ar settings.

stepcolder,asfrom“C”

Powersaverstikh

Thepowersaverswitchislocated
onthetemperat~recontrolpanel.

POWERSAVER/MOISTURECONTROL

Toreducethe mountof

electricityrequiredtoopemte
yourrefrigerator,pushswitch
totheieftposition.

Thisturnsoff theheaterinyour
refrigeratorthatpreventsmoisture
fromformingonthecabinet
surfacebetweenthedoors.

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Withthe heaterturnedoff,there
isachancethatmoisturemayform
ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris

h~mid,Tha hurni~ityismostlik~i~
tobehighinthesummer,inthe

earlymoroinghours,md inhomes
whicharenotRirconditioned,

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B~EEN DOOBSSH HEf ‘> ‘

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whamtbeptierSqver Stiwh

ispwshedtothe right,electricity
fl~s tiugh tie lowwattageheater
wh~ch~a~s ~hecabinetsurface
betweenthedoorsand,undermost
condi~i~ns,preventstheforming

ofmo~stureor waterdroplets.

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Itisnotnecess~~todefrostthe
bmf or freshfd. compartment@.
Althoughyour,refrigeratoris
designedandequippedto defrost
itselfatitomaticdly,somefrost
onpac@ges,isn~rmal.

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