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Energy-savingtips

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How

the EnergySaver

switch works

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Howlongshouldyou.
storefoods?

p(i

Questions?
UsetheProblemSolver

Energy-SavingTips .,, . . . . ....2

ImportantSafetyInstructions.. ..3

HowtoConnectElectricity. ..3.4

InstaUaticmRequirements,. ...3.4

HowtoAdjustRoIlers. . . , , , , , ,4

HowtoSetTemperature

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

HowtoUse

EnergySaverSwitch.. . . ., , , ,5

FoodStorageSuggestions. . . ...6

Food-SaverSystem.., . . .. . . ...7

l-lowtoAdjustShelves.. .....8-10

lceService . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..lO

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

UserMaintenance

Instructions.. . . . . . . . . . ..o.ll

TheProblemSolver. . . . ...12. 13

If YouNeedService . . . . . . . ...15

Warranty. . . .. . . . . ..13ackC!over

HelpUs
helpymRIB••

kmi thisbookUWd’diy,

Itisintendec!tohelpyouoperam
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator

properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.

IfyoL~don’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

‘ToobtainHispanicversion
ofthis book,call
TheGEAnswerCenter@

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Toll-free.

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TheGEAnswerCenter;

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paraelconsumidor,
telifono800.626.2000.

You’llsee

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bottom,just insi(icthefreshfood
compartmentdoor,

Thesenumbersarcalsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith

yourrefrigerator,
Beforesendingintheregistration

card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.

Ifyou receivedadamaged

refrigerator, immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

Savetimeand money.
Beforeyourequest service,check
theProblemSolveronpages12and

13.Itlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

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@,Locaticmofyourrefrigeratoris

@Besurethe’doorsare GIQs661

~‘Keepfoidi coveredtoreduce

important.Avoidlocatingitnext

tightly.Beforeleavingth+liotise

‘ iimistureb’ii’ldu~insidpthe

toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere

orretiringforthenight,checkto

refrige&O~. ,

thesunwill shinedirectIyonit.

besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft

~ If

YOU tugiI the controlstothe

@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften

openaccidentally. ,

coldestpositionfixquickelli.lling

thannecessary.

@Storeonly’thosefoodsrequiring

or freezing,besuretoturnthem

@(Hosethedoorsas soonaspossible,

refrigerationin yourrefrigerator.-

backtore&darsettings.

particdarly in hot,humidweather.

@VV@emoisturefrom bottlesand

@Don’tovercrowdyourre?iiigerator.

@KeepEnergySaverSwitchinthe

cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe

~ overcrowdingcanrequireextra

leftpositionunlessmoistureforms

refrigerator.

electricalenergytokeepevefythh}

cmtheoutsideoftherefrigerator.

COOL

appliarw,alwayskxerciseba;ic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:

intemkxllpwpixwasdescribedin

thisUseandCareBook.

~TM refrigeratormust be

propm%yhMaiM inaccordance
withthehM$@Mi4.mIi@wctims
beforeitisused.fleegrotindirkg

instructionsbelowandonpage4.

@.Nmwunplugyour iwfrigerator~
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplugfirmlyandpull
straightoutfromtheoutlet.

@Repairorreplaceimmediately

td] ektric SI?rvkecordsthat
havebecomefrayedm-otherwise ,
damaged.Donotuseacordthat

showscracksorabrasiondarna~e

@

ngitslengthorateitherthe~lug

connectorend.

@Whenmovingyour refrigerator

awayfromthevval$becareful ,
nottorollaverordamagethe
powercord.

e ~t~ryour refrigerator isin

operatio119donot tow!htheCOM
surfaces,particular~ywhenhands
m-edamp tir wet,Skinmayadhere

totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.

partsoftheejectormechanism,or
withthe heatingeiernentthat
releasesthe cubes,

@JJQ#t~&~~~@fjro~~f~o*

whichhave thm’w?d<cm’npMXJly.

TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
AgricultureinHomeandGarden
BulletinNo,69says:

“.. .Youmaysafely~efreezefrozen

foodsthathavethawedifthoystill

containicecrystalsorif theyare

stillcok.i—-below40°F.

“..‘.Thawedgrotindmeats,poultry

orfishthat haveanyoff-odoror

off-colorshould”notberefrqzen
andshouldnotbeeaten;Thawed
icecreamshould!b&iiscarded.If
theodoro.rcolorofimyfoodii+
poor or questionable,getridofit.
Thefoodmaybedangeroustoeat;

“Evenpartial,@wi&.iu@n%qzi.n~
reducetheeating@alityof’foods,

particukwly’fruits,titigetablesand
preparedfoods:Theeatingqq~ity
ofredineatsistiffectedless’than ‘

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b mm

toIW’tM.Wd?thedoom l%k

willreducethe possibilityof

dangertochildren,

@Unplugyourrd’r@m@or:

A, Beforemakingi-myrepairs.
Note:Westronglyrecommend

thatanyservicingbeperformed
byaqualifiedindividual.

B.Beforecleaning.
C.Beforereplacinga burned-out

lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould
be.unpluggedinordertoavoid
contactwithalivewireikpmmt.
(Aburned-outlightbulbmay

~brew whenbeingreplaced.)

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Note:Turningcontrolto(XV?

~ positiond~esnotremovepower

tothelightcircuit.

@‘Do not.&petiteyourm~emtir

inthepwxmx!!@explosivefumes.

S~VETHFSE

mST~uc~~o~s

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Howtoconnect

For personal safety,
M$ appiiance Im.Bst be

jpmpeliy grounded.

Thepowercordofthisapplianceis

equippedwitha three-prong

tmding)plugwhichmateswith
ndardthree-prong(grounding)

PREFERRED
METHOD

INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS

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BEFOREUSE

Fig. 1 ,

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Havewalloutletandcircuitchecked

walloutlet (Pig. ~)to~inimizethe

oossibiMyofelectricshockhazard

byqualifiedelectriciantomake

}romthis;ppliance.

sureoutletis properlygrounded.

Whereastandardtwo-prongwaH
outletisencountered,it isyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

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Part No. 468329P(M

useOKAdapterPh.lg

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly

recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.However,ifyoustillelect
touseanadapter,wherelocal
codespermit,aTEMPORARY
CONNIICZ’IONmaybemadetoa

properlygrounded~wo-prongwall
outletbyuseofaULlistedadapter

(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDIN CANAIIA)

F=-3

N

Thelargerslotintheadaptermust

bealignedwiththelargerslotin
thewalloutlettoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.

ICAUTION:Attachingtheadapter

groundterminaltothewalloutlet

coverscrewdoesnotgroundthe
applianceunlessthecoverscrewis
metal,andnotinsulated,andthe
walloutletisgroundedthroughthe

housewiring.Youshouldhavethe

circuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomakesuretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.

when disconneetklgthe power
cordfrom theadapter9alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand.Ifthis
isnot done,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.

should the adapter ground

terminal break, Do NOT’USEthe
applianceuntil 8 proper ground
has again beenestablished.

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.

merefrigeratorshol.dd always

be phlggedintoitsown

individualelectricaloutkt-

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

Hertz,singlephaseAC.).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcause
afirehazardfromoverheatingwires.

Refrigeratorlocation

ID(Inotinstall refrigerator where

temperaturewillgobelow60”J?.

becauseit willnot runoftenenough

tomaintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstallitonafloorstrong

enoughtosupportamy loaded
refrigerator.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

Clemmees

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor
easeofinstallationandproperair
circulation.

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‘whenbuildinga new’ home

Considerprovidinga watersupply
totherefrigeratorlocation.Itwill
simpli~ connectionof anoptional
automaticicemakershouldyou
wishtoinstalloneata laterdate.

AdjustableMms, whichenable
youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille,
Theserollersshouldbesotsothe

refrigeratorisfirmlypositionedon
the iloorandthefrontisraisedjusi

enoughthat thedoorscloseeasily

whenopenedabouthalfwdy.

‘Toadjust rollers, removethebase

grillebygraspingit atthebottom
andpullingitout.

Tlnrnroller adjusting screws
clockwiseto raisetherefrigerator,
counterclockwisetoIowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
bolt)orpliers.

Whenadjustingthefrontrollers
forproperdoorclosure,it is
recommendedthatthe bottomfront
edgeofthecabinetbeapproximately

3/4”fromthefloor.

onba~kof grillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforwarduntilthe
grillesnapsintoplace.

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OpemtingYour Refr@embr

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the’Emperature(Xmtrds

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THUIPERATURECONTROLS

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FREEZER

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INITIAL SETTING

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ALLOW 24 HOURS FOR TEMPERATURES TO STABILIZE

Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatlet youregulatethetemperature
inthe freshfoodandfreezer

compartments.
~’~TM~LY,setthe I?RE!SM

FOODcontrolat5and the
FREEZERcontrolat C.

r colderorwarmertemperatures,

djustthedesiredcompartment

contni oneletteror numberatatime.

woRTmR when initiawy
settingCOntlwk+or adjustingthem,
allow24hours for temperatures
tostabilize,or evenout.

Note:Turningfresh foodeontroll
toOFF positionstops‘coolingin

~m COI13ptIHtS-fk+dIfbd
m

freezer—butdoesnotshut

offpowertorefrigerator.

How to test temperatures

Usethemilktestforthefreshfood

compartment.Placeacontainerof

milkonthetopshelfinthe tish

foodcompartment.Checkitaday
later.If themilkistoowarmor too
cold,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Usetheicecream test for the

freezercompartment. Placea
containeroficecreaminthecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check

itafteraday.If it’stoohardor too

R,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

“-Alwaysallow 24 hours for

therefrigerator to reach the

temperature you set.

If you

turnyour huwhdd

?N&mlstatMow 60”F.at night

...youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlone stepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “DVCoolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethe compressorto
operatelessfrequently,thusallowing

thefreezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyourlettered

settingatthiscoldersettingforthe
entirewinterorforwhateverperiod
oftimeyouareturningdownyour
thermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis

turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to“4V

Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.

EnemysaverStikh

TheEnergySaverSwitchislocated
onthetemperaturecontrolpanel.

I

Toredwx -theamount of

electricity requiredtoq$emte

yuximRTf@3atm-,push SWMR

totheM ‘position.

‘I’histurnsCMTheatersinyour
refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture
fromformingm theoutside.

Umofthe EnergySaverSwitchcan
saveyoumoney.Estimatedyearly
savings,dependingonyourlocal
electricrates,fireasfollows:

T“-

.

Estlmat6dYearlySavin~s

Eneroy

!VIO(ki ElectricRate(P6rKwh)

SWhlgs

$

,05 $ ,08 $ ,11(Approx’)

TBX23 $14!00 $23,00 $31,00 19%

Withthe heatersturnedoff,there
isachance’thatmoisturemayform
onthe outsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityismostlikely
tobehigh in thesummer,inthe
earlymorninghours,andinhomes
whicharenot air conditioned,

Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformsontheoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthepaint
finish.Itwillbeimportanttoprotect
the finishbyusingappliancepolish
waxasdescribd onpage11.

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‘WhentheEnergySaverSwitch
ispushedtotheI@ht9electricity
flowsthroughthe lowwattage
heaterswhichwarn theoutside
ofthecabinetand,undermost
conditions,preventtheforming
ofmoistureorwaterdroplets.

R isnotnecessarytodefrostthe

freezerorfreshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesigned
andequippedtodefrostitself
automatically.

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