GE TBXW25M, TBX25M Use and Care Manual
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ApplianceRegistration
BaseGrille
CareandCleaning
Ener~Saving Tips
FoodSaverSystem
FoodStorageSuggestions
StorageTimes
Ice Trays
IcemakerAccessoryKit
Installation
AdapterPlug
AdjustableRollers
Clearances
ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord
Grounding
Location
LightBulbReplacement
Model andSerialNumbers
PowerSaverSwitch
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2 QuickStore
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Ports-Bins
ProblemSolver
QuickServeTMSystem
RepairService
SafetyInstructions
Shelves
StorageDrawers
Take-outCenter
TemperatureControls
Vacation&MovingTips
Warranty
WaterFilterAccessom
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Drawer&Cover Removal 10,11
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BackCover
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Models TBX25M
TBm5M
HeIpmhelpyou...
Read thkbmkcamfuUy.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions+
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
write
downthemodeland
serialnumbem.
You’llseethemonalabelatthe
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersaredso onthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Beforesendingin the registration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
Ifyourweivedadamaged
refrigerator,immediatelycontact
the dealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,
checktheProblemSolveron
pagesU through17.It lists causes
ofminoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.
toyourmnge,a hintingve;torwhere
the sunwillshinedirectlyonit.
● Don~topen thedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary
~Closethedoors8ssoonaspossible,
particularlyinhot,humidweather,
. Keeppowersaverswitchinthe
POWERSAVERpositionunless
moistureformsontheoutsideof
therefrigerator,
*Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly,Beforeleavingthehouse
or retiringforthe night,checkto
besurethe doorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.
@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
@Wipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.
@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
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refrigerator.
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@If youturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.
@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.
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appliance,alwaysexerciseba;ic
safetyprecautions,includingthe.
following:
@Usethisapplianceonlyfo~:itsr;:,
irrtendedpur~se asdescr~bed.in :”
thisUseandCareBook. ~~‘; ,
@Thisrefrigeratorkwstbe ,,‘::‘~,:,
properiyinstalied’inaccordan~~,,,:,
withtheInstallationInstruction@,,
beforeitisused.Seegroundin~,~~.,
instructionsbelowand.onpage4.
@Neverwplug yo~rmfrigemt6r
hypullingonthepowercord.’ ~‘
Alwaysgripplugfi~y andpull~~‘
straight
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electricservicecormthathave
becomefrayedorotherwise - ~
damaged.Donotuseacordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateither theplug ~
orconnectorend.
@Donotallowchi?drentoc~mb,
standorhangontheshelvesin
therefrigerator.
damagetherefrigeratorand ,
seriouslyinjurethemselves.
@Afteryourrefrigeratorisin
operation,donottouchthecold
surfaces,partictiarlywhenhan~
are dampor wet.Skinmayadhere
totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.
outfromtheoutlet. ~. ~
Repairorreplaceimm@ately~‘
Theycould ~‘
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“Evenpartialtiawingandrefr=zing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
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Howtoconnect
Forpersonalsafety,
thkappliance
properlygrounded,
Thepowercordofthisappliance
isequippedwithathree-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith
astandardthree-prong(grounding)
walloutlet(Fig.1)tominimizethe
possibilityof electric shockhazard
fromthis appliance.
mwtbe
PREFERRED ~
METHOD
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Fig. 1
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Havewalloutletandcircuitchecked
byaqualifiedelectriciantomake
sureoutlet is properlygrounded.
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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
Do Nm, UNDERAm
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OR WMOW Tm T-
(GRom) PRONG
Tm POWER CORD.
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
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undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuseof
anadapterplug, However,ifyou
still,electtouse an adapter,where
Jocdcodespermit,aTEM~MY
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofaULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)
ALIGN LARGE
PHONGS/SLOTS
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~ GROUND AND
Fig. 2 “
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The largerslotintheadaptermust
beAwed withthe largerslotinthe
wdl outiettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attichinganadapter
groundterminaltothewalloutlet
coverscrewdoesnot groundthe
applianceunlessthecoverscrewis
metal,andnotinsulated,andthe
walloutletis groundedthroughthe
housewiring.Youshouldhave
circuitcheckedbyaqualified
electriciantomake suretheoutlet
isproperlygrounded.
When disconnectingthepower
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold
theadapter withonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikely to break
withrepeateduse.
$howidthe adapterground
tednd br*, m Nm
applianceuntila properground
hasagainbeenestablished,
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FIRMCONNECTION
BEFOREUSE
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USEthe
useOfetiemioncor&
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofan extensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelectto usean extension
cord, itisabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbe K amperes[minimum)and
120volts,
Themfr~eratir should
alwaysbepl~ed intoib own
individualel~trical outlet—
(115volt,60 Hertz,or 100volt,
50Hem, singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
,
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.
Rollers
A~ustablerollers,whichenable
youtomovetherefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatednearthefrontcornersoftie
refrigerator.Theserollersshould
besetsothattherefrigeratoris
firmlypositionedonthefloorand
the frontisraisedjustenoughthat
the doorscloseeasilywhenopened
abouthalfway.
RefrigemtorIocation
Insbll therefrigeratorona floor
strongenoughtosupportitwhen
itisfullyloaded.
Donotinstillrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewiiBgobelow60°F.
becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
clearances
Aliowthefollowingclearances
foreaseofinstigationandproper
aircirculation:
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3/4°
Top. . . . . . . . . . . . ..o . . . . . . ..l”
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l”
watersupplytoIcemaker
Ifyourrefrigeratorhasan
icernaker,or ifyou plantoaddan
icemakerlater,theicemakerwill
havetobeconnectedtoa cold
waterline.A watersupplykit
containingcoppertubing,shut-off
valve,fittingsandinstructionsis
availableat extra costfromyour
dealer.Thereshouldbesufficient
tubingfortheicemakerfromthe
coldwatersupplyto allowmoving
therefrigeratoroutfromthewall
severalfeet(approximately8feet
of 1/4”coppertubinginthree
10-inchdiametercoils).
Toad.~usttherollers,turnthe
roller-adjustingscrew-sclockwiseto
raisetherefrigerator,counterclockwisetolowerit.Useablade-type
screwdriver.
Men adjustingfrontro~ersforproper
doorclosure,werecommendthat
thebottomfrontedgeofthe cabinet
beapproximately3/4”fromthefloor.
You-canturntheadjustingscrews
throughopeningsinthegrille.
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Ifyouwouldratherremovethe
basegrilie,graspthebottomofthe
grilleandpullit out.
Toreplacethebasegrille, lineup
theclipsonthebackofthegrille
withtheopeningsinthebaseplate
andpushthegrilleforwarduntilit
snapsintoplace.
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Opemti~ YourReftigembr
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FREEZER ~NTROL
Setkmpnture contmk
Two controlsletyouregulatethe
temperatureinthefreshfoodand
freezercompartmen~.
Atfirst,setthefreshfoodand
freezercontrolatthe centerofthe
NOMAL range.
Allow24hoursforthetemperature
tostabilize,whetheryouaresetting
the controlsforthefirsttimeor
adjustingthemlater.Then,ifyou
wantcolderorwarmertempem~s
ineither compartment,adjustthe
controlsone stepatatime.
Note:Movingthefreshfood
controltoOFFturnsoffcooling
inbothcompartments-freshfood
e
andfreezer—butdoesnotshutoff
powertotherefrigerator.
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How b testbm~mtures
Usethemm testforthefmh fd
compartment.Placeacontainerof } ontfietemperaturecontrolpanel,
~-on thetopshelfinthefih
foodcompartment.Checkitaday
later.Ifthemilkistoowarmortoo
cold,adjustthetempera~ controls.
Usetheicecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment.Placea
containeroficecreaminthe center
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafieraday.Ifit’stoohardortoo
sofi,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Nwaysallow24hoursfor
therefrigemtortoreachthe
tempentureyouset.
Myouturn yourhowehold
thermostatbelow60°Rat fight
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youmaywanttomwetie freezer
controlonestepcolder.Cooler
temperaturesinthehousemay
causethecompressortooperate
lessfiequendy,thusallowingthe
freezercompartmentto warm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leavethefreezer
settingatthis coldersettingforthe
entirewinteror foraslongasyou
keepyourthermostatturneddown.
Movingthefreezercontroltoa
coldersettingshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,move
thefreshfoodcontrolonestep
warmer.
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turnthe
refrigerator’stemperaturecontrols
backtotheirregularsettings.
FR=H FOOD ~NTROL
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Wwersaverswikh
& The~wer saverswitchislocated
~ reducetheamountof
electricityrequiredb opemte
yourrefiigemtor,pushstikh
tothe
histu s
x
refrigeratorthat preventsmtiisture
fromformingonthecabinet
surfacebetweenthedoors.
Withthe heaterturnedoff,there
isa chancethatmoisturemayform
ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityismostlikely
tobehighinthesummer,inthe
earlymorninghours,andinhomes
whicharenotairconditioned.
Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformsonthecabinet
sufice maycause deteriorationof
thepaintfinish.Itwillbeimportant
toprotectthefinishbyusing
appliancepolishwaxasdescribed
onpageU.
Whenthepwer saverswitch
ispushedtotheright9electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattageheater
whichwarmsthecabinetsurface
betweenthedoorsand,under most
conditions,preventstheformingof
moistureorwaterdroplets.
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sition.
eheaterinyour
Nodefmwing
It is notnecessarytodefrostthe
&mr or fish fd compartments.
Althoughyourrefrigeratoris
designedmd equippedtodefrost
i@elfautomatically,somefrost
onpackagesis normal.
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S~e*d sto~e times
formeat andpoultry*
OAW MONTHS
FreshMeats
ProcessedMeats
Cooked
FreshPoult~
CookedPoult~
(Otherthaofor~eals&pou
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