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Energy-SavingTips p2
HowtheEnergy-Saver

Switchworks~

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Howlongshouldyou

storefoods?

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Savetimeandmoney
Beforeyourequestservice,
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Energy-SavingTips...... . . . ...2

important Safety Instructions. ..3

Howto Connect Electricity.. ..3,4

Installation Requirements. .. ...4

Howto Adjust Rollers. ... . . . . ..4

Howto Set Temperature

Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5

Howto UseEnergy-Saver

Switch.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ...5

FoodStorage Suggestions . . ...6

Food-SaverSysteni . . . . . . . . ...7

HowtoAdjustShelves . .. . ...8.9

Ice Service .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .10

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Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..lO

UserMaintenance

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ll

ProblemSolver.. . . . . . . ...12-14

ConsumerServices. . . . . . . ...15

Warranty.. . . . . . . . . ..BackCover

Readthisbookcarefully.

It is intendedto help you operate
and maintainyour new refrigerator
properly.

Keepithandyfor answerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’t understand something

or need more help...
Call,toll-free:

The GEAnswer Center~

800.626.2000
consumer information service

or write (include your phone
number)

ConsumerAffairs
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225

Writedownthemodeland
serialnumbers.

You’llfind them on a label at the
bottom, just insidethe fresh food
compartment door.

These numbersare also on the
Consumer Product Ownership

Registration cardthat camewith

your refrigerator. Before sending

in this card, pleasewrite these

numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethese numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your refrigerator.

If youreceiveda damaged
refrigerator,immediate y contact

the dealer (or builder) that sold you
the refrigerator.

Savetime and money.

Beforeyourequestservice,check

the Problem

through14.Itlistsminorcausesof

operatingproblemsthatyoucan

correctyourself.

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Energy~SavingTips

* Location of yourrefrigeratoris

important.Avoidlocatingit nextto
yourrange,aheatingventorwhere
sunwill shinedirectly on it.

* Don’topendoorsmoreoften

thannecessary.

* Closethedoorsassoonas
possible,particularlyin hot,humid

W3ather.
~KeepEnergySaverSwitch in the

Mt positicmunhxs moistureforms

ontheoutsideof the refrigerator,

Be surethe doorsareclosed

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tightly.Beforeleavingthe house

or retiring forthe night,checkto

besuredoorshaven’tbeenleft

openaccidentally.
@Storeonlythosefoods requiring

refrigerationinyour refrigerator.

~Wipe ail moisture from bottles

and cartons before putting them

the refrigerator.

in

@Keepallfoodscoveredto
reducemoisturebuild-upinside

the refrigerator.

@Ifyouturn controlsto coldest
positionforquick chilling or freez­ing,be sureto turnthembackto
regularsettings.

@Don’t overcrowdyourrefrigerator.

Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergyto keepevery­thing cool.

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lmpotiant $afety”lnstructkms

ORead all instructiqpsbeforeusinathisa~~liance.

9VN3NlNG--Wtien using’this

amlianee, always
s;fety precautions, including’the -

following: , ~. .

IBLJsethisappliqncp@Y for i~s~‘,
intencie$fpurpc&easde~c~bed in ‘

thisUseandCareE@k. ‘. “
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in&dled in accordancewiththe
fmhdlationInstructionsbe~oreit

is

below and on page 4.

~ Never ~nph,dgyqur refrigerator

bypu!lingcmthe’powercord.

Always

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This,~e~r’igeira~ormustbepro~&ly

used. See grounding instructions

grip plugfirmly andpull

straightout fromthe receptacle.

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Repairor replace immediately

ail electric servicecordsthat

havebecomefrayedor otherwise

damaged.

Donotuseacordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateitherthe
plugorconnectorend.

~When

awayfromthe wall, be carefu!
notto roll over or damage$he

powercord.

* Afteryour refrigeratoris in
operation,do not touchthe cold

movingyourrefrigerator

surfaces, particdar!ywhenhands

exercisebasic

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tothese

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0 If yourrefrigeratorhasan

automaticicenwdmr,donotplace
fingersor handsontheautomatic
icemakingmechanismwhlb th~
refrigeratorispluggedin.

prevent contactwiththemoving

partsof the ejectormechanism,
orwiththe heatingelementthat
releasesthecubes,

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IIMn’trqfreezefrozenfoods

whichhavethawedcompletely.

TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
BuiletinNo,6$says: ‘

‘:..Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen

foodsthathavethawediftheystill
containicecrystalsor if theyare
stillcold—below40*F.

‘~.,Thawedgroundmefits,pc)uitt”y,
orfish that have
or off-colorshouldnotberefrozen

andshouldnotbeeaten.Thawed

icecreamshouldbediscarded,,,If

theodoror color of anyfood is

pooror questionable,get rid of it.

Thefood maybedangerousto eatt
“Evenpartialthawingandrefreez=

ing reducetheeatingqualityof
foods,particularlyfruits,vege­tables,andpreparedfoods.The

extremely cold surfaces,

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any off-odor

eatingqualityof redmeatsis

ELBeforecleaninfj,
C Beforerepia~inga burn~d~out

lightbulb,the r~frigaratarSIWNM
beunpluggedinorderto avoid
contactwithaiivewirefilarrwnt<
(Aburned-outlightbulb may
breakwhenIx3ingrsplacw$’)

Note:Turningcmntro}to OFF
positiondoesnotr~movepower
tothe light circuit,

SAVETHESE

INSTRUCTIONS

The power cord of this appliance
is equipped with a three-prong
(grounding) plug which mates with

astandard three-prong (grounding)
wall receptacle (Fig. 1)to minimize
the possibility of electric shock
hazard from this appliance.

PREFERRED
METH(X.I

INSUREPROPEf3
GROUNDEXISTS

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Have the wall receptacle and
circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure tho
receptacle is properly grounded

installation Requirements(cont~nu@

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-IMPORTANT...

Please ReadCarefully

Useof adapterplug

Becauseof potential safetyhazards

undercertain conditions, westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.However,ifyou still elect to use

anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTION may

be“madeto aproperly grounded
two-prong wall receptacle by use of
aUL listed adapter (Fig. 2)available

atmost local hardware stores.

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PERMITTEDINCANADA)

Fig. 2

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The Iargerslot inthe adaptermustbe

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alignedwiththelargerslotinthewall
receptacletoprovideproperpolarity
in

the connectionofthe power cord.

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BEFOREUSE

Used extensioncods

Becauseof potential safety hazards
undercertain conditions, westrongly
recommend againstthe useof an
extension

electto useanextensioncord,it is

absolutelynecessarythatit beaUL

listed 3-wire grounding type appli-

ance extension cord andthat the
current carrying rating

15amperesminimum.Suchexten­sion
yourlocalserviceorganization.

The refrigeratorshouldalways
be pluggedIntoitsown
individualelectricaloutlet-

(115volt,60 Hertz,or100volt,
50 Hertz,singlephaseAC).

Thisis recommendedfor best

performanceandtopreventover­loadinghousewiringcircuits,

whichcouldcauseapossiblefire

hazardfrom overheatingwires.

Refrigerator Installation

cord.However,ifyou still

ofthecord be

cords are obtainable through

Rollers

Adjustablerollers,which enable

youto moveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are

locatedbehindthebasegrille,
Theserollersshouldbeset sothat
therefrigeratorisfirmly pmitioned
onthefioorandthefrontIsraised
justenoughthatthedoorsdose
easilywhenopenedabouthalfway,

Toadjustrollers,removethebase

grille bygraspingit atthe bottom
andpullingit out.

GWJTKYN:Attaching adapter

ground terminal to wall receptacle

cover screw does not ground the
appliance uniess cover screw is
metal, and not insulated, andwali
receptacle is grounded through

wiring.Customershould

house

havethecircuit

ified electrician to make

checked bya qual-

surethe

receptacleisproperlygrounded.

Wh?rlCfiscormectmgthep63wer

cordfromthe

theadapterwith one hand.If this

is not done, the adapter ground
termina! is very

with repeateduse.
Shouldthe

terminal break, LX) iWT USE the
appliance untila proper ground
hasagain been established.

adapter,a!wayshold

likely to break

adapterground

Lc)fxmxl

Do not installrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewill go below60°F.

becauseitwill notrunoftenenough

to maintainpropertemperatures,

Doinstallitonafloorstrongenough

tosupportafullyloadedrefrigerator.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

clearances

Allow 5/8” at each sideand 1“over
the top for ease of installationand
properair circulation.

wh@nbuildingamwvham?...

considerprovidingwatersupplyto
refrigerator location.It

connection of optional automatic

icemakershould youwishto install

one at a laterdate.

will simplify

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Turnrolleradjustingscrewsclock-

d

wiseto raiserefrigerator,cour@r-

clockwisetolowerit.Useadjustable

wrench(3/8’1hexheadbolt)orpliers.
Whenadjustingfrontrollers for

properdoorclosure,it

is recoin+

mendedthatthe bottomfront @QQ
ofthecabinetbeapproxirnatdy
5/8 inchfromthe floor.

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operating‘YourRefrigerator

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@setthe

temperaturecxmti’ds

TEMPERATURE CUUTRC)LS

This turns

offheatersinyour

refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture

fromformingontheoutside.

Useof the EnergySaverSwitch

cansaveyoumoney.Estimated
yearlysavings,dependingonyour

local electricrates,areasfollows:

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ALLOW 24 HOURS FOR TEMPERATURES TO STAB

Your refrigerator hastwo controls
that let you regulate the tempera­ture in the fresh food and

compartments.
INITIALLY,

controlat
controlat C.

S@ the FRESH FOOD

5andtheFREEZER

Forcolder or warmer temperatures,

adjustthe desired compartment con­trol one letter or number at atime.

~MPOHTANT
Wheninitiallysettingthecontrolsor
whenadjustingthem,allow24

forthetemperaturestostabilize,or
evencwt.

Note:Turningthefreshfoodcontrol
to “oi+” turns
ments—freshfoodAND freezer.

off B(3THC!OITl~Wt-

Lk themilktestforthe freshfood

compartment.Flace a

milk

onthe top shelf inthe fresh food

compartment.Checkit adaylater,
Ifthe milk istoo warmortoo cold,

adjust the temperature controls.

the the W?Cxwr?l testforthe

freezer compartment.Placea con-

tainerof icecream in the center of
thefreezercompartment.

after aday. If it’stoo hardor too soft,
adjust the temperature controls.

Alwaysallow 24 hoursfor the refrig­erator to reach the temperature

youset.

freezer

hours

containerof

Check it

Hyou turn your household

thermostat below 6(PF. at night

youmaywanttoturnthelettered

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controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D.”Coolertemperaturesinthe

housemaycausethefreezercon­trolsto operatelessfrequently,
thusallowingthefreezercompart-

menttowarmsomewhat.Toprotect
yourfrozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
Ietteredsettingat thiscoldersetting

for the entire winter orforwhatever

periodoftimeyouareturningdown

your thermostat. Thisisespecially

importantwhenthethermostatis

turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhaveno

effect

on your fresh foodsection.

However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
the numberedcontrolone step
warmer,asfrom“5” to “4.”

Whenyoustop turningthe thermo

stat

down, turn temperature controls

back to their regular settings.

Energy saverswitch

The Energy Saver Switch is located
on the temperature control panel.

%3reduce the amountof electricity
required to operate your refriger-

ator,pushswitchtothe left position.

Model

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ElectricRate(f%Kwhl Sav{m

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Withtheheatersturnedoff,thar~
isachancethatmoisture

mayform

onthe outsideof yourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweather1$
humid.ThehumidityismostIikdy

to be high inthesummer,in the

eariymorninghours,andin homes
whicharenotair conditioned.

Over anextendedperiodoftime,

moisturethatformscmtheoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthepaint

finish Itwill be importe.nttoprotect

thefinish by usingappliancepoiish

waxasdescribedcmpag~1I

Whentho EnergySaver Switchk

pushed

to the right,electricityflows

throughthe low wattageheaters
whichwarmtheoutsideof

the cab-

inetand,undermostconditions,
preventtheformingof moisture
or waterdroplets,

No defrosting

It isnot necessaryto defrostthe
freezerorfreshfood
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedto defrost itself
automatically.

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