GE TCX22ZR Use and Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration
BaseGrille

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4

LightBulb Replnccmcnt
MOM and S&lidNmnhm

Caread Cleaning 10 ProblemSOlvt?r

C(-msmncrSelwkes 15

l..nerg~’

Energ-}+kwingTips

%verSwitch 5 Sl”dws 7

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Shfetyhtructions

Stol’ageDrawers 8

FoodStorage!%lggestions 6,8 StabilizingBrakes

StOInKe‘rimes

lcenmlu.wAccessoryKit
hwTravs

.hmmtion

Adapkx”Phlg’ 4

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2,4 WaterFilterAccessory

Tenlperature Controls
Vacation&ilk)ving’~ip

Wm-antv

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13,14

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Rick cover

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AcijustaldeRollers
Clearances 2

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

Grounding 3,4

Location

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Usethesemodelandserialnumbers
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Ccallsconcerningyouri-efr.igerator.
H you

uweivd a damaged

N4’rigera@r9immediatelycontact
thedezder(or budder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

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pow’w ‘mrd*

~After

‘yOm”refrigeratoris ill

operation,do l-lottouch the

coldSi.d’acwh] the

fmxzw

wmpmtment,partimdarly

when hands are damp or wet.

skin may adhereto these
exlre.melyCUIC1stufaces.

fingfmor handson theawmatk!

while the

rd’rigerator is phiggd h This

willpreventcontmtwiththe
movingparts01’the :jector
mcchonism,or wi{h!hehcuIing

t?klll~lltthiltl’(3k?HStXthe(Xb(X.
*Don’tNNX”eezef’roztxlf’omki

1NW3thawed wnpm?ly.

which

UnitedStatesDepartmentof.

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AgrkllhUMillkk)ll’le[d ~,]@Oll
13utktinNc),69 st~ys:

“,, .YOU
ikmisM have thawed if’they still

contt~inicc

sti Il CO1CL—I3C1OW40)E

“,,.ThawectgroundllK!LltS,

or

Off-COIOrSI1OUMnotkm

anc.t

ice crem shouldbcdiscarded.[f
theodororcolorof my foodis

poor orqucstionabk~ctrid(:)fit.

Thefoodmaybe

“Elven

rcfrcmingreducetheeating
c~ualiiyof foods,particularlyfruits,

Vegetablesandprepaf’edfoods.
ThetwtingqualityofId meatis
affectedlessthanthatofmany
otherfoods,Use,rcfkozen:I:oodsas
soonaspossibletosaveas much
oftheireatingquality asyoucan.’>

my Sd’elyI’t?t’r(xm’f’roml”]

crystalsorif’tlwy[Ire

])ou]h’y

fishthathavea}?yoff-odoror

rcf’rozwl

sh(mk!not bceaten,Thawed

dangerous to cat.

parlialthawingand

A, Bef’orcm:kingmy repairst

Note:Westronglyrecommend

tht!l.:myticrvicingbtiperformed
byaqualifiedindividual,

WBeforecleaning.

C Bcf(mrtiph}cingaI.xmxl-out
lightMb$the rctligcratc~rshoukl

beunpluggedinordertoavoid

contwtwithi!livewirefllmcnt,
(Atmrned-outlightbulbmy
breakwhenking replaced,}

Note:TurningcontroltoOFF
positiondoesnotremovepower
tothelightcircuit.

aDonotstoreor use Conhlstibk!

Enathik, $&sowi! or ‘om!r

fhmmahk!VflllOI”Sor

the vicinity of this or any oth621*
apphlce.

liquids in

How to

Thepowercord of thisapplianceis
equippedwith a three-prong
@YOllnded)plLlgwhichmates

L)standardthree-prong(grounding)

~vai~outlet(Fig. J) to minimizethe
;possibilityof electricshockhazard

From

this apphance.

with

PI%FERBED
METHOD

Fig. ‘1

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walloutletandcircuit

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checkedby a qualifiedelectrician
to makesuretheoutle[is properly

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Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletis encountered,it is your
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto have it repk}cedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

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Adjustable rdhm, whichenabk

YOL1[0 move }’0111. refrigerator
away fI”onl (he wit] 1 fm” clean in,g,
NC Ioc:lted bchincl the Imw grille,
‘i’i I(2SL3l’(llkH”S shoLl]d k Set SO the

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ret’rigeralor

the[“1001”

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Toid.iust Mm, rcmovc the base
~l.il]e‘~?y~l’ilspingit at the bott.(]1]1

andpullingitslrl~ightout.

CALJ’I’IOFJ:At(i]~hiIl~tl)~t](it~]~tor

:~.()~IIIL]tcrjnin:llto thC

L’OVC1°SCl”t2\VdOCS nol ground the
appliance unless
Illet:ll, and n(?t insulated, Nld the

\va~] oLIdct is

housewirinsg.Youshouldhavethe
circuitcheckedbya qualified
electricianto makesure[heoutlet

iSproperlygrounded.
when dis(.mrmectingthe power

cord from the Xk@3”,always
holdtheadapterwithonehand.If
thisisnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.

Slmtlldthe adapter ground
terminal break, Do .NCM’

groundedthroughthe

W:l] 1 OLltlcl

thec(I\wrscrewis

USE

theapplianceUntilaproper

gmmdhasagainbeen‘estabMed.
~$fjt&’)EXk?nsioncords

13ecmse ofpokntkd safely hazards
under certain conditions. we

strongly

Ilseof’anextension

if you

cord,it is absolutelynecessarythat

it be a LJLlisted~-wiregrounding

recommendagainstthe

cord. However,

stillelectto use amextension

aemmt?s

T’hisrcf’rigcratorcan becompletely
enclosedtogiveil;]built-in1001<,
with110clcarunccsneededfor
properoperation.

However,werecommendthatyou
allow5/8”clearanceatthetop and
sidesto make it easierto install
andto move.forcleaning.

-watersupplyto

If your refrigeratorhas anicemaker,

orifyOLIplanto addanicemaker

later,theicemakerwillhaveto be
connectedto aCOMwaterline.A
watersLqq31ykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis availableatextracost
fromyour dealer.Thereshouldbe
sufficienttubingfortheicemaker
fromthecoldwater

moving the refrigerator out from the
wa]l several feet (approximately 8
feet of 1/4’’”copper tubing in three
10inch

diametei-coik).

sLIpp~yto a~)ow

1’

‘mm-lNm?u”ad,jtlstingSU”tws
clockwiseto rtlisctherc[”rigcrator,
Cotlrltcl”cl(lcliwiscto lowerit, Use

3/8”socketwrenchor adjustable
wrench.

Whenadjustingthe f’rent
rollersforproperdoorclosure,

itisremmn.encledthatthe
bottomfrontedgeofthe cabinetbe
approximately3/4”fromthefloor.

TOreplace base
prongson
in cabinetandpushforwarduntil
thegrillesrmpsintoplace.

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grim,align

back of grillewithslots

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CXMITFKX

COLDER

Thetf”Lkv.wLxmtl’olhw Sc((in:s

from “ii” (k’ warmest) (0 “W (the

(’oldest) plus “OFF,” Mtidly set

Em”gy saverswitch

‘-l’hc[kn”g ~aver swi[chislocated
on(hefreezercontrolpanel.This

switchlelsyous:]veenergyby
Ll(lj1.1S[in.gK

lhc levelof’

1“1’i~~l’iltOI”Opel’:lt ions 10

hLlnlidity in your house.

DuringIllllllidwmthcr,moisture
Will[’O1-IN

iTei’I+igel’L\tol”/l’loceY.cl”,

W[]y(:on&2nsi\@formson a ghiss

icc w:ilcr.

01”

[-lmtcrs in ymr rd”rifymtor help
prcvcni n~oistLlr(2 from forming on
the outsidct Tl)c Energy $hvcr
SWitdl ]Ct S yoLl tL1l’11thCS13 h(-:[~ttil”!$
011 or 01’1’,

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REDUCES
EXTERIOR
CABINET
MOISTURE

SAVES
ENERGY

1.

Thefl”eshfood~OIltI.01has settings
from” 1“(thewarmest)to “9”(the
coMest).Initially set

food!controlat“5”

thefresh

Forcolderor wu-rnertemperatures,
adjust thedesiredcompartment

controlonenumberat a time.

IIV1lK)Kl_’A~~: VVhen kn~tkdly
setting Controls? for adjusting
them, allow

24 hours f-orthe

?wfrigel”atol-to get Cm.

NOW:X-’w”ninggthe

ti3 OEF’positionstopscoolingin

freezercontrol

Bom!-1fmmpaI%lw&--fm%h
foodAND

freezer-~~~~~~~~~~~

shut oft’power torefriga-atm”.

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ENERGYSAVER

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~Thebottom positionturnsthe
I’mtcl”s0[’1’1’01”

st~vings. Use this position dLlring

nlaxinlLJnl Cml”gy

periodsoflowhumidily.
*Thetop positionisfor

high humidity, sLIch M dLlring

]3criodS of”

summer,intheearlymorning

hOLll”S, d iIl holl12S WithOLlt ;.liI­conditioning.

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