GE TBX21, TBX22, TBX25 Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration
BaseGrille

Cleaning
EnergySaverSwitch

Energy-SavingTips
FoodStorageSuggestions 6,8

StorageDrawers
StorageTimes

Icemaker
IcernakerAccessoryKit

IceTrays

Installation

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AdapterPlug

Adjustablel?ollers

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Clearances

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

Grounding
Location

LightBulbReplacement

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ModelandSerial
ProblemSolver

QuickServeSystem
RcptiirService

SafetyInstructions

Shelves
‘1’emperaiureControls

Vacation&MovingTips

Warranty
WaterFilterAccessory

N~Jm13ers 2

13,14

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BackCover

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Useand Careof

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TBX21

TBX22
TBX24

TBX25

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Readthis bookm-dully.

it ix intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.

Hyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Vwitedownthen’mdd

serialnunlbers.

and

You’llseethemonalabelonthe
leftside,nearthe topofthefresh

foodcompartment.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrefrigerator.

IMhrcsendinginthe

Card,please write thesenumbws

registration

here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator,

U’youreceivedHIdamaged
refrigmatorgimmediatelycontact

the dealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
the refrigerator.

Savetimeand money.
Beforeyu3uIrequestservice,

checkthe ProblemSolveronpages

13and 14.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthat youcan
correctyourself.

* Locntiond’yfwrrcfrigcfijl{)ris

import:mt.AvoidIocalingitnextto
yourrange,Qheatingventorwhere
the sunwillshinedirectlyon ill

@Don’topen thedoorsmowoften
thunnecessary.

C!kMtjledcmrsassoonUSpossible,

o
particularlyinhot,humidwetithcr.

@KeepEnergySaverSwitchinthe
leftpositionunlessmoistureforms

ontheoutsideoftherefrigerator,

@BesurethedcmrsareC1OSC(.I
tightly,Beforeleavingthehouse
or retiringforthenight,checkto
bcsurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.

oStoreonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

oWipemoisturefrombottlesand
carto-nsbeforeputtingthem inthe
refrigerator.

@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.

@If youturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.

SIDon’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.

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Howtoconnect

e~ectricity

Forpersonalsafety,

MSapp!ianeemustbe

properlygrounded.

The power cordofthisappliance
isequippedwitha three-prong

(’grounding)plugwhichmateswith

‘“>:.a standardthree-prong(grounding)

~walloutlet(Fig.1)tominimizethe

‘~i.~ossibility ofelectricshockhazard

!~~$i‘mmthis‘appliance.

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METHOD

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WHJREPROPER
GROUNDEXE3TS
BEFOREUSE

Havewallout~etandcircuitchecked
byaqualifiedelectricianto make

sureoutletis proper~ygrounded.

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SAWTHmE

mSTRUCTIONS

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygrounded[hree-prong
walloutlet.

THE POWER CORD.

(Ccvltiill(m’ )lr?.t-lpage)

useOfaikqm!rplug

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Becauseof’potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,wc

stronglyrecommendagainstuscof’
anadapterplug. However,ifyou
stillelecttouseanadapter,whew

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CONNECTIONmaybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall

outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocai

hardwarestores.

TEMPORARY METHOD

[ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEOINCANADA)

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ANDFIRMCONNECTION
BEFOREUSE

Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
be alignedwiththelargerslotinthe
waHoutlettoprovideproperpolarity

in theconnectionofthepowercord.

CAUT1ON:Attachingan adapter

groundterrninaito th=wallo~tlet
;overscrewdoesnotgroundthe
applianceunlessthe c-overscrewis
metal,andnotinsulated,andthe
walloutletisgroundedthroughthe

housewiring.You shouldhave

circuitcheckedbya qualified
electricianto makesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.

(wonnt!ding the power

when

cordfrom theadap~er,alwayshold
the adapterwithon; hand.I;this

isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak.
withrepeateduse.

Should the

adapter ground

terminalbreak, DO NOTUSEthe
applianceuntil a proper ground

has again beenestablished.

useOfetiemionm’d$

agroundingtypeplugandMM
andthat the

Cord

electricalratingof the

bc ISamperes (minimum)and

120volts,SuctIcxttmsioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization,

‘l%erefrigerator should
alwaysbe pluggedintoitsown
individual

electrkdl outkt-

(115volt,60Hertz,or 100volt,

50Hertz,singlephaseAC),Thisis

recommendedtbrbestpertbrmance

andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.

Refrigerator10CMMI

Installthe refrigerator on a floor

strong enoughto support itwhen

fully loaded.

it is
Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere

temperature willgobelow60”F.
becauseitwillnot runoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

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Allow the followingclearances

foreaseofinstallationandproper

aircirculation:

Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3f4°

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

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

IfmodelTBX22or TBX25istobe
installedagainstawallonthehinge
side,aHow1%”fordoor clearance.

when buildinganewhome

Considerprovidingawatersupply
totherefrigeratorlocation.Itwill
simplifyconnectionofartoptional
automaticicernakershouldyou
wishtoinstalloneatalaterdate.

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Toadjustthe rollers,turnthe

rolleradjustingscrewsclockwiseto
raisetherefrigerator,counterclock-

wisetolowerit.

[Jse a blade-type

screwdriver.

WhenadjustingfrontroUersforproper
door closure,werecommendthat

the bottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapproximately3/4”fromthefloor.

E your refrigerator has a base
grille,youcanturntheadjusting
screwsthroughopeningsinthegrille.

HyouWN.IM.rather removethe
basegrille, graspthebottomofthe
grilleandpullitout.

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Becauseof potentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofan extensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttousean extension

cord, it is absolutelynecessarythat

it bea ULlisted3-wiregrounding

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving

Rollers

Adjustablerollers, whichenable
youto movetherefrigeratoraway
fromthewallfor cleaning,are
locatednearthefrontcornersofthe
refrigerator.Theserollersshould

‘h replace the basegrille, he up
theclips on the backofthegriUe
withtheopeningsin thebaseplate
andpushthegrilleforwarduntilit

snapsintoplace.

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OperatingYourRefrigemtor

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols

a

thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer

compartments.

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INITIALSETTING c

COLDEST ~

FHEEZER

Thefreezercontrolhassettings

from“A”(thewarmest)to “E” (the
coldest).Initiallysetthefreezer
controlat ‘T?’

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hefreshfoodcontrolhassettings

from“1”(thewarmest)to “9” (the
coldest)and “OFF.” lnititdlyset
thefresh foodcontrolat 665?

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controlonenumberatatime.

INIPORTANRWhen initially
settingtxmtrds, or adjustingthem,
allow24hours for temperatures

tostabilize,or evenout.

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INITIALSETTING

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FOOD

Usethe

freevxxcompartment.Placea
containerof’icecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.(Meek
itafteraday.Ifit’stoohardortoo

soft,adjustthetempertiturccontroJs.

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Aiwaysalkw 24hoursfor
therefrigeratorto rewh the
temperatureyouset.

Hyou mmyour IMmN4M)ki

thermostatMow 60°F.at night

...youmaywanttoturntheleltered

controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D:’Coolertempemfuresinthe

housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thusallowing
thefreezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen

foodsupply,leaveyourle~tered
settingatthis coldersettingforthe
entirewinterorforwhateverperiod
oftimeyouareturningdownyour

thermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to“4?’

Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.

Ene~y saverSwikh

TheEnergySaverSwitchislocated
onthetemperaturecontrolpanel.

icecreamtestfor the

swings,dependingonyourkwd -

electricrates,areasfollows:

FstimatedYOarly$avings

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TBX24

T13X25

Withtheheatersturnedoff,there

isachancethatmoisturemayforru
onthe outsideofyourrefrigerator,
espc@ly whentheweatheris
humid.‘I’hehumidityismostlikely
tobehighinthesummer,inthe
earlymorninghours,andinhomes
whicharenotairconditioned.

Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethat formsontheoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthe paint
finish.It willbeimportanttoprotect
thefinishbyusingappliancepolish
waxasdescribedonpage12.

SETHEREIFMOISTUREAPPEARSONEXTERIOR- ,

VVkmtheEnergySaverSwitch
ispushedtothe tight, electricity
flows&roughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarmtheoutside
ofthecabinetand, undermost
conditions,preventtheforming
ofmoistureorwaterdroplets.

ElectricfllKwh) savings

$ *M $g $ !11

$4,00 $6,00 $8,00 7%
$54)0 $7,00

ENERGY SAVER

$1000

Eneroy

(Appro~’)

70/f)

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Note:Turning thefresh food

controlto OFF positionstops
coding in BOTHeoq3artments—
fresh foodANDfreezer–but

does not shut offpowerto

refrigerator.

Usethe milk test

co~llpartment..Haceacontainerof

==- milkonthetopshelfinthefresh

~ftmdcompartment.Checkit aday

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adjust the temperaturecontrok.

forthe freshfood!

ENERGY’SAVER

SET HEREIF MOISTUREAPPEARS ON EXTERIOR

TO reducethe amount of

ektricity required to operate
your refrigerator, push switch
to the left position.

Thisturnsoffheatersinyour
refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture
fromformingontheoutside.

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Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe

freezerorfreshfoodcompartments.
Althoughyourrefrigeratoris
designedandequippedto defrost
itselfautomatically,somefrost
onpackagesisnormal.

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