GE TBXE16, TBXE14 Use and Care Manual

contents

BaseGrille
CareandCleaning

Condenser
DoorSwingOption

Energy-savingTips
FoodStorageSuggestions

StorageTimes

Icemaker
IcernakerAccessoryKit

IceTrays
Installation

Clearances
ElectricalRequirements

ExtensionCord
Grounding

Location ­RollersandLev~lingLegs 4

WaterSupplytoIcem’aker 3 ~ “‘

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LightBulbReplacement
ModelandSerialNumbers

ProblemSolver

SafetyInstructions
shelves

LStorage.Drawers

Drawer&CoverRemoval 8,9

TemperatureControl
Vacation&MovingTips

Howto Reversethe
Doorswing

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Top-Mount

No-Frost 14& 16 modek

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Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

You’llseethemonalabelatthe
upperIefisideofthefreshfood

compartment.

Pleasewritethesenumbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use thesemodelandserial

numbersinanycorrespondence
orservicecallsconcerning
yourrefrigerator.

tiediately contactthedealer (or
builder)thatsoldyouthe
refrigerator.

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Savethe md money.
Beforeyou

sertice. .0

ChecktheProblemSolveronpages

12and 13.Itlistscausesofminor
operatig problemsthatyoucan
colrrectyourself.

mquefi

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@menmetingyourrefrigetitor‘

away&omthea$ beWreti notb

2

positiondoesnot removepower

thelightcircuit.

to

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Mtilation

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elwtricity

Thepowercordoftis appliance
isequippedwithagroundingplug

whichmateswitha standard
groundingwti outlet(Fig.1)to
minimizethepossibilityofelectric
shockhazardfromthisappliance.

INSUREPROPERGROUND

EXiSTSBEFOREUSE

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Grounding ‘
Plug

HavethewalIoutletcheckedbya

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qualifiedelectriciantomakesure
outletisproperlygrounded.

Whereanungroundedwalloutletis
encountered,itisyourpersonal

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responsibilityandobligationtohave
it&placedwithaproperlygrounded
walloutiet.

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refrigeratorshoddalways

The

be plug~dhto itsom

htividud e~w$ridoutlet—

(220/240volt,50Hem, single
phaseACor 220/240volt,60
Hem, singlephaseAC,as
indicatedontheratingplate).This

isrecommendedforbest
performanceandtoprevent
overloadinghousewiringcircuits,
wtich couldcausea firehazard
fromoverheatingwires.

Ifthepowersupplycordbecomes
damaged,it mustbereplacedbya

qualifiedserviceagentinorderto
avoida safetyhmard.

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor

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Fig, 1

easeofinstallationandproperair
circulation.

Sides. . . . . . . . .

3/4”(19mm)

Top . . . . . ..*. ..l’’(25m-m)

Back, . . . . . . . . .

I’f (25mm)

WaterSupplytoIcemaker

lb

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mmtie levelinglegsclockwi9e

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toraiseth~ refrigerator,

yourrefrigeratorhasan

If

icemaker,or ifyouplanto addan

icernakerlater,theicemakerwill
havetobeconnectedto acold
drinkingwaterline.

Awatersupplykitcontaining
coppertubing,shut-offvalve,
fittingsandinstructionsis avatiable
atextracostfroti yourdeder.
Thereshouldbesufficienttubing
fortheicernakerhornthecold

watersupplytotiow movtigthe
refrigeratoroutfromthewdl
severalfeet(approximately8feet
[2.5m]of 1/4”[6.25mm]copper

comt?rclockwisetoBower

RoUers

nexttothelevelinglegs
enableyouto movetherefrigerator
awayfromthewallforcleaning.
fim thelegscounterclockwise
untflthe weightoftherefrigerator

istransferredfromthemtothe
rollers.Afterrollingtherefrigerator
backintoplace,tum thelegs
clockwiseuntilthelegsagainbear
theweightoftherefrigerator.

it.

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tubinginthree 10-inch[250mm]
diametercods).

MaximumpermissibleMet water
pressure–8.3 bars (120psi).
Minimumpermissibleinlet water

pressure–1.4bars (20psi).
hstallation of.icemakermustbe

madebya qualifiedservice
technician.

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Thetemperaturecontroldid has
ninesettingsplusOFF.

iSthewarmest.

“~”

“9”isthecoldest,

Initiallysetthetemperaturecontrol
dialatCt51’

4

Mer usingtherefrigerator,

adjustthetemperaturec~ntr~lif
n~ess~. hsert acoinintotheslot
inthemiddleofthe dialandyou
canturnthedialtothesettingthat
isbestsuitd toyourneeds.

Allow24hoursfortemperaturesto
stabilize.

Note:Mting thetemperature
controlda] toOFFstopscwling
inbothcompartment-fresh
fwd andfrear.

Itis notnecessarytodefrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand

equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.However,some
frostonpackagesisnormal.

@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnextto
yourcookingappliance,Qheating
ventorwherethe sunwillshine
directlyon it.

@BesurethedoorsareCIQS*
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse
orretiringforthenight,ch~k to
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.

Q Storeotiy thosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourretigerator.

~ WipeInoisture&ombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe

refrigerator.

e Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe

refi-igerator.

@Ifyouturnthecontroltothe
coldestpositionforquick chilling
or freezing,besureto turnitback

toyourregularsetting.

@Keepthe condenserclean(see

page 11).
@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.

Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverythtig
cool.

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REFHl:;RA~R Ffl\yEfl

Fm$hMeats

Roasts(Beef&Lamb).. . . . . . 3t05

Roasts(Pork&Vf?ai). . .. . .. . 3t05

StOaks(Beet). . . . .. . . .. . . .. 3t05

Chops(t.amb),. . .. . . . . . ... 3t05

Chops(Pork).. . . .. . ... . ... 3t05

Ground&StewMeats. . . . .. . lto2

VarietyMeats.. . ...... . .. . . lto2

Sausage(Pork). ..... . . . . .. lto2

mcess$d

Bacon

$mntiude ~.. t.< . . . .. . ..+l ~

Ham~hole) .... ...... . .. .

Ham(Ha10. ... . . .. . .. ...!t 315

Ham(Stices).. . . ...i.. *.’.

LuncheonMeats... . ...... . 3~5

Sausage(Smoked).... . . .. .

Sausage(Dry&Semi-Dry).. . .

Meats

,.,, ,, ..!.,, ,! ..!,!

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14to21

CookedMoats

CookedMeatsand

MeatDishes. . .. ... . . .... 3t04

Gravy&MeatBroth... . . .... lto2

Fresh IPouitrY

Chicken&Turkey@hole) .... 1to 2

Chicken(Pieces]. . .. ... . . .. lto2

Tutiey(fieces) ..t.: . .. . .. . ~to2

Duck&Goose(Whole)..... .. 1to 2

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Qblds . .. .. ... . .. . . . .... . lto~

CaokodPoultry

Pieces(CoveredwithBroth)... 1to2

Pieces(NotCovered). . . .... .

CookedPoultryDishes. . . .. .. 3to 4

FriedChicken.. . . .. . ... . . .. 3t04

[~R*~~~~O\Orff18~*& ~OUl~!~j FREEZER

Mostfruitsandvegetables

~anfish . . . .. . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . ....~months

Fattyfish,rollsandbreads,

soups,stew,casseroles. . .. ... . .. ...2-3months

Cakes,pies,sandwiches,

leftovers(cooked),

Icecream(originalcarton). . . ... . .. . .1monthmax.

3to4

.. . ..’ . . . . . ..8-12months

Meats,fishandpoultrypurchased
fromthestorevaryin qufity and
age;consequently,safestorage

timein yourrefrigeratorwillvary.

Tostore dronn meab, fish and
pdby:

~ ~ways removestorewrappings.
eRewrapin fofi,fi or waxpaper

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retigerate immediately.

Sugestiom

Tostorecheese,wrapwellwith

waxpaperoraluminumfoil,orput

inaplasticbag.
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(-!7%)

6to12

4t08

6IO12

6t09
3t04
3t04
3t04
lto2

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lto2
lto2

lto2

Freezing

notrecomc

mended.

2t03
2t03

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~~efil~y w~p ~ expelairand

helppreventmold.
@Storeprepackagedcheeseinits

ownwrappingifyouwish.
~ storeveg@tabBe5,usethe

vegetabledrawers--they$vebe~n
designedtopresOlvethenatural
moistummd freshnessQfproduce,

@Coveringvege~bleswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness-

@Asafirther aidtofreshness$

pmpackgedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.

Note:*e&l@esh&d
drawers(onmodelssoequipped)
&it unnecessa~towrapcertain

foodswhichthey%ebeendesigned

topreserve.~ese drawersare
describedonpageZ

Tostoreicecr-–Fine-qudity

icecream,withhighcream
tiontent,wiUnormallyrequire

slightlylowertemperaturesthan
m-ore“airy”already-packged
brandswithlowcreamcontent.

eItw~ ben&ess~ toexperiment@
determinethe frwzer compartment

locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
tie right servkg temperature.
~me ~ oftie -r compartment

is slightlycolderthanthefront.

mps on freezhg fooh

There= threeessentialreqtiments

forefficienthomefreezing.

1. hitial quklity.Freezeonly top-

@ty Ms.
andflwor;itcannotimpruvequtity.

2. Speed.The quickerfruitsand
vegetablesarefrozena~r pitting,
thebetter the frozenproductwill
be. You’Usavetime,too,withless
cuflingandsortingto do.

3, moper paeqing. Usefood
wrapsdesignedespecia~yfor
freezing;they’rereadilyavailable
atmostfoodstores.

compa~nt

Freezing Rti qdty

To

freezemeat,fiiiihandpultry,

wrapwellinfreezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingw~riai)

formingitCWefUl~Ytothe~h~~of

the contents,Thisexpelsair,Fold

andcrimpendsofthe packge to

providea goti, lastingSe~~

Don’trefreezemeatthathas
completelythawed;meat~whether
raworcooked,cw befrown

Successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unf~wn)

meatsorseafoods@12pounds(5

kg)atathe.

mrCowenience.,*

s Storelib [e-mail]
savesbothtimeandelectricity

becauseyoucanfindfoodstiter.

QPlacetheoldestitemsupfrontso

theycanbe useduppromptly.

Use shelvesonthedoorformost

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oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.

Tosavemoneyinenergy

andfmdios~

@Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,

plasticfflmorfoil.

@M vegetablesandtiits pbcedin
drawemWMlastlongerwhenstored
inclosedplasticcontainersor
wrappd inplasticfti.

~DO notoverloadyourfreshfood
orfreezercomp~ment witha lot
ofwarmfoodatonce.

@Openthedoortie fewesttimes

possibletosaveelectricalenergy.

emen
seved days,leaveasfewperishables

aspossibleintherefrigerator.If
yourrefrigeratorhasan icemaker,
movetheicemakerfeelerarmto
theOFF (up)positionandshutoff
watersupplytotherefrigerator.

go~g outoftownfor

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shelves

Shelfsupportsatvariouslevels
enableyoutorepositiontie shelves
to

betteraccommodateyourtiable

inventoryofrefrigeratedfoods.

Hw”w3dm shelves
(onmodeBssoequipped)

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(OnmodelsSOequip~d)

Somemodelshavea steelwire

slidingshelf,a stationarytempered
glassshelfortwosteelwire
stationaryshelves.Theseshelves
canberelo~at~delsewhereinth~

freshfoodcompafiment,

Somemodelshavean ice-tray
shelf,so~neh~vea lower-levelshelf
tothodghtoftheicetrayshqlfand

somemodeishavea full-widths~p

shelf,

Oneendrestsonamoldedside­wallsupport;abracketontheother
endho~h intoa trackontherear
cabinetwall.

Toremove,lifitheshelfupat
front,thenoffthesupportandout
ofthe track.

Toreplace,selectdesiredshelf

height.Withshelffrontraised
sfightiy,hookthebracket’stoplug
intothetrack,thenlowertheshelf

ontothesupport.

The fill-widthslidingshelfhas
stop-loch.Whenplacedcorrectly
on~heshelfsuppo~s,theshelfwill
stopbeforecomingcompletelyout
oftherefrigeratorand willnottilt
whenyouplacefoodonitorremove
foodfromit.

Toremovetheshelf,lifttherear
oftheshelfandptil forward.

Toremovea full-widthshelf

whenthefrwh foodcompatiment

dooreamot beopenedftily...

Toremovetheice tray shelfand
thewireshelfnextto-it:

1. Taketheice-trayshelfandliftits

rightsideupoffhooksattop.

2. Takethe wireshelfandliftits

leftsideup offhooksattop.

3. Swingthewireshelfclearofthe
hooksandtheice-trayshelfand
pullittothelefttofreeitspins
fromholesin thecabinetwall.

4. Swingtheice-trayshelfdown
andpullitto therightto freeits

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pinsfromholesinthecabinetwall.

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Note:The shelfto therightofthe

trackis designedtohoo~into the
right-handslot;theshelfto theleft
isdesignedto hookinto theleft-hand

●

slot

...lifttherear oftheshelf,pull

forwardanddown,tiltthe~lelfand

takeit out.

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