GE TBX25R, TBXW25R User Manual
Contents
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Appliance Registration
Base Grille 4
Care and Cleaning 12,13 PowerSaverSwitch
Drawerand Covers 11,12 Problem Solver 14,15
Ener~Saving Tips
Food Storage Suggestions 8 Quick Store
Ice Dispenser 5,6 Repair Service
Icemaker 5,6 SafetyInstructions 3
InstaUation 3,4 Shelves
Adapter Plug
AdjustableRollers 4
Clearances 4 WaterFilter Accessorv
Electrical Requirements 3,4
Extension Cord 4
Grounding
Location
WaterSupply toIcemaker 4
Light Bulb Replacement 13
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2 Quick Serve System
4 Tem~erature Controls
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Model and Serial Numbers 2
Moving &Vacation Tins
Warranty
GEmww C-P
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Back Cover
Models TBX22R
TBU5R
TBm5R
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Itisintendd tohelpyouoperate
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andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orn~ morehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAfirs
Appliances
GE
ApplianceMk
Louisville,KY40225
You’Useethemona labelatthe
bottom,justinsidethefreshfbod
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersaredso onthe
Consumer~oduct Ownership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Befiresendingintheregistration
card,pleasewritetiese numbers
here:
Mtiel Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
Myoureceivedadamaged
refrigerator,immediatelycontact
thededer (orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
Savethe andmoney.
Beforeyou requestservice,
checkfie ProbiemSolvero~ pages
14andM.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,cdl
GEAnswerCenter@
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Rra obtenerlaversi6nen
esptiol deestemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCente&
serviciodeitiormaci6n
paraelconsumidor,
tel~fono800.626.2000.
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important,Avoidlmti~ itnext
toyourrange,ah~tingventorwhere
thesunwill
* Don’town thedoorsmoreOtin
a
thannecess~ry,
*Closethedoorsassoonaspossible,
shinedimcdyonit.
particularlyinhot,humidweath~r,
o~ep ~wer
saverswitchinthe
leftpositionudessmoistureforms
ontheoutsideoftherefiigera~r,
● Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly,Beforeleavingthehouse
orretiringforthenight,checkto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentily.
@S@reody thosefoodsrequiring
retigerationinyourrefrigerator.
eWipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.
@Keepfoodscoveredto rduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.
e If youturnthecontrols
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthembacktoregularsettings.
@Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
overcrowdingcm requireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.
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WM~&When usingthis
a
appliance,alwaysexercisebasic
safetyprecautions,includingthe
following:
oUsethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeas describedin
thjs UseandCareBook.
@Thisrefrigeratormustbe
properly’initalledinaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions
beforeitisused.Seegrounding
instructionsbelowandonpage4.
@Neverunplugytiurrefrigerator
bypullingonthepowercord.
Alwaysgripplug,firmlyandpull
straightoutfromtheoutlet.
* Repairor replaceimmediatelyail
electricservicecordsthathave
becomefrayedorotherwise
damaged.Donotusea cordthat
showscracksorabrasiondamage
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alongitslengthorat eithertheplug
orconnectorend.
@Donotallowchildrentoclimb,
standorhangonthesheivesin
therefrigerator.Theycould
damagetherefrigeratorand
seriouslyinjurethemselves.
*Afteryourrefrigeratorisin
operation,donottouchthecold
surfaces9particularlywhenhands
are dampor wet.Skinmayadhere
totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.
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onceyou haveremovedtheice
cubestoragecontajncrfromyour
refrigerator,donotplacefjngers
orhandsontheautomatic
icemakingmechanismwhile
therefrigeratorispluggedin.
Thiswillhelpprotectyoufrom
possibleinjury.Itwillalsoprevent
interferencewiththe movingparts
ofthe ejectormechanism,orwith
the heatingelementthatreleases
the cubes,
● Whenmovingyourrefrigerator
awayfromthewall,beearef~dnotto
ro~overordamagethepwer cord.
@~n’t refr~ froun foodswhich
havethawedcompletely.The
UnitedStatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
BulletinNo,69says:
“...Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawedifthkystill
containicecrystalsoriftheyare
still cold—below40°F.
“...Thawedgroundmeats,poultry
or fishthat haveanyoff-odoror
off-colorshouldnotberefrozenand
shouldnotbe eaten.Thawedice
creamshouldbediscarded.If the
odor or colorofanyfoodispooror
questionable,getridofit. Thefood
maybedangeroustoeat.
“Evenpartialthawingand refreezing
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
particularlyfruits,vegetablesand
Q yOU~ oldr@tifgerHtO~1$S~~il
aroundthehousebutnotinuse,
besuretoremovethedoors.This
willreducethepossibilityof
dangertochildren,
@Unplugyourrefrigerator:
A. Beforemakinganyrepairs.
Note:Westronglyrecommend
thatanyservicingbeperformed
byaqualifiedindividual.
B.Beforecleaning.
C.Beforereplacingaburned-out
lightbulb,therefrigeratorshould
beunpluggedinordertoavoid
contactwitha livewirefilament.
(Aburned-outlightbulbmay
breakwhenbeingreplaced.)
Note:TurningcontroltoOFF
positiondoesnotremovepower
tothelightcircuit.
h notoperateyourrefrigemtor
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inthepresenceofexplosivefrees.
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Howtoconnect
electricity
Forpersonalsafety,
this appliancemustbe
properlygrounded.
Thepowercordofthisappliance
isequippedwitha three-prong
(grounding)plugwhichmateswith
:~standardthree-prong(grounding)
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\valIoutlet(Fig. 1)tominimizethe
possibilityof~ec~ricshockhazard
fromthisappliance.
INSURE PROPER
GROUND EXISTS
Fig. 1
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Havewalloutletandcircuitchecked
BEFOREUSE
bya qualifiedelectricianto make
sureoutletis properlygrounded.
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Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
DON~, UNDER
C~CUMSTANCES, CUT
ANY
ORREMOW THETHIRD
(GRom~)PRONGFROM
THEPOWERCORD.
(continuednexrpage)
Useofahpkrpl~
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Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstuseof
anadapterplug,However,if
stillelecttouseanadapter,where
ld codespermit,a TEM~WY
CONNE~ION maybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuse ofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.
Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
bedgned withthelargerslotinthe
W ouflettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CA~ION: Attachinganadapter
groundterminaltothewalloutlet
coverscrewdoesnotgroundthe
applianceunlessthecoverscrewis
meti, andnot insulated,andthe
wdl outiet isgroundedthroughthe
housewiring.Youshouldhave
circuitcheckedbya qualified
electriciantomakesurethe outlet
isproperlygrounded.
Whendisconnectingthepwer
cordfmrntheadapter,alwayshold
the adapterwithonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.
you
Shouldtheadapterground
termM be, ~ N~ USEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
hasaga~nbeenestablished.
useOfemmionCorb
Becauseofpotentialsafetyh~ards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofan extensioncord. However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextensio~]
cord,it is absolutelynecessarythat
itbea ULlisted3-wiregrounding
~pe applianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbeISamperes(minimum)and
120Volts.
me retigemtor
should
alwysWpl~ed inbibwn
individual
(115volt, 60Hertz,or 100volt,
50Hertz,singlephaseAC),Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.
eI@rimloutlet—
Refrigerabr!ocation
Instailtherefrigeratoronafloor
strongenoughtosupportitwhen
itisfullyloaded.
Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere
tempenturewillgobelow60°F.
becauseit willnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.
clearances
Mlowthefollowingclearances
foreaseofinstallationandproper
aircirculation:
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3/4°
Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l”
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l”
If refrigeratoristobeinstalled
againsta wall onthehingeside,
allow1V2”fordoorclearance.
Watirsupplytoicemaker
Youwillneedtoconnectyour
icemakertoa coldwaterline.A
watersupply~t containingcopper
tubing,shutoffvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis availableatextra
costfromyourdealer.There
shouldbesufficienttubingforthe
icemakerfromthecoldwatersupply
toallowmovingtherefrigerator
outfromthewallseveralfeet
(approximately8feetof 1/4”
coppertubinginthree 10-inch
diametercoils.)
refrigerator,Setthesorollerssothe
refrigeratori~firmlypositionedon
thefloorandthefrontisraisedjust
enoughthat
whenopenedabouthalfway,
Toadjusttherollers,turnthe
rolleradjustingscrewsclockwiseto
raisetherefrigerator,counterclockwisetolowerit. Useablade-type
screwdriver.
men adjustingtint m~ersforproper
door closure, werecommendthat
thebottomfrontedgeofthecabinet
beapproximately3/4”fromthefloor.
Youcanturn
tb@ o~niBIgsinthebasegrtiieo
Ifyouwould
basegriIIe,
grilleandpullit out.
the doorscloseeasily
theadjustingscrews
ratherremovethe
graspthe bottomofthe
Toreplacethebasegrille,lineup
theclips on thebackofthegrille
withtheopeningsintl~ebaseplate
andpushthegrilleforwarduntil it
snapsintoplace.
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AubmaticIcemaker&IceDhpemer
HowAutomaticIcemaker
and IceDkymer work
Yourrefrigeratorhasanautomatic
iccmaker~ndadispenserthat
dispensesicecubesandcrushedice
throughthefreezercompartment
dooi*.Here’showtheywork
cmEs. ..
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(1)AutomaticIcemakerfillsthe
(2)icestoragebin.
(3)Pressureonicecradleactivates
(4) motor-poweredaugerandfeeds
cubesintoglassthroughthe
(~ chute.
when theselectorswitchismoved
toCRUSmD ICE, a baffleinthe
housingchannelscubesthroughthe
(6) crusherandcrushedicefalls
intotheglassthroughthe chute.
Spillsarecaughtina
(~ recessedarea.
Waterissuppliedautomatically
tothe icemakerbyasolenoidvalve.
Aconnectiontothehouseho]dcold
watersystemisall that’sneeded.
@IceShodd notbedispemed
intotMmgiasses9finechinaor - ,‘
delicateerystil-they cancracker
chipfromthecombind pressureof
yourhandpressingthemagainstthe
trade andice droppingintothem.
~Iceshowldbe dispensedbefore
fillinggiassti$h beverage.This
WWpreventsplashing,whichis
annoyingandwhich,ifthesplash
reachestheiceselectorswitch,
couldcauseittostickorbind.
Toreplace the
Slideitbackontheicebinshelf.
If thebindoesnotgoalltheway
back,removeitandrotatethe drivemechanism1/4turn.
Thenpushthebinbackagain.
icestomge bin:
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