GE TBXS21, TBXS19 User Manual

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Appliance Registration BaseGrille 4

Care and Cleaning

Condenser 10 Repair Service 15

Door SwingOption 13.15 SafetyInstructions Energy SaverSwitch 5 Shelves 7

Energy-SavingTips

FoodStorageSuggestions

StorageTimes 6 Temperature Controls

Ice Trays Icemaker AccessoryKit

Installation 3,4

Adapter Plug 4 Clearances 4

Electrical Requirements 3,4

Extension Cord 4 Grounding 3

Location 4

Rollersand LevelingLegs 4 Water Supply to Icemaker 4

2 6 Drawer $cCoverRemoval 8

9 Warranty

Light BulbReplacement 10 Modeland Serial Numbers

Problem Solver 11,12

StorageDrawers

Vacation&MovingTips

BackCover

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Helpushelpyou.●*

Readthisbookcarefdly.

It isintendedto helpyOtIop~rtit~

and maintainyotJrInewrefrigertitor properly.

Keepit handy foranswersto

your

questions,

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodelad

serial mln’h?l”$.

You’llseethemona labelatthe upperleftfrontcornerofthefresh

foodcompartment.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith

your refrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration card,pleasewritethesenumbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesemodelandserial numbersinanycorrespondence orservkecallsconcerning

yourrefrigerator. If ymIremived8dmmged

refrigwator9immediatelycontact the dealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou therofrigemttor,

Savethe andmoney, Beforeyourequestservice,check

the ProblemSolveronpages11and

12,Itlistscausesofminoi operatingproblemsthatyou cancorrectyourself.

ToobtainHispanicversion ofthis book,call GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice,

Paraobtenerlaversi6nen espaiiolde6stemanual, Hamea GEAnswerCenter$ serviciodeinformaci6n

paraelconsumidor, te16fono800.626.2000.

@12wm’topenthedoorsmomoften

thannecessary,

● ClosethedoorsaswxmasPossible,

particularlyinhot,humidweather, oKeepEnergySavQrSwitchinthe

leftpositionunlessmoistureforms

onthe outsideoftherefrigerator, @Besurethedoorsareclosed

tightly,Beforeleavingthehouse or retiringforthenight,checkto besurethe doorshaven’tbeenleft openaccidentally,

@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

@Wipemoisturefrombottlesand cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe refrigerator.

@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce moisturebuildupinsidethe refrigerator.

@If youturnthecontrolstothe coldestpositionforquickchilling or freezing,besuretoturnthem

backtoregularsettings. @Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.

overcrowdingcanrequireextra electricalenergytokeep

cool.

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standorhangontheshelvesin . .

therefrigerator. Theycould damagetherefrigeratorand seriouslyinjurethemselves.

@Afteryourrefrigeratorisin

-. ~ cmestionable;~etridoiit. Thefood

operatiq donottouchthecokt

surfaces,particularlywhenIiatids

are damp orwet.EkirImayadliere

totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.~

“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultry orfishthathaveanyoff-odoror off-colorshouldnotherefrozena.n~ shouldnotbeeaten,Thawed,ice

creamshouldbedisc%rded,If the odor or colorofanyfoodispooror

&aybedang&&wto eat.

“Evenpirtialthawingandrefreezing reducetheeatingqualityoffoods, particularlyfruitsYvegetablesand

A, B&foremakinganyrepairs. NotreWostronglymcomrneml thtitanyservi~ingbepwfornwd byaqualifiedindividual.

B.Before,cleaning. C.Beforeripiacingaburned-out

lightMb, therefrigemttirshould beupplugged@ordertoavoid contactwithalive wirefikummt.

(Aburned-outlightbulbmay breakwhen’beingreplaced,) Note:‘IMningcontroltoIOFF positiondoesnotremovepower tothe~ghtcircuit.

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electricity

Forpersonalsafety

this appliancemustbe

properlygrounded.

The powercordofthisappliance

isequippedwithathree-prong

(grounding)plugwhichmateswith

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%%$%~walloutlet(Fig. 1)to minimizethe

possibilityofelectricshockhazard ~romthis-appliance.

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ION OF PRONGS IIN POWER CORD MAYBE DIFFERENTON YOUR MODEL

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SHOWN HERE.

HavewaHoutletandcircuitchecked bya qualifiedelectriciantomake sureoutIetk properlygrounded.

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall

outletisencountered,itisyour personalresponsibilityand obligationtohaveitreplacedwith aproperlygroundedthree-prong walloutlet.

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UseofAdapterPlug

BecauseofPolentiaisafety hazardsundercefikinconditions,

westronglyrecommendagainstuse ofanadapterplug.However,ifyou stillelecttouseanadapter,where localcodespermit,aTEMPORARY

CONNECTIONmaybemadetoa

properlygroundedtwo-prongwall outletbyuseofaULlistedadapter (Fig.2)availableatmostlocal”

hardwarestores.

Largerslotin adaptermustbe alignedwithlargerslotinwall

outlettoprovideproper

in connectionof power cord.

Q$lY1’10iN:Attachingadapter ground terminal to walloutletcover screwdoesnotgroundthe appliance

unless cover screw ismetal, and not

insulated, andwall outletisgrounded through housewiring. Youshould havethecircuitcheckedbyaqualified electrician to make sure the outlet

is properly grounded. when disconnecting the power

cord.

fromtheadapter,alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand.If this isnotdone,theadapterground terminalisverylikelytobreak

withrepeateduse.

!!YIouMthe adapterground

terminalbreak,DONOTUSEthe appliance‘untilaproperground hasagainbeenestablished.

polarity

useOfmemioncords

Becauseofpotentialsafety hazardsundercertainconditions, westronglyrecommendagainstthe

useof an extensioncord.However, ifyoustillelecttouseanextension cord, it isabsolutelynecessarythat

itbe a ULlisted3-wiregrounding

typeappljanceextensioncordhaving

TherefrigeratorshoulddwRys bepluggedkm Mmm hdvkhmlelectricaloutlet–

(11Svolt,60Hertz,singlephase AC),Thisisreccnmntxxkdfor bestperformanceandtoprevent overloadinghousewiringcircuits, whichcouldcauseafirehazard

fromoverheatingwires.

Rd!rigeratorLocation

Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere temperaturewiilgobelow60”F.

becauseitwillnotrunoftenenough tomaintainpropertemperatures,

Doinstallitcma floorstrong enoughtosupportafullyloaded

refrigerator.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

clearances

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor easeofinstallationandproperair circulation.

Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l/2°

Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. l/2”

Back... . . . . . . . . . . . ..U2°

watersupplytoIcemaker

(on modelsso equipped)

If yourrefrigeratorhasan icemaker,orif youplantoaddan

icemakerlater,theicemakerwill havetobe connectedtoa cold waterline.A watersupplykit containingcoppertubing,shut-off valve,fittingsandinstructionsis

availableat extracostfromyour

dealer.Thereshouldbesufficient tubingfortheicemakerfromthe coldwatersupplytoallowmoving therefrigeratoroutfromthewall severalfeet(approximately8feet

of WI”coppertubinginthree

Kkinchdiametercoils).

ToadjustthelevelingBegs,

removethebasegrillebygrasping itatbothendsandpullingit straightout.

Turnlevelinglegsclockwiseto raiserefrigerator,counterclockwise tolowerit.

Whenadjustinglevelinglegs forproperdoorclosure,itis recommendedthatthebottomfront edgeofthe cabinetbeapproximately

3/4”fromthefloor.

TbIreplacebasegrille,align.the springclipsonthebackofthe grillewiththesquareopeningsin thecabinetandtap eachenduntil thegrillesnapsintoplace.

Setthe

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‘I?xnperatweControls

Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols

atthetopfrontofthefreshfood compartment.Thesecontrolslet youregulatethe temperatureinthe freshfoodandfreezer

compartments. The freshfoodcontrolhassettings

from1to9 plusOl?F.

‘T’hefreezercontrolhassettings from1to9.

1isthewarmest;9is thecoldest.

1NITIALL% Yourrefrigeratormayoperatefor

severalhours whenyoufirststart

it. This is normal,

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures, adjustthe desiredcompartment controlonenumberata time.

IMPORTANT

Wheninitiallysettingthe controls orwhenadjustingthem,allow24 hoursforthetemperaturesto stabilize,or evenout.

Note:Turningthefreshfood

controltotheOl?l?positionstops coolinginBOTHcmnpartments— freshfoodANDfreezer–but doesnotshutoffpowertothe

refrigeH3toro

setboth controlsat5.

HowtoTk?StIlkmpemtums

Usethemilktestforthefreshfood compartment,Placeacontainerof

milkonthetopshelfinthe frmh

foodcompartment,Checkitaday later.Ifthemilkistoowarmortoo cold,adjustthetemperatu~controls.

Usetheicecreamtestforthe freezercompartment.Placea

containeroficecreaminthecenter ofthefreezercompartment.Check itaftera day.Ifit’stoohardortoo soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hoursfor

therefrigeratortoreachthe temperatureyouset.

If youturn yourhousehold thermostatI!X1OVV60”F.at night

...youmaywanttoturnthefleezer

controlonestepcolder,asfrom“Y’ to “6VCoolertemperaturesinthe

housemaycausethecompressorto operatelessfkquently,thusallowing thefreezercompartmenttowarm somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen foodsupply,leaveyourfieezer settingatthiscoldersettingforthe

entirewinterorforwhateverperiod oftimeyouare turningdownyour

thermostat.Thisisespecially importantwhenthethermostatis turneddownforanextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyour freshfoodcompartment. However,if freezingoccurs,turn thefreshfoodcontrolonestep

warmer,as from “Y’to “4V Whenyoustopturningthe

thermostatdown,turn temperature

controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.

Energy$fiwerSwitch

Toreducetheamountof

electricityrequiredtooperate yourrefrigerator,pushswitch totheleftposition.Thisturnsoff

heatersinyour refrigeratorthat preventmoisturefromformingon theoutside.

Withthe heatersturnedoff,there isa chancethatmoisturemayform ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator, especiallywhentheweatheris humid.Thehumidityismostlikely tobehighinthesummer,inthe earlymorninghours,andinhomes whicharenotairconditioned.

Overanextendedperiodoftime, moisturethatformsontheoutside maycausedeteriorationofthepaint finish.Itwillbeimportanttoprotect the finishbyusingappliancepolish waxasdescribedon page10.

VV’henthe EnergySaverSW&h

ispushedtotherightp+osition9

electricityflowsthroughthelow wattageheaterswhichwarmthe outsideof thecabinetand,under mostconditions,preventtheforming ofmoistureorwaterdroplets.

Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand equippedtodefrostitself automatically.

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