GE TBX17, TBX19, TBXW19, TBX18, TBX17KM Use And Care Manual

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Asak

Appliance Registration 2

PowerSaverSwitch

BaseGrille

Problem Solver

13,14

Cleaning

SafetyInstructions

Consumer Services

Shelves

Energy-SavingTips

StorageDrawers

8-10

FoodStorageSuggestions

6,8

Drawer &CoverRemoval 8-10

StorageTimes

Temperature Controls

Icemaker

10,11

Vacation&MovingTips

Icemaker AccessoryKit

11 Warranty

BackCover

Ice Travs 11

WaterFilter Accessory

Installation

3,4

Adapter Plug

AdjustableRollers

Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4 Extension Cord 4

Grounding

3,4

Location

Light Bulb Replacement

Modeland Serial Numbers

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Readthisbook

It is intendedtohelp youoperate andmaintainyournewrefrigerator properly.

Keepit handy for answerstoyour questions.

If youdon’t understand something or need more help, write (include yourphone number):

ConsumerAffairs GE Appliances AppliancePark

Louisville,KY 40225

downthemodel

andsenumbers.

You’llseethem on a label on the leftside, near the top ofthefresh foodcompartment.

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

yourrefrigeratOr. Beforesending in the registration

card, please write these numbers

here:

M N

S N

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls

concerning your refrigerator..

you rea damaged

refrigerator, immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the refrigerator.

s t a money.

EM(M%!you E“equnests

check the Problem Solver cmpages

13and 14.It lists causes ofminor

operating problems that you can correcl yourself.

Toobtainservice, seethe ConsumerServicespagein the back ofthisbook.

We’reproudofour serviceand wantyouto be pleased. If for some reasonyouare not happywiththe serviceyou receive,here are three stepsto followfor further help.

FIRST,contactthe peoplewho servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyouare notpleased. In most cases, thiswill solvethe problem.

NEXT, if you are stillnot pleased, write all the details-including yourphone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY, if yourproblem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer ActionPanel 20 North WackerDrive Chicago,Illinois60606

Toobtain a Spanishlanguage versionof this book, call GE Answer Center”

800.626.2000 consumer information service.

Para obtener laversi6nen espafiol de este manual, name a GE Answer Center: servicio de informaci6n para el consumidOr, tel~fono800.626.20Q0.

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@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris

important.Avoidlocatingit nextto yourrange, a heatingventor where thesunwill shine directly on it.

@Don’topen thedoors moreoften

thannecessary.

eC1osethedoorsasSoonaspossible, particularlyin hot, humid weather.

~Keeppowersaverswitchinthe

leftpositionunlessmoistureforms

onthe cabinet surfacebetweenthe doors.

@Besure the doorsare closed tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse or retiringfor thenight, checkto be surethe doorshaven’tbeenleft

openaccidentally.

@Storeonly thosefoodsrequiring

refrigeratiOnin your refrigerator.

~Wipemoisturefrom bottlesand cartonsbeforeputtingthem inthe refrigerator.

~Keepfoods coveredto reduce moisturebuildup insidethe

=-&&iw

refrigerator.

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~If vou turn thecontrolsto the

cold;st positionfor quick chilling

or freezing, be sure to turnthem back to regular settings.

@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator. Overcrowdingcan require extra electrical energy to keep everything cool.

using this a~pliance,alwaysexercisebasic s;~etyprecautions, includingthe following:

@Usethis appliance only for its intendedpurposeas describedin

thisUse and Care Book. ~This refrigerator mllSt be

properly installed in accordance

withthe InstallationInstructions beforeit is used. Seegrounding

instructionsbelowand on page4. ~ Never unplug yourrefrigerator

bypullingon the powercord.

Alwaysgrip p!ugfirmlyandpull straightout from the outlet.

e Repairorreplaceimmediatdyail

electricservice cordsthat have becomefrayedor otherwise damaged. Do notusea cord that

showscracks or abrasiondamage along its length or at either theplug

~ or connector end.

.- ~DOInot allow chiklrento climb,

standor hang on the shelvesin the refrigerator.Theycould

damagethe refrigeratorand seriously injure themselves.

@After your refrigeratorisin

operation, do not touch the cold surfaces, particularlywhenhands

are damp m-wet. Skin may adhere

to these extremely coldsurfaces.

@Ifyourrehasm

icemdwr, donot placefingersor Ihamism theautomaticicemaking rnedmnismwhile the refrigerator ispluggedin. This will help

protectyoufrompossibleinjury.It willalso preventinterferencewith

themoving parts of the ejector mechanism,or with theheating elementthat releases the cubes.

@When moving your refrigerator

awayfromthewd19becarefulnotto

rolloverordamagethepowercord.

0~n~t ~fm fr~n f-* ~~~h

havethawedcompletely.The

UnitedStatesDepartment of Agriculturein Home and Garden BfilletinNo. 69 says:

“.. .Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen foodsthathavethawedif theystill containice crystalsor ifthey are stillcold—below40”F.

“...Thawedground meats, poultry or fish that have

any off-odoror

off-colorshouldnot be refrozenand shouldnotbe eaten. Thawedice cream shouldbe discarded. Ifthe odor or color of any food is poor or questionable,get rid of it. The food

maybe dangerousto eat.

“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing reducethe eating quality offoods, particularly fruits, vegetables and

preparedfoods.The eatingquality ofred meatsis affectedlessthafl thatofmanyother foods.Use refrozenfoods as soonas possibleto save as much oftheir eatingquality as youcan:’

@Hyourold refrigeratoris sti!l aroundthe housebutnot in use, be sure to removethe doors.This

willreducethe possibility of dangertochildren.

~Unplugyour refrigerator:

A. Beforemaking any repairs. Note: Westronglyrecommend thatany servicing be performed bya qualifiedindividual.

B. Beforecleaning.

‘C.Beforereplacinga burned-out

lightbulb, therefrigeratorshould be unplugged in order to avoid contactwith alive wire filament.

(A burned-out 1ightbulbmay

break when being replaced.)

Note: Turningcontrolto OISF positiondoes not removepower to the lightcircuit.

~ D notoperateyour

inthe presenceof exp!osivefumes.

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Forpe

this mustbe

‘properly

‘I”hcpower cord of[hisappliance iscquippcd with L1three-prong

t$rounding)

p~LIg which mates with

:~standard three-prong (groumiing) \\’:Illolltl~t(Fig.

1)to minimize the

[ e s hazard

Fig.1

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Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your

personal responsibility and

obligationto haveit replaced with

a properly grounded three-prong walloutlet.

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OR I T T

Havewall outlet and circuit checked

iHE Powil? CoRD.

bya

quelectrician to make

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‘ i’mmIhi i

sure outlet k properly gi.ounded.

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E%2aseRead carefully.

use phlg

Becauseof’potentialsafetyhazards

undercertainconditions,westrongly recommendagainstuseofanadapter plug.However,ifyoustillelect

to usean adapter, wherelocal codespermit, aTEIvHWRARY

CONNECTION maybe madeto a properlygroundedtwo-prongwall outletbyuseofa UL listedadapter

(Fig.2) availableat mostIO~al hardwarestores.

l+~pt)F?ARYMETHOD ,

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT

PERMITTEDINCANADA)

ALIGNLARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS~ ~<;: e -~ 4

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.; INSUREPROPERGROUND

Fig. 2

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ANOFIRMCONNECTION BEFOREUSE

The larger slot in the adaptermust bealignedwiththelargerslotin the walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity intheconnectionofthe powercord.

CAUTION:Attachingan adapter

groundterminal to the walloutlet coverscrew does not groundthe applianceunlessthecover screw

ismetal, and notinsulated, and the walloutlet isgrounded through the house wiring. Youshould have

circuitchecked bya qualified electrician to make sure theoutlet is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,alwayshold the adapter withone hand. Ifthis

isnotdone, the adapter ground terminal is very likely to break with repeated use.

Should the adapter ground

‘terminalbreak, DO NOT USE the app!imm until a proper ground has again been established.

Use Ull”ds

Becauseof potential s:~fetyhazards

under certain conditions. we

strongly recommend againstthe USCofan extension cord. However,

ifyou stillelect to usc an extension

ct}rd,it is absolutely IICCCSSW-}1that

it bc :]LILIistmi.3-wiregroun~iing

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving a groundingtypeplugand outlet andthatthe electricalratingofthe cord be 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.

The refrigerator should always be plugged into itsown individual electrical 43UBtkt— (115volt, 60 Hertz, single phase AC). Thisis recommendedforbest performanceandto prevent overloadinghousewiring circuits, whichcould cause a fire hazard from overheatingwires.

Refrigerator location

Installthe refrigeratorona floor strong enough to supportit when it is fully loaded.

Do not install refrigeratorwhere temperaturewillgo beIow60°F.

becauseit will notrun oftenenough to maintainproper temperatures.

Also seeEnergy-SavingTips regardinglocation.

clearances

AHOWthe followingclearances

for ease of installationand proper air circulation:

Sides,3/4”

Top,1“

Back, 1“

If Model TBX19isto be installed agai~lsta wall on thehinge side,

allow 1Yi”for door clearance.

water supply to Ieemaker (onmodelsso equipped)

Youwill need to connect your

icemaker to a cold water line. A water supply kit containingcopper tubing, shut-off %Talve,fittingsand instructions is availableat extra cost from your dealer. There should be sufficient tubing for the icemaker from the cold water

su13ply to allow you to movethe

refrigerator outfrom the wall several feet (approximately 8 feet

of 1/4”copper tubing in three

N1-inchdiameter coils).

Legs

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Somemodelshaveadjustaide rollersthat enableyoutomove therefrigeratorawayfromthewall forcleaning;othermodelshave adjustablewkvelinglegs. Rollersor legsshouldbe setsothe refrigerator

isfirmly positioned on the floor andthe front is raisedjust enough thatthedoors closeeasilywhen openedabouthalfway.

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Turnthe two frontroller adjusting screwsor four corner levelinglegs clockwise to raisethe refrigerator, counterclockwiseto lowerit.

When adjustingrollers or leveling

k?3@&

legsfor proper door closure, we -recommend that the bottomfront -edgeofthecabinetbe approximately 3/-4”fromthe floor.

If yourrefrigeratorhas a.base grille, you can turn the adjusting

screwsthroughopeningsinthe grille.

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If you would ratherremove the

base grille, graspthe bottom of the

grille and pull itout.

the cl;ps on theback ;f the grille ~ ~)

with the openingsin the baseplate

‘G’;

and push the grille forward until it

snaps into place.

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Yburrefrigeratorhas twocontrols thatlet youregulatethe temperature

inthe fresh foodand freezer compartments.

INITIAL SETTING C

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COLDEST ~

The freezercontrolhas settings from “A”(thewarmest)to “E” (the

coldest). 1~itiallyset the freezer

controlat “C?

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5 INITIAL SETTING

“1* J-%3

9 COLDEST

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

coldest)and “OFF.” Initially set

the fresh food control at “5?

Forcolderor warmertempera~res, adjustthe desired compartment

controlone numberata time. NVWORTANT:When initially

settingcontrols,oradjustingthem, allow24 hours for temperatures

stabilize, or even ~~~~=

Note:

Turning the fresh food

control to OFB?position stops

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coin BOTK mmparttients—

fresh food AND freezer—but does not shut off povverto ‘rdrigemm.

FlkPWto test ~,i~~~~~fllilktestfor-the fresh food

conlpartnlell$.Place a container of

n~ilkon the top shelf in the fresh li~{x]comp:lrlmmt. check ita day l:i[er.If the milk istoo wmn or too

Usethe ice creamtestforthe freezercompartment.Place a containeroficecreaminthe center ofthefreezercompartment.Check itafter a day.If it’s too hard or too soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24 hoursfor therefrigeratorto reachthe

temperatureyou set.

Iyou t your

thermostat below

( a n

...youmaywantto turn thele~tered

controlonestepcolder,asfrom “C” to “DVCoolertemperaturesin the housemaycause thecompressorto operatelessfrequenfl~,thus~lowing the freezer compartmentto warm somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen foodsupply, leaveyour

lettered

settingat this colder settingforthe entirewinteror for whateverperiod oftimeyouare turningdownyour thermostat. This isespecially importantwhen the thermostatis turneddownfor an extendedperiod.

This changeshouldhaveno effect on your fresh foodcompartment. However,if freezingoccurs, turn the numbered control one step warmer, as from “5” to “4V

When you stop turningthe thermostatdown, turn temperature controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.

Powersaver’s

The power saverswitchis located on the temperature controlpanel.

POWER SAVER/ fMoisTu RE CONTROL K-J

POWERSAVERSETTING~ ~-) r IFMOISTURE FORMS

BETWEEN DOORSSET HERE

To r the amount of

ekxtrkity required to operate your refrigerator,push switch to the Ml position.

This turns off heaters inyour refrigerator that prevent moisture

from forming on tile outside.

Withthe heatersturnedoff, there isa chancethatmoisturemayform onthe cabinetsurfacebetweenthe doors,especiallywhentheweatheris humid. The humidityis mostlikely

tobe high in the summer,in the early morninghours, and in homes whichare notair conditioned.

Overan extendedperiod oftime, moisturethatformson theoutside maycausedeteriorationofthepaint

finish.It willbe importantto protect

thefinishbyusing appliancepolish

waxasdescribedon page12.

POWER SAVER/ lVlolsTuRE CONTROL

Whenthe powersaverswitch

is pushedto theright9electricity

flowsthroughthelowwattageheater whichwarmsthe cabinetsurface betweenthe doorsand, undermost conditions,preventstheforming

ofmoistureor waterdroplets.

Itis not necessaryto defrost the freezeror fresh foodcompartments.

Althoughyourrefrigerator is designedand equipped to defrost itselfautomatically,some frost on packagesisnormal.

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